A good example of today's market conditions. At first, you would think a bank-owned house in the prime Derby Hill community in Carmel Valley would garner a lot of attention, and sell quickly. But this one isn't tricked out with extras, and it's not a canyon lot...
Carmel Valley
CV Tract House
Here's a tour of a popular 3,377sf floor plan in the gated Santa Barbara tract by Pardee in Carmel Valley. This closed for $1,450,000 last week, and the agent noted that there was $50,000 in water damage, which probably accounted for the discount off the list...
PHR Toll Brothers 3
A tour of the third and final model home by TB in CV:
PHR Toll Brothers
Beginning in the 1980s, Pardee Homes developed almost all of Carmel Valley, and now they are down to the last remaining parcels. For some reason, they sold off 69 prime lots to Toll Brothers, and now plans to go head-to-head with them with their neighboring tract next...
Saturday’s Open-House Report
Here is my open-house report from Carmel Valley, with a clip at the end of how embarrassing it can be to be a Padres' fan these days.
My New CV Listing
My new listing in Carmel Valley, listed for $1,078,000, and hopefully priced attractively for today's market by realistic sellers. Open 12-3pm Sat&Sun! Nice buy in the Del Mar school district and ideal for those who prefer a low-maintenance lifestyle - the yard is...
Market Urgency
The house I had listed in Carmel Valley closed yesterday for $1,080,000. We hit the MLS on the morning of Thursday, April 5th, and the marketing began right away with YouTube video on the blog, the 48-hour Facebook ad (above), and open house on the weekend. Carmel...
One Paseo Update
Carmel Valley's One Paseo will have 60 affordable units among the 608 apartments being built (no prices announced yet). The processing of the development began in 2009, and the final project ended up being roughly one-third the size of the original proposal. The...
Sunday Open House Report
A wrap-up on the Sunday traffic, plus a look at the only other house listed for sale south of the 56 in the prime Del Mar school district near my price - the others are at least $100,000+ higher. The last clip is a sample of the drone guys doing the interior:
No House is Perfect
Is road noise so bad? Other things could be worse: