What’s Important to You in Your Lifestyle? There are a host of factors buyers consider when choosing a particular home in the Carlsbad CA area. Requirements vary, of course, from person to person and may be very specific or fairly general. Some have a huge list of wants and needs, while others do
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10/18/2016
What’s the Value of my Escondido Home? Escondido is an inland community, about 17 miles from the coast and just east of San Marcos. Buyers and sellers in the Escondido housing market should understand recent trends and current market conditions in order to make informed decisions about buying and
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10/17/2016
What's the Value of my Oceanside Home? The Oceanside real estate market 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 time this report was written,
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10/17/2016
New Homes for Sale at The Terraces at Robertson Ranch in Carlsbad Robertson Ranch in northeast Carlsbad, the newest master planned community, continues to make progress at a fairly rapid pace, and new homes at The Terraces are now selling. The Terraces is one of the 4 communities in Robertson Ra
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10/15/2016
2016 Surfing Madonna Beach Run is Saturday Oct. 15 in Encinitas CA Come one come all to the world famous Surfing Madonna Beach Run that takes place at low tide tomorrow, Saturday October 15, in the 4th ranked “Best Surfing Town in the World” (per National Geographic), Encinitas California. Runne
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10/14/2016
Did You Write Your Thank You Notes Today? I closed on another property today and sent several thank you notes out the door, as I always do, to people who helped make this such a pleasurable transaction. There was no lender involved, but a couple of people at escrow, the listing agent, and his tra
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10/13/2016
Pumpkin Plunge at the Alga Norte Aquatic Center in Carlsbad Here’s another great idea for the kids to enjoy this Halloween season – the Pumpkin Plunge in Carlsbad. This floating pumpkin patch will be held at the Alga Norte Community Center in the La Costa area of Carlsbad, at Alicante Road and Po
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10/13/2016
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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10/12/2016
Tuscan Countryside We spent 8 days in Tuscany a couple of years ago, about 45 minutes outside of Florence. In contrast to many other vacations where we spent so much time bustling around trying to see as much as possible, this trip was far more relaxed...and badly needed. The focus was on relax
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10/12/2016
Water Rates to Increase in Carlsbad CA 2017-2018 Residents living in Carlsbad are likely already aware that the Carlsbad Municipal Water District has proposed increases to the water rate structure and rate increases for 2017 and 2018. There has been some discussion about this for quite some time,
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10/11/2016