San Diego has emerged as the most active real estate market in California. Our latest report, covering construction trends from 1980 to 2023 — a time frame that spans a millennial’s lifetime — reveals fascinating insights into the key drivers shaping the city we see...
Jim the Realtor
Cardiff Contemporary w/View
This is Kelly Howard's new listing at 2312 Oxford Avenue in Cardiff, priced at $2,925,000. With sweeping ocean views from La Jolla to Orange County, this unique contemporary offers the ultimate coastal lifestyle in coveted Cardiff by the Sea. Ideally situated in the...
JD and Alejandro
In 1983, Amy and I were the concert producers at Cal State Fullerton and we had just scored the first beer sponsorship in the country for our shows. It gave us the extra dough to have X play a free show in front of 5,000 students in February, and a free show with...
9/11
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South Carlsbad, 1998
The 'Villages of La Costa' was the name given to the development of four large areas of south Carlsbad. La Costa Valley (bottom left) was graded and model homes being built when this photo was taken. La Costa Oaks South is the green patch to the right, La Costa Ridge...
Disclosing Amount of Buyer Concessions
When a property is listed for sale, the seller and their agent work together to create a strategy that positions the property to its best advantage when it goes to market. The considerations are many and include but are not limited to marketing campaigns/strategies,...
Barcelona
More from our trip to Barcelona, which had protests against tourists right before we arrived but they were very accommodating for us. Here you will see an artistic bent to the garage-door defacement brigade! P.S. You're going to be hearing a lot more about Kayla in...
Inventory Watch
The lowest mortgage rates since early 2023 might keep buyers in the hunt a little longer than usual! Will they accept the current pricing, or will they insist on grinding lower? We can get a feel by examining those listings that have been marked pending this month....
Changing Market Conditions
The presidential election is less than 60 days away and even if one of the candidates is a clear winner at Tuesday's debate, the fight will get nasty from here on out. The distraction is likely to cause potential home buyers to want to wait-and-see. Thankfully, the...
Julian, CA
Do you want to move out of the rat race but stay close enough to San Diego to come back occasionally for doctor visits and other conveniences? How about Julian? There are several homes for sale under $1,000,000 and you can probably get a good feel for what to expect...