Historic Homes

Irving Gill 1907

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 11, 2019 | Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market, La Jolla

Here is my tour of the Wheeler Bailey home, designed by Irving Gill in 1907

San Diego, 1978

by Jim the Realtor | Apr 6, 2019 | Historic Homes, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

Hat tip to Eliana for sending this in! Back in July 1978 the average home price in San Diego was $73,000. That may sound inexpensive but that was still $22,000 higher than the national average at the time! La Jolla was much higher and you couldn't find much for under...

Case Study House #23A

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 22, 2019 | Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market, La Jolla

In the next blog post, I mention Case Study House #23A in La Jolla, which was granted national historic designation in July, 2013. Here is some background from wiki: The Case Study Houses were experiments in American residential architecture sponsored by Arts &...

Homer

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 2, 2019 | Carlsbad, Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market

Looking for the unusual opportunity? How about an old firehouse?

Tajiguas Ranch For Sale

by Jim the Realtor | Feb 26, 2019 | Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market

Are you thinking about what to buy when you win the lottery? Susie sent this in - she used to live there: For the first time since 1981, Tajiguas Ranch on the Gaviota Coast, near Santa Barbara is on the market for $110 million. It now has two villas and comes with 120...

The Bridge House

by Jim the Realtor | Feb 14, 2019 | Bubbleinfo TV, Carlsbad, Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market, Why You Should List With Jim

We've just listed for sale one of the most architecturally significant homes in Carlsbad - The Bridge House! Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, this modern-craftsman home was built on heavy-duty steel girders over a creekbed just 1.3 miles from the beach....

Happy 2019!

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 1, 2019 | Historic Homes, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor

Modern Home Tour Oct 13

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 12, 2018 | Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market

It’s easy! Just buy your tickets, and you’ll receive an email with links to your Tour map. Then, on Tour day, start at any house and proceed in any order at your own pace to the homes that interest you the most – or to all of them! For more information and photos,...

Tom Tarrant’s Painted Lady

by Jim the Realtor | Oct 8, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Historic Homes, Interesting Houses, Jim's Take on the Market, Old Victorian, Tom Tarrant

I'm very appreciative of getting back together with Tom Tarrant, the all-time greatest home-renovator-flipper ever. Let's look back at where it all got started in 2011. This is the most incredible remodel we've seen in the blog's 12 years together: