Real Estate Activities in San Diego California

 25351 Navajo, Lake Forest - $724,900 - $769,9004 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, Bonus Room, Big Yard, over 2500 square feet!This is my favorite house on the market in Lake Forest right now, and I will be holding it open today from 12:00 to 4:00.  (If that isn't convenient for you, please call me and I w...

Lenders need to be within "Choking Distance!"  A seasoned agent told me years ago to make sure I always knew how to find my lender "just in case!"  She was only half joking when she advised me to keep them within "choking distance" and make sure they understood the consequences of failing to take...

Protecting the Seller When a Buyer takes Possession Prior to Close of EscrowI usually discourage giving the buyer possession of a property prior to actually closing the sale, but with the current situation in the lending environment, it may become necessary to do this more regularly.In California...

While reviewing the morning "Hot Sheet" list I noticed a newly listed home in a neighborhood that I watch.  It was priced above all the recent sales, so I thought I better take a look at the detail.What I found was truly amazing!  Not only was this house priced HIGHER than all the comps (by about...

Here is the "Slice & Dice" picture of the real estate market in Lake Forest.  I broke it down by $100K price breaks to show current available "Active" inventory, "Pending" sales, and "Closed" Sales for last month.  The most saturated price ranges today are the "under $300K" with approximately 18 ...

The real estate market in Lake Forest continues to be slow. In the last month, total closed sales of only 32 properties is below our long term average by more than 65%. (These are early numbers and may improve a little in the next few days when a few more closings could be reported in the MLS.) C...

In the last 30 days, we have had 38 closings in Lake Forest.  These ranged in price from a low of $260,000 for a one bedroom condo with 710 square feet to a high of $1,150,000 for a home in Montbury Estates with an "equestrian zoned" 16,000 foot lot with a beautiful sunset view.  The number of cl...

In my area of Southern California, it is customary for the appraiser to call the listing agent to schedule the appraisal.  Most residential appraisers have access to the MLS, as well as having a lockbox key to be able to get in to properties.  My listing that just went in to escrow is vacant, so ...

The real estate market in Lake Forest continues to be slow. In the last month, total closed sales of only 39 properties is off our average by more than 50%. (These are early numbers and may improve a little in the next few days when a few more closings could be reported in the MLS.)Current Lake F...

Lake Forest Spring Sales Activity (Jan 1 - April 30) 1999 thru 2007I went through the SoCalMLS and pulled out the history numbers for Lake Forest sales for the past 9 years (all they had available.)  These numbers are for the period of January 1 through April 30 for each year.Year     #List/#Sold...