Weekend Getaway: Santa Barbara

If you are looking for a place to get away that is close to home and requires no trips to the airport, Santa Barbara is one of my favorite destinations. Only about a three hour drive from most parts of San Diego county and with some beautiful vistas along the way, it will be a…

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Appliance Rebates Increase for Local Residents

In an effort to encourage water conservation, Carlsbad residents can now take advantage of rebates for the purchase of high-efficiency clothes washers. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) has recently increased the $100 rebate to $150 due to a grant from the State Department of Water Resources. According to the San Diego County…

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Celebrate Carlsbad Day Is Coming!

It’s that time of year again…time for the annual Celebrate Carlsbad Day sponsored by the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. On May 1st the celebration will take place at Legoland from 1:00-9:00 p.m., and admission will only be $15 for the day–that’s a $52 savings off the regular $67 ticket price! The Carlsbad Educational Foundation is a…

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Why Should a Buyer Work with a Realtor?

It used to be that only Realtors had listing sheets, that buyers had no access to any sales information, and that an agent was absolutely needed in order to find and see homes for sale. Long gone are those days. Today’s buyers are savvy–they have access online to listings, photographs, sales records and sold comparable…

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Spring Home Maintenance Tips

Spring is in the air and there is no better time to spend on beautifying and maintaining your home. From planting to cleaning, clearing to painting, there are lots of easy projects that can help your home maintain it’s value for years to come. Here are some great ideas to keep your home looking its…

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Tax Relief Bill to Help Troubled California Homeowners

The California legislature passed a bill yesterday that could make a BIG difference in taxes owed to the state by recent homeowners who went through short sales or foreclosures. Unbeknownst to many of these homeowners, the state of California had not renewed legislation last year that used to allow short sale and foreclosure owners to…

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Springtime in Carlsbad

Can you feel it? It is beginning to feel like Spring in Carlsbad. The Flower Fields are in full, glorious bloom, birds are singing and the trees and hills are vibrant shades of green. We are in for a really treat for the senses over the next few months thanks to the winter rainfall. So…

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School Bullying Shows No Signs of Disappearing

I was dismayed this morning in reading an article in the San Diego Union Tribune on school bullying. Not only did it state that bullying has gone down statistically in schools since the tragic Columbine High School shooting, but it attributed this decline to the way schools appear to be handling bullying. Although I do…

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New Program To Reward Underwater Homeowners

A new program is being unveiled today called Handshakes for Homeowners, which aims to recognize underwater homeowners (they owe more than their house is worth) who continue to pay their mortgages on time. With the goal of helping 200,000 homeowners in the next 12-18 months, this program is a creative albeit slightly strange way to…

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