Richard,

Living in CV…With a statement like that, you should really should fire your realtor. I'm not even kidding. It's insulting to think you wouldn't have the intelligense to look things up  at websites like redfin, sdlookup, houserebate.com. to see there are plenty of 1.0-1.5 million homes. There are some homes under 1.0 in carmel valley. The fact that you have a $500k spread on what you're looking for ranges a huge range of homes in CV from "low" end to "higher" end in CV standards.

In fact, CV has a glut of homes rights now. I recommend you do your due dilegence yourself, and just use the realtor to step inside the home. Don't listen to what he/she is really saying about "there's not just enough out there". 

But again, I think you really should fire your agent. Obviously, someone isn't being honest.

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Richard,

Living in CV…With a statement like that, you should really should fire your realtor. I'm not even kidding. It's insulting to think you wouldn't have the intelligense to look things up  at websites like redfin, sdlookup, houserebate.com. to see there are plenty of 1.0-1.5 million homes. There are some homes under 1.0 in carmel valley. The fact that you have a $500k spread on what you're looking for ranges a huge range of homes in CV from "low" end to "higher" end in CV standards.

In fact, CV has a glut of homes rights now. I recommend you do your due dilegence yourself, and just use the realtor to step inside the home. Don't listen to what he/she is really saying about "there's not just enough out there". 

But again, I think you really should fire your agent. Obviously, someone isn't being honest.

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

Richard,

As someone also living in CV and keeping a very close eye on the market, I agree with FLU that you should find another agent. It seems to me that it should be clear that either: a. your agent has her interests in mind and not yours, or b. your agent doesn’t really know what’s going on. Either way, she should be replaced.

Exploring option a: Surely you’re aware, Richard, that there is a percentage (a very large percentage, in my opinion, but that’s debatable) of realtors out there who will tell you half-truths in order to get you to buy (or sell) and get themselves a commission, regardless of whether it’s in your best interests.

Option b: I’d say “b” is more likely, and that your agent is probably in denial. Down at the realty office, all the talk is happy talk and all the opinions are colored. Plus she gets propoganda from Lawrence Yun in the mail every day. And that’s all she hears all day and she wants to believe it. So she believes it.

If “b” is true, then you should run quickly away. Obviously you shouldn’t trust someone who can’t deal with reality to handle the biggest (I’m assuming) financial transaction of your life. If “a” is true, you should back away slowly without making any sudden moves, because you never know what someone like that is capable of.

Richard,

As someone also living in CV and keeping a very close eye on the market, I agree with FLU that you should find another agent. It seems to me that it should be clear that either: a. your agent has her interests in mind and not yours, or b. your agent doesn’t really know what’s going on. Either way, she should be replaced.

Exploring option a: Surely you’re aware, Richard, that there is a percentage (a very large percentage, in my opinion, but that’s debatable) of realtors out there who will tell you half-truths in order to get you to buy (or sell) and get themselves a commission, regardless of whether it’s in your best interests.

Option b: I’d say “b” is more likely, and that your agent is probably in denial. Down at the realty office, all the talk is happy talk and all the opinions are colored. Plus she gets propoganda from Lawrence Yun in the mail every day. And that’s all she hears all day and she wants to believe it. So she believes it.

If “b” is true, then you should run quickly away. Obviously you shouldn’t trust someone who can’t deal with reality to handle the biggest (I’m assuming) financial transaction of your life. If “a” is true, you should back away slowly without making any sudden moves, because you never know what someone like that is capable of.

Richard,

As someone also living in CV and keeping a very close eye on the market, I agree with FLU that you should find another agent. It seems to me that it should be clear that either: a. your agent has her interests in mind and not yours, or b. your agent doesn’t really know what’s going on. Either way, she should be replaced.

Exploring option a: Surely you’re aware, Richard, that there is a percentage (a very large percentage, in my opinion, but that’s debatable) of realtors out there who will tell you half-truths in order to get you to buy (or sell) and get themselves a commission, regardless of whether it’s in your best interests.

Option b: I’d say “b” is more likely, and that your agent is probably in denial. Down at the realty office, all the talk is happy talk and all the opinions are colored. Plus she gets propoganda from Lawrence Yun in the mail every day. And that’s all she hears all day and she wants to believe it. So she believes it.

If “b” is true, then you should run quickly away. Obviously you shouldn’t trust someone who can’t deal with reality to handle the biggest (I’m assuming) financial transaction of your life. If “a” is true, you should back away slowly without making any sudden moves, because you never know what someone like that is capable of.

Yeah, but the wifey probably wants to believe the Realtor and therein lies the problem for Richard. Trust me, that is a difficult one to overcome. I had to do it and took 2 plus years before I got my wife to finally concede that there was a problem in the housing market and that we shouldn’t buy one. Two Very Long Years……

Yeah, but the wifey probably wants to believe the Realtor and therein lies the problem for Richard. Trust me, that is a difficult one to overcome. I had to do it and took 2 plus years before I got my wife to finally concede that there was a problem in the housing market and that we shouldn’t buy one. Two Very Long Years……