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There is a certain real estate broker in San Diego who has a new angle with which he hopes to snag new listings: SELL WITHOUT LISTING NO SIGNS, NO OPEN HOUSES, NO HASSLE Claiming to have 100’s of approved buyers looking for a home–who will also let sellers stay in their current home until new

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

Find an Agent in San Diego?

May 1, 2015

Carlsbad, Homes for Sale in San Diego, San Diego

The San Diego real estate market and agent search is shaping up for some big changes–at least in the home search arena. Zillow and Trulia may be (or have been) the real estate search monsters in San Diego, but their sites now remind me of Swiss cheese–with big holes. You see, San Diego’s MLS, Sandicor,

What is Middle Class in San Diego?

March 25, 2015

Featured Blog Posts, Living in San Diego, Market Trends

by Scott Murphy As a San Diego real estate agent, I am also a student of living costs for various cities and what constitutes a middle class. Median income can be a good measuring stick for determining middle class incomes. This chart from Huffington Post’s Planet Money illustrates median income for the 30 largest cities in

How to Negotiate a San Diego Foreclosure or REO

March 11, 2012

Carlsbad, Foreclosures, San Diego

by Roberta Murphy So many real estate investors and home buyers have their sights set on buying a foreclosure, REO’s and bank owned properties, hoping to buy real estate at prices substantially below market. But how to negotiate and navigate them to closing? REO’s and bank-owned homes are a “congested” area of the San Diego

Warning to San Diego Home Buyers and Sellers

November 14, 2011

First Time Buyers, Tips for Buyers, Tips for Sellers

10 Dangers of Dealing with Poorly Trained Agents by Kim Reid Warning :Selling or buying a San Diego home can be one of the biggest transactions you ever make in your life. That fact alone makes having a qualified and knowledgeable real estate agent critically important. However, many are tempted to deal with the less trained, hoping

What’s a Broker to Do with a Crooked Agent?

July 27, 2010

Carlsbad, San Diego

by Roberta Murphy So what to do with that crooked agent? (Answer: Terminate!) Chaos creates opportunity, and our current real estate market in San Diego has spawned opportunities for both the ethical and the fraudulent. So what does a real estate broker do when he or she discovers that one of his or her agents

Huge Benefit for California First Time Home Buyer

March 31, 2009

First Time Buyers

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by Roberta Murphy The timing for the California first time home buyer couldn’t be better. Not only does the first time home buyer have the benefit of the $8000 federal tax credit–and up to $10,000 in California state tax credits if buying a new home–but they now have additional unemployment insurance if they purchase a

Mike Murphy a FIVE STAR San Diego Realtor

February 25, 2009

Best of San Diego

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Carlsbad, California–What a wonderful surprise for us all when San Diego Magazine named our own Mike Murphy as one of San Diego’s FIVE STAR Real Estate Agents! He is now part of an elite group that comprises the top 3 percent of the licensed agents in the San Diego area. Results were tabulated from 9000

Searching for a Home in Aviara?

December 20, 2008

Aviara, Carlsbad

Searching for a home in Aviara? If so, you are not alone! We frequently reply to requests for Aviara information, especially as it relates to Aviara real estate. An award-winning, master planned community with over 1000 prime acres, Aviara is comprised of 21 distinct South Carlsbad neighborhoods with over 2000 homes, and is bordered by