http://www.ocregister.com/articles/family-656670-single-california.html What kind of urban future is in the offing for Southern California? Well, if you look at both what planners want and current market trends, here’s the best forecast: congested, with higher prices and an ever more degraded quality of life. As the acerbic author of the “Dr. Housing Bubble” blog puts it, we […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to Bank of America by ruling that a second mortgage on an “underwater” home—one with a mortgage balance exceeding its current value—cannot by voided during bankruptcy. On a unanimous vote, the court ruled against two homeowners, David Caulkett and Edelmiro Toledo-Cardona, in Florida, where many homeowners […]

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/22/carlsbad-sets-limits-for-short-term-vacation/    PHIL DIEHL • U-T8:53 a.m.April 22, 2015Updated9:46 a.m. CARLSBAD — Short-term vacation rentals would be limited to Carlsbad’s coastal zone — rather than spread throughout the city — under a hard-fought ordinance the City Council tentatively approved this week. The council unanimously voted late Tuesday night in favor of the limited ordinance, bucking […]

This is an interesting piece as our local market here in Encinitas and surrounding communites is absolutely on fire. I’ll soon post up some specifics as well as an update on rents and some surprising data regarding same. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102554082?__source=realestate|news|&par=realestate Written by: Michael K. Farr President and majority owner, Farr, Miller & Washington LLC   The […]

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/03/sign-up-at-irs-gov-before-crooks-do-it-for-you/ http://krebsonsecurity.com This is pertinent to all who file tax returns – – >   f you’re an American and haven’t yet created an account at irs.gov, you may want to take care of that before tax fraudsters create an account in your name and steal your personal and tax data in the process. Recently, KrebsOnSecurity […]