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We show lots of homes in Carlsbad and Encinitas, but given where we live in La Costa I want to warn each of you to not hurt your home value. Listed below are 7 things that turn off many of our buyer clients–and these are often improvements on which sellers spent a great deal of

Safety First When You List Your Home

January 13, 2015

Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa, Selling

Safety first, we advise our Encinitas, La Costa and Carlsbad real estate clients who list their homes for sale with us. We don’t mean to be nagging mother hens, but safety is a prime concern. When this infographic came out last nighit from the California Assiciation of Realtors (CAR), I immediately thought of sharing not

Ready to Update Your Carlsbad Home?

October 13, 2014

Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa

by Roberta Murphy–Carlsbad, CA How long have you lived in your Carlsbad or La Costa property? It may or may not matter if you are looking to upgrade or update your Carlsbad home. Our La Costa home always seems to be a work in progress. Most recently we “laced” the new tiger wood into the

Homes Prices: A Qualifying Problem

October 3, 2014

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

Lost Your North County Home to Foreclosure or Short Sale?

September 30, 2014

Buying, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa

The past few years have been painful ones for those who lost their North County homes to foreclosure, short sale or bankruptcy. But there is new hope and some promising news. If you recently lost your Encinitas, San Marcos, La Costa or Carlsbad home to a foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy– and are looking for

Your La Costa Home – Selling and Buying Strategies

September 19, 2014

Buying, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa

by Roberta Murphy La Costa real estate is on fire–and that includes both homes and condos. It’s the best seller’s market we’ve had in years. Current market conditions may be tempting you to sell your Carlsbad home while demand is high and interest rates are low. But before jumping into the sale of your home–especially

Should I Buy with Cash?

September 18, 2014

Buying, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa

Until recently, many of our La Costa, Carlsbad and Encinitas home buyers were acquiring real estate with cash. Money was being moved from securities, savings and the sale of other real estate holdings into what many consider to be “blue chip” real estate investments. According to Market Watch and on a national level, 43% of homebuyers

La Costa Fun: The Coaster Train

April 7, 2014

Carlsbad, Community News, Encinitas, La Costa

When taking a break from La Costa real estate, one way to get away from it all is to hop on the San Diego Coaster and take a trip to downtown San Diego and perhaps take in a Padres baseball game. The Coaster just put out its new schedule which starts April 7 and runs