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Everything You Need to Know About Moving to San Diego (1)

Almost Everything You Need to Know About Moving to San Diego San Diego, also known as “America’s Finest City,” is one of the most popular cities in America for relocation, and as soon as you start reading about it, you will quickly understand why moving to San Diego is so popular.. Here are just a

Consequences of an Eviction

May 29, 2018

Carlsbad, San Diego

The last thing needed by anyone hoping to rent in this very tight San Diego rental market is an eviction on their record. In many ways, an eviction is worse than a foreclosure or bankruptcy because of all the bad warning flags that follow one who has been evicted. Someone who has gone through a

Accessory Dwelling Units: A Solution for San Diego?

May 16, 2018

San Diego, Tips for Buyers

by Mark Murphy One Solution for San Diego’s Housing Shortage: Accessory Dwelling Units San Diego County has a critical housing shortage, in both rentals and affordable starter homes. The April, 2018 median sales price of detached homes in San Diego now stands at $640,000, while median sales price for attached condos and townhomes in same

San Diego Real Estate Market: How Hot and High Can it Go?

May 15, 2018

Buying, Market Trends, San Diego

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by Mark Murphy Knowing that I am taking a Real Estate Economics course, my slightly older brother Eric couldn’t resist ribbing me at dinner last week by asking, “So how’s the San Diego real estate market doing these days? How’s the market in general?” It’s a hot market, I replied and started off by reminding

Multiple Offers: How to Win

April 21, 2018

Real Estate Tips, San Diego, Tips for Buyers

When calling on a listing and hear that there are multiple offers, I prepare myself and buyers for battle. But hopefully, we are already prepared and are in what I like to call “an athletic stance.” In other words, we are prepared and ready to move at a moment’s notice. Frequently, the number of buyers

California Home Prices and Affordability

April 20, 2018

Carlsbad, Relocation, San Diego

by Roberta Murphy Consider yourself fortunate if you already own a California home. Very fortunate! If you look at the map below, you’ll see that average Hawaii, Washington DC, and California home prices all command qualifying incomes of at least $80,000 to 120,000. That is the highest in the nation. So if you already own

Carlsbad and North County Future Home Prices?

April 18, 2018

Carlsbad, Market Statistics, San Diego

Home prices in Carlsbad and North County are expected to rise–and possibly increase your family’s fortunes. Our real estate licenses doesn’t come equipped with a crystal ball, but according to Keeping Matters Current, home prices are expected to appreciate, on average, by 3.6% per year over the next five years– and to grow by 18.2% cumulatively,

How Much Equity in Your San Diego Home?

March 20, 2018

Mortgages, San Diego

Are You Aware of How Much Equity You Have in Your San Diego Home? You May Be Surprised! by Roberta Murphy CoreLogic’s latest Equity Report revealed that 675,000 US homeowners regained positive equity in their homes in 2017. This is great news for the country, as 95.1% of all mortgaged properties are now in a positive equity situation.

Farewell 2016; Hello 2017 and the Promise You Hold

December 29, 2016

Carlsbad, San Diego

This morning I soured on all the Facebook posts dissing 2016 and those wanting to drop kick it out the door. Sure there were celebrity deaths, most recently that of Carrie Fisher and her mom Debbie Reynolds. There were vociferous complaints and fears expressed about presidential election results. Gripes about the cold. And the world going

San Diego Realtor Votes Trump: A True Confession

November 12, 2016

Best of San Diego, Carlsbad, San Diego

An opinion by Roberta Murphy This article is not being written collectively by Realtors at San Diego Previews Real Estate. Rather, it is a confession written by the company’s broker and a San Diego Realtor, who happens to be a conservative registered Independent–who also happened to vote for Donald J. Trump. Had someone stuck a