Two legal beach bungalows separated by a terrific garden in the middle of one of the largest residential lots (10,200sf) this close to the beach – plus it’s in the exclusive Terramar neighborhood which has its own private access to the sand! Away from the high-density tourist areas, this feels like you’re in a regular suburban neighborhood without the maddening beach traffic – yet you can walk two blocks to the beach! In the main house in front, you’ll be greeted by the contemporary great room that’s centered around an inviting butcher-block island, remodeled kitchen, and open-beam ceilings that feel ‘cute and cozy! New roof, newer windows, solar panels (no electric bills!), several skylights, air conditioning & laundry rooms in BOTH houses, no HOA, and the huge yard is ideally suited for gardening! Big money has discovered Terramar, and several estate-sized projects are underway – get yourself a piece of prime beach property!
5239-41 El Arbol, Carlsbad
3 br/2 ba house in front, and 1br/1ba house in back
Largest plan (The Savannah) in Azure Cove at Aviara. One of only 10 homes on a quiet cul-de-sac. Huge lot is nearly 1/3 of an acre with endless possibilities. Low HOA. CARLSBAD SCHOOLS. Main level den/optional bedroom with private access to the exterior. Expansive living and formal dining area. The kitchen, sunny breakfast nook and family center with its corner fireplace create a comfortable place for relaxing. Dutch stairway offers extra storage beneath. Convenient upstairs laundry room. Spacious primary bedroom features two retreat areas. Two secondary bedrooms upstairs each have a private bath. Central air conditioning, newer furnaces, plantation shutters. OWNED SOLAR. Extra deep parklike backyard with private spa. Short walk to the Batiquitos Lagoon trailhead.
A rare offering of matchless style, luxury & privacy located in sought after Foothills of Robertson Ranch! Rare floor plan lives like a single story w/ 1st floor primary suite, ensuite BR office & half BA. Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac street, this masterfully designed Toll Brothers home blends modern Mediterranean aesthetics w/ timeless design offering the utmost in modern convenience: owner selected custom finishes, owned solar, water purification & reverse osmosis system, electric car charger, home generator & Ring Security System. Curb appeal exudes from the lush landscaping while 12ft ceilings & crown molding throughout work to create a captivating interior. Versatile home office w/ tray ceilings & custom built-ins. Beyond the functional entryway, the home flows into an airy open-concept layout designed around the gourmet kitchen & great room w/ hardwood floors throughout the main-level. Bathed in natural light & accented by pano glass doors, the spacious living areas flow seamlessly into the California room extending the comforts of the interior outdoors creating an ideal setting for casual lounging or hosting elevated gatherings alike. Expansive modern kitchen equipped w/ custom cabinetry, quartz counters, SS appliances, 6 burner gas range & walk in pantry. Multiple sets of arched windows define the dining room w/ tray ceilings. Primary suite complete w/ tray ceilings, private backyard access & spa-quality BA w/ dual sinks, vanity area, walk-in shower, soaking tub & expansive walk-in closet. Upper level features a spacious loft, an ensuite BR, additional guest BR, full BA & laundry. Robertson Ranch community pool & spa, clubhouse, parks & more! Top rated Kelly Elementary, Valley Middle & Sage Creek High. Easy I-5 access, 3 miles to Carlsbad Village & beaches. Welcome Home!
Like new single-story home with pleasant views in the Foothills of NE Carlsbad. Wood tile floors, high ceilings, perfect great room with cantina doors overlooking the expansive patio and landscape. Twinkling-light views for miles!
The willingness of buyers to pay over the list price will probably keep dropping off, just like it did last year. There were discounts too, with 16% of the September sales closing at 10% or more BELOW their list price.
The lousy way we measure pricing makes it look like the market is steady:
In the months when the average and median sales prices increased, it didn’t mean your home’s value went up – it just means that the set of homes were a little bigger and nicer than other months. And vice versa!
Today, there are only 134 pendings, so it will be in the monthly sales counts where we’ll see impact. Last year, the monthly sales in the fourth quarter were 133, 123, and 110, and if we can get close to those counts with mortgages around 8%, it would be great.
I have sold two LCV listings this year – here are my results:
Both of mine sold in the first week on the market for $100,000 over their list prices.
The addresses highlighted in blue here are the group I named the La Costa Valley 6 – the comps that would have given other sellers confidence that their values were in the low-$2,000,000s….at least in June, 2023. Here is a link to the last update (dated June 27th):
Two of the six are still for sale. My sale on Corte Cidro and three others closed escrow.
But look at the other new action too:
The addresses in bold:
Unbelievably, the model match to my Corte Cidro sale, 2185 Corte Arboles, hit the market at $1,799,500, three weeks after mine closed for $2,200,000! Hard to understand why they didn’t try for more – the house was described as ‘beautifully renovated’, and in the photos it looked a lot like my listing did. There was probably some street noise from Olivenhain Road, but $400,000 worth?
Corte Cicuta had been the first sale that set the tone for the 2023 Spring Selling Season, selling for $714/sf in March. But to demonstrate how thin the demand can be, only one buyer looked at that house, and bought it right away.
Sitio Caucho was a large 3,578sf house on a culdesac with westerly view, so no surprise that it sold right away too. At $622/sf, it looked like a good value.
2305 Camino Robledo was the wild card, because at the time, the only comp was Corte Cicuta at $714/sf so I didn’t think it had much chance of selling. The model match next door is still for sale, now listed for $714/sf, and when the 2305 buyer walked into that open house, he said ‘Oh s***, what have I done?’ – realizing that he paid too much.
The two sales on Camino Serbal were Davidson-built homes, and superior in quality.
Bottom line in the new era: You never know when a neighbor will dump on price, and it affects everyone else. The four active listings are now hung out to dry by the Corte Arboles sale, and at this point, they don’t have much chance of selling for $2,000,000+ when in May/June they could have gotten it easily.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME FOR OPEN HOUSES. Title and Escrow to be seller’s choice. Deposit to be in escrow within 48 hours of acceptance and seller has the right to cancel without providing a notice to perform, if the deposit isn’t received by escrow within 48hrs.
**NO MORE SHOWINGS, MULTIPLE OFFERS OVER ASKING PRICE IN HAND**
For offers full price and above, seller is offering a full commission of 3%
Offers do by Wednesday 5pm
Views are not guaranteed and can be abstracted at any time.
24 HOUR NOTICE FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS ONLY! DO NOT WALK PROPERTY, PLEASE! SKIDDISH TENANTS.
Seller is not open to making repairs or offering buyers a credit for repairs.
Paint is fire proof
Please, no blind offers. Please do not call to ask if I have offers, email your highest and best.
Please do not submit any narratives or photos of your buyers regardless of how cute they may be- only the actual offer will be submitted. The super cuddly dogs do not convey with the house. Seller is NOT contingent on purchase. Please do not play the harps (I know it is soooo tempting).
Buyer must have inspection completed by certified ASHI, CREIA, NACHI, or NAHI Inspection Company.
Possible noise from traffic, aircraft and watercraft activities, appliances, and neighbors etc. Buyers are recommended to investigate neighborhood safety by contacting the local police department.
Owner is a fragile, elderly lady with a bad back. Don’t make it weird, thanks.
This guy is 82 years old! Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance on Saturday night at Farm Aid 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. He played guitar (marking the first time he’d played guitar and not keyboard in live performance since 2012) and was joined by three members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers—Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and Steve Ferrone—for a performance of three songs from 1965: “Maggie’s Farm,” “Positively 4th Street,” and “Ballad of a Thin Man.”
Dylan, 82, began the set with his first “Maggie’s Farm” since he performed it at the 2011 Grammys, and followed it up with another song from 1965, “Positively 4th Street.” That single, which was released between Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde, hadn’t been played since 2013. The closing song was “Ballad of a Thin Man,” from Highway 61 Revisited, which was aired for the first time since late 2019.
Watch it happen below.
Bob Dylan stunned the Farm Aid crowd outside Indianapolis last night (Sept. 23) with a surprise three-song set backed by members of the Heartbreakers, marking the first time he’d played guitar and not keyboard in live performance since 2012.
AROUND 10:20 P.M. on Saturday night, a shadowy group of figures walked onto the Farm Aid stage at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. This was supposed to be the moment where Wille Nelson wrapped up the night, but there was no sign of the Red Headed Stranger or his band. Instead, another act was plugging in instruments on the darkened stage. There was no announcement of any kind, and the large screens on both sides of the stage went completely blank for the first time all day. It took about 15 seconds for the screams to start once the light hit the face of the guy in the middle.
Bob Dylan was back on the Farm Aid stage for the first time since the inaugural event in 1985, which was inspired by his off-hand comments at Live Aid a few months earlier about helping family farmers. Joining him were 3/5th of the Heartbreakers — guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, and drummer Steve Ferrone — alongside members of Campbell’s other group, the Dirty Knobs. Dylan was playing electric guitar.
Dylan toured frequently with Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1986 and 1987, but the musicians shared a bill only twice afterwards, in August 2003 in Holmdel, N.J. Dylan also teamed with Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, and Jeff Lynne in the Traveling Wilburys, capping a fruitful late ’80s run which included the surprise 1988 hit “Handle With Care.”
The Heartbreakers, who backed Tom Petty for more than 40 years until his death in 2017, were represented at Farm aid by guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer Steve Ferrone, and were augmented by Campbell’s Dirty Knobs bandmates Chris Holt on guitar and Lance Morrison on bass.
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We sold a home with Jim and Donna and from beginning to end they were consummate professionals. Their initial walk through the property resulted in a list of items to be repaired or updated. They supplied a list of vendors and job quotes to do the repairs and updates. We originally wanted to sell ‘as is’ and just get it over with. They gave us a selling price for ‘as is’ and options for doing a few updates/repairs to doing it all with the selling price for each option. We agreed to do all they suggested and we sold for the exact price they predicted. For every dollar spent we got back more than $2 back in the selling price. And they got that price in a rising interest rate environment! Donna and Jim are extremely detailed and guide you through ever aspect of the sale. There were no surprises thanks to their guidance. We couldn’t be more pleased with their representation.
Thank you Donna and Jim,
Jerry and Mary
Heather Quejada
March 27, 2025
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We have known Jim & Donna Klinge for over a dozen years, having met them in Carlsbad where our children went to the same school. As long time North County residents, it was a no- brainer for us to have the Klinges be our eyes and ears for San Diego real estate in general and North County in particular. As my military career caused our family to move all over the country and overseas to Asia, Europe and the Pacific, we trusted Jim and Donna to help keep our house in Carlsbad rented with reliable and respectful tenants for over 10 years.
Naturally, when the time came to sell our beloved Carlsbad home to pursue a rural lifestyle in retirement out of California, we could think of no better team to represent us than Jim and Donna. They immediately went to work to update our house built in 2004 to current-day standards and trends — in 2 short months they transformed it into a literal modern-day masterpiece. We trusted their judgement implicitly and followed 100% of their recommended changes. When our house finally came on the market, there was a blizzard of serious interest, we had multiple offers by the third day and it sold in just 5 days after a frenzied bidding war for 20% above our asking price! The investment we made in upgrades recommended by Jim and Donna yielded a 4-fold return, in the process setting a new high water mark for a house sold in our community.
In our view, there are no better real estate professionals in all of San Diego than Jim and Donna Klinge. Buying or selling, you must run and beg Jim and Donna Klinge to represent you! Our family will never forget Jim, Donna, and their whole team at Compass — we are forever grateful to them.
Lou F
March 27, 2025
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WeI had the pleasure of working with Klinge Realty Group to sell our home in Carmel Valley, and I cannot recommend them highly enough!
Jim and Donna demonstrated exceptional professionalism, offering expert guidance on market conditions and pricing strategy, which resulted in a quick and successful sale.
Communication was prompt and we were well-informed throughout the entire process.
For anyone looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable real estate team, look no further!
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William Sams
March 25, 2025
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Donna and Jim Klinge of Klinge Realty Group have our highest possible recommendation. From Donna and Jim’s first visit to our house through closing their advice and counsel was candid and honest in all dealings. They kept us fully informed throughout the process. The house sold less than three days after listing with a two-week closing. My wife and I have sold several houses during our lives. This was by far the best experience. Klinge Reality is a premium service realtor. You can’t make a better choice for someone to sell your home fast and for top dollar.
Emily Hernandez
December 29, 2024
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Donna and Jim provided exceptional support and professionalism throughout the entire process. We couldn't have been happier with their efforts. They made our house shine, and thanks to their expertise, it sold above the listing price in the very first weekend! Truly a fantastic experience from start to finish.
Jesus Adrian Sahagun
November 11, 2024
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This year has been difficult on our family, mainly due to having to sell our home. Thankfully we knew God had a plan for us and working with the Klinge team was a key part of it. It was an obvious decision to work with them again after such an amazing experience when purchasing the same home we needed to sell. The challenge was, how will we do this in so little time with so much going on? Jim and Donna held our hand every step of the way. Whenever an unexpected issue arose they found and provided a solution. Never once did we feel pressured to make a decision and the Klinges were always reassuring after providing the information that the decision was ours to make. Despite the curve balls, they never panicked and exemplified the “can do” attitude, making us feel optimistic and taken care of. Their expertise and professionalism was superb. But of all the reasons to work with the Klinges, the most impactful and valuable is their compassion and genuine care for their clients. We pray that we can one day purchase our forever home and you better believe that Jim and Donna will be representing us - as long as they will have us of course. Thank you again Klinge team! Your execution, experience, and care are unmatched.
SABIHA PASHA
July 23, 2024
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Jim and Donna were fantastic! Jim understanding my needs, recommending potential places, pointing out the pros and cons of each property was invaluable. Then when the offer was accepted Donna’s organized guidance through the inspections, paperwork etc made the whole process seem effortless.
So grateful that I had them on my side!
Anu Koberg
July 13, 2024
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We first found Jim through his blog at bubbleinfo.com, which really showcased his knowledge of SoCal real estate. Since then we've done three transactions with Jim and Donna, and they are an incredible full service agency, with Jim's deep market insight and Donna's deft contract and project management. We trust them implicitly in their analysis and strategy, which is based on years of experience. They're always available and on top of things, and we strongly recommend them to anyone.
Bjorn Isachsen
July 10, 2024
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The Good
The Klinge Realty Group operates like a finely tuned machine, with a very personal touch. We contacted them on a Sunday and they were talking to us about our family and our needs on our living room couch the following day. They carefully listened to us and worked with us to identify the best and quickest path to listing within 2 weeks to take advantage of the low inventory conditions in our South Carlsbad neighborhood. They knew our tract specifically and had many previous sales there over the years - they came prepared with a thorough analysis of comparative sales and recommended a pricing strategy that they felt confident would yield offers the first weekend on the market.
The Great
Over the next two weeks Donna coordinated a range of vendors who she knew from experience could get the preparation to list work we needed done on time and with high quality. Our light tune-up involved excellent experiences with their stagers, landscapers, contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Throughout this period Donna's daily communication was clear, concise, and responsive. Any time we had questions Donna picked up the phone or texted immediately - but almost always, she answered our questions before we even knew we had them.
The Outstanding
We had a tricky situation with a shared fence that could have delayed our escrow. Donna used superb mediation skills to negotiate the terms of replacement and was personally on site with the fence contractor to make sure everything went smoothly. The fence looks great and escrow closed on time.
The Truly Exceptional
Our house came on the market on a Wednesday and between then and Monday morning Jim was personally at all three open houses. He was in constant communication explaining potential buyer reaction and strength. As he predicted offers began to come in on Saturday and each one was incrementally higher than the last. At the end we had 5 offers, 4 of which were over list, and the final accepted offer was $100,000 over list. In addition to being over list it included rent back terms that met our needs.
The Recommendation
For all of these reasons we would strongly recommend The Klinge Team to anyone wanting to sell in North County Coastal San Diego. I had been reading Jim's bubbleinfo.com blog for 15 years and knew when the time came to sell that he would be our first call. Jim Klinge is not your standard realtor. He is keenly aware of market conditions and sales strategies. And, works his tail off - though not as hard as Donna . At this point he's gone from realtor to friend and I plan to have him over to grill and chill at our new place to talk real estate, but also just about life and raising kids in San Diego. He's more interested in relationships than his sales numbers - and that's why his sales numbers are so high. We have already recommended the Klinge's to some close friends and another successful sale is on deck right around the corner...
Chris Shea
June 21, 2024
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We recently had the pleasure of working with Jim and Donna from Klinge Realty Group to sell our house, and we couldn't be more satisfied with the experience. From the initial meeting, they listened attentively to our needs and provided invaluable guidance on specific improvements to get our home market ready.
Their responsiveness throughout the entire process was truly impressive. Anytime we had questions or concerns, they were quick to address them, ensuring we felt comfortable and informed every step of the way. What stood out the most was their team and extensive network of tradespeople, which made addressing any necessary repairs or updates seamless and stress-free.
Thanks to their expertise and dedication, our house sold quickly and at a great price. We highly recommend Jim and Donna to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. They are a fantastic team who truly care about their clients and deliver exceptional results.
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