Summer Ideas for La Jolla Residents
Here are a couple of summer ideas for La Jolla residents and vacationers alike. On June 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla will showing 2001 - A Space Odyssey. This was the classic Stanley Kubrick film that showed the birth of mankind to man's journey into the stars. The movie will show on Thursday, June 12 at 7 PM. Read More

Concern in Downtown San Diego
There is quite a bit of concern for downtown San Diego's well being and the worry is over a Marriott hotel. The concern is over the design of the hotel, which in turn, may cause visitors to spend more time in the hotel and not enough time and money on the rest of downtown San Diego. Some are comparing the design of the hotel to a "fortress", saying that visitors will be taken to the fifth floor, by elevator, to check in and then will become satisfied with all the restaurants and shops that reside on the floor. Read More

Encinitas Condo - New Ruth Mills Listing
Just wanted to let everyone know about our new condo listing in Encinitas. This one is a true beauty. It has three bedrooms, 2 baths, with golf course and ocean views. It is 2000 sq ft and has a fireplace in the family room. It also comes with a 2 car garage. Read More

La Jolla Event Calendar Highlights
I thought I would give an update on what is happening for La Jolla residents. Some of the highlights include, the Maginificent Maritime exhibit, located at 1492 North Harbor Drive in San Diego. The exhibit actually takes place on board the Star of India and will include the works of artist Richard DeRosset. The exhibition will run through June 2008. Read More

Tiger to Make Comeback in La Jolla?
Tiger Woods recently had arthroscopic knee surgery last month is not expected back until next month. From June 12th through the 15th, Woods will return to La Jolla, California for the U.S. Open. Read More

Housing Slow Down Caused by Lenders?
Even though some areas are showing growth in the housing market, some experts are saying that the cause of a slow market and falling home prices, in other areas, is due to lenders. At this point, lenders require much more than they did a couple of years ago. Read More

Downtown San Diego Sales Report
Over 37 million dollars worth of downtown San Diego condos sold last month. The final tally was 58 condos, with an average sales price of $683,813. On the other side of real estate, 190 new listings were added to the downtown market. The average listing price was a bit over $650,000 and a median listing price of $515,000. Read More

Del Mar Condo Sales Down from Previous Year
Only two Del Mar condos sold in the last month. Although we are not talking giant numbers, Del Mar had a total of six sold the previous year. In 2008 there were 14 new listings, average listing price was less than $900,000. Almost matching last years number, in 2007 there were 15 new listings for the same month. Read More

Southern California Home Sales on the Rise
It looks like foreclosures played a key role in giving the Southern California real estate market the boost it needed. Homes sales were higher in April than they have been in 8 months. DataQuick Information Systems, based in La Jolla reported that the numbers, according to their study, were up 22 percent from the numbers in March. With sales increasing four months in a row, one analyst claimed that the worst is in the past. Read More

Reasons to Buy a Home
In the beginning of the year, good news mostly fell on mortgage front. Interest rates are, for the most part, at historically low rates. This is good news to the economy because it shows that lenders have faith is a healthy real estate market. Read More

La Jolla Community Highlights for May 2008
I decided to put together some highlights form the La Jolla Community Calendar in the remaining days of May. Today on the 20th, there will be a Rotary Club meeting at noon. The meeting will be held, at noon, at the La Valencia Hotel on Prospect Street in La Jolla. Read More

What's in Store for La Jolla's Music Society
This year the La Jolla Music Society will have its largest budget it has ever had going towards their 2008 to 2009 season, with twenty-seven shows planned. The society has been successful in La Jolla for forty years, which is an astounding achievement. Read More

Xanadu Coming to La Jolla
Guess what's coming to La Jolla. You're right if you guessed the Broadway production of Xanadu. How could you not, right? The musical will begin its nationwide tour at the La Jolla Playhouse beginning on November 11th and running through December 21st. Read More

First Organic Chain Opening in San Diego Airport
The San Diego Airport will soon be getting an organic certified cafe to feed their flyers. Organic to Go is the first chain of its kind and in true California fashion, San Diego will be a forerunner. Last year alone, more than 18 million people traveled through the San Diego National Airport. Read More

La Jolla Institute Receives Generous Grant
Yet another major event taking place in La Jolla. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) has decided to give the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology a generous grant of more than $7 million. Read More

If You Live in La Jolla, Head Down to Prospect
If you are a La Jolla resident, or a San Diego County resident, then you are probably in need of salsa dance lessons, right? Well, put your dancing shoes on and leave your home in La Jolla at about 8:30 PM on Mondays and head on down to the Prospect Bar & Lounge. Read More

Del Mar Homes Sales Half of La Jolla's
There were about half as many Del Mar homes sold last month, as there were La Jolla homes. However, it is normal for La Jolla to outsell Del Mar, mostly because Del Mar is smaller. The community just north of La Jolla had 11 home sales for the month of April. The average price a home sold for was a bit over $2 million. Read More

Rancho Santa Fe Homes
Ten Rancho Santa Fe homes sold last month with three homes being sold for over $5 million. The lowest priced home sold for $950,000 and was almost 2400 sqft. It was a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 story home built in 1985. The home came with new carpet, new paint and soaring ceilings. It was also promoted as the lowest priced home in Rancho Santa Fe. It was originally priced at just under $1.3 million and later reduced to $1,150,000. Read More

Scripps in La Jolla Plays Part in Global Warming Fight
One of the leading experts on global warming, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, is on the path to lead an experiment on how the pollution from Canada, Asia and Mexico are affecting us in Southern Calfornia. What's even more incredible is that in the past, Veerabhadran has done quite of bit of research at Scripps in La Jolla and his findings were published in Nature. Read More

La Jolla Condo Sales Comparison
As previously reported, there were 28 condos sold in La Jolla, for the month of April. The average selling price was $690,214 and the median price was $555,000 for a total of $19,326,000 worth of La Jolla real estate sold. These numbers are down from the previous year. Read More

New Children's Museum in Downtown San Diego
Downtown San Diego can once again be proud of its surroundings. On May 4th, the downtown area welcomed the new Children's Museum. Located in the Marina District, the museum has everything a child wants. There will be performances, art exhibits, classes, camps and kids can even celebrate their birthdays there. If thats not enough, a park is just across the street where children can run, play, climb and if they find the time, can even have a picnic with the family. Read More

Pet Friendly Hotels in La Jolla
Since I am a huge fan of pets, I thought I would list some pet friendly hotels in La Jolla. We'll start with the La Valencia Hotel, which was originally built in 1926. Not only does it not lack in the charm department, but the hotel also has ocean views. In 1926, the La Valencia was designed to be an apartment hotel. Although the hotel is a step into the past, it also comes equipped with all the modern amenities. There is a swimming pool, jacuzzi and high speed interent access. On top of that, there are three different restaurants at the La Valencia. Pets cost $75.00 per visit. Read More

Where to go in San Diego
Whether you are coming to San Diego to vacation or look for your dream home, here are some San Diego highlights. We'll start with the San Diego County Fair which begin June 14th and will run through July 6th. Entry is very inexpensive at 12 bucks for adults and 6 for kids. Read More

La Jolla Homes Comparison
Last year, for the month of April, there were 57 new listings added to the La Jolla real estate market. The average selling price was over $3.3 million and the median listing price was just a bit less than $2 million. Read More

La Jolla Condo Sales Report for April
Nearly double the numbers in March, April proved to be a good month for La Jolla condos. There were a total of 30 condos sold for the month. Three were under $300,000. Eight were $500,000 or less and only for condos sold in April went for over a million dollars. Read More

La Jolla Home Sales Report for April
The number of La Jolla homes sold increased in the month of April compared to the previous month. In March, seventeen homes sold and in April a total of twenty homes sold for the month. Read More

Facing Foreclosure?
Your facing foreclosure and you are not sure what to do. As obvious as it may sound, the best way to fix things is to come up with enough cash and have it reinstated. This means you must catch up with your lender and from there your lender will reinstate you amd you continue with your payments as if your brush with foreclosure was just a dream. Read More

La Jolla's Burnham Institute Announcement
It has been almost a week since the Burnham Institute, located in La Jolla, announced the opening of the Sanford Children's Research Center. "It's just another reason to be proud to live in La Jolla" says one lontime La Jolla resident. The Research Center is helped made possible from the millions of dollars in donations, from T. Denny Sanford. Read More

New Interest Rate Cut
More good news, if you are considering purchasing a new home or condo this year. The Fed has once again cut interest rates, this time by twenty-five basis points. This is the seventh time they have cut interest rates since September of 2007, but some experts are saying this will be the last. However, there will be a new watch & wait policy instated. Read More