The Lake Hodges Dam hasn't overflowed since 2005 - here's a video taken last weekend:
Gully Washer
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Month: March 2011
Scarface Revisited
This San Marcos REO listed for $643,500 in May, 2009, and got bid up to $705,000 (the former owner owed $1.2 million at the time). Have another look:
Put a TARP on it
From cnbc.com: WASHINGTON - The Treasury's man in charge of the government's $700 billion financial bailout program has two words for congressional overseers: It worked. Testifying at the Congressional Oversight Panel's final hearing on Friday, Treasury bailout chief...
Per Public Records
From the sales brochure: Scripps Investment and Loan Building is a 15,916-square foot office building on approximately one third of an acre located in the Village of La Jolla. The subject property boasts unobstructed ocean views in a location that would be considered,...
RealtyTrac
A couple of years ago, one of the employees at RealtyTrac told me that they get their data from multiple sources, and they don't have time to cross-reference or screen out any duplicates. Hat tip to Rob for sending this along - we've been hearing about how the NAR...
Buffett’s Modulars & Mortgages
Hat tip to Clearfund for sending this along, from Forbes.com: Last weekend after Berkshire Hathaway released Warren Buffett’s annual letter, there were a flurry of articles and blog posts hanging off Warren’s every word. One part of his long letter that didn’t get a...
She Should Do Her Own Video
Just months after completing and extensive expansion and flawless multi-million dollar renovation, sitcom star and rom-com movie queen Jennifer Aniston has quietly floated her Hal Leavitt designed and Stephen Shadley re-worked residence in Beverly Hills, CA onto the...
Minimum 20% Down?
From Nick at the wsj.com: Banking regulators are pushing for mortgage-lending rules that require homeowners to make minimum 20% down payments on loans classified as lower-risk, according to people familiar with the matter. The proposal is being floated as a way to...
Malibu Custom For Sale
From the latimes.com: A Malibu estate with a studio nearly as large as the contemporary main residence, its own dog park and an ecologically friendly design gives new meaning to the phrase "custom built." The gated compound, created by Los Angeles artist and designer...
February Stats By Area
The early February numbers, by area: Town Zip Feb '09 Feb '10 Feb '11 Cardiff 92007 2/$344 2/$495 4/$604 Carlsbad NW 92008 11/$330 6/$285 4/$353 Carlsbad SE 92009 13/$251 23/$298 26/$256 Carlsbad NE 92010 6/$228 6/$269 9/$238 Carlsbad SW 92011 10/$301 15/$278 18/$292...
