Thinking of Building?

Custom-Home Building

by Jim the Realtor | Jan 14, 2021 | Remodel Projects, Thinking of Building?

A few ideas about modern building that can apply to remodeling too. I really liked the shower drain at the 15:10-minute mark:

Laguna Row

by Jim the Realtor | Dec 10, 2020 | Bubbleinfo Readers, Builders, Carlsbad, Jim's Take on the Market, Thinking of Building?, Where to Move

Brett Farrow is a local architect, builder, and developer - and has been a long-time reader of the blog (you've seen him comment here as 'Mozart'). Yesterday, we got together at his latest project, Laguna Row, and talked about his experiences in the village of...

Google Commits to Housing

by Jim the Realtor | Jun 19, 2019 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Government, Market Buzz, The Future, Thinking of Building?

I'm glad to see a major corporation doing something for housing, though they take a beating on Twitter - many of the comments are negative. FYI - their net income was almost $9 billion in 4Q18. An excerpt from their press release: Today, Google is one of the Bay...

Open-Concept Reversal….Not So Fast!

by Jim the Realtor | Mar 17, 2019 | Jim's Take on the Market, Remodel Projects, Thinking of Building?

We had that story about the open-concept (great rooms) going away, due to them being too noisy and less private. But Susie disagreed, and sent in a couple of photos of her new 2,321sf house in Boise, Idaho that cost $491,000 (for those who might be thinking of...

Marine Street Masterpiece!

by Jim the Realtor | Nov 22, 2018 | Bubbleinfo TV, Jim's Take on the Market, La Jolla, Remodel Projects, Thinking of Building?, Why You Should Hire Jim as your Buyer's Agent

This is the fifth major project that Mark Morris has completed for our different clients over the years, and he went all out on this one! This video tour is over ten minutes long, but feel free to use the pause button liberally:

Smart City

by Jim the Realtor | Nov 13, 2017 | Jim's Take on the Market, The Future, Thinking of Building?

This is a fantastic idea for retirees who don't need to worry about traveling to work every day - a futuristic city out in the boondocks! Sun City in Phoenix was the first 55+ retirement community built in the country, and when in opened in 1960, it was way out of...

Malls to Housing

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 30, 2017 | Jim's Take on the Market, Local Flavor, The Future, Thinking of Building?

They should have thought of this at Mugger Mall in Carlsbad before throwing millions at it - hat tip daytrip: In the San Fernando Valley, there are plans to level a nearly vacant mall and replace it with some 1,400 homes, boutique retail shops and a concert venue. In...

Build More….3x More!

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 26, 2017 | Boomers, Builders, Jim's Take on the Market, Local Government, Market Conditions, The Future, Thinking of Building?

This article adds the numbers. We need to build at least three times as many homes as we've been building to keep up with the growth - and no telling what that would do to prices, if anything:...

Build More!

by Jim the Realtor | Sep 25, 2017 | Jim's Take on the Market, The Future, Thinking of Building?

Let's get cracking on solving the affordable housing problem, and power through the next recession! Pala, Valley Center, Ramona, etc. - here we go! Hat tip to Larry who had this on his FB account:...

The Challenge of Capitalism

by Jim the Realtor | Aug 23, 2017 | Market Conditions, The Future, Thinking of Building?

An interesting essay on today's housing crisis - thanks daytrip! But the pushers of market-friendly solutions, and even most affordable housing activists, miss a central point in the housing debate: we already have enough housing in this country. The problem is not...