Did you see the big Ferrari sale this week? Thinking of old classics, here's the second installment of the local rod run: Read more about the Ferrari sale by clicking below: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Perhaps the most notable car to be sold at this year's Monterey...
Month: August 2014
More on July Sales
Hat tip to Dennis for the cnbc.com report on July home sales in San Diego: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101919762 Their report references the DQ report from Wednesday: Downer Diana noted that last month's total was a three-year low, but didn't mention that the frenzy...
Gen-X Leaving San Diego?
Hat tip to W.C. Varones for sending in this article about Gen-Xers leaving San Diego because housing is too expensive - and taking their kids with them: http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2014/aug/13/report-gen-x-leaving-san-diego-taking-their-kids/ From 2008 to 2013, a...
The Who
I saw The Who at the L.A. Sports Arena in 1980 (with Kenney Jones), and my ears rang for at least a week! In 1976 they had set the Guinness Book of World Records for loudest concert ever, measured at 120 decibels from 50 meters away!...
Napa Estate
This is a tour of the Robin Williams' $30 million Napa estate. The video is quality - a clean presentation of the stuff you want to see, and the drone work is fantastic. It's only 1:53-min. long. There is a 15-sec. commercial, which I try to avoid. But the rest is...
Buy Now & Be Happy 2
There has been three categories of listings lately: 1. New listings that sell at or around list price the first week on the market. 2. Those that sell months later as price reductions finally intersect a rising market. In a slowing market (like we have now) pricing...
Buy Now & Be Happy
Mish suggested yesterday that the real estate market will end up the same as last time for many folks who are feeling pressured to buy now or be priced out forever. He is probably right that there are buyers who don't investigate enough and end up making bad...
Robin Williams, R.I.P.
The media has been playing first 1-2 minutes of Good Morning, Vietnam, but that's not enough. You really need the eight-minute version to appreciate his full talent in this movie. He seemed like a great guy too:
Timelapse San Diego
Future New Homes in CV
We know that Pardee has been around the Carmel Valley area since the beginning, back when it was called North City West. They bought up almost the entire zip code, and still have a ways to go before selling out. Circled below is roughly 320 acres that they've owned...