For those who read my Blogging at 35,000 feet post, you know I just went to (and now returned from) Hawaii for a 5 day trip. Three days of being lazy (sort of) and sight seeing a bit, and 2 days of an intense CRS convention (look for an upcoming post on that). Diamond Head State Monument (yep, i
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01/31/2008
Coastal Southern California offers a year-round lifestyle enjoyed by many residents and visitors alike. Who can resist the miles of beaches, great surfing, beautiful sunsets, fabulous weather, terrific views of land and endless sea, tons of shopping from funky to chic, and more restaurants and w
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01/31/2008
Selling a house is a lot like baking a cake. Really, it is. I’m not talking about those cake mixes where all you do is open the box, dump in the mix, add some water, stir, throw it in a pan, stick it in the pre-heated oven and presto you have cake in 30 minutes. No thought, no planning, nothing
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01/30/2008
Carlsbad home sellers: Here you can start your journey toward getting more organized in your plans to sell your home and move. Preparing your house to sell is the first critical phase of this process, and being organized so your home will look its best for potential buyers is essential. We can
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01/25/2008
It’s a tough market out there for Carlsbad sellers: lots of inventory (i.e., competition)a greater presence of short sales and foreclosures that impact property valuesbuyers taking their time and looking at everything in sight in their price rangefolks waiting for prices to drop furthermedia hea
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01/24/2008
If you are dreaming of a cottage at the beach, The Sands on the Coast Highway in Leucadia (Encinitas) may have just what you are looking for, especially if your budget is limited. Leucadia homes (cottages) at The Sands (hmm, is it named for being near the beach or after the famous Sands Hotel wh
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01/22/2008
Visit Torrey Pines State Reserve in La Jolla CA Carlsbad, and much of California for that matter, is blessed with a gorgeous coastline – the edge of our continent amidst a sea of urban life. (see a past article on the California Central Coast and Nepenthe, along the Big Sur coast for more amaz
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01/21/2008
The NEW YEAR is here, and it’s time to get organized. Sound like another new year’s resolution? Well, perhaps. But if you are planning to sell your Carlsbad home and move into a new one, your success, and happiness, depends on being organized. Most of us probably aren’t as organized as we would
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01/21/2008
Controversy is brewing in Rancho Santa Fe, the most expensive community in San Diego County (median home price as of 12/31 07 was about $2.9 million) and one of the priciest in the US. Seems the community, some of it that is (primarily the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant), is pushing for the area to be
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01/21/2008
National Geographic has entranced millions of readers for decades…from school children to seniors. And Carlsbad’s Cannon Art Gallery is the very fortunate host of a traveling exhibit of 56 of the most memorable National Geographic photographs by some of their best known photographers. This show
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01/20/2008
