Off-market inventory
Access to properties outside the open market
In San Diego, a significant share of transactions closes without the property ever reaching a public portal. They move between brokers, on private lists, or before the seller decides to publish. That's called off-market inventory.
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The hidden market
Why off-market exists
Some sellers don't want open houses or photos of their home circulating. Some estates and divorces are settled discreetly. And some properties sell in the week before they're listed, because a broker already had the right buyer waiting.
The buyer who only checks Zillow competes with thousands of people for the same visible inventory. The one with a broker who has a local network also sees what isn't in plain sight.
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · croppedA home in Rancho Santa Fe, where much of the market never gets listed.
In practice
What we give you
- The firm's own inventory across the 8 areas where we work
- A direct network of county brokers who share before publishing
- An early alert when something that fits your profile comes in
- An honest price analysis: if it's expensive for the market, we tell you
Step by step
How we run your search
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We define the profile.
Real budget, areas, property type and use (to live in or to rent).
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We notify you as soon as something that fits comes in.
Usually by WhatsApp.
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In-person showings.
Or a video tour if you're in Mexico.
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A comparables analysis before offering.
So you don't overpay.
Coverage
Areas where we hold inventory
Tell us what you're looking for
We'll alert you the moment something that fits comes in.
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