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Carlsbad Expensive Homes: Beaches and La Costa Villages priced at and above #1 million. Real estate in San Diego has become expensive–but I decided to check out the most Carlsbad expensive homes because the terrain is so varied. To the west are expansive sandy beaches and inland are golf courses, hillside estates and condos, and the newer and

The Lure of a Remodel

August 12, 2014

Carlsbad, La Costa, San Diego Homes for Sale

Remodel? We live in a Carlsbad home built in 1979, but most of the original fixtures, flooring, surfaces, landscaping and even the stairway are long gone. I know the prior owners did a remodel of the platform stairs, filled in a sunken living room, and perhaps moved a couple of walls around. Not usual for a

Carlsbad FSBOs and Short Sales: Uh Oh

February 18, 2008

Carlsbad

by Eve Sieminski and Roberta Murphy So what’s the scoop on Carlsbad FSBOs? Eve and I spent the afternoon studying For Sale by Owner (FSBO) sites and researching these Carlsbad listings and Carlsbad real estate through our local San Diego MLS. The results are very interesting–and were enough to keep us at this real estate

San Diego Realtors Seeing Double Offers

February 7, 2008

Foreclosures, Short Sales

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by Roberta Murphy How can double offers even be a possibility when the San Diego real estate market has been swirling with dismal reports about short sales, foreclosures and inventory gluts? The markets are particularly bad in San Diego suburbs like Eastlake, Otay Mesa, San Marcos and Oceanside where so many new subdivisions were built

San Diego Luxury Home Sales to Benefit from Bonuses?

December 7, 2007

Carlsbad, Luxury Home and Resorts

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by Scott Murphy Many top executives at large investment banking firms will be depositing some jumbo bonuses by the end of this month–and I can’t help but wonder if San Diego real estate and luxury home sales will also get a boost from this largesse. Despite an overall bonus decrease of 10% due to months

Carlsbad Home Sales: Absorption Rate

September 15, 2007

Carlsbad, Tips for Buyers, Tips for Sellers

by Roberta Murphy What is Absorption Rate? We keep hearing that Carlsbad real estate and homes will sell if they are priced well and are in excellent condition–and that Carlsbad prices are still increasing year-over-year. We also keep hearing that the real estate market is in the tank and that recovery is years away. An

Downtown San Marcos

July 25, 2007

San Elijo Hills, San Marcos

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by:Eve Sieminski At last: A new downtown San Marcos? San Marcos, CA (92078,92069) is a thriving and abundant city in San Diego’s prime North County. It offers many well-planned subdivisions, excellent schools, great shopping and restaurants, and a beach-close location that maintains moderate temperatures year round. San Marcos seems to have it all, until one