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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

So I owe some in depth research that I have been working on but not finished yet sharing. I would like to share something I believe is infinitely more important than real estate although I love real estate, love what I do and must admit that there are not a lot of things more satisfying […]

        The inventory is increasing substantially in the last 2-3 weeks.  Anyone in the real estate business who disagrees is not paying attention.  I may not have posted here but anyone who knows me knows that I have been predicting a substantial inventory increase since the beginning of the year.  The picture […]

  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 […]

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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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]