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Hymettus Toxins

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 12, 2011 | Builders, Local Flavor

Hat tip to College Joe and the Leucadia Blog:

Home Tour Pics

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 11, 2011 | Interesting Houses, Local Flavor

Still shots from the home tour:

Construction-Defects Lawsuit

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 29, 2011 | Local Flavor, Thinking of Buying?

From the U-T: The condo owners in the landmark El Cortez Hotel building in downtown San Diego have received a $6.4 million settlement in a construction-defect lawsuit and are moving to fix the many water leaks that were detected even before they moved in. "I believe...

Cliff

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 27, 2011 | Interesting Houses, Local Flavor

Cliff May began designing and building homes in his early-20s, but wasn't licensed as an architect until the last year of his life (1908-1989). He spent his boyhood summers at his Aunt Jane McGee's home at the Los Flores adobe on Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores,...

Cliff May Home Tour

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 26, 2011 | Interesting Houses, Local Flavor, Thinking of Building?, Thinking of Buying?

The SOHO home tour is tomorrow, Sunday March 27th - for more information, click here: An unprecedented tour of the first homes built in the over 50-year career of Cliff May, known as the father of the American Ranch House. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to...

Carlsbad’s New HS

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 22, 2011 | Local Flavor

From the nctimes.com: School officials have narrowed the list of potential names for the high school being built in Carlsbad down to 10 finalists, all based on geographical or environmental characteristics. More than 200 people submitted suggestions on what to name...

Hail or Snow in Solana Beach?

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 21, 2011 | Local Flavor

Taken at 9am this morning:

Are Californians Bumming?

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 21, 2011 | Local Flavor

From sfgate.com: Californians are bummed out. The Golden State's residents rated their quality of life at its lowest mark in almost 20 years, citing the economic downturn and stagnant personal finances, according to a joint UC Berkeley and Field Poll. "Residents are...

San Diego Biotech

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 18, 2011 | Local Flavor

Not our usual fare, but if you wonder about local employment.... From the sddt.com: While there has been a softening in the demand for for-lease biotechnology space in San Diego, you wouldn’t know it by the huge appetite publicly-traded real estate investment trusts...