Thanks Ryan for the tour of this practically-new 3,146sf house in N. Carlsbad:
Like New in Olde Carlsbad
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Month: March 2018
Charlie Quintana, RIP
Charlie Quintana, the heralded drummer for the Plugz, Social Distortion, and Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds (plus he toured and/or recorded with Joan Osborne, John Doe, Cracker, and Bob Dylan), unfortunately passed away last week. He had a heart attack at age...
Mortgage Rates Hold After Fed Speech
Mortgage rates were jittery but ended up back where they started today. From MND: Mortgage rates rose to new 4-year highs this morning as lenders took a defensive stance ahead of the afternoon's Fed Announcement. The caution proved to be warranted, at least at first,...
More Inventory?
Hat tip to daytrip who sent in this article on housing inventory growth, which appears to be growing nationwide, at least in the higher-end markets: Homebuyers in the U.S. have plenty to grouse about these days. Prices have climbed steeply in many metro areas,...
Leaving California
If enough people see this.....maybe more will leave? I can help you with that! From cnbc.com: Californians may still love the beautiful weather and beaches, but more and more they are fed up with the high housing costs and taxes and deciding to flee to lower-cost...
San Diego History
This is a brief history of the growth of San Diego from a sleepy mission village to a major agricultural and shipping center. Credit for this transformation goes to two men, Alonzo Horton and Frank Kimball, and an unheralded railroad, the California Southern. The...
Real Estate Tip Line
Our San Diego MLS quietly removed our complaint button recently. I'm sure they had heavy volume, but they aren't the realtor police - nobody is. Hat tip to SM for sending this in: VANCOUVER – The province is hoping to make it easier for you to report suspected...
Inventory Watch
The Fed begins their two-day meeting tomorrow, and is expected to raise the Fed Funds rate. Bonds are already jittery today, but there is hope that new Fed chief Jerome Powell could be more forth-coming in his comments on Wednesday afternoon. It could mean that...
Raffle House
From the UT: There are a host of dream-house raffles across the West this year, and a big winner in many of them appears to be a Seattle-based consultant. The raffles have the same concept — for a $150 ticket, get a chance to win a multimillion-dollar dream home....
Carlsbad Murals
Congrats to Bryan for being appointed to the Carlsbad Arts Commission!
