Realty Digest August 2020

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AUGUST 2020 / Circulation 17,500 Monthly

Aerial Tour: www.16255Tisbury360AerialTour.info

Come join the Huntington Harbour Waterfront Lifestyle! Paddle board the calm waters in the morning or take your yacht out fishing, then come home and cook a fabulous meal using the outdoor kitchen, dine on your patio, and then finish the day with a Duffy boat cruise or watch the “over the water sunset” from your jacuzzi. This 2007 custom-built Mediterranean waterfront estate is located near end of a quiet cul-de-sac, has 57 feet on the water, and side-tie boat dock configured with an end cap for a Duffy or skiff. This home is an entertainer’s dream, offering a private front patio, three en suite bedrooms PLUS a Full Width Luxury Master Suite including fireplace, Harbour views and balcony. The Master bath has a His-and-Her walkthrough shower, round Jacuzzi tub, large walk-in closet, and balcony. Other features include a Home Movie Theatre, Gourmet Kitchen with waterviews, top of the line stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets and stone countertops. The great room with travertine flooring and marble fireplace overlooks the private dock and large flagstone patio equipped for entertaining your holiday boat parade guests. Premium upgrades throughout… and 6.86kw owned solar system that reduces power bill to near “zero”. No HOA dues!

SCOT CAMPBELL

COLDWELL BANKER - Campbell Realtors Broker / Global Luxury Specialist 714.336.0394 Mobile / Text scot@campbellrealtors.com www.scotcampbell.com DRE #00943759

A Game Changing Virtual Tour Platform has emerged… let me tell you about it. Before I tell you about it, I wanted to mention that I hope that you are your family are well. Also I wish to express my continued sincere appreciation for the healthcare workers in our community on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 virus. There are now countless platforms for interior home Virtual Tours. All the systems have excellent 3D images provided a quality camera is used.

Scot will get your property Sold, for Top Dollar...with Fewer Days on the Market! Scot is the President of Coldwell Banker Campbell Realtors in Huntington Beach, CA.

He is a Certified Global Luxury Property Speicalist, and has been licensed for over 33 years. He holds a California Real Estate Brokers License and was also Certified by the State of California to do appraisals. As the Broker of Record for over 1400 closed sales in the last 10 years alone, he has handled just about every type of transaction imaginable. His undergraduate degree is in Real Estate Finance, and he did his graduate studies in Economics. As a Huntington Beach resident since 1973, he has been living & loving the Coastal Orange County Lifestyle for over 45 years. Have questions about real estate? Come visit him at his oceanfront office at Pacific Coast Highway & 18th Street. Scot will answer your questions... and the office has a great view!

Scot Campbell, Broker Cell/Text: 714-336-0394 Scot@CampbellRealtors.com www.ScotCampbell.com DRE #00943759

Some systems have tiles along the bottom to move through the house, others have circles or arrows. One of the best Virtual Tour features is the “doll house” view (made famous by Matterport). Some systems can also generate a 2D floorplan, which buyers have relied on for years. But, what these systems all lack is the detailed information about the upgrades and features of the home that many buyers would like to know as they “walk through”. And, “live” simultaneous communication with the Realtor (similar to the traditional open house experience), has not been available in the virtual tour systems.

The NEW Virtual Tour Platform I implemented for my three most recent listings has all the functionality that was missing in previous virtual tour platforms:

I can now annotate the upgrades in your home inside the tour giving URL links to features like your new wood flooring, built-in refrigerator, air conditioning, and anything else you want the buyer to know about.

There is also a 2D Floorplan drawing inside the platform.

Most importantly, I can now “Live Walk” the buyer though the home tour… it is like a Zoom Meeting inside of the tour platform.

Like Zoom, multiple buyers on separate devices can be on the “Live Walk” through the home. Perhaps the husband is on an iPhone watching the kids play at the park, the wife is at home on a desktop, and the grandparents were invited to participate on their tablet. Either myself, or any one of the participants can manipulate the movement through the various “3D Views” of the house.

Want to see an example tour? Take a look at www.18845Rockinghorse3Dtour.info

Currently Listed by Scot Campbell

18845 Rockinghorse “Edwards Hill” Huntington Beach

502 13th Street, “Downtown”, Huntington Beach

Property Tour: www.18845Rockinghorse3Dtour.info

Property Tour: www.50213th3Dtour.info

Beautifully remodeled home with expanded downstairs bedroom & full bath. Just a short stroll to Central Park, Equestrian Center, and Seacliff Elementary. The soft sands & consistently rideable waves of Surf City just minutes away.

Aerial Tour: www.18845Rockinghorse360AerialTour.info

Aerial Tour: www.50213th360AerialTour.info

19822 Island Bay, “Lower Seacliff”, Huntington Beach

1017 Delaware Street, “Downtown”, Huntington Beach

Property Tour: www.19822IslandBay3Dtour.info

Property Tour: www.1017Delaware3Dtour.info

Beautifully remodeled home with downstairs bedroom & full bath, Big Island Kitchen open to family room, & large upstairs bonus room! Quiet locationwith park across street, and just 8 blocks from the sand, surf, & doggie beach.

Beautifully constructed custom home with amazing 3rd floor master suite, and Bi-fold doors onto sunny rear patio. Features contemporary clean lines & fabulous finishes, upgrades, and elevator to all three levels. Must see home!

Aerial Tour: www.19822IslandBay360AerialTour.info

Aerial Tour: www.1017Delaware360AerialTour.info

805 Alabama Street, “Downtown”, Huntington Beach

807 Alabama Street, “Downtown”, Huntington Beach

4 BR | 3.5 BA | 3149 Asqft | 3125 SF Lot | Spa | New Construction

Property Tour: www.805Alabama3Dtour.info

Property Tour: www.807Alabama3Dtour.info

Amazing contemporary New Home located just 8 blocks from the beach &Main Street Village. Private back yard with built-in Spa & Gas Fire Pit. Thesoft sands & consistently rideable waves of Surf City are a short stroll away!

Aerial Tour: www.805-807Alabama360AerialTour.info

Amazing contemporary New Home located just 8 blocks from the beach & Main Street Village. Private back yard with built-in Spa & Gas Fire Pit. The soft sands & consistently rideable waves of Surf City are a short stroll away!

Aerial Tour: www.805-807Alabama360AerialTour.info

16412Ardsley, “Humboldt Island”, Huntington Beach

413 California Street, “Downtown”, Huntington Beach

Property Tour: www.16412Ardsley3Dtour.info

Property Tour: www.413California3Dtour.info

Beautifully rebuilt waterfront home with panoramic view of Christiana Bay. Watch paddle boarders, kayakers, and other boaters cruise by this idyllicsetting… and home has a front row seat for the Holiday Boat Parade!

Beautifully constructed New Home with contemporary architecture and fabulous finishes, upgrades, and entertaining spaces. Large front patio, multiple balconies, 3rd Floor is like a luxury hotel suite… very quiet location just 4 blocks to Pacific City.

Aerial Tour: www.16412Ardsley360AerialTour.info

Aerial Tour: www.413California360AerialTour.info

My New Virtual Tour Platform allows me to do “Live Virtual Open Houses” with “in-tour audio”. It also has a “doll house” view, 2D floorplan, and annotated details about the upgrades. Example Property Tour: www.18845Rockinghorse3Dtour.info

VIRTUAL TOURS are now the 1st Showing for All of my Home Listings Home Sellers do not want “lookie loos”, neighbors, and unqualified buyers into their home. This has always been the case, but with COVID safety concerns, home sellers simply do not want people into their home unless they are a serious & qualified buyer. Home Buyers want convenience. They would rather see twenty homes online with high quality photography & virtual tours, and physicaly visit only the houses that are of serious interest.

Technology to the rescue… Home Sellers and Home Buyers are getting what they want! If you hire me to sell your home, I will be using the most advanced 3D Virtual Tour and Aerial 360 Tour technology available to effectively and safely market the property to qualified buyers. No “in person” Open Houses are necessary… the property will only be shown physically to qualified buyers who have already seen the tours. Your safety is my first priority.

Special 3D Tour Success Story for Buyers & Sellers! By Realtor Scot Campbell

Buyers like to see the overall neighborhood, so I am now using Aerial 360 Tours for all my listings where drone flights are allowable. Example Aerial Tour: www.16255Tisbury360AerialTour.info

As an early adoptor of technology, I wanted a 3D Camera of my own. So, I researched and ordered the best one available in early March 2020. One of the first properties I photographed with it was a home not yet on the market… the owner was not sure if they wanted to sell, and they definitely did not want random people going through their home. The owner graciously allowed me to create a 3D Preview Tour at no cost to the seller. I sent the tour link to my buyer client along with a two dimensional floorplan drawing I had in my files. The buyer could see the layout, upgrades, and view… they loved it. We scheduled a physical showing, and the buyer purchased the property… Yea!

I believe Coldwell Banker - Campbell Realtors is the only real estate brokerage in Huntington Beach using these two advanced tour systems. If you are thinking about selling and want the best possible marketing experience for your home, please contact me via phone or text at 714-336-0394.

If you have been thinking about selling your home (but do not want to go on the market yet), I would love to hear about the home. I would appreciate the opportunity to create a 3D Preview Tour which I can share with the buyers I am already working with for homes like yours.

Interested? Please call or text: 714-336-0394

The “Days of Supply” Indicates the Huntington Beach Market is experiencing Strong Seller’s Market Conditions By Huntington Beach Realtor – Scot Campbell – 7/30/20 Source: Realtor MLS & Reports on Housing

Days of Supply is an is the best overall measure of the strength or weakness of the real estate market. It is defined as the number of days it would take to sell every home on the market at the current pace of sales if no new homes were listed. In Huntington Beach, “Strong Seller’s Market” conditions are observed when this measure falls into 40 to 50 day range (37 days in April 2017 was strongest seller market conditions in the last 7 years). The weakest conditions (Buyer’s Market) we have seen in the last 10 years was February 2019 when the Days of Supply was 125. “Balanced Market” conditions in the last 5 years in Huntington Beach have been in the 90 day range. Days of Supply indicates the Huntington Beach Market was in a “Hot Seller’s Market” back in February 2020, but by April 30 it was in the “Buyers Market” range at 123. In late May, it had fallen to 63 days approaching

Thinking about selling?

a “Seller’s Market”. As of July 9, 2020, the Days of Supply has fallen all the way down to 38 days… this is the Strongest Seller’s Market seen in over 4 years.

Now is the time… contact me at 714-336-0394 to get started.

Q: Is it just the Coastal Towns that are doing well, or is this Seller’s Market more widespread? A: The demand for housing in Orange County is at its hottest level since 2012, and the Orange County Active Listing Inventory is down 40% compared to the same period in 2019. As a result, the Days of Supply in Orange County is down to 43 days… the lowest of the year so far. Q: If many people have lost their jobs during COVID-19, why are so many people interested in buying now? A: Mortgage Rates are near all-time lows, 2.99% on July 30, 2020 per Freddie Mac Mortgage Market Survey. So, 80% of potential home buyers (who are still employed) can afford more now than ever before. And, with families staying at home more, they want to own something better suited to their needs!

COLDWELL BANKER Campbell Realtors 1720 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 101 Huntington Beach, CA 92648

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