What’s My La Costa Home Worth?

Carlsbad, La Costa, Selling
Are you, like many of your neighbors, wondering about your current La Costa home worth or value? Zillow Zestimates aren’t much value when real estate markets are in transition. They make their estimates based on prior sales and are unable to take into account pending sales, market temperature–and agent whispers. We welcome to have you check
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Homes Prices: A Qualifying Problem

Buying, Carlsbad, Encinitas, San Diego
There’s this little qualifying problem with home prices in Carlsbad, La Costa, Encinitas–and San Diego as a whole: Finding mortgage-qualified buyers Home prices all over are on the rise (albeit more slowly these days)—fueled by the low supply, low mortgage rates and investor buying—the number of Americans that own homes, as a percentage of the
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Carlsbad Home Gardens: Using Sustainable Beauty

Carlsbad, La Costa
by Roberta Murphy—Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad, La Costa and our surrounding communities are blessed to have a year-round climate that supports our gardening efforts.  And with autumn around the corner, now might be a good time to re-assess our Carlsbad home gardens–and ask a few questions. How beautiful is the landscaping of your home? Does it
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La Costa Avenue a Disaster

Carlsbad, La Costa
by Roberta Murphy We market and sell La Costa real estate– with much of it accessed by La Costa Avenue. Lately, I’ve found myself looking for alternative routes to avoid the ugliness, the heavy machinery and delays in getting from one point to another. La Costa Avenue between El Camino Real and Rancho Santa Fe
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