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Month: November 2011
San Diego October Sales
From sddt.com: Add another data point to housing’s ongoing bounce along the market bottom. Sales activity of existing homes in San Diego County slipped on a monthly basis in October, falling roughly in line with its year-ago level, according to recent data. The San...
Orangey
Many people would find the 3,487 sf flipper on Capuchina in La Costa Oaks fairly comparable to La Costa Valley (it's only about a mile away as the crow flies). It finally got marked pending today - listed at $739,900 - after 94 days on market. Capuchina: ...
Automated Home Valuations
From the wsj.com: Jason Gonsalves worked hard to turn his 6,500-square-foot stucco-and-stone home in the suburbs of Sacramento into the ultimate grown-up party pad, complete with game room, custom wine cellar and an infinity-edge pool overlooking Folsom Lake. When...
Trouble With Vacants
Hat tip to daytrip for sending this along: The stench is only the beginning of the damage someone did to the Bay Shore house. Everywhere you turn, something is ruined and Richard and Scott have no idea who did this. "I hear from my brother, there was a squatter living...
Fasten Seatbelts
Just when you think the market might be slipping into a holiday malaise...and a new listing might go undetected......this Encinitas home hit the MLS on Thursday for $539,000 (map) http://tours.previewfirst.com/virtual_tours/4920/mls/photos It's a standard 3 br/2 ba,...
Beach Tract
As plain as it gets - there are two of this same floor plan for sale across the street from each other, listed $10,000 apart:
Hopping Collins
This neighborhood is off Carmel Valley Rd., just east of Pardee's PHR and Rancho Santa Fe Farms/RSF Lakes (and into the Poway school district). It's another example where sales have popped this year, like in Fairbanks Highlands next door and Rancho Pacifica. There was...
Remember When It Was 9%?
From the latimes.com: It's the silver lining of falling home prices: With low interest rates and cheaper housing, the percentage of Californians who could afford to buy a home increased in the third quarter, a real estate group said. The portion of households that...