The oceanfront homes along Neptune are a mix bag of newer, older, contemporary, traditional, beach bungalows, etc.  Power lines run along one side of the road.  Many of the homes along the bluff have been passed along from generation to generation.  Many of the Encinitas ocean view homes have been totally remodeled.  There has been some erosion along the bluffs.  If you are buying a Neptune Avenue ocean view home, you should have a good inspection.  I would recommend an engineering inspection also.   To see Encinitas ocean view homes, Carlsbad ocean view homes, or Oceanside ocean view homes, contact Gary Harmon, your ocean view Realtor.

You will seldom find anything along the oceanfront side for under $2,000,000.  There is access to the beach at Grandview, Stones step beach and Beacon’s Beach.  The video below will give you some idea of the views from Encinitas ocean view homes.

In the last post, I reviewed with you the sales trends for San Diego County homes over the last few years.  This blog will be more specific and focus on just San Diego North County.

• The median price for all San Diego North County homes  increased 5.19% in June 2010 to $425,000.
• The median priced of single family detached San Diego North County homes increased 0.73 percent to $479,975 in June 2010. This was the fifth month of median price increases and the highest median price reported since the summer of 2008.
• Year-over-year median single family detached homes in San Diego North County increased 15.66% from $415,000 in June 2009. This was the eleventh straight month of year-over price increases.
• Median days on market for San Diego North County homes was 39 days in June 2010.
• The number of North County single-family homes sold decreased 9.64 percent last month from 882 to 797. Sold units increased 4.18 percent year-over from June 2009.

For more information on trends over the last few years see San Diego County home sales history.  To buy or sell San Diego North County homes, contact Gary Harmon, your North County Realtor.  Gary also specializes in Carlsbad ocean view homes, Encinitas ocean view homes, and Oceanside ocean view homes.

This Week in Escondido Real Estate

The median list price of Escondido real estate this week is $425,000.  There are 668 Escondido homes for sale and the Escondido properties have been on the market for an average of 110 days.  Inventory of Escondido homes and days on the market are both climbing.  These trends imply a weakening in the market of Escondido homes for sale.

Supply and Demand of Escondido Homes

In terms of demand and supply, the Escondido homes market is getting cooler.  There is more homes coming on the market relative to the sales demand for Escondido homes.  In recent weeks, however, prices have been moving up somewhat.  This trend  may be a result of improved quality of the homes being listed.  That is, the Escondido homes being listed may be larger and newer.

These Escondido homes for sale market conditions are brought to you by Altos Research and Pickford Escrow, one of Gary Harmon’s winning team members.  For more information on Escondido homes for sale, contact Gary Harmon, your top Escondido Realtor.

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If you are interested in San Diego fireworks around the San Diego Bay, read on.

The above list included Carlsbad fireworks, Vista fireworks, Escondido fireworks, and San Marcos fireworks.  Hope you have a great Fourth of July and enjoy the shows.  For information on San Diego North County homes, contact Gary Harmon, your North County Realtor.

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The Prudential brand on San Diego North County homes makes an immediate impression.  Prudential connections help us find you buyers anywhere.  To get started today using the power of Prudential California Realty, contact Gary Harmon, your top North County Realtor.

The following table shows how many notices of default were sent out in San Diego County by month, 2009 vs 2010.  A notice of default is the official notice the lender gives the San Diego home owner letting them know they may be taking the home back.  After the notice of default, it is 120 days until the bank can officially foreclose.  Looking at the table below you can see that the number of notices of default are down considerably in 2010. 

San Diego County Homes Foreclosures 

San Diego County home foreclosures are the actual number of homes the bank took back through the foreclosure process.  These numbers have increased considerably since 2009.  This basically indicates that the banks have been slow to approve the short sales and have just chosen to take more and more homes back through the foreclosure process.  

 To find San Diego North County foreclosures see Gary’s Free Foreclosure Search.  This also shows homes that have notices of default filed.  Information is provided by Foreclosure Radar.   For more information about San Diego North County real estate or to buy or sell a San Diego North County home, contact Gary Harmon, your North County Realtor.

San Diego North County real estate market heats up.

San Diego is one of the five California real estate markets that turned positive in April or May.    San Diego home prices appreciated as much as 3.1% to 3.9%  since hitting lows in the previous year according to Zillow.  But missing the bottom doesn’t mean the opportunity is gone for North County buyers.  San Diego North County homes values are still down 30%  to 36%.   They still make a good investment for North County home buyers.

The San Diego North County real estate market is considered being balanced when there are six months of inventory on hand.  Market cinditions are favorable to both North County buyers and North County sellers.  A buyer’s market is characterized by conditions such as falling prices, high inventories, concession by sellers, and incentives among other things.  A North County seller’s market has low inventories of North County homes for sale, increasing prices, and real competition between buyers, including multiple offers on many properties.

For more information about North County homes for sale including Carlsbad homes, Oceanside homes, Vista  homes, San Marcos homes, Escondido homes, and Encinitas homes, contact Gary Harmon, your top North County Realtor.

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For more information about title insurance or North County homes, contact Gary Harmon, your North County Realtor.

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