The $1.8 is just the base price – there are options and upgrades to consider after that.

Magnolia Estates (Barratt’s portion of Bressi Ranch) has 4,500 – 6,000 SqFt tract homes on 15,000+ lots starting at $1.8 and up, and they overlook a canyon and future park, not the runway takeoff end of Palomar Airport Road.

Of course, Barratt isn’t having much luck at Bressi. They’re only selling about 1 unit a month there, if that. Just up the hill in Bressi, Lennar’s equivalent to these homes were selling at about $1.3 out the door, and that’s with all the overpriced options.

Fuurther south, off of Poinsettia, the Bay Collection has similar sized homes and lots and the most recent sales there are in the $1,100,000 – $1,300,000 ranges. I’d buy there before I’d even consider this location.

That is, I buy there if I thought any subdivision home in Carlsbad was worth (to me) in excess of $800,000 over the long term.