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For 17 years we had a lovely next door neighbor at 3207 La Costa Avenue, Emilie Cuthbert. Our La Costa neighborhood lost Emilie to cancer in August, 2017–and so many mourned our collective loss. She loved her La Costa home at 3207 La Costa Avenue in Carlsbad, CA and had moved here in 2000 from

Dear Client: What Do You Want?

August 18, 2017

Best of San Diego, La Costa

Dear Real Estate Client: What do you want? That is the simple question we ask each San Diego and Carlsbad real estate client. The answers are frequently complex–and are rarely repeated. Each home, each buyer, each seller, and each circumstance is different. Much like snowflakes, we’ve never encountered duplicate clients or transactions. Several years ago,

7172 Estrella De Mar, Carlsbad, CA is NOT a Short Sale

March 22, 2016

Carlsbad, La Costa

In fact, 7172 Estrella de Mar, Carlsbad, CA 92009 is not even a valid listing. Nor a valid short sale. I know this fact, because I happen to know one of the owners who never signed a listing agreement, nor a purchase agreement for this home located at 7172 Estrella De Mar. She is not

Beware Aluminum Foil in Your Oven

March 19, 2016

Carlsbad, La Costa

I grew up lining oven floors with aluminum foil to catch the nasty spills from casseroles and sweet potatoes. My mother did it and so did I. Not anymore. Our built-in Thermador double oven that graced out La Costa home for years gave out recently–or at least the top oven did. The problem became finding an

Bathroom Chandelier?

December 1, 2015

Carlsbad, La Costa, San Diego Homes for Sale

Are you itching to update your Carlsbad home? Consider adding a chandelier to your bathroom. Of course, a free-standing tub, framed mirrors, frameless shower doors, full-body spray systems. heated towel bars and other touches are nice, but adding a well-placed and well-chosen chandelier can add immediate eye appeal to an otherwise blah bathroom. We have a pretty

Carlsbad Declares War on Vacation Rentals

May 25, 2015

Carlsbad, La Costa, Vacation Rentals

Vacation rentals have become a hot topic in Carlsbad real estate circles. In a surprise move, the Carlsbad City Council recently banned them–at least for all properties east of El Camino Real as well as certain areas in the Village and around the lagoon. Little regard was given by City Council to existing rental contracts, airline

Spring Cleaning Your San Diego Home

April 29, 2015

Carlsbad, Home Improvement Tips, La Costa, San Diego Homes for Sale

by Roberta Murphy I’m a little late in spring cleaning our Carlsbad home, but better late than never (or so I justify). But all San Diego homes for sale will move more quickly with a thorough cleaning. Still, real estate remains a hot commodity because it seems like spring almost all the time–minus the

Carlsbad Homes: Arroyo Vista

March 29, 2015

Carlsbad, La Costa

by Roberta Murphy Carlsbad real estate covers a lot of territory–with a number of distinct neighborhoods. Our current highlight in Carlsbad homes is Arroyo Vista, a charming and newer Carlsbad subdivision that borders Olivenhain to the east and Rancho Santa Fe Road and La Costa Valley to the west. Arroyo Vista is a relatively smaller

Stop Coyote Attacks

February 28, 2015

Carlsbad, Living in San Diego, San Marcos

I feel for our native coyote and their desperate search for food in San Diego. But coyote attacks have become a serious problem. But my heart also breaks when friends and family members lose their beloved dogs and cats to coyote attacks. Eve and Greg Sieminski with Iron Fist Brewing recently lost their beloved Lily, a sweet little dog

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