bubbleinfo.com https://www.bubbleinfo.com An Insider's Guide to North San Diego County's Coastal Real Estate Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:51:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Social_Icon_White-32x32.png bubbleinfo.com https://www.bubbleinfo.com 32 32 Tax Exclusion Doubling – AI https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/tax-exclusion-doubling-ai/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/tax-exclusion-doubling-ai/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:51:31 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127439 Brian is a powerful guy so I wouldn’t be surprised if he has insider information about the doubling of the tax exclusion when selling your home. If Trump’s people tell him that it could help with the midterms, he’d probably sign a EO, don’t you think? If so, we probably won’t get much advance notice […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/tax-exclusion-doubling-ai/feed/ 0 Highest Rates of 2026 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/highest-rates-of-2026/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/highest-rates-of-2026/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:22:21 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127438 ? From MND: Top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates started the week right where they were on Friday for the average lender. At 6.89%, we’re just a hair below the highest mark since June 2025. In general, rates have been increasing steadily since the Iran war ceasefire ended with the uptick frequently correlating with higher […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/highest-rates-of-2026/feed/ 0 Over List, August https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/over-list-august-5/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/over-list-august-5/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:58:57 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127435 The signs of the slowdown are starting to pile up. Buyers who paid over the list price cooled to 25% of the total sales last month. The number of NSDCC detached-homes sales were down too, but the June and July sales were really good so call it a neutral read. But the average cost-per-sf hit […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/08/over-list-august-5/feed/ 0 Double the Tax Exemption! https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/double-the-tax-exemption/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/double-the-tax-exemption/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:37:42 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127433 ? Six days ago, Brian (a well-known coach for realtors) said that the capital-gains-tax exemption will be doubled by an executive order in the next couple of weeks – and it will include the profit on ALL the properties you own, not just your primary residence! Sell early – and often! I can help you […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/double-the-tax-exemption/feed/ 3 Inventory Watch https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/inventory-watch-573/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/inventory-watch-573/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:31:34 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127430 The number of pending listings has taken a nose dive and there have only been 16 new pendings added this month. It means the sales counts will probably struggle to reach 100 per month for the rest of the year. It’s not a problem, as long as you don’t have to sell. We could start […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/07/inventory-watch-573/feed/ 0 Podcast #26 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/06/podcast-26/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/06/podcast-26/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:51:15 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127429 Many thanks to Loren Sanders for joining me to discuss real estate!

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/06/podcast-26/feed/ 0 CA Lake Towns https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/05/ca-lake-towns/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/05/ca-lake-towns/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:38:30 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127428 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/05/ca-lake-towns/feed/ 0 Rest of 2026 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/04/rest-of-2026/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/04/rest-of-2026/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:01:18 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=126027 The sun is setting on the local real estate market for 2026. On Monday, there were 162 pendings between La Jolla and Carlsbad. Today, there are 148 pendings, a 9% drop. Many closed escrow in August, which is good. We’re up to 163 August sales, and the pricing is in line with the flat-ish results […]

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/04/rest-of-2026/feed/ 0 NAR Ad https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/03/nar-ad/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/03/nar-ad/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:08:29 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=126200 The National Association of Realtors has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars over the years on goofy, dumb ads. Because I’ve blasted those in the past, I’d like to catch them doing something good for a change:

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]]> https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/03/nar-ad/feed/ 0 San Diego Balanced Market https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/03/san-diego-balanced-market/ https://www.bubbleinfo.com/2026/09/03/san-diego-balanced-market/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:22:12 +0000 https://www.bubbleinfo.com/?p=127421 Leave out the nasty headline, and include the excerpts that matter: Benjamin Cohen, managing director and senior vice president of mortgage lending at Rate, says retreating pending sales reflect the market’s persistent affordability challenges. “Buyers understand rates aren’t going back to 3%, but when you combine today’s rates with home prices, taxes, and insurance, the […]

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