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Home Sales Decline in December? Bad Stats

Monday, January 25, 2010

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Home Sales Decline in December?  Bad Stats

Here is an example of biased stat making not painting the whole picture. ———– WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Sales of U.S. existing homes plunged 16.7% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.45 million from 6.54 million in November as a popular tax credit was set to expire, a national real estate trade group estimated Monday. [...]

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Water’s End “Best Value West of I-5” in Carlsbad

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Water’s End  “Best Value West of I-5” in Carlsbad

Looking for a gated, newer, walk to the beach location in Carlsbad, California… think Water’s End? Built by John Laing Homes (known for quality product)  in 2003. this is a neighborhood to keep on your 2010 radar. Market update: 2009 – average sales price for last 6 months Dec – July = $710,000 at $302 per sq. ft. 2005 – [...]

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Carlsbad’s Mystic Point Upswing

Friday, December 11, 2009

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Carlsbad’s Mystic Point Upswing

Prices are starting to increase in Mystic Point! This is due to the attractive price-point and recent drop in inventory levels. There is currently nothing for sale in the neighborhood. I participated in three different transactions in Mystic Point over the last year. The first, a Plan One on Peninsula, was a bank-owned foreclosure. The [...]

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Success! Countrywide Short-sale Closes

Monday, April 27, 2009

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One of our great news success stories was this condo in Carlsbad. Over the last 9 months, the condo market in the coast went from $345,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath to around $250,000. With a short-sale, a declining market is a huge challenge. As the process takes 60-90 [...]

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