Carmel finally proved to us that it was, indeed, the holidays last week with zero, nada, closed transactions. It did however bless us with 3 new sales over the holiday week. I had a feeling this would be the case, indicated by the heavy buyer activity we were getting on either side of the big day- not a normal, annual thing. None of the 3 sales were in the high high end, but there was a sale of note on the...
December 2013
I'm not sure how to explain it, but again for last week the market in Carmel continued to move. It seems buyers are clamoring to get a hold of something over the holidays (a stellar sign for next season). We had buyers looking nearly every day last week. . It's also great to see some of that seasonal tourism-driven traffic converting into new sales. Of the 7 (yes, that's correct, seven) closed sales in...
Carmel was rocking and rolling for this time of year last week with 5 closed transactions. Obviously, these were all prior sales, waiting to close, but it's still nice to see. A gracious 4 bed, 5 bath home on Carmel Point - 26285 Valley View - closed at $3.8M. Another new construction home of 2,100 sq ft, with beautiful vaulted ceilings and lots of light, closed near the top of Carpenter Street for...
A lot of holiday energy in downtown Carmel last week. We had the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Ocean Avenue, which is always a blast, and a great way to kick off the home stretch to the new year. While we're still seeing the typical seasonal real estate slowdown, Carmel remains a prime holiday destination with hotel occupancy up and tourism remaining steady. We even have several out-of-town...
Dearest Friends, As we recoil from all the eating and drinking of last week, I cannot help but be thankful for all the special people in my life. We were fortunate to be visited by some family from back East, and take a much needed (half) week of relaxation from what was a busy and prosperous year. November brought with it the typical seasonal slowdown in Carmel and Pebble Beach, made more evident by...