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ParticipantIn general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.
I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.
My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.
Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.
ParticipantIn general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.
I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.
My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.
Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.
ParticipantIn general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.
I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.
My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.
Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.
ParticipantIn general, Poway schools are good. When we bought in 2001, we were promised that the new elementary school was coming very soon – the one BobS says is now supposed to open in 2009, but with recent budget cuts I am not holding my breath. Have they broken ground? I haven’t driven by in quite awhile. It took a neighborhood petition drive to get the school board to agree to consider building the school that we have been paying for in taxes for years. In my neighborhood, almost all of the kids go to private school because the Poway schools used as “overflow” for this area are not really that great. I took a different tack and bought a beach house in La Jolla so I send my kids to La Jolla schools. This has worked great for us, although the school commute is getting old and I am looking at moving to La Jolla – which is why I starting lurking here several months ago.
I think the elementary school for FBR is Solana Sante Fe (or something like that) that is right outside FBR on El Apajo. I have heard that it is a wonderful school. Very well funded (by parents) with a lot of parental involvement. I don’t know anything about the middle/high schools for that area.
My friends who live in the Crosby and the Bridges don’t have kids, so I don’t know about those schools.
Another friend who lived in the Covenant a several years ago had kids in the public schools. He said they were fine. His kids (middle/high schoolers) complained that they were too far away from all of their friends who lived “in town”. His general comments about kids being a bit isolated in the Covenant is one of the reasons I never seriously looked there when I was moving from Del Mar.
ParticipantHi Raptor,
I have been following your house hunt with interest, as I live in one of the neighborhoods you ruled out because the houses were too small. I am pretty familiar with most of the areas you are considering, and I think your expected commute time might be a little too optimistic. Did you say you would be working in the Carmel Valley area? My office is near the El Camino Real exit off the 56 and I can tell you that on a bad afternoon, it can take 20 minutes to get from my office to the Carmel Valley Road exit off the 56 (3 or 4 miles?). Mornings can be worse. The 56 onramp at Carmel Valley Road is metered and it can back up for a long way. I have waited 15 minutes plus just to get ON the freeway, which of course is not moving at that point. Luckily, my schedule lets me commute at off-peak hours most of the time. If I had to do that drive every day, it would seriously put a damper on my mood.
What does your wife do? Will she stay home and manage kid activities? How old are your kids? The neighborhoods you are looking at have very different “mom” vibes and she may be much more comfortable in one vs. another. And some of the neighborhoods might be much more convenient for her day-to-day activities than others. I would be happy to offer my opinions if you want to give me a little more info.
JL
ParticipantHi Raptor,
I have been following your house hunt with interest, as I live in one of the neighborhoods you ruled out because the houses were too small. I am pretty familiar with most of the areas you are considering, and I think your expected commute time might be a little too optimistic. Did you say you would be working in the Carmel Valley area? My office is near the El Camino Real exit off the 56 and I can tell you that on a bad afternoon, it can take 20 minutes to get from my office to the Carmel Valley Road exit off the 56 (3 or 4 miles?). Mornings can be worse. The 56 onramp at Carmel Valley Road is metered and it can back up for a long way. I have waited 15 minutes plus just to get ON the freeway, which of course is not moving at that point. Luckily, my schedule lets me commute at off-peak hours most of the time. If I had to do that drive every day, it would seriously put a damper on my mood.
What does your wife do? Will she stay home and manage kid activities? How old are your kids? The neighborhoods you are looking at have very different “mom” vibes and she may be much more comfortable in one vs. another. And some of the neighborhoods might be much more convenient for her day-to-day activities than others. I would be happy to offer my opinions if you want to give me a little more info.
JL
ParticipantHi Raptor,
I have been following your house hunt with interest, as I live in one of the neighborhoods you ruled out because the houses were too small. I am pretty familiar with most of the areas you are considering, and I think your expected commute time might be a little too optimistic. Did you say you would be working in the Carmel Valley area? My office is near the El Camino Real exit off the 56 and I can tell you that on a bad afternoon, it can take 20 minutes to get from my office to the Carmel Valley Road exit off the 56 (3 or 4 miles?). Mornings can be worse. The 56 onramp at Carmel Valley Road is metered and it can back up for a long way. I have waited 15 minutes plus just to get ON the freeway, which of course is not moving at that point. Luckily, my schedule lets me commute at off-peak hours most of the time. If I had to do that drive every day, it would seriously put a damper on my mood.
What does your wife do? Will she stay home and manage kid activities? How old are your kids? The neighborhoods you are looking at have very different “mom” vibes and she may be much more comfortable in one vs. another. And some of the neighborhoods might be much more convenient for her day-to-day activities than others. I would be happy to offer my opinions if you want to give me a little more info.
JL
ParticipantHi Raptor,
I have been following your house hunt with interest, as I live in one of the neighborhoods you ruled out because the houses were too small. I am pretty familiar with most of the areas you are considering, and I think your expected commute time might be a little too optimistic. Did you say you would be working in the Carmel Valley area? My office is near the El Camino Real exit off the 56 and I can tell you that on a bad afternoon, it can take 20 minutes to get from my office to the Carmel Valley Road exit off the 56 (3 or 4 miles?). Mornings can be worse. The 56 onramp at Carmel Valley Road is metered and it can back up for a long way. I have waited 15 minutes plus just to get ON the freeway, which of course is not moving at that point. Luckily, my schedule lets me commute at off-peak hours most of the time. If I had to do that drive every day, it would seriously put a damper on my mood.
What does your wife do? Will she stay home and manage kid activities? How old are your kids? The neighborhoods you are looking at have very different “mom” vibes and she may be much more comfortable in one vs. another. And some of the neighborhoods might be much more convenient for her day-to-day activities than others. I would be happy to offer my opinions if you want to give me a little more info.
JL
ParticipantHi Raptor,
I have been following your house hunt with interest, as I live in one of the neighborhoods you ruled out because the houses were too small. I am pretty familiar with most of the areas you are considering, and I think your expected commute time might be a little too optimistic. Did you say you would be working in the Carmel Valley area? My office is near the El Camino Real exit off the 56 and I can tell you that on a bad afternoon, it can take 20 minutes to get from my office to the Carmel Valley Road exit off the 56 (3 or 4 miles?). Mornings can be worse. The 56 onramp at Carmel Valley Road is metered and it can back up for a long way. I have waited 15 minutes plus just to get ON the freeway, which of course is not moving at that point. Luckily, my schedule lets me commute at off-peak hours most of the time. If I had to do that drive every day, it would seriously put a damper on my mood.
What does your wife do? Will she stay home and manage kid activities? How old are your kids? The neighborhoods you are looking at have very different “mom” vibes and she may be much more comfortable in one vs. another. And some of the neighborhoods might be much more convenient for her day-to-day activities than others. I would be happy to offer my opinions if you want to give me a little more info.
JL
December 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM in reply to: National Association of Realtors Calls for Bottom #112914ParticipantExisting-Home Sales In 2007 Expected To Recover From Cyclical Low
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2006 – Existing-home sales are expected to rise gradually in 2007 from current levels, with annual totals comparable to 2006, while new-home sales will continue to slide, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors…
Full press release.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/hef_dec06_existing_home_sales_in_2007.html
Deja vu…
December 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM in reply to: National Association of Realtors Calls for Bottom #113031ParticipantExisting-Home Sales In 2007 Expected To Recover From Cyclical Low
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2006 – Existing-home sales are expected to rise gradually in 2007 from current levels, with annual totals comparable to 2006, while new-home sales will continue to slide, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors…
Full press release.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/hef_dec06_existing_home_sales_in_2007.html
Deja vu…
December 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM in reply to: National Association of Realtors Calls for Bottom #113072ParticipantExisting-Home Sales In 2007 Expected To Recover From Cyclical Low
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2006 – Existing-home sales are expected to rise gradually in 2007 from current levels, with annual totals comparable to 2006, while new-home sales will continue to slide, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors…
Full press release.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/hef_dec06_existing_home_sales_in_2007.html
Deja vu…
December 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM in reply to: National Association of Realtors Calls for Bottom #113079ParticipantExisting-Home Sales In 2007 Expected To Recover From Cyclical Low
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2006 – Existing-home sales are expected to rise gradually in 2007 from current levels, with annual totals comparable to 2006, while new-home sales will continue to slide, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors…
Full press release.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/hef_dec06_existing_home_sales_in_2007.html
Deja vu…
December 10, 2007 at 10:16 AM in reply to: National Association of Realtors Calls for Bottom #113113ParticipantExisting-Home Sales In 2007 Expected To Recover From Cyclical Low
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2006 – Existing-home sales are expected to rise gradually in 2007 from current levels, with annual totals comparable to 2006, while new-home sales will continue to slide, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors…
Full press release.
http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2006/hef_dec06_existing_home_sales_in_2007.html
Deja vu…
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