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        <author>Shawn@ShorelineSD.com (Shawn Bengtson)</author>
        <title>Want to sell your home? Hurry up and list it in April</title>
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 By Diana Olick, CNBC News




Homes listed in the first week of April get 14 percent more online views on average and are likely to sell 6 days faster on average than the rest of the year.


The number of buyers jumps dramatically in April, but the number of listings doesn’t peak until a little later, so there is less seller competition.


The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has fallen more than a quarter of a percentage point in the last week and is nearly a full percentage point lower than the recent peak last November.




Timing is everything, especially in a housing market that has been less than dependable lately. So if you want to get the best price for your home in the shortest amount of time, you’d better list it next week, at least according to realtor.com.


Homes listed in the first week of April get 14 percent more online views on average and are likely to sell six days faster than the average during the rest of the year.






Homes sold in April are also priced 6 percent higher than those in January. According to the most recent pricing data, that could mean an additional $17,000 for sellers listing the typical home prices around $306,000. One caveat is that realtor.com is looking at average prices and does not take into account the type of homes for sale at different times of year. Larger, more expensive homes tend to be listed in the spring because families like to move over the summer, during school vacations.


“Given the time it takes from listing to close, putting a home on the market in early April positions sellers to attract buyers seeking to close and move before the beginning of school year,” said Danielle Hale, chief economist for realtor.com.


The number of buyers jumps dramatically in April, but the number of listings doesn’t peak until a little later, so there is less seller competition. The average list price in June is higher than April, again as larger family homes are being listed during school vacations, but there are fewer buyers, which increases the chance for a price reduction, although not by much. Homes listed in June are 1 percent more likely to see a price reduction and garner 2 percent fewer online views on average than the rest of the year.


If next week was already a great week to list, the steep drop in mortgage rates that started last week is only making it better. Buyers now have a little bit more purchasing power. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has fallen more than a quarter of a percentage point in the last week and is nearly a full point lower than the recent peak last November. Every quarter-point drop knocks about $50 off the monthly payment on a $300,000 mortgage.


 


 




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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <author>Shawn@ShorelineSD.com (Shawn Bengtson)</author>
        <title>U.S. Existing Home Sales Jumped 11.8 in February</title>
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&quot;Sales of previously owned homes posted their largest monthly gain since 2015 in February, a sign that lower mortgage rates and more attractive prices are helping to lure buyers back to the market just in time for the critical spring selling season&quot;, according to The Wall Street Journal. &quot;The region seeing biggest increase in February home sales was the West, where volume rose 16 from January&quot;.


Read more in WSJ Report 


 


 


 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <author>Shawn@ShorelineSD.com (Shawn Bengtson)</author>
        <title>Encinitas Half Marathon 2019 </title>
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Encinitas Half Marathon is taking place on March 31, 2019 - A 13.1 mile OCEANFRONT course along Hwy 101. One of the best half marathons in San Diego


DATE, TIME &amp; LOCATION




Sunday, March 31, 2019


7:30am – Half Marathon


7:40am – 5K (all 5Ker’s need to be lined up by 7:30am)


Moonlight Beach Parking Lot – 401 C Street, Encinitas, Ca




For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.encinitashalfmarathon.com


 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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