Brokerages are at the crossroads – they can either encourage sales with all buyer-agents, or go the same way as C.A.R. and make it harder on them (which promotes single agency) and add blustery headlines. I think brokerages should stand up for all buyer-agents; not only because buyers deserve representation but it also gives us […] The post Advertising Seller-Concession Amounts first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

Hiring a listing agent to sell your home has become even trickier since the commission lawsuit. What do you look for now? The post Hiring A Listing Agent, Post-Lawsuit first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

The new 19-page listing agreement is out! They didn’t waste any time getting to the listing agent’s pay. Boom, right at the top of the newly revised form, it commits to the commission rate plus a little extra if the buyer is unrepresented. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All the way down on page 14, the Optional Additional Compensation […] The post New Forms first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

These are great tips – curb appeal and staging make the best visual impression AND they send the message that the sellers care. While the process of trying to sell your home can feel daunting, there are some simple yet highly effective hacks that can reel in buyers quickly. Every seller wants to increase their […] The post Hacks to Help Sell Your Home first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

The California Association of Realtors had to re-write a few of their new forms in order to comply with the DOJ critique. These revised forms get released tomorrow, and they will probably help chart the final path for buyer-agents. There are two noteworthy points in them. 1. The old listing agreement mentioned the full commission […] The post New Forms Tomorrow first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

I’ve been sitting on this photo for about ten years so it’s about time! The vice president and I have things in common. We were both born in Oakland and she got her start at the same place my grandfather did. Her law career began in 1990 at the Alameda County’s District Attorney’s office – […] The post Kamala and Real Estate first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

It looks like last week may have been the peak inventory for 2024, just like the same week in 2023 was the peak last year. The difference? There will be more listings that fail to sell this year. The median list price was over $4,000,000 until April 8th this year, and today it is $3,695,000. […] The post Inventory Watch first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

San Diego did not make their top ten, so consider moving to Florida, South Carolina, or Arizona (top 3)? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/americas-10-best-housing-markets.html The post Ten Best Housing Markets first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

The other real estate reality shows are so full of drama that they are barely watchable. While they do pack some drama into Ryan’s new show, Owning Manhattan on Netflix, they mix in a few examples of him doing a masterful job of negotiating between agents and principals to make deals. Specifically, listen to his […] The post Owning Manhattan first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more

The other day I popped off about how the market was deteriorating and we’d be lucky to see 100+ monthly sales the rest of the way in 2024. What do I know? Here is the sales data for this month so far: There are two solid weeks left in July – could we get to […] The post NSDCC July Sales and Pricing, Prelim first appeared on bubbleinfo.com ..read more