I investigate every house thoroughly, and every once in while there's a head-scratcher. Here's a puzzling stucco stain that we didn't solve completely, but compiled enough evidence that my buyers went ahead and closed escrow anyway. You may not get all the answers...
Del Mar Highlands, Carmel Valley's biggest shopping center, has enjoyed a relatively unchallenged existence, but the vacant lot across the street is moving closer to development - and will give the Highlands a run for the money! In yellow are the residential units...
Link to article here. Altamira Ranch represents the manifestation of the dreams and visions for generations of one California family. Occupying 20-acres along the rugged coastline of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the undeveloped site held memories of childhood camping...
Congratulations to Kelly and Will for great reporting that led to this conviction: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/sommerset/ It's been three years since a Voice of San Diego investigation exposed a $13 million mortgage swindle involving more than 80 condos in North...
Converting from foreclosures to short sales is enabling the banks and servicers to draw out the recovery process. In the meantime, the free-rent program will help to stimulate the economy?
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/02/report-of-shooting-at-seaus-home/
From the nctimes.com: A proposal to put a pier near the mouth of Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad may become the latest battleground in the city's multiyear effort to update a planning document that will guide future growth in the seaside town. Kathy Wagner, a...
This video is really just a sidebar to ProfHoff's four-year journey to find the right home at a decent price. More on her story later. The other Water's End listing mentioned had lowered their price to $875,900, but cancelled a week later:
The local MLS assigns the listing numbers chronologically, making it easy to tell how many properties have been listed each year. As of May 1st, here are the approximate number of listings inputted for the first third of the year: 2009 - 25,800 2010 - 26,600 2011 -...
