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11
Nov

Honoring Veterans Day 2014

Honoring Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day – Thank you to all US Armed Forces veterans (and their families) who’ve made so many sacrifices to protect our freedoms!

Our service men and women deserve and need our support and our thanks. Read more »

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4
Nov

3BR+Fam.Rm/2.5BA Townhouse – San Diego

San Diego Townhome for rent

3BR+Fam.Rm/2.5BA Townhouse – San Diego

San Diego townhomes for sale

3431 Mission Mesa Way, San Diego, CA 92120

$2,250/mo Ready for 12-1-14 move in.

Contact info:
Bob Schwartz, Real estate Broker CALic.#00706331 | www.brokerforyou.com | 619-286-5604

KEY FEATURES
Year Built: 1984
Sq Footage: 1802 sqft.
Bedrooms: 3 Beds
Bathrooms: 2.5 Baths
Parking: 2
Lease Duration: 1 Year (See Details Below)
Deposit: $2,250
Pets Policy: Cats & Dogs OK
Laundry: In Unit
Property Type: Townhouse

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15
Oct

San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis – 3rd Quarter 2014

San Diego County Residential Real Estate Market Analysis

©2014 By Mark A. Melikian California Certified Residential Appraiser appraisals@san.rr.com P.O. Box 3051 Del Mar, California 92014 858-793-9339

The following is a market data summary of detached and attached properties as reported by the San Diego County MLS system. The data includes all zip codes in San Diego County. * All 2014 data in figures 1 through 4 will be projected based on market data taken from January through September as reported by the San Diego County MLS system. All projections discussed in this analysis will be updated throughout the year in subsequent quarterly reports.

 

San Diego Real Estate Market Overview:

The data provided analyzes residential real estate sales beginning in the year 2000, which is used as the base year. The number of sold listings in San Diego County peaked in 2003 at 42,746 units and decreased through 2008 to 23,972 units. *The 2014 projection shows the total number of units sold for the year will be 33,105 (see figure 1).

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30
Sep

California Home Sales

California Pending Home Sales

California Home Sales August 2014

Keep in mind, that pending home sales are forward-looking indicators of future home sales activity, and as such, provide a good basis for calling the future direction of the real estate market.

Here in California, pending home sales fell for the fifth straight month in the latest report for August.  Read more »

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29
Sep

San Diego Little Known Facts

San Diego Little Known Facts

Even though I’ve been living in San Diego for quite a long time, it seems there are always new facts to learn about our fine city.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the entire area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later. Read more »

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24
Sep

San Diego real estate – New Home Sales

 June 2014 new home sales

New home sale for June 2014 drop. This could be a red flag for the direction of the housing market.

Is it possible the drop in June new home sales could be an advance indicator for the entire real estate market? Is now the time to consider investing in real estate? Read more »

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5
Sep

Cowles Mountain Hiking Trails

Cowles Mountain San Diego

Cowles Mountain is the highest point in the City of San Diego and one of the most popular hiking trails.

San Diego Aerial Photography – Cowles Mountain hiking trails

Phantom 2 Vision Plus is used to produce this aerial video.

This mountain is named after George A. Cowles, an early ranching pioneer in San Diego County. Its 1,593-foot summit is the highest point in the city of San Diego. The main trail to the summit is a popular hiking destination taking hundreds of people per day to a 360-degree panorama of San Diego County. The hike to the top is 1.5 miles long and an elevation change of about 950 feet .

This quadcopter helicopter uses GPS to make operating it very easy. They call this “Your flying Camera”. It takes great HD video as well as still photos. Plus, you can change the angle of the camera in flight, as well as go from video to stills, also while in flight. Read more »

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29
Aug

The Wedge Newport Beach California

The Wedge August 27, 2014

Thousands of spectators lined the beach as surfers and bodyboarders attempted to ride the 15 to 20-foot waves at California’s “The Wedge”. Some say there were occasional waves near 30 feet!

 

Surfline.com said the waves were “Good to Epic” in size, and generated by Hurricane Marie, off the coast of California.

A spokeswoman for the city of Newport Beach California, said the waves had attracted about 3,000 to 4,000 spectators at The Wedge.

The Wedge is one of the more difficult breaks on the West Coast, known its power and shape. Read more »

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28
Aug

Hopeful Signs in the Housing Market

Housing Market Improvement

The National Association of Realtors released a report today on adjusted pending home sales. Pending home sales are when people enter into contracts to purchase homes. The good news is that this figure increased 3.3% from the prior month, unfortunately, the index itself was down 2.1% from the same period a year ago.

2014 housing market

On a regional basis, the pending home sales increased in the South and in the West, though the index for both regions remains below its levels seen in July 2013. Read more »

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13
Aug

San Diego Real Estate Market 2014

San Diego real estate market 2014

San Diego California home prices

Yesterday, the San Diego Association of realtors reported that although the median San Diego home sales price has stabilized above $500,000, single-family home resales for July decrease by 13% compared to sales in June. During the same period, sales of previously owned condominiums and townhomes fell about 2%.

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