Our Thoughts On The San Diego, CA Real Estate Market

The Daniel Beer Group is pleased to present this beautifully upgraded 3 bedroom 3 bath townhome in the highly desirable complex of Smoketree in La Mesa. This fantastic town home boasts pergo floors in the office and all three bedrooms, custom cabinetry, custom baseboards and a kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances and a custom wine fridge. This bright open floor plan is great for entertaining guests on a hot summer day while the large back patio has been upgraded with a new gate and is locaed near the pool for summer convenience.

La Mesa home owners In addition to enjoying mountain views to the east,  is located just 15 miles from the beach. The community also neighbors Mission Trails Regional Park, and has 14 city parks of its own

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I have been a huge fan of Rancho Bernardo condos.  Simply put, I don’t know of another location in San Diego County where you get as high quality a tenant to occupy as low priced a property as you do in RB. 

Many are surprised to find out that there are multitudes of Rancho Bernardo condos available under two hundred thousand dollars.  There are not very many other communities of this caliber where you can find such low priced investment properties.  Rent in RB is also going to be higher than in most other San Diego locations that offer such low priced properties.  Plus, the tenants in RB tend to take better care of their properties than in some other low priced neighborhoods.

As an example, you may purchase a one bedroom Rancho Bernardo

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The biggest surprise for today’s home buyers is the shockingly limited amount of available inventory across the county.  This is something I have been sensing for months but it is now without any doubt a reality.  In fact, I dare say that San Diego is turning into a seller’s market.

Sound completely incongruent with news you hear on TV and in the papers?  Well just ask anybody that has looked for a home in the past few months and you will not believe what they tell you.  Truth is that even the national media is starting to come on.  The April 27, 2012 issue of the Wall Street Journal ran a story on its front page highlighting the fact that inventory is own and that bidding wars are back across the country.  This is especially prevalent on the

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I spend a lot of time evaluating market trends in San Diego County and trying to figure out what the best place is for my client’s investment dollars.  The goal being to uncover North Park or South Park prior to the gentrification process that transformed those communities and added tremendous value to the local real estate.  Imagine buying downtown San Diego real estate prior to the year 2000 when there wasn’t much there.  Or how about purchasing property along the 56 corridor prior to the freeway’s construction?

It is my belief that those of you looking for the next big thing should turn to Normal Heights and Talmadge.  Everything tells me that gentrification is heading into those areas and in a big way.  Interesting to note that neither

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Now selling Phase 1 of this new 41 home site community, Davidson is living up to it’s reputation.  I have to say I was pretty impressed with what they have done.  The homes range from 2,793 square feet to 3,283 square feet.  More importantly, they are laid out very well, offering large living and entertainment spaces.  The backyards are also fairly large by Carmel Valley standards, especially when compared to nearby Torrey Del Mar.

I just got back from touring clients through the models and they loved it.  The unfortunate thing was that the three view homes that have been released were already sold.  The ones that are currently available are al against Carmel Valley Road, which is a fast street, though I do have to say that the sound was not

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If you have driven past Fairbanks Ranch on San Dieguito Road you may have noticed the huge construction job that is underway on both the main South Gate and North Gate guest entrance.  This is not your usual gate remodel.  We are talking about a huge undertaking to not only beautify the gates but also make the process of getting in and out of Fairbanks a lot more efficient than it has been for the last number of years. 

Those that frequent the community know that huge back ups quickly would occur when construction crews, gardeners, or lost guests clog the entry.  The way the gates were designed, if the wait got long enough there would be no way for for residents to get through.  This problem will be solved as soon as the new gates are completed. 

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Known as America’s finest city, I am convinced that title does San Diego little justice.  It is truly the world’s finest city. My cumulative experience of travel to over 30 countries as diverse as Mexico to Cambodia, Israel to Hungry, England to Croatia, Spain to Russia, and so many others including travel from coast to coast within the United States have left me with no doubt that San Diego, CA is world class, through and through.  It offers a lifestyle unmatched anywhere else.

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What we have in our backyard is something that you could travel thousands of miles in search of and you would never find anything quite like it.  It is no wonder that so many people from around the world

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Lately, you've been thinking a lot about investing strategies. You have a small nest egg that needs to grow, but frankly you don't trust the stock market. (If you're like many investors, your 401(k) hasn't fared well in recent years.) And while real estate has been somewhat of a rocky road in recent years, it's still a solid long-term investment strategy—and clearly we're in a buyer's market. But you aren't really interested in being a landlord. What to do?

Christine Karpinski has a suggestion: Purchase a vacation home in San Diego and rent it out to tourists.
"Vacation homes are almost always a good investment," says Karpinski, director of Owner Community for HomeAway—te the world's leading vacation rental marketplace—and author of How to

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This is a guest post by Kevin Pearia.  He is a mortgage commentator for Veterans United Home Loans, the nation’s leading dedicated provider of VA Home Loans.

For many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan the thought of purchasing a home and finally settling down is a common one, and many choose to settle near familiar military bases. One popular destination for veterans is San Diego due to the large number and variety of bases around the city – not to mention the mild climate and numerous sunny days.

While conventional lending does offer financing options to veterans wishing to purchase a San Diego home, the VA home loan program, which specifically caters to the needs of military members, is by far one of the most affordable and

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Santaluz inventory is significantly down and I wanted to share the facts. 

 

Traditionally, there has always been anywhere from fifty to sixty homes on the market within the gates of Santaluz.  Today there are only twenty nine homes listed for sale.  A quick glance at the MLS will show thirty five of them but six of those are actually vacant lots that are trying to market a build to suit package.

 

These numbers are hard to believe, but they are very real.  Inventory is actually down in many neighborhoods across the county.  One major reason for it is that there has been virtually no construction over the last three years. 

 

As a Santaluz agent, I can tell you that there is a lot of pent up demand for a great home in Santaluz,

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