June 5th, 2025 Happy Thursday A few weeks ago, the market felt like it was cracking. Rates jumped. Headlines screamed. Buyers hit the brakes. That was April. Since then? The S&P 500 has quietly climbed more than 19% since bottoming out on April 8. The Fed stayed put. Inventory across North County kept building. You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but under the surface, North County’s market is quietly recalibrating. Inventory’s ticking up. Pending sales just posted their sharpest drop...
9 days ago • 4 min read
May 29, 2025 Happy Thursday Lately, a lot of people are asking the same question: What’s really happening with the market? Rates are bouncing, headlines are mixed, and it’s easy to feel like things are all over the place. But here’s the thing: even in a choppy market, people are still buying and selling every day. The key is knowing how to play it—and what really moves the needle. According to the latest Case-Shiller Index, U.S. single-family home prices rose +0.8% from February to March....
16 days ago • 4 min read
May 22, 2025 Happy Thursday If you’ve read the real estate headlines, you might think we’re on the edge of a cliff. Inventory is ticking up. Days on market are climbing. But here’s the truth: polarizing headlines sell clicks. The reality just isn’t that dramatic. What we’re actually seeing is a return to balance. Remember the chaos of 2021 and 2022? Homes getting multiple offers in one weekend, selling hundreds of thousands over asking, and buyers writing offers on six or more homes just to...
23 days ago • 5 min read
May 15, 2025 Happy Thursday You’d think buyers would be fired up right now—jobs are strong, inflation’s easing, and home values are holding steady in San Diego. But the sentiment? It’s weirdly gloomy. It’s like everyone’s waiting for the Fed to “bless” the market with a rate cut before jumping in… even though the fundamentals are already strong. I came across a solid breakdown of this dynamic in [this short video] with Philippe Laffont (a billionaire hedge fund manager and the founder of...
30 days ago • 4 min read
May 8, 2025 Happy Thursday I finally made the call to get shoulder surgery next week. After dealing with a dislocation from a Jiu Jitsu tournament, I realized trying to rehab it and hope for the best wasn’t a real plan. It might’ve bought me time, but it wasn’t going to fix the problem long term. So I chose the harder route now, knowing it’s the smarter move later. That same idea showed up in the Fed meeting this week. They didn’t cut rates, but behind the scenes, the bond market is already...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
May 1st, 2025 Happy Thursday This past weekend, I was hosting an open house when a couple walked in. They loved the property — you could tell right away. After walking through it twice, they told me something that stuck with me: "We’re going to talk to our agent about writing multiple offers. We have to get into contract on something this weekend." At first glance, it sounds smart, right?More offers = more chances to win. But here's the truth most buyers don't realize: whoever controls the...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
April 24th, 2025 Happy Thursday An idea I’ve been thinking about lately: agency.Sure, I’m a real estate agent — but what about agency as a character trait? High agency means happening to life, not letting life happen to you. It’s defined by your willingness to initiate action, solve problems independently, and persist even when circumstances aren't ideal. High agency is recognizing that your brain isn’t just reacting to life — it’s predicting it, based on past experiences. Which means:Agency...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
April 17th, 2025 Happy Thursday I was chatting with a client this week who said something I hear all the time “I check Zillow every day just to see what’s going on.” Totally get it. Zillow is like real estate’s version of TikTok… easy to scroll, addictive, and always showing you just enough to keep you coming back. But here’s the thing you probably haven’t heard—Zillow is in a dogfight with traditional real estate brokerages. It’s not making headlines, but it’s quietly changing how you (and...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
April 10th, 2025 Happy Thursday Hold on for the roller coaster ride of global economies... more on that in a moment. A client recently sent me a listing they were really excited about in Carlsbad—4 beds, solid layout, and priced just under the comps. It looked like a light fixer… but the agent remarks told another story. This was a trust sale, AS-IS, with a pre-listing inspection already done (rare in our market). The report revealed ~$75K in repairs… and that’s the optimistic version....
2 months ago • 3 min read