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August 31st, 2009

Have You Reduced Your Carlsbad Property Taxes?

Categories: Carlsbad, Carlsbad Market Trends, La Costa, La Costa Market Trends, Real Estate FAQ

Your Carlsbad property values have probably fallen over 20% in the past two years.  You know it.  We know it.  The San Diego County Assessor knows it.  But they don’t reduce your Carlsbad property tax bill without you contacting them to reduce it!   Even though you may have missed the May 2009 deadline for property tax reduction, the San Diego County Assessor is giving you another opportunity to reduce your property taxes – through a property tax appeal.

What To Do Next:
1.  Fill out the San Diego County Assessor’s form. 

2.  Provide all the necessary documentation – current Carlsbad property tax bill, opinion of new value, and your Carlsbad neighborhood comparables (back up of opinion of value).  Please contact us at (858) 205-2000 for your comparable values.  Please be prepared to provide your name, address, email address, home square footage, and number of bedrooms and baths.

3.  Mail to the San Diego County Assessor.
Upon completion, mail your forms to:
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Assessment Appeals Services
1600 Pacific Coast Highway Room 402
San Diego, CA 92101

Please contact The Mewborn Team for more information.

Tags: Carlsbad Property Taxes, Carlsbad real estate

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August 25th, 2009

Time Running Out For First Time Buyer Credit!!!!

Categories: Buyers, Carlsbad Market Trends, Encinitas Market Trends, Home Loans, La Costa Market Trends, Oceanside Market Trends, Real Estate FAQ, Relocation, San Elijo Market Trends

Carlsbad, CA – If you are a Carlsbad, La Costa, Oceanside, or San Marcos buyer who was hoping to take advantage of the first time home buyer’s tax credit – YOU BETTER HURRY! We are finding a number of things in the current market place:

1. The tax credit expires on December 1st, 2009.  That means all real estate purchases have to be CLOSED before then.  You can not still be in escrow. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Carlsbad real estate, La Costa Real Estate, Oceanside Real Estate

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July 20th, 2009

Median Home Prices Up For Third Month In A Row

Categories: Buyers, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Market Trends, Del Mar Market Trends, Encinitas Market Trends, La Costa, La Costa Market Trends, La Costa Oaks, Market Trends, Oceanside Market Trends, Relocation, San Elijo Market Trends, Sellers

If you were looking to buy in La Costa, Carlsbad, or San Diego, and were hoping to catch “the bottom” of the San Diego real estate market – you may have already missed it!

We have been telling clients over the past couple of months that we thought the market had stabilized.  In La Costa and in particular La Costa Oaks - most of the lowest sales prices (La Costa comparables) had been BEFORE January 2009.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Carlsbad Real Estate Prices, La Costa Real Estate Prices, San Diego Real Estate Prices

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