The City of Carlsbad approved 1.5 million square feet of office and light industrial to replace Carlsbad Raceway, while at the same time approving 2.1 million square feet across the street at Bressi Ranch. Doesn't it occur to these guys whether we NEED 3.6 MILLION...
Month: November 2009
Improvement w/Short Sales?
From the SF Chronicle: -- Pre-approval. Some banks are proactively deciding what amount they will accept for a short sale house. Sometimes they reveal the amount; sometimes they don't, but either way it expedites the process. Homes with this arrangement are listed as...
Look Where/When They Ain’t
Over the next two months homebuyers are going to have the best chance to find a decent deal. The less-motivated buyers will be on the holiday sidelines, and any sellers still on the market have to be getting desperate. Once we get into 2010, the tax-credit frenzy...
October Sales
It's November, and 2009 is on the home stretch. Nationally, the pending home sales have increased 8 months in a row, and are up 21% YOY. Looney Larry says that prices have over-corrected and that the $8,000 tax credit is better than home prices going down $8,000. ...
Price Check $700,000s
Let's take a look at the mid-range, and specifically in the $700,000s - what does that get you? I had to split these into two videos to keep under the 10 minutes required by youtube, the first is Encinitas/Carmel Valley, the second video is in Carlsbad: