Rancho Bernardo Houses on CNBC Powerlunch
One of my favorite ancillary activities as a San Diego Realtor is appearing on CNBC Powerlunch with Tyler Mathisen. This time we focus on homes for sale in Rancho Bernardo. As discussed in the video, the Poway Unified School District is one of the top school districts in San Diego County, and the schools are […]
Million Dollar Listing Team Sells San Diego Luxury Homes
To sell San Diego luxury homes, networking with other top Realtors is one of the best strategies for success. People who buy upscale houses in Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, and Carmel Valley, or multi-million dollar San Diego beachfront homes expect great service. And there are only a handful of us in the San Diego […]
San Diego Luxury Home Foreclosures
REO’s and Short Sales In Del Mar, Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe There have been a lot of recent reports that the numbers of foreclosures are rising in the top tiers of the real estate market. This seems to be true in San Diego, where the number of San Diego luxury homes for […]
Safest Neighbohoods, Best Schools
San Diego CA has long been known as “America’s Finest City.” Anyone who has been to San Diego has some inclination as to why this is true. Perfect weather, an abundance of activities, clean beaches with great surf, excellent restaurants and nightlife, top-notch schools, and friendly people are the first things that come to mind […]
San Diego Home Prices Up Again
The San Diego Association of Realtors released the May 2009 home sales statistics on June 11. These numbers have been anxiously awaited by San Diego real estate professionals. And for some reason the SDAR delayed posting the numbers on their website until June 11, but backdated the post to June 5. It seems like the […]
New Rancho Santa Fe Water Rules
We’ve been discussing the new Stage 2 Drought Alert that was implemented by the San Diego County Water Authority. The Stage 2 water restrictions went into effect for City of San Diego home owners on June 1, 2009. Similar rules will apply to owners of homes in Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, and Solana Beach […]
SanDiego Homes 21.2% Undervalued
Today a San Diego Union Tribune article entitled “Housing Called Undervalued” reported that the median price of all San Diego homes sold in the first quarter of 2009 was $327,300, which is 21.2 percent below historic norms. These statistics were compiled in a recent forecast by Global Insight, a financial analysis firm that has been […]
Water-Saving Rebates in San Diego
Yesterday’s post discussed the new water rules that are effective beginning June 1, 2009. The new rules require that all owners of San Diego homes, condos, apartment buildings, and commercial properties make specific efforts to cut back on their water use. (Violators are subject to fines, so please make sure you know the rules.) But […]
Upscale San Diego Homes
Are There Any Bargains For Upscale Homes In San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe or La Jolla? San Diego is a top-tier real estate market and a very desirable place to live, so the prices are high (and will remain high) relative to less attractive areas in the U.S. Still, there has been a significant price […]
San Diego Real Estate Deals
Where Are The Best Deals In San Diego Real Estate? The best real estate deals right now are bank-owned foreclosure properties (REO’s) and other distress sales known as “Short Sales” (pre-foreclosure). But those aren’t the only good deals available to home buyers. There are also very good deals to be negotiated with private sellers who […]