I sold this Del Mar house to the current owners, who expanded/remodeled extensively to suit their needs. The house was built and owned by a UCSD professor, which was typical around the Del Mar Heights area: It's gone up at least $1,000,000 in value since they...
Month: January 2018
Newer Carlsbad Townhouse
The buyer pool for the smaller townhouses is fairly limited, but when the sellers have a spotless home that's in the back of the complex, it helps. This sold for $455,000 in January, 2014.
12448 Cavallo St., Carmel Valley
One of my all-time favorite sales ever, and the only time in my career that we traded houses - and both moved in! Literally each had what the other was looking for!
Casa Del Lido
This house sold for $8,500,000 in 2012:
Trendy Tuesday – Saving on Home Decor
I stumbled upon this article on Architectural Digest and really wished I thought of this years ago. Some people really just love their Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn furniture/decor. But honestly if it wasn't for those steep prices, who WOULDN'T love those...
Alan’s Take on 2018
Written by Alan Nevin, director of Economic Research at Xpera Group. His consulting practice focuses on valuations, development strategy studies and forensic services. [button...
5117 Steinbeck, Carlsbad
Gorgeous ocean and lagoon views from the first and second levels - builder called this the best view lot in the tract - it'll take your breath away! Hardwood floors, stainless appliances, unique yet tasteful granite, plantation shutters, all the extras you're looking...
Towards the End of Cycle?
Predicting the future is hard. If it weren’t so challenging, we would all be super rich because we could predict winning Powerball numbers. However, some people do take a crack at it — not predicting lottery numbers — but peering into the future to see what kinds of...
Kemp Back On Market
Matt Kemp, who is back with the Dodgers following an offseason trade, has put his mansion in the Heritage Estates, a guard-gated community in Poway, back up for sale. The asking price is $7.95 million. Features of the 15,884-square-foot home, which Kemp has spent...
Future of Real Estate Brokerage
Rob filed his report on Friday, and it's a good summary of where we are. The winning solution? Not the big agent teams, nor the employee model like Redfin: Future of Brokerage Black Paper by Robert Hahn on Scribd