Mills Team Listing on Guinda Court Gets Price Reduction
We will be holding an open house on Sunday from 1 - 3 PM for our listing located at 5237 Guinda Court. In addition, Guinda Ct. has had a price reduction from $379,000 to $359,000. This is a 2 bedroom condo in Tierra Santa, San Diego. Some of the highlights being Hardwood floors and granite kitchen counters. Read More

Thank you from La Jolla, Tiger Woods
We got a bit carried away with other news and did not follow through with our U.S. Open news. As all of you know by now, Tiger Woods did the impossible in La Jolla and won after 91 holes. How amazing that Tiger won and according to him, he considers it to be the "best ever". Those of us who live here in La Jolla can all feel a bit of pride by the outcome. Read More

La Jolla Cove Makes Best of List
La Jolla has been named as one of the top 50 open water swims, something La Jolla residents have known for years. The first race started was held in 1916 by seven men who decided to swim the 1.7 miles, starting at the La Jolla Cove, in La Jolla. Nearly ten years later another group of men, with the addition of eleven women, made the swim. A quarter of a century later, over one hundred swimmers entered the race. Eventually, so many people started to come out for the race that they had to impose a maximum of two thousand entries allowed. Read More

Photographer to Capture La Jolla Marine Life
This week, wildlife photographer Wayne Martin Belger made a visit to the Birch Aquarium, located in La Jolla. This time, he wasn't visiting as a spectator, but rather to dive into the aquarium and photograph sea life with his pinhole camera. Read More

Street Scene is Coming Back to Downtown San Diego
Here's another great reason to live in San Diego. Street Scene, which is nearing the 25 year mark, will be returning once again. After three years, it is returning to downtown San Diego. The previous years, Street Scene was held in Mission Valley and Chula Vista. Read More

New Park Opens in Downtown San Diego
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about a new children's park coming to downtown San Diego. Well, the time has come. On Thursday, the park was officially opened and it is located next to the New Children's Museum. Read More

FHA Loans on the Rise
In the past, FHA loans were rarely even considered as an option, so why are they on the rise? It's easy. FHA loans do not demand large down payments and they are also fairly relaxed when it comes to your credit score. FHA loan amounts rose quite drastically this year. The loans are not the most economical, but they are perfect for some future homeowners and with lenders tightening their grip in response to the mortgage downfall, they are sometime the only solution. Read More

Areas Like La Jolla & Del Mar, Home Sales Are Still Strong
San Diego is on the good end of news today. Recent statistics suggest that homes in La Jolla, or Del Mar, areas that are close to the ocean have almost no foreclosures. On the other hand, 2/3 of all the homes that were foreclosed, in San Diego, were all inland. Most of the foreclosures are in Riverside and also in Sacramento. Read More

Update from Torrey Pines
The U.S. Open kicked off in La Jolla yesterday. Anyone notice? Well, so far, the return of Tiger proved to still be a painful one for golf's greatest. Tiger Woods freely admits his knee was still giving him problems. This is Tiger's first appearance since having knee surgery a couple of months ago. Read More

More than Forty Thousand Coming to La Jolla
Depending on which way you look at it, you are either excited about today, or you aren't leaving your home in La Jolla, until it's over. They are expecting over forty thousand people coming into La Jolla for the U.S. Open, which, if you have been buried under a rock, is happening today! If Tiger Woods doesn't get you out of your house, how about Phil Mickelson, who is playing alongside Tiger for the first couple of rounds. Read More

La Jolla Local News
Not much going on in the land of La Jolla this week. Well, I thought I should start it out with a joke. Of course there is this little event called the U.S. Open happening, but who noticed. I have already written too many blogs about the Open, so I am going to offer a little tidbit of news for the parents and kids who call La Jolla home. Read More

The Foreclosure Frenzy
Not even celebrities are immune to foreclosure and Ed McMahon is facing just that. Initially, I thought there must be some mistake, but after seeing Mr. McMahon on Larry King, it's true. How does a man who surely made millions upon millions of dollars not able to pay his mortgage on his southern California home, which he is reportedly around $700,000 behind on his payments. Read More

La Jolla Residents Renting Homes for Next Week's Event
Southern California is no stranger to being one of the great places for golf. It has a yearly PGA event and some of the best weather in the world and now the US Open will be added to that list....and have you heard the latest? Some people are renting their La Jolla homes to golf enthusiasts for next week's national championship. Each day of this week we should begin to see more and more people in La Jolla. Do your shopping now. Read More

National Housing Market Showing Improvement
It is probably too soon to declare victory against the sagging housing market, but the national housing news suggests that we may be close. The housing market throughout the country is showing signs of improvement, with new home sales showing an increase for the first time since 2007. In several markets, home inventories are declining, while home prices continue to stabalize. Read More

La Jolla Comes Alive Next Week
What an exciting time it is in La Jolla. This Thursday those of us who live in La Jolla, as well as, the spectators who are traveling from all over the globe, will be treated to the U.S. Open. The is the first time a golf course, owned by the city, will host the legendary tournament. Not only that, a national championship in Southern California has only happened one other time in over half a century. Read More

New Company Relocating to La Jolla
A new pharmaceutical company will be coming to a La Jolla neighborhood near you. Novelix Pharmaceuticals will first relocate to La Jolla, from their current residence in Pasadena, CA. The company specializes in "small molecular cancer therapeutics". Read More

New Views Coming to La Jolla
Next week the U.S. Open will be coming to La Jolla and if you are living in La Jolla, you don't want to miss it. This year, viewers will see something unique. I know you are thinking it probably has something to do with Tiger's comeback, but think again. U.S. Open spectators will see a stunning 3D model of the course. Perfect, high resolution 3D views of the greens, bunkers and fairways. Read More

Experts Say Loan Limits Still Need Increase
Even though there has been considerable help from the House, with increasing the loan limits, some experts are saying that it is not enough. The increase in loan limits definitely made a difference in California where the prices for real estate are much higher than other states. Read More

Home & Condo Sales Still on the Rise in Southern California
It never gets old hearing the latest news: Due to an increase in foreclosures Southern California made a giant leap in home sales, which were up twenty two percent. Condos and homes peaked at over fifteen thousand sold, where the previous month only sold around thirteen thousand condominiums and homes. Read More

EX NFL Player Will Continue to Live in La Jolla
It's almost football season in San Diego and the recent trend of Charger success almost guarantees for another exciting season. Today I actually have some NFL and La Jolla related news. Read More

Energy & Tax 2008
Some good news is coming for real estate investors and property owners. Congress is on the verge of giving tax breaks. A bill was renewed by the House that will extend these credits and tax deductions. Read More