We stopped at the Pardee tract in Carmel Valley called Manzanita Trail a few months back, and a reader asked for an update - here is a link to our first visit: Link to original post Here is the follow-up: Pattie is a great salesperson, and has a lot to do with their...
The Chargers are off to a rocky start, though 1-1 is better than the 0-2 they did last year. How is our contest looking for playoff tickets? We were guessing: How Many Total Active Listings on December 1st, 2009? December, 2008 the average amount of homes for sale...
My kids will tell you, all I ever want to do is sit around and talk old high school baseball stories. In 1977, I was in the first graduating class of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Because the school was brand new, the baseball field was still...
From our friends at the voice: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/09/20/government/237park092009.txt An excerpt: They moved into the unfinished, developing community expecting that as it grew, public facilities like schools, parks and libraries would follow....
The U-T had a full report yesterday on how to choose a realtor (link below) but this is the only paragraph you need. The realtor's answer to these two questions tells you everything you need to know about their effectiveness in providing you with real help in this...
We already saw the first ride out to determine occupancy, now that the locksmith has come by and changed the locks, somebody has to verify that there is 'personal property' like the locksmith said. Video Trip Two, to east Valley Center: My task is to take photos of...
The N.A.R. has a thing called 'Center for REALTOR Technology' which apprarently has been on a 14-month journey to find the most inspiring agents who use technology: http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2009/09/16/the-spotlight-is-plugged-in-finalists/ Fifth on the list of...
There is a clamoring for "deals". Over the last twelve weeks there have been 785 trustee sales where a bidder purchased the property, rather than it go "back-to-bene". There were probably a few of the 785 that were bought by an owner-user, but we can probably guess...
Altos Research, a real estate statistics company from the Bay Area, has agreed to let us use their data gathering and reporting for specific zip codes in the North SD County Coastal region.It might take a rocket scientist to make sense of it, but if 'Market Action...
My clients Josh and Betina showcase their Carlsbad home on the DIY Network: http://www.diynetwork.com/indoors-out/southern-california-master-bath/index.html Nothing puts stress on a new marriage like inadequate bathroom space, so contractors/school-of-life therapists...
