Local Vistan's are planning a music festival fund raiser. An effort is afoot in Vista, California to keep the pitchy drones of recorders and ping of xylophones alive in Vista elementary schools classrooms. The "Save Vista Music" campaign spearheaded by several music instructors, parents and the owner of a Vista music management company is aimed at keeping music in the district's 17 elementary schools campuses. The centerpiece of the ambitious effort is a three-day music festival May 6-8, 2011 in which they are hoping to raise enough money to save the program which faced dramatic cuts otherwise. Arts education has been under fire for years as schools focused their emphasis and funding -- on the three R's to cope with the state's relentless fiscal crisis. Vista's music program started in... 04/28/2011

WOW! Check Out STONEGATE GATED HOMES IN VISTA CA 92081 right across from SHADOWRIDGE STONEGATE seems to be a very nice luxury GATED homes community in the 92081 area of Vista CA, right across from Homes in Shadowridge. SEARCH HOMES IN STONEGATE VISTA CA NOW!         Explore LIFE IN SHADOWRIDGE HERE SEARCH ALL VISTA CA HOMES FOR SALE   04/24/2011

Vista CA Real Real Estate Snapshot  (April-2011)    The number of single family detached, condos and townhouses sold was up compared to the month before.  The number of duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes sold was down compared to the month before.The key metrics below will provide some insight into the Vista single family home, condo/townhome market and a link to the most recent inventory of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to come into the market:                         Vista Single Family Homes April, 2011: Vista Homes for Sale: 472 (Active, contingent, and pending) April, 2011: Vista Months of Inventory: 7.8 March, 2011: Vista Median Home Price $302,000; 4% lower March, 2010 March, 2011: Vista Homes Sold: 70; 10% lower than March, 2010 Vista Condos and Townhomes April, 2011: Vist... 04/20/2011

Vista first time home buyers, Pete & Claire, needed more space.  With one toddler and another baby on the way, the first time home buyers needed more room than their current home provided.  Earlier this year, we sat in their crowded living room and discussed that "in a perfect world"  the home purchase would be completed before the arrival of baby #2.  Budgeting for a 30 day escrow and not wanting to move 9 months pregnant, that gave us about 3 months to identify and go into contract on a home.  This would take some effort and energy. After our initial consultation and looking at a few homes, I sent Pete & Claire a letter detailing the ultimate scenario for the first home. Within that letter, I summarized the goals of the first time home buyers: •You would like a back yard for your daug... 04/16/2011

Vista Short Sales - Short Sales In Vista There are currently 86 Short Sale homes for sale in Vista, ranging from a fully remodeled 3 bedroom 2 bath condo for $135,000 to a lovely mini mansion for $750,000. Close enough to the beach to enjoy cooling Ocean Breezes, Life in Vista is Good.      Want a night out at the theatre? The Moonlight Ampitheatre at Brengle Terrace Park provides first class stage productions during the Summer months... bring your own Wine and picnic under the stars.  During the cooler winter months the productions move into the charming AVO theatre in the beautifully restored downtown Vista district.   Take advantage of the many Short Sale Homes in Vista Ca. currently for sale.  To find your new home in Vista or  anywhere in San Diego, visit my website www.buyingcoast... 04/13/2011

Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) $3,000 Cash Relocation Assistance Program For San Diego, CA Homeowners.  Exit Gracefully ​If homeownership is no longer affordable or the weight of homeownership has become too much to bear, MHA has a program that allows you to exit gracefully from the property with $3,000 in relocation assistance. The HAFA short sale program is designed to help underwater sellers either modify their loans or sell their homes as a short sale to avoid foreclosure. Through Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA), you won't owe any more for the property after selling, and you will be free from the threat of foreclosure. The benefit of a HAFA short sale is that you are no longer responsible for the difference between what you owe on your mortgage and ... 04/10/2011

4 bedroom Pool Home, Private, 92084 CA 147 Beaumont 92084, CA 92084 4bedroom Pool Home, Private, 92084 CA Home Photo Gallery Virtual Tour Property Map Payment Info Request Showing Contact Me April Bell 01520734 Office:760-487-1240 Mobile:760-889-5302 Website:Visit Website Price : $379,000 Bedrooms : 4 Bathrooms : 3 Square Foot : 2,294 Lot Size : 11,761 County : San Diego Property Type : Detached Year Built : 1974 click for more information and pictures Property Description Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with private pool. Amazing location, tons of privacy. Upgraded home with granite kitchen, travertine floors, etc. Features List Granite kitchen travertine floors french doors pool balcony fireplace Equal Housing Opportunity. Bell Realty Group : 571 Second Street - Encinitas CA 92024 : ... 04/06/2011

Vista, California has joined a number of other North San Diego Cities that have rejected a "Crash Tax"  this is a fee paid by the motorists who cause accidents that require an emergency response. Vista's City council was poised to enact the fee in July 2010, in an effort to bridge the $9 million budget gap. Instead it called a halt to work being done by city personal to determine the cost. About 60 jurisdictions statewide have implemented the fee. Some have chosen to charge only out-of-town drivers. Vista, however would have targeted all drivers, regardless of where they live. In recent months a ground swell of opposition to the "Crash Tax" spearheaded by the automobile insurance industry which has argued that the fee would be passed along to consumers in the form of higher insurance ra... 03/31/2011

Local Vista, California residents rally at the recent Vista City Council meeting to spurred on the City's lack of follow through on providing a new skate board park as promise. Two recent deaths of local Vista skate boarders has incited the families to gather support for a promised skate board park that was to replace the one that was razed to build the new Vista Civil Center. It has been nearly three years since Vista's lone skate park which open in January 1999 and then closed in 2008. At the time City officials pledged they would rebuild the park. They set aside $500,000 for the planning of the new skate board park. 100+ supporters attended the recent Vista City Council meeting --since there was no item on the agenda to discuss the skate board park the City Council could not take any... 03/31/2011

Check out our interactive customized property website below which features photos and virtual tours of this bank owned REO condo for sale! New on the market, we are pleased to announce a Vista condo listing near Rancho Buena Vista High School. Currently a bank owned REO listing, this Vista condo listing near Rancho Buena Vista High School is priced to sell at $161,000. This 2 story condo is located at 956 Lupine Hills Drive #50 near Shadowridge Drive. This Vista condo listing near Rancho Buena Vista High School is equpped with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with 1123 estimated square feet and is approved for FHA or VA mortgage financing. The Shadowridge Glen condominium complex features a luxurious swimming pool, while the actual unit features a private patio and a view of the common grass ... 03/29/2011

Last October 2010 the Vista Community clinc, in Vista, Ca., opened it new offices on La Tortuga Drive. Now they are annoucing another expansion. The current location of one their facilities on Vale Terrace is being renovated to expand by 31,000 square feet. it will include 24 exam rooms, offices, waiting rooms conference rooms and classrooms. The expansion will create 42 new jobs and be build with $11.4 million in grant funding. Construction should be completed by December 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03/18/2011

Vista Real Real Estate Market Snapshot  (March-2011) The world's third largest economy, Japan, endured unimaginable disasters earlier this week and could very well have an impact on our own economic climate. Locally, the key metrics below will provide some insight into the Vista single family home, condo/townhome market and a link to the most recent inventory of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to come into the market:                         Vista Single Family Homes March, 2011: Vista Homes for Sale: 480 (Active, contingent, and pending) March, 2011: Vista Months of Inventory: 8.1 February, 2011: Vista Median Home Price $312,000; 8% lower than February, 2010 February, 2011: Vista Homes Sold: 45; 10% lower than February, 2010 Vista Condos and Townhomes March, 2011: Vista Condos for S... 03/18/2011

Student attending Crestview Elementary School in Vista, Ca, will soon close and the students that are within the boundaries will merge with five other neighboring elementary school campuses. When Crestview closes at the end of this school season 2011, under a plan that was approved by the Vista Unified School District Board of Trustees. The new boundaries will divide the 600 students amoung Beaumont, Monte Vista, Hannalei, Breeze Hill and Lake Elementary Schools. The board chose a plan that means students who live south of Highway 78 will attend Breeze Hill or Lake and student who live north of the freeway will attend Beaumont, Monte Vista or Hannalei. Vista Board of Trustees announced that Washington Middle School would have to share its campus with adjacent Olive Elementary School and... 03/14/2011

338 Selmalita Ter Vista, CA 92083 Vista 92083 Must See Priced to Sell Now Home   Photo Gallery   Virtual Tour   Property Map   Payment Info   Request Showing   Contact Me   Robert S Paxton Office: 619-665-7172 Price : $159,900 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms : 1 Square Foot : 1,063 County : San Diego Property Type : Detached Year Built : 1962 MLS Number : 100066960 click for more information and pictures Property Description Not a Short Sale! 3 Bed / 1 Bath Single Story Home. Features Include Attached 2 Car Garage and Good Sized Back Yard. See Disclaimer in Supplement... Equal Housing Opportunity. Excel Properties : 5315 Avenida Encinas # B - Carlsbad CA 92008 : 619-665-7172 Foreclosure Vista 92083 Must See Priced to Sell Now is Not a Short Sale! 3 Bed / 1 Bath Single Story Home. This Foreclosu... 03/11/2011

2222 Monte Vista Dr Vista, CA 92084 Vista 92084 1/2 Acre Lot 3 Bedroom with Pool Home   Photo Gallery   Virtual Tour   Property Map   Payment Info   Request Showing   Contact Me   Robert S Paxton Office: 619-665-7172 Price : $314,900 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms : 2 Square Foot : 1,539 County : San Diego Property Type : Detached Year Built : 1958 MLS Number : 100067632 click for more information and pictures Property Description Not a short sale!! 3 Bed / 2 Bath Single Story Home on .53 Acre Lot with Pool! Just Completed a Freshly Painted Interior and Misc. Repairs. Features Include Fireplace in Living Room, Wood Beam Ceilings in the Living Room, Dining Area and Kitchen, Good Size Backyard and Enclosed Patio Room. See disclaimer in supplement... Equal Housing Opportunity. Excel Properties : ... 03/11/2011

ista CA Homes - Townhomes - Condos - Real Estate For Sale Here is a quick break down of real estate home sales for Vista CA as of March 4, 2011. The following real estate home sales statistics include detached homes, except for mobile homes and/or manufactured homes, townhomes and/or condos. Keller Williams North County San Diego is happy to answer any questions about home values whether your considering purchasing or selling your home. If you think you might be a candidate for a short sale and your not sure of the process or who to get the right information from, please contact me at 760-518-2513. I have a professional short sale expert on my team, Trent Chapman, and is one of the best in the industry. All of the sold statistics are between the dates Janurary 1, 2011 through February 2... 03/04/2011

Are You Looking For A Loan Modification? Here is Another Idea! Are you looking for a loan modification? Here is another idea! The housing collaborative is hosting a home clinic at the San Diego County Public Library Vista Branch Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 10 AM to 2 PM and the event is free! The housing collaborative, according to their website is "The Collaborative is a tax exempt non-profit organization consisting of HUD approved housing counseling and fair housing agencies, housing related nonprofits and business organizations, and governmental agencies that support all aspects of housing rights and responsibilities. The Collaborative serves as an information clearinghouse by consolidating housing related information and making it easily accessible to the public and partners. T... 02/11/2011

  An RV & Boat storage yard in South Vista, which sparked controversy when it was first proposed in 2008 is having its grand opening next week. The Vista Chamber of commerce is hosting its monthly mixer at North County RV & Boat Storage on the northeast corner of Sycamore Avenue and Melrose Drive.  The 8.7 acre site has been transformed from a barren lot into 400 space storage lot. _______________________________________________________________________________________-_--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/09/2011

Cell Service on Gopher Canyon in Vista CA...FINALLY!!! I have noticed something fabulous over the last week or so...I tested it on day one...made it all the way through.  I tested it on day two...made it all the way through.  I tested it on day three...made it all the way through yet again!!!  I am talking about Gopher Canyon in Vista, people...there must be a new cell tower or something - because as one of the few "holes" left in cell service in North San Diego County - it was a constant thorn in my side.  I drive that road (10 min. each way to get to the I-15 freeway in Vista) at least 4 times a day Monday through Friday!  I am on the road 2 hours a day minimum...and this stretch really put a kink in my productivity.  I could chat away on my headset, dictating notes, talking to friend... 01/26/2011

Vista California Real Estate Real Estate Market Update ( January-2011 ) Flat inflation is part of the reason for low interest rates right now, once inflation starts to go up so will the rates.  Smart buyers don't want to miss out on housing affordability that's at an all-time high of 40 years!  Locally, the key metrics below will provide some insight into the Vista single family home, condo/townhome market and a link to the most recent inventory of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes to come into the market:                                   Vista Single Family Homes January, 2011: Vista Homes for Sale: 409 (Active, contingent, and pending) January, 2011: Vista Months of Inventory: 6.3 December, 2010: Vista Median Home Price $320,000; 2% lower than December, 2009 December, 2010: Vista Ho... 01/24/2011