The area south of Cannon Road and College Blvd. is one of the last big parcels to be developed in Carlsbad. Rather than throwing up as many stucco shacks as possible, the original plan was to build luxury homes on half-acre parcels. They’ve been trying to get it done for almost 20 years!
Here’s what it is like to be a builder – the timeline of progress:
http://cantarini-hollysprings.com/cantarini-hollysprings.com/Project_History.html
The blue S is where Sage Creek HS is located:
Meanwhile, what I would call “real estate tourists” are creating problems in New Zealand. The story doesn’t use that term, but I’d just call that “burying the lede, or maybe “begging the question”:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-16/americans-sleep-in-maori-hall-as-tourists-overwhelm-new-zealand