San Diego Coastal Real Estate Blog

Encinitas Community Resource Center – Proving Lives Can Change

May 11, 2012

Since 1979, the Encinitas Community Resource Center has been dedicated to providing women and children, individuals, and families with critical emergency and transitional housing assistance, food programs, comprehensive domestic violence services, and much much more. Their mission is to provide families in need and victims of domestic violence with safety, stability, and a path to [...]

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Council Agrees to Dump Portion of General Housing Plan Project in Encinitas

March 22, 2012
Encinitas

ENCINITAS GENERAL HOUSING PLAN The Coast News reported that the controversial proposal to add 1,255 multifamily homes along busy El Camino Real and put 640 more along Encinitas Boulevard is officially dead.  Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar, said that the consulting company (MIGInc. of Berkeley) failed by creating a poorly done housing plan that contained little community [...]

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Underground Passage Aims to Reduce Pedestrians Walking Over Tracks in Encinitas

March 5, 2012

            In the United States, statistics show that approximately every two hours a railroad accident occurs in which a pedestrian or vehicle is struck by a train. In Encinitas alone, three different people, along Highway 101, cross the train tracks in a five minute period. At that rate 864 people take the chance of being [...]

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Shadow Inventory | Encinitas 92024

January 17, 2012

Down 16% from last year…. How often have you heard that the real estate market is going to continue it's downward spiral due to the shadow inventory that will be dumped on the market?  I've been hearing it for over 5 years now and it has yet to materialize.  The end of last month an [...]

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Saint Malo Beach | Oceanside 92054

December 15, 2011

Oldest Gated Community in San Diego…. Saint Malo Beach on the southern end of Oceanside is the oldest gated community in San Diego County that was developed based on France's St. Malo Beach.  The French Normandy/Tudor architectural style is required for all the homes in this oceanfront and Buena Vista lagoon neighborhood.  Even after 82 [...]

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Walking Tours Throughout North San Diego County

November 28, 2011

Explore Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido or Julian Anyone? Each town has its landmarks, and one way to find out about them is to take a walking history tour. Most communities offer the tours for free. They’re usually led by history buffs, who sometimes happen to be descendants of the area’s first [...]

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How Non-Smoking Laws Will Affect Renters

November 9, 2011

New California law enables landlords to ban smoking in apartments! Did you know that more than 86% of Californians don't smoke? Healthier choices are now available for mutli-family renters to avoid secondhand smoke and for landlords to reduce the risk of fires and other expenses associated with smoking.  The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2012!

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Revitalizing Solana Beach

October 24, 2011

New Fetcher Cove Community Center – Location Location Location! City Manager David Ott said at the time: “We were pretty lucky that thing was still standing once we got to it.” The center, built as Army barracks in the 1940s, had few windows, and therefore limited light. Its paint was chipped, and the bathrooms were decrepit. [...]

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Friendlier Highway 101| Solana Beach

October 3, 2011

Pedestrian Friendly Shopping & Dining by 2013? Reduced speed limits to 10 mph Southbound shared car & bike lane ("a sharrow lane") with a reduced median to compensate for the widened sidewalks Benches, fountains and public art Final design is due in December. The city of Solana Beach is paying for the project through its [...]

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San Diego Assessed Property Values Increase

July 19, 2011

First Increase in San Diego Assessed Property Values Since 2008   Solana Beach & Del Mar had the highest increases in the county with Carlsbad having the biggest decrease. Where does your city rank? Factors that contributed to this year's increase include: a decrease in residential appeals, new assessments of homes that changed owners, new [...]

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