This builder is finishing up their 55-and-over tract, and moved over to this new tract of modern contemporary design in an affordable range - how innovative! The HOA will be around $243 per month, and the Mello-Roos is $415 to $463 per month. Yet these are flying off...
Thinking of Building?
Cantarini Ranch
The area south of Cannon Road and College Blvd. is one of the last big parcels to be developed in Carlsbad. Rather than throwing up as many stucco shacks as possible, the original plan was to build luxury homes on half-acre parcels. They've been trying to get it done...
Steel PreFab
In the best way possible, Stanford professor Mark Jacobson‘s new house is like a giant Erector Set, snapped together in less than a week on an irregular, pie-shaped lot near the university. It’s a 3,200 square foot modular home, and the frame is made entirely of...
Carmel Valley
I don't know the exact location of the new tract coming soon, but it will be a gated community off RSF Farms Rd. Save Save
Farm at Home
Being self-sufficient today can include growing your own food. Here is a new-home tract that includes farmland within the community: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-farmland-may-become-a-more-popular-neighborhood-amenity-than-a-golf-course-2016-07-11 Amy Fahey...
Build Your Own
Can't find the perfect home? Have you thought about building your own? Hearty thanks to Josh for answering the basic questions about his project, and building your own custom home! And financing is available! P.S. I use the term 'stinking' with great affection. ...
‘Drive Until You Qualify’
We know that we're running out of land in San Diego County - here's a story from the VOSD about Americans going to Tijuana for real estate development. An excerpt: “What is really misunderstood is that Tijuana is very important to San Diego. It’s actually where our...
Restricting McMansions
From the Union-Tribune: Encinitas will explore ways curb the construction of oversized homes that neighbors call “McMansions,” while attempting to balance the rights of property owners. Councilman Tony Kranz, who brought the idea forward at a council meeting...
Home Water Recycling
Thanks daytrip! http://www.cnbc.com/id/102691480 Imagine a home that could recycle two-thirds of the water it uses. No need to imagine. New technology to do just that was recently approved for use in drought-parched California, and the company behind it claims it...
Great-Room Design
They are wrapping up the TB Stonebridge tract, and the models will probably be hitting the market before the end of the year - with prices close to $2,000,000. Here's a video preview of the two main features: