This should be a piece of cake! We had five offers to purchase this 1979 custom home, but because it is hard to look at, buyers expect a BIG discount. Here I review a simple plan to bring it into this era. The comp that just closed this week for $2,895,000 is a...
Sounds like a fair compromise to me - if they can get around the construction-defect litigation that seems to come with every new complex. Two-story is preferred vs. three-story: Owning a home has long been a core part of the American Dream. Today, however, there...
Hat tip to Jakob who left this in the comment section but it deserves full exposure. If you live within a half-mile of a transit station in the City of San Diego, this type of ADU construction is permissible. Hi Jim, here’s one of these ADU complexes for sale. They...
These guys are advertising on sports-talk radio and at first I thought it was just another ADU builder. The problem with SB9 is being able to sell the newly-built ADU. In order to obtain regular financing and title insurance, either the property would need to be...
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...
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...
We knew that Toll Bros are building 42 homes next to the Chevron gas station on La Costa Avenue and the freeway. They are doing the same treatment as the builder did at Halia - burying the contaminants instead of removing: David Hill, a Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation...
Last week was the International Builder Show | Kitchen & Bath Industry Show 2024 in Las Vegas. John Burns was there and in his newsletter today he featured the following gizmos:
Golf-course redevelopment is a terrific solution to providing new housing in the middle of town. They will work out the kinks like building enough roads. A judge’s ruling halted construction this week of the 536-unit Junipers development in Rancho Peñasquitos — and...
