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Recent Posts Tagged With 'encinitas'

• Want to Search for San Diego Foreclosures?

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 10:57 in aviara, carlsbad, del mar, encinitas, foreclosure, home, house, la costa, listing, oceanside, rancho santa fe, real estate

  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. ...

• San Diego First Time Home Buyers are Winners

  Posted on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 10:47 in carlsbad, coronado, del mar, encinitas, fha, first time home buyers, foreclosures, homes, loans, mortgage, oceanside, real estate

  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 DiegoR...

• San Diego Real Estate Foreclosures Hit (Some) New Highs

  Posted on Monday April 28th, 2008 at 09:27 in carlsbad, chula vista, del mar, Economy, encinitas, escondido, foreclosures, la jolla, market, oceanside, real estate, real estate news

  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 i...

• The Encinitas Short Sale from Hell: Closed

  Posted on Sunday April 27th, 2008 at 08:51 in agent, encinitas, foreclosure, hoa, lender, loss, mitigation, mortgage, mortgage news, neighborhood, offers, real estate

  by Roberta Murphy It was group hug time Friday afternoon when we received confirmation that our 10-month short sale ordeal in Encinitas Ranch had successfully recorded and closed. Kudos to the patien...

• Encinitas Street Fair this Weekend

  Posted on Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 at 20:24 in beach, beer, coaster, downtown, encinitas, events, fair, garden, home, karl strauss, oceanside, real estate

  by Roberta Murphy If I can tear myself away from Oceanside Terraces real estate this weekend, you will probably find me wandering around in comfortable shoes, eating fun food and shopping for funky je...

• Buy from Me and I’ll Buy Your San Diego Home

  Posted on Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 at 12:38 in aviara, buying, carlsbad, commission, del mar, encinitas, home, la costa, mls, oceanside, purchase, real estate

  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 marke...

• San Diego Wi-Fi Hot Spots

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 20:01 in ca, California, carlsbad, coffee, encinitas, escondido, homes, Hot, houses, neighborhoods, north county, real estate

  by Roberta Murphy As a North County San Diego real estate broker, I often carry a laptop when when showing San Diego homes to clients. And so do many of our real estate clients. These days, we avoid...

• San Diego Wi-Fi Hot Spots

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 20:01 in carlsbad, encinitas, san marcos

  by Roberta Murphy As a North County San Diego real estate broker, I often carry a laptop when when showing San Diego homes to clients. And so do many of our real estate clients. These days, we avoid...

• Lower Your San Diego Real Estate Taxes in 3 Easy Steps

  Posted on Saturday March 29th, 2008 at 20:03 in assessor, carlsbad, comparable, county, decrease, deduction, dropping, encinitas, gergory j smith, home, increase, mls

  by Roberta Murphy Many clients from the past few years have been calling, wondering if it might be worth the effort to get their San Diego property taxes reduced. Property values have dropped signifi...

• Homes for San Diego Baby Boomers: The Wish List

  Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 09:52 in carlsbad, condos, coronado, del mar, downtown, encinitas, high rise, homes, la jolla, medical care, mid rise, ocean

  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 o...

• It Never Rains in California? (It Just Pours)

  Posted on Sunday January 6th, 2008 at 12:19 in alpine, carlsbad, coronado, del mar, downtown san diego, encinitas, fallbrook, julian, la jolla, oceanside, qualcomm stadium, rain

  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 area...

• San Diego Luxury Home Sales to Benefit from Bonuses?

  Posted on Friday December 7th, 2007 at 15:23 in cardiff, carlsbad, carmel valley, coronado, del mar, downtown san diego, encinitas, homes, la jolla, luxury homes, manhattan condos, rancho santa fe

  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 w...