A rare Bubbleinfo TV trip to the beach area west of Coast Highway in Oceanside to see this very unique custom home that is a three-time loser - it was foreclosed in 1994, 2007, and February, 2017. A buyer paid $1,500,000 for it in 2005, got foreclosed, then purchased...
Month: January 2018
Open Up!
The housing shortage is finding new solutions everywhere, but not all of them are as sane as you might think. Hat tip SM! A Placer County homeowners association is mandating that its residents keep their garage doors open throughout the day during the workweek. The...
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
Ahh it's January which means it must be a new year! This could be the time to start a new project at home! I found an article that talks about what Pinterest is predicting to be the top home trends for 2018. Every year, the company compiles a list of trends that they...
Spencer’s Homebuying Tips
Most Expensive Homes of 2017
Saw this at the VOSD, and it reminded me of these short clips: The U-T tracked down the most and least expensive homes sold in the county last year. The cheapest was in Jacumba, which was in bad shape and went for just $27,000: “One room on the property included old...
Inventory Watch
We've already had 89 new listings between La Jolla and Carlsbad this year, which at first glance makes you think that 2018 might be the year that inventory cuts loose! But agents are notorious for 're-freshing' their listings for the new year, and indeed 47% of the...
For Life
Governor Brown’s Ranch
Governor Brown is spending more time at his Williams-area ranch, of which he owns 28%. The 2,500-acre property is home to cattle and honeybees: The land was bought in 1877 by Brown’s great-grandfather Schuckman, a German immigrant who arrived in California during the...
Most Popular Baby Names
Emma for the second year in a row! I think Sophia/Sofia got robbed on a technicality though! Last year's #1 boy name was Noah, and Liam was #2. The ratio of boys to girls is close: 51/49: The County Health and Human Services Agency records all births in the region....
Carlsbad Entry Level
This is probably the baseline for regular houses in Carlsbad for the next few months - this just closed for $700,000 cash: