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San Diego 4th of July Fireworks for 2008
by Roberta Murphy San Diego’s mortgage meltdown and budget constraints have forced Chula Vista to cancel its big annual fireworks display, and Valley Center has fire safety issues, but the 4th of July fireworks displays in the rest of San Dieg...
A San Diego Real Estate Market Report–
–from San Diego’s premier luxury real estate broker, who also spends a lot of time in the trenches: Bob Dyson, Broker-Owner of Villa Sotheby’s International Realty in San Diego and Dyson & Dyson Sotheby’s International Rea...
San Diego Real Estate Commissions (Shhh!)
by Roberta Murphy It’s a taboo of sorts to discuss real estate commissions, not because it’s an impolite topic (like discussing one’s salary or bowel habits at a social gathering), but rather, it could land a real estate licensee in...
Want to Search for San Diego Foreclosures?
by Roberta Murphy San Diego foreclosures and bank REO’s are quickly becoming the top request among many of our San Diego home buyers–so we decided to add a tool that we could use as well. It has become a necessity, because until banks can...
San Diego First Time Home Buyers are Winners
by Roberta Murphy We have rediscovered the joy of working with San Diego’s first time home buyers. It’s not that we avoided them in the past, it was just the pricey nature of San Diego’s real estate that kept most first time buyers ...
San Diego Real Estate Foreclosures Hit (Some) New Highs
by Roberta Murphy San Diego is full of micro-climates, so why not acknowledge its micro-economies as well? Overall, the San Diego real estate market looks pretty gloomy: There were 3666 foreclosures in San Diego during the first quarter of 2008, comp...
Buy from Me and I’ll Buy Your San Diego Home
by Roberta Murphy You’ll really buy my San Diego Home? It’s an old come on–and a persistent temptation. You’ve seen the sign riders all over the the San Diego real estate market. “Buy this Home from Me, and I’ll Bu...
Homes for San Diego Baby Boomers: The Wish List
by Roberta Murphy Baby Boomers have never been the silent sort, and more and more we are hearing their wishes in unison. Disclaimer: The San Diego real estate market is not like Las Vegas, or Tucson or Asheville or Biloxi and our home prices, though ...
Cirque de Soleil Corteo Coming to San Diego
by Roberta Murphy Back in late November or early December, I had tried to snag six tickets for one of Cirque de Soleil’s Corteo upcoming performances in Del Mar , but they were sold out–at least for anything approaching normal tickets. Bu...
It Never Rains in California? (It Just Pours)
by Roberta Murphy We braced ourselves in San Diego for the torrential downpour and the high winds that have battered San Francisco, Sacramento and Santa Barbara. Instead, at least in the coastal areas, we were blessed with a fairly constant and gent...
San Diego Luxury Home Sales to Benefit from Bonuses?
by Scott Murphy Many top executives at large investment banking firms will be depositing some jumbo bonuses by the end of this month–and I can’t help but wonder if San Diego real estate will also get a boost from this largesse. Despite ...
Holiday Wonderland in Del Mar
by Roberta Murphy San Diego Christmas and holdiay spirits will come to life in Del Mar on Sunday, December 2 from noon to 5:30 pm Bring friends, loved ones or the entire family for an afternoon of San Diego fun. The entire downtown Del Mar will be t...
