Submitted by SD Realtor on October 2, 2009 - 11:26am.
I would consider PQ one of the hottest markets in the county right now. Will it ever drop? Yes I am sure it will. Has it bounced strongly? Absolutely. Check back in a year or two.
Submitted by sdcellar on October 2, 2009 - 2:20pm.
PQ has come up a few times now and I'm just left to wonder why anyone would limit their home search to PQ? I mean one way to counter a hot zip is to look at the adjoining ones. Seems like there are some reasonable alternatives. I guess part of my interest is due the fact that I lived in PQ and actually liked where I lived quite a bit, but can't see why anybody would be overly attached (unless they've got to live near their mother/brother/sister or something).
Submitted by sdrealtor on October 2, 2009 - 3:04pm.
PQ is a relatively affordable area in a prime location with low/no HOA or Mello Roos fees in a good school district. Everything surrounding it doesnt meet that standard which is why people focus on it.
Submitted by sdcellar on October 2, 2009 - 5:51pm.
sdrealtor wrote:
PQ is a relatively affordable area in a prime location with low/no HOA or Mello Roos fees in a good school district. Everything surrounding it doesnt meet that standard which is why people focus on it.
RB, right on the other side of the 15? Seems to meet those criteria and while there's no denying it's further east, I don't think it's any less prime location-wise. A little less affordable, I suppose, depending on what you mean.
Submitted by SD Realtor on October 2, 2009 - 11:41pm.
PQ is an excellent alternative to those who cannot afford Carmel Valley and/or 4S. Some of the elementary schools in PQ score extremely high and of course Poway school district does not hurt either. PQ is closer to the triangle then RB as well. No MR and HOA for most of PQ. Yes Poway, Sabre Springs, Carmel Mtn Ranch and Scripps are alternatives but PQ is a bit cheaper then all of those, a bit closer to the west and downtown, and has a higher demand (from a volume standpoint).
Submitted by sdcellar on October 3, 2009 - 12:10am.
What you're really saying though is that it's cheaper. Or, at least, there are parts of PQ that are cheaper. For the most part, it's the cheapest way into PSD. Is this what we're really talking about?
If the rest of it carried much weight, it would be more expensive not less.
This area of PQ in the article is already full of low income housing. They are just tearing down some old stuff and building newer low income housing. I really think that PQ must be divided into two distinct areas, on is on the east side of Black Mountain park and the other to the south and west. Old PQ vs. newer PQ, there really isn't any comparison. If you are saying that because they are building these low-income units that the housing prices will fall, I think that would only happen in the "old PQ" where these are being built.
Submitted by sdcellar on October 3, 2009 - 9:34am.
The complex doesn't sound like it's low income. It will have some low income units, but the rest will be at market. Assuming that it gets finished, I'd think it would be a desirable addition to old PQ, rather than the other way around. Generally, I'm not the biggest fan of big increases in density, but this seems like an improvement to the immediate area.
Submitted by sdcellar on October 3, 2009 - 10:04am.
Also, you're on the right track with older/newer and that's what I'm interested in hearing as well. PQ is hot right now. Is it all of it? Old? New? Medium?
For example, the newest parts do indeed have hefty Mello-Ruse and HOAs. They're also better located. And more expensive.
PQ definitely seems like it could be micro markets within a small market. So, what are we talking about?
I would consider PQ one of the hottest markets in the county right now. Will it ever drop? Yes I am sure it will. Has it bounced strongly? Absolutely. Check back in a year or two.
PQ has come up a few times now and I'm just left to wonder why anyone would limit their home search to PQ? I mean one way to counter a hot zip is to look at the adjoining ones. Seems like there are some reasonable alternatives. I guess part of my interest is due the fact that I lived in PQ and actually liked where I lived quite a bit, but can't see why anybody would be overly attached (unless they've got to live near their mother/brother/sister or something).
PQ is a relatively affordable area in a prime location with low/no HOA or Mello Roos fees in a good school district. Everything surrounding it doesnt meet that standard which is why people focus on it.
Proximity to canyon "swims"!
I think this area will have a hard time getting back up.
PQ is an excellent alternative to those who cannot afford Carmel Valley and/or 4S. Some of the elementary schools in PQ score extremely high and of course Poway school district does not hurt either. PQ is closer to the triangle then RB as well. No MR and HOA for most of PQ. Yes Poway, Sabre Springs, Carmel Mtn Ranch and Scripps are alternatives but PQ is a bit cheaper then all of those, a bit closer to the west and downtown, and has a higher demand (from a volume standpoint).
What you're really saying though is that it's cheaper. Or, at least, there are parts of PQ that are cheaper. For the most part, it's the cheapest way into PSD. Is this what we're really talking about?
If the rest of it carried much weight, it would be more expensive not less.
This area of PQ in the article is already full of low income housing. They are just tearing down some old stuff and building newer low income housing. I really think that PQ must be divided into two distinct areas, on is on the east side of Black Mountain park and the other to the south and west. Old PQ vs. newer PQ, there really isn't any comparison. If you are saying that because they are building these low-income units that the housing prices will fall, I think that would only happen in the "old PQ" where these are being built.
The complex doesn't sound like it's low income. It will have some low income units, but the rest will be at market. Assuming that it gets finished, I'd think it would be a desirable addition to old PQ, rather than the other way around. Generally, I'm not the biggest fan of big increases in density, but this seems like an improvement to the immediate area.
Also, you're on the right track with older/newer and that's what I'm interested in hearing as well. PQ is hot right now. Is it all of it? Old? New? Medium?
For example, the newest parts do indeed have hefty Mello-Ruse and HOAs. They're also better located. And more expensive.
PQ definitely seems like it could be micro markets within a small market. So, what are we talking about?