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Extremes in the San Diego Real Estate Market

I thought it might be fun to look at some of the extremes in the San Diego real estate market. I often gasp at some of what I see but looking formally at the wide range of properties throughout our county is not something I normally do. I'm procrastinating.

There really is no point to this except to share how diverse our market is. So here goes.

Second Longest active listing - a beach cottage for $1.4 million was listed 9/8/2004 (priced at a whopping $1828/SF), ‘bout 1486 days. Boy, does that skew the DOM calculations in that community
Longest active listing - a manufactured home (no photos, mind you) listed on 4/17/02
Longest DOM for a SOLD property - 4,438 days. Yikes, that's one heckuva listing contract.
Least expensive home - a mobile home for $11,000
Most expensive - a home in Del Mar for $76,000,000 (but there are several homes over $100 million in the US right now)
Impressive variable range (a mistake, no doubt) - $49,000 - $490,000, but I have seen VRs of over a $1 million.
Largest home - 18,000 SF for $1.3 million inland in the mountains (but a home sole in Rancho Santa Fe a few years back with 25,000 SF)
Smallest home - a 290 SF condo (mobile homes don't normally list SF and some of these I suspect are even smaller)
Most bedrooms - 15, in a $4.3 million home (but there is a home with a combo office and medical space too with 31 bedrooms, for $16.5 million)
Most bathrooms - 16, in a $19.9 million home in Ranch Santa Fe
Oldest home - seems to be the one in Chula Vista built in 1850
Largest lot with a home - 16.62 acres
Largest lot for building, etc. - 800 acre ranch in Escondido
Highest $/SF - $20,917/SF for a 1200 SF 2/2 home on 16.5 acres (THAT'S the value) in Rancho Santa Fe priced at $25,100,000.

I didn't bother looking for the listing with the most typos, or the ugliest property, or worst photo. I'm sure there are many.

Posted by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 on 09/30/2008 12:03 AM

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18 Comments on Extremes in the San Diego Real Estate Market

SEP

2008

You could look for the home with the most restrictive or difficult showing instructions. "Call 86 hours in advance. All showings through listing agent's second assistant only. Remove shoes. Beware newly waxed floor. No sign, home hidden behind 20' hedge. If you hear snarling dogs, do not enter property."

Jeff - that was fun to read. Mind if I do something similar for our local market here? I can't believe the 4,438 DOM. Crazy. ~Rita

Mary - LOL. Yep, I have seen some that are far too complicated for me to figure out. I love the ones that say easy to show but aren't.

Rita - not at all, Have fun. I would be curious what you find in YOUR market,

Jeff

Jeff, that is interesting! That would really skew the DOM figures to have a home be on the market for 4,438 days. We have had one that was on the market for 900 something days and I thought that it had to be approaching some sort of record. Good stuff!

It is a diverse market in your area. I would love to see a photo of the longest active listing.

Very interesting. I did a search in my area and found a home built in "circa" 1639. Take a look. It's a beauty.

I'm sure we have some older. This is just the oldest real habitable property I could fine.

Now those are some stats!!! If a home is on the long is it just considered advertising?

your friend in Charlottesville!

I actually have a great templte for this and currently market this information in Ventura County. Good stuff.

Tony and Darcy - thanks. Hard to imagine having a listing that long. Hope they were spending alot on advertising. Or perhaps that;s why it didn't sell.

Rebecca - me too. Alas the agent didn't bother.

Lenn - cool. We had homes like that in Boston, but out here the history is not quite so historic.

Charles - good question. You have to wonder.

Jeff

16 bathrooms?!? How many daughters did that family have? :)

Jeff, old home 1850???? That would be considered new construction around here ..... LOL

Now if I could do the loan on the $76,000,000 house, I might be able to aford a trip out there :)

Jeff, here is what I found here - Extreme Denver Stats - your numbers look better LOL! I mean bigger. Oops I forgot to add the oldest which is 1869 in Golden CO. I had fun looking this up. ~Rita

Scott - do you do this monthly? It seems like a fun and informative thing do regularly, and not all that time consuming.

Jeff

JF - amazing, isn't it. I expct they have a staff to come in and take care of the mess.

George - LOL. I could get by on the commission too.

Jeff

This was fun! I can't imagine anyone living in 290 square ft! That's pretty small.

Kelly - yep, And it's probably the size of the smallest room (not bath) in one of the larger homes we have for sale. 14.5' X 20' is not a lot of space of a bedroom, kitchen, iving area and bath.

So what do you see in YOUR area?

Jeff

OCT

2008

Interesting Post. I bet it took you awhile to get all the info...by the way I hope you don't mind my mentioning but I like your new picture better than the sunglasses one.

Jane - it actually didn't take all that much time, and it was an intriquing exercise.

And, no, I don;t mind. I use my sunslasses photo in teh summer but otherwise this one or similar. Some folks love the sunglasses and hat, others prefer this one. Go figure.

Jeff

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