The Real View
A San Diego Realtor's blog that is usually focused on all things related to real estate--and which occasionally veers off the road
ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2008
We have a great couple looking for a San Diego condo near the beach. They were hoping to locate second-home with a price under $250,000–and were more concerned about a coastal location than the size of the unit. We looked at condos in Oceanside, in Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach. What we didn’t e...
08/30/2008
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I awoke this morning feeling grouchy, of all things, about the IDX system on my San Diego real estate site. I am tired of being charged exorbitant "set-up" and monthly fees for every improvement they offer. They is not an exotic custom programmer, but a large company that provides IDX search solu...
08/30/2008
This morning, I thought I would drop by the Grand Opening of Apple's new store at the Carlsbad Forum before heading out to show properties. As I pulled into that large parking lot, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was a line four-deep that stretched from one end of the Forum to (and around) the...
08/16/2008
For San Diego homebuyers, Richard Smith offers some great suggestions!The $7500 tax credit for first time home buyers is a significant incentive to purchase. It is a major positive provision in the Housing Bill that passed Congress over this past weekend. This is a credit not a deduction, which m...
08/12/2008
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If this is the worst real estate market (for sellers) in recent history, then surely it creates some of the best buying opportunities in a lifetime as well. We are seeing smart money aggressively buying in our San Diego real estate market, and hear reports of the same elsewhere. The properties a...
08/12/2008
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San Diego real estate offers ripe opportunities for discovery and information indigestion digestion. We have seen San Diego real estate prices plummet in its suburban communities of Chula Vista, National City, Escondido, San Marcos, eastern Oceanside, Fallbrook and others. After all, these com...
08/01/2008
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Roberta Murphy
Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
