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If you are looking for an amazing home, at an affordable price, you may want to check out San Marcos. San Marcos has so much to offer homebuyers. They have condos, townhouses, small homes, large homes, older homes, and brand new construction. San Marcos is conveniently located near both the 78 and 15 freeways, making it a great community, especially for first time buyers.
San Marcos is the home of one of the most up and coming communities – San Elijo Hills. This beautiful community’s homes have been built from around 2000 to the present, and have the most up to date amenities – Open floor plans, granite, corian, maple cabinets, community swimming pools, etc. San Elijo Hills also has some of the most affordable homes in San Diego.
If you are looking for a San Marcos home, you have easy access to amenities in Vista, Carlsbad, La Costa, and Escondido – most within about 10-15 minutes! If you are looking for San Marcos homes, interest rates or mortgages, we would be happy to help.
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January 18th, 2010
One of My Favorite Times of Year – San Diego Restaurant Week – NOW!
Yesterday – Sunday, January 17th, San Diego Restaurant Week returned to fabulous restaurants around San Diego County. The event will run from Sunday, January 17th through Friday, January 22nd.
Whether you are looking to dine in Coronado at Peohe’s, 1500 Ocean at the Hotel Del, or Coronado Boathouse 1887, George’s at the Cove or the Marine Room in La Jolla, or maybe Jake’s or Pacifica in Del Mar, the Chart House in Solana Beach, or Blue Fire Grill in La Costa, there are options for everyone!
Now, in its fifth year, San Diego Restaurant Week is an absolute hit. This was started in 2004 to bring patrons to restaurants for a week after the summer boom, when kids are back in school, and business is typically down. Popular, exclusive restaurants started offering three course prix fixe menus consisting of an appetizer, a main course, and dessert for either $20, $30, or $40.
If you look at many of the restaurants’ menus, you will find that many of them are offering the entire three course meal for less than just the main course on a typical night. For those of you who know me and Mike, you know, we love to do nice things on a budget. I guess it is that financial advisor in me! So, we look forward to San Diego Restaurant Week each year. We always use it as an opportunity to visit some old favorites – or take a new culinary adventure!
This year, due to the lagging economy, the restaurants added a second San Diego Restaurant Week. According the San Diego Restaurant Week published reports, the January 2009 week was the most successful ever – with over 180 participating restaurants and a 22% increase in diners over the 2008 event!
At the San Diego Restaurant Week’s website, you will find a comprehensive list of participating restaurants that can be sorted by price, type of cuisine, or location. Have fun and happy dining!
If you have anything you would like to see covered in our blog, please let us know. We are always here to answer questions and meet your San Diego real estate needs.
October 25th, 2009
New 760 Dialing Procedures Effective Now – October 24, 2009
Carlsbad, CA - According to the Public Utilities Commission, the amount of numbers available in the 760 area code was about to run out. In order to combat this problem, they chose to adopt an area code overlay. 
Effective October 24, 2009, Full Number Dialing Will Be Required For All Local and Long Distance Calls. This will apply to land lines AND cell phones.
New Dialing Rules Checklist
Update your contact information with security and alarm companies.
- Re-program speed dial, auto dial, modems and other telephone equipment with your ten-digit number.
- Update the contact information of friends, family, neighbors, family doctor, etc.
- Start providing your area code when you give out your phone number.
- Inform family and friends of the need to dial 10 digits.
September 1st, 2009
Carlsbad End of Summer Activity – Leo Carrillo Film Festival
Carlsbad, CA – With the end of Carlsbad summer, comes the annual Leo Carrillo Film Festival. This is a great way to spend time with your friends. Pack a blanket, some chairs, and a picnic dinner for an inexpensive night out.
The Carlsbad film festival is held in the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park at 6200 Flying LC Lane.
Movies start at sunset. Grounds open at 5 pm for picnics.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Leo Carrillo Film Festival – Hotel Haywire (1937) Run time: 67 minutes. When a practical joke backfires and a zany astrologer steps in to help, hilarity ensues
Friday, September, 11, 2009
Barnacle Bill (1941) Run Time: 90 minutes. A fisherman tries to avoid being captured by the snares of matrimony while contending with landlubbers who want to rob him of his seagoing livelihood
Friday, September, 18, 2009
Broken Wing (1932) Run time: 71 minutes. A beautiful Mexican girl is caught in a love triangle between the pilot she has fallen in love with, and the powerful rancher who will stop at nothing to eliminate his romantic rival.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Phantom of the Opera
Friday, October 2, 2009
Four Frightened People (1934) Run time: 95 minutes. Four passengers escape their bubonic plague-infested ship and land on the coast of a wild jungle, where they face attacks by wild animals and primitive tribesmen
For more information, go to www.leocarilloranch.org.
August 24th, 2009
Carlsbad Real Estate For Sale – Is a Rent To Own Right For You?
Carlsbad, CA – With Carlsbad real estate buyers scarce and Carlsbad mortgages tight, some home sellers are offering rent-to-own options to potential buyers in place of your traditional transaction.
Rent-to-own contracts, usually require buyers to pay a premium on each month’s rent and sometimes an up front fee/deposit of about 5% of the purchase price. The regular rent then goes in owner’s pocket (presumably to pay the mortgage), but the additional payments are used to buy down the price of the home.
If done properly, a rent to own (or lease option) may be a great way for a buyer to build up down payments and improve their credit scores, while living in that home they wanted to buy.
An example that we have seen was this – On a $600,000 Oceanside home, the buyers paid $3,300/mo – $1,000/mo more than market rent. After three years, there would be $36,000 accrued in an account for their down payment and closing costs. If the buyer could not perform at the end of 36 months, the contract was void.
The real risks are to Carlsbad real estate buyers. The contracts are typically written to protect the sellers. Some specific risks:
Loss of your payments to date – often if you fall behind or can not perform, you are not entitled to a refund of any previously paid fees, deposits, or rent premiums paid.
Lack of Financing - Most Carlsbad, Oceanside, and San Marcos buyers are entering into lease option contracts because they can’t get financing in the current market place. If you can’t get financing at the end of the lease option contract, you forfeit everything you have paid to date.
Falling home prices - Most lease options establish a set price at the time the contract is signed. As we have seen over the past couple of years, prices don’t always go up. If after signing the contract, Carlsbad home prices fall, the buyer may not want to continue with the purchase, but that still doesn’t mean that they get their money back.
The House Going Into Foreclosure – Some Carlsbad renters have paid their inflated rent payments on time, only to find out the seller hasn’t been paying the mortgage. Instead the house goes into foreclosure, with the buyer/renter being evicted, never benefiting from their inflated payments.
Although these rent to own options seem like a great solution when it is hard to make a deal, there are plenty of pitfalls to consider.
If you have any questions about Carlsbad, La Costa, Oceanside, or San Marcos real estate or mortgages – please contact us. Talk to a professional and make sure that YOUR interests are represented! We are always happy to answer any Carlsbad real estate or mortgage questions.
July 22nd, 2009
Del Mar Races – Opening Day – TODAY
Del Mar Racing Season Returns TODAY with
races Wednesday through Sunday
July 22nd through September 9th.
Whether you live in San Diego, Del Mar, Oceanside, Encinitas, Carlsbad, or La Costa - this is a San Diego summer must.
General admission is $6 for Stretch Run and $10 for Clubhouse. Additional fees apply for reserved seating. Opening day pricing is $10 for Stretch Run and $20 for Clubhouse.
Visit Del Mar Thoroughbred Club for maps, directions, and daily race information. Have a fabulous day at the races.
July 8th, 2009
San Elijo Market Trends – 92078
June was a great month for San Elijo Hills (92078) real estate. The average price of homes sold in San Elijo went from around $481,000 to over $533,000. In addition to the the increase in San Elijo average home price, you will also see that the average market time for real estate sold in San Elijo was down from 76 days to 36 days. That is a HUGE decrease.
I think one of the things that agents are seeing is that San Elijo sellers are being more realistic in pricing their homes. They are actually using the recent solds to determine an appropriate price for THEIR San Elijo real estate. Using this strategy, they are seeing better sales – more quickly and closer to (and sometimes above) asking price due to generating a lot of interest on their first days on the market!
If you are looking to buy or sell real estate in San Elijo, La Costa, Carlsbad, or any other local areas, please contact us. We would love to answer any of your real estate questions.
June 2009 – San Elijo Real Estate – San Elijo Homes For Sale
San Elijo Real Estate Trends 92078
| B/B | SFt | LP | LP/SF | SP | SP/SF | DOM | |
| Min | 2/2 | 1,111 | $230,000 | $152 | $245,000 | $158 | 3 |
| Max | 5/5 | 4,302 | $1,000,000 | $285 | $940,000 | $277 | 164 |
| Avg | 4/4 | 2,651 | $542,453 | $206 | $533,597 | $204 | 36 |
May 2009 – San Elijo Real Estate – San Elijo Homes For Sale
San Elijo Real Estate Trends 92078
| B/B | SFt | LP | LP/SFt | SP | SP/SF | DOM | |
| Min | 3/3 | 1,316 | $285,000 | $146 | $280,000 | $147 | 2 |
| Max | 5/5 | 3,560 | $629,000 | $244 | $605,000 | $242 | 271 |
| Avg | 4/4 | 2,440 | $476,225 | $204 | $481,750 | $205 | 76 |
July 3rd, 2009
Carlsbad, La Costa, Oceanside, and San Diego July 4th Fireworks
Carlsbad Fireworks – Saturday July 4th
Aviara Four Seasons Resort - about 9:00 pm.
Non hotel guests may watch from the golf course along Batiquitos
Carlsbad, CA
Legoland – Carlsbad, CA
“Red, White, and Boom” – Fireworks start about 8:30 pm
Coronado Fireworks – Saturday, July 4
10am Parade
Free 4:30 pm Coronado Community Band Concert (Spreckles Park)
Fireworks along Glorietta Bay 9:00 pm
www.coronado.ca.us
Del Mar Fireworks – Saturday July 4th
San Diego County Fair Fireworks
Start about 9:30 pm
www.sdfair.com
(858) 793-5555
Encinitas July 4th Celebration
Quail Botanical Gardens
230 Quail Gardens Drive
No Fireworks
Parade begins at 10:00 am sharp.
Children’s parade through the gardens. Come dressed up in Red, White, and Blue.
(760) 436-3063
La Costa July 4th Fireworks
La Costa Resort and Spa for hotel guests only
La Jolla July 4th Fireworks
Lights Over the Cove
Best seen from La Jolla Cove, Scripps Park, & La Jolla Shores Beach
www.lajolla.com
San Marcos – July 4th Fireworks
Entertainment and Fireworks – Activities at 5 pm. Fireworks at 9 pm
Bradley Park - Rancho Santa Fe Road and Linda Vista
Escondido July 4th Fireworks
Fireworks, Live Concert, Food, All Day Entertainment
Grape Day Park & CA Center For the Arts
Fireworks begin about 9:00 pm
www.ci.escondido.ca.us/events/fireworks
Ocean Beach July 4th Fireworks
Ocean Beach Pier at 9:00pm
www.oceanbeach.com
Oceanside July 4th Fireworks
O’Fest at the pier – Fireworks begin at 9:00pm
www.msoceanside.com
Oceanside – Camp Pendleton
July 4th Beach Bash and Fireworks
Vendors and Live Entertainment All Day
San Diego Bay July 4th Fireworks
KYXY 96.5 Fireworks at 9:00 pm
www.portofsandiego.org
Poway July 4th Fireworks
Old Fashioned Fourth at Old Poway Park about 9:00 pm
www.poway.org/oldpowaypark
Rancho Bernardo July 4th Fireworks
Spirit of the Fourth at Webb Park 9:00 pm
San Diego Embarcadero July 4th Fireworks
Summer Pops – Star Spangled Pops
July 3-5 – Fireworks at 9:00 pm
www.sandiegosymphony.com
Vista July 4th Fireworks
Rew, White, & Boom at 9:00pm
Brengle Terrace Park
1200 Vale Terrace Drive
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Amy:760.213.6653
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