Congrats to Brian who has had the middle parcel listed for sale since 2007! Hat tip Richard: One of San Diego’s most popular beaches could soon be getting a luxury resort. Two Encinitas based companies specializing in hospitality development – The Robert Green Company...
Solana Beach
Old-Time Photos
A wild assortment of photos from long ago. Bird Rock, 1930: Solana Beach, 1928: Rancho Santa Fe in the 1920's: "In 1965, a real estate developer stumbled upon a lush valley that combined natural beauty with perfect weather: and the vision for La Costa was born"....
Zillow 2017 Forecasts
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's that time of the year - the 2017 forecasts are starting to roll out! Zillow has been conservative about our local markets. For the most part, the actual appreciation of the Zillow Home Value Index has been...
$12,850,000
High-end oceanfront living in Solana Beach! 365 Pacific, Solana Beach from SD AERIAL MEDIA on Vimeo.
Top Five Favorite Vehicles
I mentioned in this video the bucket list Top Five vehicles - here's my list: 1979 Cadillac Seville, had this one for a couple of years, shouldn't have sold it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1953 Willy's CJ3B. It had the original flathead...
SB Blowout
I told the listing agent that her list price was perfect on this 1927 classic - let everyone have a crack at it, and have the market decide what it's worth! The list price was $935,000. She got 16 offers, and it closed for $1,140,000 cash!
Zillow San Diego Forecast 2016
Most national forecasts are predicting a 3% to 4% appreciation rate for 2016, which has to be a safe bet. If it comes in anywhere from -2% to +8%, you can say that you were close. Zillow has enough algorithms that they are willing to make predictions for each local...
Solana Beach Bidding War
Here I describe some of the details of how the sale went down on Glenmont in Solana Beach, which listed for $1,499,000 on January 8th. Not every agent operates this way - many will just grab a cash offer and go for the easy close. But I prefer to go all out:...
Indoor/Outdoor Living
A brief tour of one of the nicest homes in Solana Beach - LINK: