Real Estate

Nov 25, 2008 | 1 comment

A statue installed Tuesday honors the birthplace of surfing for a cool $2.8 million.

Nov 19, 2008

We got our first inkling there were some anomalies with our location soon after my former husband and I moved in, when we called 911 to report an accident in front of our house. The police dispatcher called...

Nov 25, 2008

Don’t get all excited, now. I am not on a real vacation, the kind with little umbrella-accessorized fruity drinks served poolside. Rather, Daughter #1 is home from college this week for the first...

Nov 21, 2008

At a time when house prices continue to drop, and sales are tough, there are real estate agenst who've found a green niche.

Nov 20, 2008

A makeover of sorts is coming to a San Diego landmark, according to a published report.

Nov 24, 2008

Garland, ribbons and bows - are you ready for it? Step inside homes decorated for the holidays, get ideas and give to charity all at the same time.

Nov 20, 2008

It hasn’t been quite a month since we unveiled our insanely bold move to form an independent brokerage. We took the plunge for a variety of reasons, but at the core of each was the idea that the...

Dec 1, 2008

Happy holidays from the Berg family! OK, it’s not us, but this is all I have time for this year. And if I never see another turkey it will be too soon. With Daughter #1 safely back at school in...

Nov 20, 2008

Hanging with the cool kids can be exhausting, and keeping up with social media continues to be a tall order. From my column this week at Inman News: My social network has taken on a life of its own....

Nov 17, 2008

Blue is bad; red is good. The only thing I can possibly add before sharing these very ugly pictures is that data is from the Sandicor Multiple Listing Service as of 11/17/08, and information is deemed...

Nov 14, 2008 | 4 comments

The best and the worst in San Diego architecture are given out by the architectural foundation every year to praise what it considers good design and criticize bad design.

Nov 17, 2008

If you scroll down the right side bar, you may see my latest experiment. Or you may not. Apparently my newest plug-in does not play well with Firefox, but Internet Explorer users will see new Scripps Ranch...

Nov 13, 2008 | 13 comments

Guess which former Friar is looking to move his six-bedroom oceanfront home?

Nov 13, 2008

A few weeks ago, Zillow released their third quarter Homeowner Confidence Survey. The survey was conducted in October, well after the now-infamous financial meltdown, yet the “My home is special”...

Nov 24, 2008

Heed the writing on the wall as Chassie Post and Chase Booth of Domino magazine give tips on how to create a modern look with a time-honored decorating tool -- wallpaper. And if their tutorial induces...

Nov 13, 2008

With all the construction in San Diego in recent years, there's needs to be someone who plays "architect-police." The annual Orchids and Onions Ceremony is happy to take on that role. San Diegans...

Nov 14, 2008

The winter season may do a number on your property's landscape, but it doesn't have to.

Nov 9, 2008

… JSF for pointing me in the direction of the San Diego Union Tribune Sunday Real Estate section. JSF is apparently one of the five remaining people who reads the local paper. According to my calculations,...

Nov 9, 2008

Our San Diego home search provider just got better. We have been using a platform from Diverse Solutions for the better part of the past year. I love it, and I can only assume that our users appreciate...

Nov 9, 2008

And this is why you, the seller, care if your agent is making technology the cornerstone of their marketing campaign. From the 2008 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers: When...

Nov 7, 2008

We aren’t quite to the end of the year, but we can see 2009 from here, so I thought it might be time to reassess where we have been and where we might be going. The single, most frequently asked...

Nov 6, 2008

I’m on the fence. I have been spending some time this morning nosing around on various sites offering mobile listing marketing services. The various services range from almost affordable to insanely,...

Nov 6, 2008

Roger Guillemin, the interm president of the Salk Institute, is trying to bring back "some tangible evidence of art" to the landmark research building on the bluffs of La Jolla.

Nov 5, 2008

… who are going to have to listen to her 2008 election stories until their eyes glaze over. Regardless of your political persuasions, it is hard to deny that today is anything but just another Wednesday....