Ok, ok you want to downsize but you don't want to bake in the desert - plus you like living in San Diego. Aren't there any newer, smaller choices around here? Lennar has purchased three local golf courses and are on their way to building them out. The development of...
For new homes, it's mostly just infill projects now in the prime areas so even the big boys are looking for smaller projects. It looks like Toll picked this up for $12 million last October, and they are going to build 4,765sf to 6,036sf houses that are the same or...
For those who want to purchase a brand-new home in Carlsbad, the Sunny Creek area is the last remaining spot where 100+ homes will be built eventually. The 'subject property' above has listed for $7,500,000 for 19 approved lots:...
There have been several sound bites lately about the prognosticator who called the last bubble - and at first glance, the headlines want you to think that she is calling the top again. But she's not - all she said was that housing production is going full steam - an...
Give input on locations for future housing The city is seeking input on where new housing units could be built in Carlsbad to satisfy a state requirement that cities accommodate their fair share of the region’s housing needs, including homes for people of all income...
Let's also mention Carlsbad's efforts to meet state requirements for low-income housing: https://thecoastnews.com/carlsbad-city-council-approves-70-affordable-housing-units/ CARLSBAD — Affordable housing is a challenge for many cities as the housing crisis rages...
The developer paid $4,900,000 cash for this site in 2020, so he must have had some assurance from the Encinitas City Council/Planning Commission that he could build his 72-unit apartment house here. It appears that expanding La Costa Avenue to four lanes will be...
We are in the midst of a real housing crisis. The rapidly-increasing home prices are exacerbating the problem too - especially for existing homeowners who had hoped to move up. If you paid $500,000 for your house and now it's worth $1,000,000, you need to spend...
Home buyers deserve to have their own representation. The broker cooperation system which allows every agent to share their inventory with all other buyers via the MLS has worked well for 100+ years. But it has been under attack for years, and it may not survive the...
For months the talking heads have cited the ultra-low rates, the shortage of new homes being built, stock market, millennials, covid, etc. as reasons why the real estate market has exploded. Let's add a few no-so-obvious reasons. Did we fully recover from the last...
