Buyers at this new-home tract in Carlsbad are spending more to secure the premium view lots first, instead of spending less for the inferior locations. But with the views come the power lines:
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You didn’t get a shot of it in the tour, but the residence 3 plan had a wrap around balcony off the upstairs loft/office. I really like that extra because it provides an alternate entertaining area. It is a good way to separate the youngsters from the adults whenever you have a BBQ/party.
Ocean views from this distance don’t really pay off until the Santa Anas kick in during the fall months. On those days, you probably have 180 degree views. Maybe even see Catalina. Can you see Catalina from Aviara?
Two questions for you Jim:
1.) Do you think the Aviara group that is trying to protect the palms is just doing so to stick it to the developer?
2.) Why aren’t developers building more large 1 story plans to meet the baby boomer demand?
I just couldn’t get over the shared driveway issue in that tract. No wonder the pricing is so low
Power lines would kill it for me. Shared driveways don’t help. But I can see the appeal – these are brand-spanking new and the models are slick.
Too small? Everyone in the media says people want to downsize and have smaller houses. McMansions are out. I don’t believe the nonsense for a second, but the media keeps pushing the narrative.
NYT’s has an article today about boomers “supersizing” their empty nests…
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/realestate/supersizing-the-empty-nest.html?_r=1&hp
Too small?
I should have said “too small for a two-story”.
The single-level plans are under 1,900sf and work great for your regular down-sizers, 1-2 people.
But family buyers of two-story homes are typically 4+ people – and the thought of kids sharing a bedroom went the way of spanking them, right out the window.
Four bedrooms are a minimum, and having one downstairs for guests is required by what I’ll estimate is the majority. Every family around here has a need for an office/den/study/computer station too, and preferably not in the guest room.
Having no kids and an older dog, a 2K one story is about perfect for us. The problem with guest rooms is they beget too many guests. 😉
The newer open floorplans are great, but the postage stamp lots are a non-starter.
I am sure it it obvious to everyone the power lines must be removed to preserve the health and safety of the palm trees. They can buy large batteries from china or mexico to power the homes.
What’s worth more? 4 small bedrooms, or 3 (each 33% larger) bedrooms.
I’d much rather be selling 4 bedrooms 😆
I think buyers eliminate 3-bedroom homes and under on their auto-searches, and some will insist on 5+ only because they do work out of the house, or might some day.
@ D Man You are probably right, the same applies to cars.
I seem to remember a certain Mr Shelby telling the management of AC cars that “A good big one is always better than a good small one”. Shortly thereafter a good big engine went to live in a car with excellent steering and fantastic road holding and the British government introduced speed restrictions on highways!(I believe the police caught the prototype going 20MPH faster than an E Type Jaguar)
Models look very Davidson’ish… I guess at least they were able to finally figure out how to do the beams in the ceiling on the models on these homes which they were not even willing to attempt in another higher priced community they built in which had the beams shown in its model but not available as an option when you inquire about having it added on as a upgrade.