I’m not a fan of the Mello Roos and HOA fees in Torrey Hills. You can find homes without either in Carmel Valley.
Big houses on small lots predominate. I don’t want to be able to reach out my bathroom window to borrow shampoo from the neighbor. Houses on bigger lots with good space around them are expensive.
I think buyers went crazy there during the boom and lots of people overpaid for glitzy new houses that are just not laid out that well. I think sellers will try to pass those high prices on to buyers without justification.
Some of the canyon lots are pretty cool.
The southern location, as you note, is the best feature, methinks.
