The drive from Carlsbad to the California desert is a beautiful trip of a little over 2 hours. You canmake a day trip out of it but there is so much to see and do in the desert that it makes a good weekend jaunt and stayover. While you can take the freeway, the drive out through Temecula on Rout
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04/17/2016
Terrific One Bedroom condo in Escondido is now PENDING It didn't take very long for buyers to realize the opportunity in this upper story Escondido condo I listed just last Sunday night, offered at $140,000. Vaulted ceilings in the living room, a large balcony with nice views, a spacious kitchen
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04/17/2016
Carlsbad Village Faire will be May 1, 2016 If you need something fun to do the first weekend in May, then this popular arts and crafts fair may be just for you. San Diego County’s largest street fair, the Carlsbad Village Faire, will take place Sunday, May 1, in downtown Carlsbad Village by the S
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04/16/2016
Spring 2016 ActiveRainMeetup in San Diego The Spring ActiveRain Meetup will be held on April 27, 2016, from 11 am until 1 pm (or until we all decide we have had enough or business beckons!). We will be feasting and having fun at a new venue this time, the Lighthouse Oyster Bar and Grill at the Oc
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04/15/2016
We took a road trip along the California Coast from Carlsbad, through the Monterey Peninsula, Big Sur, to Monterey to visit family, and then on to San Francisco and wine country. It took a while because of the winding road, but also the amazing photo ops! The Bixby Bridge, built in 1931-1932, is
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04/14/2016
What’s the Value of my Solana Beach Home? Solana Beach is an affluent coastal town south of Encinitas and Cardiff, and one of the more expensive coastal communities in North San Diego County. As a buyer or seller in the Solana Beach real estate market, understanding recent trends and current mar
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04/14/2016
It's an interesting name for a road, and no doubt a challenge to pronounce. Any idea where this is (you may be surprised but people know) I have passed by this road a number of times but have never taken the time to see where it really goes, or ends up.My curiosity got the better of me and what
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04/13/2016
It's Nice to be Asked for Help I’ve had 2 buyer clients tell me this in the last several days, both when we were submitting offers in a competitive market on different properties, with some critical decisions to be made, especially around offer price, terms and conditions. We assume our buyer and
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04/13/2016
What's the Value of my Oceanside Home? The Oceanside real estate market has undergone many shifts and continues to evolve. This market report does not include private sales nor manufactured, mobile or multifamily housing; the numbers are derived from the MLS and are believed to be accurate at the
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04/12/2016
What’s the Value of my Escondido Home? Escondido is an inland community, about 17 miles from the coast just east of San Marcos. Like its neighbors, San Marcos, Vista and Oceanside, Escondido’s real estate market has shifted in the last couple of years in a much more positive direction following t
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04/11/2016
