From reader Mat: The Carlsbad Beach Fest is a free one-day family event open to public with its main goal to support and promote the stewardship and protection of our beaches, the marine environment, and coastal waterways. The 2010 Carlsbad Beach Fest is the 3rd...
This guy has been tempering his remarks the last couple of years, but he cuts loose today with one of the more irresponsible comments heard in quite a while - from the latimes.com: "The stimulus has worked," said Rick Hoffman, president of Coldwell Banker Residential...
To qualify for the $8,000 federal tax credit, buyers have to secure a "binding" contract by the end of today, and close escrow prior to June 30th. Has there been a mad rush over the last week to lock down a contract? Yes, buyers are looking feverishly, but it...
I appreciate all the car support from readers! I've been doing my own research project too, see the youtube review below. But in the video I screwed up - I was blabbing about the '69 Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car model and by mistake called it a California Special, a real...
The plan for the Big Daddy Caddy unraveled:
A listing agent in Carmel Valley said the other day, in response to an offer that was 5% under the bottom of his price range on a listing that was 53 days on market: "CV is buzzing. The summer is warm and real estate is on. The gold rush is here again man, I suggest...
As we saw in the last video, people are out buying houses! Are they reading articles like this one today in the U-T and figuring now's the time? San Diego County’s housing market was the strongest in the nation in February, the widely watched Standard &...
I think you can still rely on the same markers we've used over the last year: You did pretty good these days if you bought a quality house in Carlsbad for around $250/sf, and in Carmel Valley for $300/sf. Today's averages for April, 2010 detached closings are $285/sf...
Things didn't quite turn out for the builder of that last RSF estate. Here are the others they built - all four pictured here were foreclosed: http://www.kachay.com/luxury_custom_homes/for_sale.htm Still trying to figure out the goalpost-thingy!
