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More signs of home price slowdown in Southern California

11 Jul

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-mo-home-price-slowdown-20140710-story.html There are more signs that home prices in Southern California are topping out. Asking prices tracked by real estate website Trulia grew at their slowest pace in nearly two years in Los Angeles County in June, and in Orange County they were practically flat. Trulia’s Price Monitor recorded 1.2% growth in the typical asking […]

Buyers and Sellers Not on Same Page With Housing Market Reality

09 Jul

For a Seller this can lead to “no sale.” Pricing your home right and in the zone can lead to multiple offers.  Not pricing it right can lead to stagnation and ultimately a lower sale price. -Paul http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/07092014_real_estate_sales.asp Buyers and Sellers Not on Same Page With Housing Market Reality Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font […]

Scripps Encinitas completes $94M expansion

08 Jul

  I live a quarter mile away from Scripps Encinitas and these improvements are excellent… I may be biased because both my kids were born there…   As a subscriber to The San Diego Daily Transcript,  I am told a non-subscriber can access one online story per 24 hours… Paul Scripps Encinitas completes $94M expansion […]

Absentee and cash homebuyers in decline – Southern California

16 Jun

  I will take a look at local statistics regarding this subject in the Encinitas & Carlsbad area’s and post them.  With prices rising so rapidly in the last 18 months, Buyer’s have become more price conscious and picky regarding their purchases.  Overpriced homes are sitting.  Homes priced competitively are still seeing multiple offers.  -Paul […]

A mixed-use complex planned for Coast Highway 101

31 May

https://thecoastnews.com/2014/05/a-mixed-use-complex-planned-for-coast-highway-101/ By Bianca Kaplanek Story poles on a 1.76-acre lot at Dahlia Drive between Coast Highway 101 and Sierra Avenue outline what a proposed mixed-use development will look like if it is approved by the City Council. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek SOLANA BEACH — People driving along Coast Highway 101 in Solana Beach lately may […]

Solana Beach residents express concerns over potential development of land across from Fletcher Cove Park

31 May

  http://www.delmartimes.net/2014/05/30/solana-beach-residents-express-concerns-over-potential-development-of-land-across-from-fletcher-cove-park/ By Kristina Houck   The site where the Melmo building and the distillery lot currently sit could be developed, but residents want more places to park across from Fletcher Cove Park. Developers discussed the possibility of redeveloping the space between South Sierra and South Acacia avenues during a public workshop May 29. Lomas […]

Real Estate Volatility – Anatomy of a bubble, crash, and recovery to all time highs – Encinitas, CA 92024

30 May

In April of 2004 I signed a Purchase Contract for a brand new home on Beach Street in Encinitas. The home was scheduled for a May 2005 completion.  The purchase price ended up being $645,000 with some options and upgrades.  By the time the escrow closed in 5/2005,  the value of the home was approximately […]