Are you looking for one more reason to move away? It sounds like if/when the Big One starts shaking, you will need to grab everything you own and move to Yuma. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) admits in their November 28, 2018 NRC Inspection Report and Notice...
Local Government
Two Out Of Five, For Now
This is a real estate blog, not political, but legislation gets passed that affects real estate decision-making. Here is what the HW said we can expect from the new HofR:...
Prop 5 Defeated
Prop 5, the project of the California Association of Realtors, was soundly defeated - but it won't be the last time we hear about the issue. The supporters only spent half the money raised: California voters have rejected a ballot measure to expand a property tax...
Hometainers
I love this idea - but $140,000 each? Hat tip Eddie89! The region’s first housing project made from shipping containers could open as soon as April, providing homes for 21 formerly homeless veterans and possibly paving the way for hundreds of new affordable and...
Prop 5 – Will It Pass?
It's one thing to talk about whether Prop 5 will make a difference, because it's very speculative - we won't really know unless it passes. Will it pass? The powers that be are pushing their agenda on either side, but I doubt there are voters sitting on the edge of...
Prop 5 – Who Needs It?
As election day nears, let's take a look at Prop 5, sponsored by the California Association of Realtors - who is encouraging agents to help get the vote out. I've been skeptical that, if passed, Prop 5 would bring many more long-time owners to market. The benefit...
Palomar Airport Extension Approved
Wondering what the Boeing 737 airplane needs for a runway? The minimum runway distance for a 737 is 6,800ft. This proposal only extends the current runway to 5,697ft. The article: The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesdsay to approve a...
Purple Church
OK, now this gentrification stuff has gone too far. Hat tip Laker Joe! Gentrification has accomplished what eluded city bureaucrats for decades. Oceanside’s Main Attraction, North County’s only remaining topless club, is going away. A five-story 308-unit, apartment...
Carlsbad Employers
Did you say 20,000+ more people moving to Carlsbad? Where are they going to work? These are the four main employment sectors in Carlsbad: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Carlsbad Population Growth
For those who wonder what has been propelling the housing market lately, let's note that people keep moving here - an average of 1,500 per year moved to Carlsbad over the last nine years! The City of Carlsbad shows the current population to be between 110,000 and...