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  • January 2, 2008 at 10:48 AM #127921
    SD Realtor
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    Bugs made a good post and I agree with him. On your questions, it is a tough call maicde… I know of a few people who are really looking hard for places up in LCV and Encinitas. The nicer places that each of them has wanted seem to get snapped up. There have been some reductions and some decent deals but not on the properties that each of these people has been looking for. There is a pretty substantial variations on the housing quality from high end stuff in La Costa to older stock in Encinitas. If you could be a little more specific it would help. I think that during the spring things will hold off dropping much as that is the season of strongest activity (and denial) so you may see some reductions there but I think it will not be until summertime and then later to see some stronger moves. Also sdr and Jim are really expert in this submarket.

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    January 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM #127804
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    a 4000 sq ft home on a cul de sac with a pool/spa on a large lot just closed for 995K in la Costa valley as an REO. It sold a couple years back for about $1.4M. This sale has the ability to reset the market levels there. Whether it will is anyone’s guess. My guess is that you can expect [prices to be about 5% lower than they currently are.

    January 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM #127967
    sdrealtor
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    a 4000 sq ft home on a cul de sac with a pool/spa on a large lot just closed for 995K in la Costa valley as an REO. It sold a couple years back for about $1.4M. This sale has the ability to reset the market levels there. Whether it will is anyone’s guess. My guess is that you can expect [prices to be about 5% lower than they currently are.

    January 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM #127979
    sdrealtor
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    a 4000 sq ft home on a cul de sac with a pool/spa on a large lot just closed for 995K in la Costa valley as an REO. It sold a couple years back for about $1.4M. This sale has the ability to reset the market levels there. Whether it will is anyone’s guess. My guess is that you can expect [prices to be about 5% lower than they currently are.

    January 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM #128045
    sdrealtor
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    a 4000 sq ft home on a cul de sac with a pool/spa on a large lot just closed for 995K in la Costa valley as an REO. It sold a couple years back for about $1.4M. This sale has the ability to reset the market levels there. Whether it will is anyone’s guess. My guess is that you can expect [prices to be about 5% lower than they currently are.

    January 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM #128072
    sdrealtor
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    a 4000 sq ft home on a cul de sac with a pool/spa on a large lot just closed for 995K in la Costa valley as an REO. It sold a couple years back for about $1.4M. This sale has the ability to reset the market levels there. Whether it will is anyone’s guess. My guess is that you can expect [prices to be about 5% lower than they currently are.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM #127954
    CardiffBaseball
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    Welcome, and I hope you are another Browns/Buckeyes fan we could always use more. I moved to Encinitas from NE Ohio in 2005. My wife is still mad at me. She didn’t even want to go back and visit over the holidays for fear jealousy would kick in, as she terribly misses the old huge house on 3 acres.

    Me I don’t care, my house is small and crappy but it’s all we could afford (rent I mean).

    An area I’d consider for a family is the Village Park area or better yet, the neighborhoods east of El Camino Real from Manchester on up. The reason I say that is you get good bang for your buck, good neighborhoods, etc. Many parts of Village Park allow you to walk to do some of your shopping, though it’s a bit of a stroll. In the Cardiff area you can sometimes pick up a nice rental in Park Place which is very family oriented.

    The schools are excellent, however this year my kids transfered to a private school (where mom teaches). They went to Cardiff Schools for two years and due to Little League and getting to know a lot of kids, they fit in almost instantly. I didn’t really see any awkward transition from Ohio.

    My wife’s had a harder time getting close to anyone and having any really good friends out here. It just seems like people are so busy running their kids from this lesson to that lesson, to this practice to this game, that people in our circle don’t hang out and socialize as much. However I don’t cast a broad brush because other circles might be totally different, but we are knee deep in kids activities, travel ball, guitar, etc.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM #128117
    CardiffBaseball
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    Welcome, and I hope you are another Browns/Buckeyes fan we could always use more. I moved to Encinitas from NE Ohio in 2005. My wife is still mad at me. She didn’t even want to go back and visit over the holidays for fear jealousy would kick in, as she terribly misses the old huge house on 3 acres.

    Me I don’t care, my house is small and crappy but it’s all we could afford (rent I mean).

    An area I’d consider for a family is the Village Park area or better yet, the neighborhoods east of El Camino Real from Manchester on up. The reason I say that is you get good bang for your buck, good neighborhoods, etc. Many parts of Village Park allow you to walk to do some of your shopping, though it’s a bit of a stroll. In the Cardiff area you can sometimes pick up a nice rental in Park Place which is very family oriented.

    The schools are excellent, however this year my kids transfered to a private school (where mom teaches). They went to Cardiff Schools for two years and due to Little League and getting to know a lot of kids, they fit in almost instantly. I didn’t really see any awkward transition from Ohio.

    My wife’s had a harder time getting close to anyone and having any really good friends out here. It just seems like people are so busy running their kids from this lesson to that lesson, to this practice to this game, that people in our circle don’t hang out and socialize as much. However I don’t cast a broad brush because other circles might be totally different, but we are knee deep in kids activities, travel ball, guitar, etc.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM #128126
    CardiffBaseball
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    Welcome, and I hope you are another Browns/Buckeyes fan we could always use more. I moved to Encinitas from NE Ohio in 2005. My wife is still mad at me. She didn’t even want to go back and visit over the holidays for fear jealousy would kick in, as she terribly misses the old huge house on 3 acres.

    Me I don’t care, my house is small and crappy but it’s all we could afford (rent I mean).

    An area I’d consider for a family is the Village Park area or better yet, the neighborhoods east of El Camino Real from Manchester on up. The reason I say that is you get good bang for your buck, good neighborhoods, etc. Many parts of Village Park allow you to walk to do some of your shopping, though it’s a bit of a stroll. In the Cardiff area you can sometimes pick up a nice rental in Park Place which is very family oriented.

    The schools are excellent, however this year my kids transfered to a private school (where mom teaches). They went to Cardiff Schools for two years and due to Little League and getting to know a lot of kids, they fit in almost instantly. I didn’t really see any awkward transition from Ohio.

    My wife’s had a harder time getting close to anyone and having any really good friends out here. It just seems like people are so busy running their kids from this lesson to that lesson, to this practice to this game, that people in our circle don’t hang out and socialize as much. However I don’t cast a broad brush because other circles might be totally different, but we are knee deep in kids activities, travel ball, guitar, etc.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM #128195
    CardiffBaseball
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    Welcome, and I hope you are another Browns/Buckeyes fan we could always use more. I moved to Encinitas from NE Ohio in 2005. My wife is still mad at me. She didn’t even want to go back and visit over the holidays for fear jealousy would kick in, as she terribly misses the old huge house on 3 acres.

    Me I don’t care, my house is small and crappy but it’s all we could afford (rent I mean).

    An area I’d consider for a family is the Village Park area or better yet, the neighborhoods east of El Camino Real from Manchester on up. The reason I say that is you get good bang for your buck, good neighborhoods, etc. Many parts of Village Park allow you to walk to do some of your shopping, though it’s a bit of a stroll. In the Cardiff area you can sometimes pick up a nice rental in Park Place which is very family oriented.

    The schools are excellent, however this year my kids transfered to a private school (where mom teaches). They went to Cardiff Schools for two years and due to Little League and getting to know a lot of kids, they fit in almost instantly. I didn’t really see any awkward transition from Ohio.

    My wife’s had a harder time getting close to anyone and having any really good friends out here. It just seems like people are so busy running their kids from this lesson to that lesson, to this practice to this game, that people in our circle don’t hang out and socialize as much. However I don’t cast a broad brush because other circles might be totally different, but we are knee deep in kids activities, travel ball, guitar, etc.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM #128224
    CardiffBaseball
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    Welcome, and I hope you are another Browns/Buckeyes fan we could always use more. I moved to Encinitas from NE Ohio in 2005. My wife is still mad at me. She didn’t even want to go back and visit over the holidays for fear jealousy would kick in, as she terribly misses the old huge house on 3 acres.

    Me I don’t care, my house is small and crappy but it’s all we could afford (rent I mean).

    An area I’d consider for a family is the Village Park area or better yet, the neighborhoods east of El Camino Real from Manchester on up. The reason I say that is you get good bang for your buck, good neighborhoods, etc. Many parts of Village Park allow you to walk to do some of your shopping, though it’s a bit of a stroll. In the Cardiff area you can sometimes pick up a nice rental in Park Place which is very family oriented.

    The schools are excellent, however this year my kids transfered to a private school (where mom teaches). They went to Cardiff Schools for two years and due to Little League and getting to know a lot of kids, they fit in almost instantly. I didn’t really see any awkward transition from Ohio.

    My wife’s had a harder time getting close to anyone and having any really good friends out here. It just seems like people are so busy running their kids from this lesson to that lesson, to this practice to this game, that people in our circle don’t hang out and socialize as much. However I don’t cast a broad brush because other circles might be totally different, but we are knee deep in kids activities, travel ball, guitar, etc.

    January 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM #127959
    maicde
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    Thank you, Bugs. I agree with your advice on waiting until at least 2009. We’re not in any hurry to relocate at this point due to the housing prices still being high. I can’t see us relocating to Encinitas (S.CA) at this time and renting because logistically speaking, we have way too much stuff to move and then have to re-move it again. I’m hoping that prices do come down to a decent level, something that’s not two or three times the price of what it was several years ago. I’ve been following houses in Encinitas on Zillow and while it seems that they’ve gone done recently, it looks like prices were picking up a bit too…just wondering what was happening out there.

    Thank you very much for your good advice.:)

    January 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM #128122
    maicde
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    Thank you, Bugs. I agree with your advice on waiting until at least 2009. We’re not in any hurry to relocate at this point due to the housing prices still being high. I can’t see us relocating to Encinitas (S.CA) at this time and renting because logistically speaking, we have way too much stuff to move and then have to re-move it again. I’m hoping that prices do come down to a decent level, something that’s not two or three times the price of what it was several years ago. I’ve been following houses in Encinitas on Zillow and while it seems that they’ve gone done recently, it looks like prices were picking up a bit too…just wondering what was happening out there.

    Thank you very much for your good advice.:)

    January 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM #128131
    maicde
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    Thank you, Bugs. I agree with your advice on waiting until at least 2009. We’re not in any hurry to relocate at this point due to the housing prices still being high. I can’t see us relocating to Encinitas (S.CA) at this time and renting because logistically speaking, we have way too much stuff to move and then have to re-move it again. I’m hoping that prices do come down to a decent level, something that’s not two or three times the price of what it was several years ago. I’ve been following houses in Encinitas on Zillow and while it seems that they’ve gone done recently, it looks like prices were picking up a bit too…just wondering what was happening out there.

    Thank you very much for your good advice.:)

    January 2, 2008 at 4:13 PM #128200
    maicde
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    Thank you, Bugs. I agree with your advice on waiting until at least 2009. We’re not in any hurry to relocate at this point due to the housing prices still being high. I can’t see us relocating to Encinitas (S.CA) at this time and renting because logistically speaking, we have way too much stuff to move and then have to re-move it again. I’m hoping that prices do come down to a decent level, something that’s not two or three times the price of what it was several years ago. I’ve been following houses in Encinitas on Zillow and while it seems that they’ve gone done recently, it looks like prices were picking up a bit too…just wondering what was happening out there.

    Thank you very much for your good advice.:)

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