She used to read the blog here: A former 'Mother of the Year' who admitted to terrorizing a couple after they outbid her for her dream home has been ordered to keep away from them for 10 years. Kathy J. Rowe, 53, expressed her regret as she was sentenced in San Diego,...
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Beach Bonanza
Most Expensive Homes, 2014
The most expensive SD County home sale in 2014 was the Robert Driver house, LINK, which sold to Danish watch makers. Here are America's priciest:
Kemp to Padres
It's a slow week for real estate, so let's mention the biggest news in San Diego today - the Padres made the trade for Matt Kemp: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/11/padres-dodgers-agree-trade-kemp-grandal/ An excerpt: Kemp carries significant risk. Over 2012...
San Diego at Sunrise
Hat tip to BF! "All the scenes in this video were captured around sunrise over a period of four months, from August to November of 2014. Shot entirely using a GoPro HERO3 Black Edition camera (1080p, 60fps, Medium FOV) mounted on a DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter with...
Vacation Rentals
The coastal markets are for the affluent, and the supply is shaping itself to the demand. We are seeing wholesale changes in places like downtown Carlsbad, where the quaint older homes and businesses are being bulldozed for redevelopment, mostly for higher-end...
Neighbor Check
Here's a new service for those within the San Diego city limits - you can check for permits/complaints/violations online: http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/opendsd/ The scope of the data published exceeds that of any other city. The breadth of the release...
Real Estate Entertainment
For some, real estate TV is the ultimate in ego gratification. http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-home-show-casting-20140906-story.html An excerpt: Are you struggling to sell your house? Did you have a renovation nightmare? Does your dwelling have its own story to...
Larry Himmel, RIP
We lost our other TV-news favorite - Larry Himmel passed away from brain cancer on Wednesday. We remember him reporting on his own house burning down in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire: http://youtu.be/zKGF2bbxQ6E Here is his report 14 months later while touring his...
Compare the Cost of Living
San Diego ranks high on every list of the most expensive places to live. Are you thinking about leaving town? Here is a website that compares the cost of living between cities around the world: http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living