Five Star Professional conducted research to determine the North County real estate agents in the San Diego area who rated highest in overall satisfaction. Clients, peers and industry experts participated in research that resulted in Gary Harmon’s selection as a Five Star Real Estate Agent.

How was Gary Harmon selected?

Our research team contacted consumers in the San Diego area and asked if they had experience working with a real estate agent. Consumers who agreed to participate in the survey provided the name of the real estate agent and rated that individual according to key criteria such as integrity, negotiation and closing preparation.

Surveys were sent to San Diego area residents who recently purchased a home over $150,000 (more than 40,000 households) within a 12-month period (April 2010 to April 2011) and 1,000 subscribers of San Diego Magazine. An additional 250 surveys were sent to mortgage and title companies.

The survey data was collected and scored, resulting in the list of 2012 San Diego Five Star Real Estate Agents.

These results place Gary Harmon in the top 7% of all Realtors in San Diego County.

As a Five Star award winner, Gary Harmon will be listed in the special advertising section of San Diego Magazine and on the Five Star Professional website.

You can get the same personal service that made Gary Harmon a Five Star Award Winner.  Contact Gary Harmon, for your best move ever.

• Sales increased 4.4% in the West
• Sales increased 2.8% in the Midwest
• Sales increased 2.1% in the South
• Sales decreased 5.1% in the Northeast

Some of the reasons for the continued increase are as follows:   Job creation, rising rents and record high affordability conditions.

Now, lets take a look by zip code at the market changes for San Diego North County homes.  See current real estate North County listings – areas by zip codes.

To view San Diego North County homes in person, contact Gary Harmon, your top North County Realtor.  See “Carlsbad Christmas.”

The December 2011 HomeDex™ Report provides November 2011 San Diego housing statistics. Information in this report is used by permission from the North San Diego County Association of Realtors® (NSDCAR). Gary Harmon, your Real Living Lifestyles Realtor, has been a member of NSDCAR for over 21 years.

• The median price for all North County home sales – attached and detached – decreased to $350,000 in November 2011 compared to $354,500 in October 2011.
• Detached homes in North County declined 2.21 percent to $400,000 in November 2011 from $409,058 in October 2011; Monthly median prices have declined during the past 7 months of 2011.
• The countywide median SFD price declined 2.03 percent from $357,250 in October 2011 to $350,000 in November 2011.  Year-over countywide median SFD price decreased 10.26 percent from November 2010.
• The number of North San Diego SFD listings (active and contingent) declined 6.9 percent from October 2011 compared to November 2011.
• The number of sold North San Diego County SFD units jumped 9.28 percent in November 2011 compared to October 2011, and increased 13.92 percent year-over compared to November 2010.
• Median days-on-market for single-family detached homes sold in North County rose to 65 days in November 2011 compared to 63 days in October 2011.
• The HomeDex affordability percentage for all homes in North San Diego County – attached and detached – increased to 44 percent in November 2011 compared to 41 percent in October 2011.
If you like San Diego North County home statistics, you can always be up to date with Gary’s Altos Research Reports by major North County communities. Follow these links: Carlsbad homes, Oceanside homes, Encinitas homes, Vista homes, San Marcos homes, and Escondido homes.

To schedule a personal tour of homes in San Diego North County, contact Gary Harmon, your Real Living Lifestyles Realtor. If you would like to search for properties on your own, just click on the community of interest listed under “Current Listing” in the column immediately to the right.

Showing properties 1 - 25 of 500+. See more city of San Diego real estate.
(all data current as of 2/8/2012)

1. $2,849,000 : 8220 Caminito Santaluz East E, San Diego
   
   5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 6,364 sq ft

   Year built: 2005

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 11
2. $1,595,000 : 3947 La Cresta Dr, San Diego
   
   5 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 3,100 sq ft

   Lot size: 7,200 sq ft

   Year built: 1927

   Parking spots: 8

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 57
3. $1,050,000 : MLS # 120007120 in San Diego
   
   4 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,176 sq ft

   Lot size: 5,800 sq ft

   Year built: 1914

   Days on market: 2
4. $1,190,000 : 700 W E St 2701, San Diego
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,465 sq ft

   Year built: 2007

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 88
5. $775,000 : 1431 Pacific Hwy 809, San Diego
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,192 sq ft

   Year built: 2009

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 89
6. $799,000 : 10190 Pinecastle St, San Diego
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 3,282 sq ft

   Year built: 2005

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 2
7. $899,000 : 13173 Polvera Ave, San Diego
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,749 sq ft

   Lot size: 1.05 ac

   Year built: 1984

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 3
8. $969,000 : 5187 E Bedford Dr, San Diego
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,290 sq ft

   Lot size: 10,860 sq ft

   Year built: 1929

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 49
9. $605,000 : 8545 Park Run Rd, San Diego
   
   4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,287 sq ft

   Year built: 1986

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 25
10. $379,000 : 12622 Springbrook Dr E, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 3 full baths

    Home size: 1,492 sq ft

    Year built: 1993

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 34
11. $515,000 : 1501 India St 214, San Diego
    
    2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 1,492 sq ft

    Year built: 2002

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 94
12. $412,500 : 300 W Beech St 1810, San Diego
    
    2 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 938 sq ft

    Year built: 2004

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 91
13. $529,000 : 7925 Deerfield St, San Diego
    
    5 beds, 3 full baths

    Home size: 2,976 sq ft

    Lot size: 9,200 sq ft

    Year built: 1974

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 26
14. $369,000 : 9076 Kirby Ct, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,134 sq ft

    Lot size: 5,100 sq ft

    Year built: 1976

    Parking spots: 4

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 29
15. $420,000 : 13044 Cayote Ave, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,199 sq ft

    Lot size: 6,100 sq ft

    Year built: 1975

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 63
16. $419,900 : 14080 Paseo Cevera, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,423 sq ft

    Year built: 1976

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 43
17. $475,000 : 2958 Briand Ave, San Diego
    
    4 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,400 sq ft

    Lot size: 18,500 sq ft

    Year built: 1964

    Parking spots: 4

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 40
18. $225,000 : 1240 India St 1605, San Diego
    
    1 bed, 1 full bath

    Home size: 680 sq ft

    Year built: 2003

    Parking spots: 1

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 92
19. $292,500 : 550 Front St 1007, San Diego
    
    0 beds, 1 full bath

    Home size: 669 sq ft

    Year built: 2005

    Parking spots: 1

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 92
20. $359,000 : 3857 Pell Pl 306, San Diego
    
    2 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,052 sq ft

    Year built: 2005

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 89
21. $279,900 : 6750 Saranac St, San Diego
    
    2 beds, 1 full bath

    Home size: 840 sq ft

    Lot size: 12,500 sq ft

    Year built: 1939

    Parking spots: 6

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 85
22. $236,500 : 10906 Via Abaca, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,010 sq ft

    Year built: 1979

    Parking spots: 1

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 66
23. $234,900 : 3688 1st Ave 36, San Diego
    
    1 bed, 1 full bath

    Home size: 707 sq ft

    Year built: 1969

    Parking spots: 1

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 91
24. $252,900 : 6658 Glidden St, San Diego
    
    2 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 934 sq ft

    Year built: 1988

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 58
25. $329,950 : 11011 Polaris Dr, San Diego
    
    3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,407 sq ft

    Lot size: 6,502 sq ft

    Year built: 1971

    Days on market: 2

    Walk Score®: 66

Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.

The National Association of Realtors say that over 87% of all buyers start on the Internet.  Therefore, if you are a San Diego North County seller, you should select your real estate agent based on how well your agent can market your San Diego North County home on the Internet.   My website blog: www.GaryHarmon.com and my website: www.HomeInfoSanDiego.com excels in marketing clients homes on the Internet with over 100 key phrases on the first pages of Google Searches. 

How Does Your San Diego Agent Rank

Be an informed seller.  See how any agent you are considering performs on the Internet before you list your most important investment.  Log into www.Websitegrader.com.  Put any agent’s website url address in the blank and click “Generate Report.”   This gives you an objective score of how any agent ranks on their ability to market your property on the internet.  My rank is listed below for you to compare.  Also,  YouTube is the # 3 largest search engine.  Go to www.youtube.com and put “garywharmon” in the search blank.  Click “Search.”  Try that with other agents.  If you shop and compare, the results will be clear.

Gary Harmon Ranks in the Top 5%

See how Gary can customize an Internet marketing plan to get your San Diego North County home sold.   Contact Gary Harmon, today.

How San Diego Home Buyers Use the Internet

Showing properties 1 - 5 of 500+. See more city of Oceanside real estate.
(all data current as of 2/8/2012)

1. $599,000 : 432 S Cleveland St, Oceanside
   
   3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,329 sq ft

   Lot size: 2,500 sq ft

   Year built: 2011

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 82
2. $599,000 : 424 S Cleveland St, Oceanside
   
   3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,329 sq ft

   Lot size: 2,500 sq ft

   Year built: 2011

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 80
3. $468,900 : 1144 Breakaway Dr, Oceanside
   
   5 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,495 sq ft

   Year built: 2011

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 11
4. $389,900 : 4914 Amador Dr, Oceanside
   
   4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,680 sq ft

   Lot size: 10,467 sq ft

   Year built: 1990

   Parking spots: 6

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 42
5. $345,000 : 3384 Corsica Wy, Oceanside
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,890 sq ft

   Lot size: 3,178 sq ft

   Year built: 1991

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 2

   Walk Score®: 20

Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.

The HSA Home Warranty basic BUYER coverage w/$55 deductible is $330 TOTAL.

 The basic BUYER coverage includes: Heat, Plumbing, Electrical, Roof Leaks, garage door opener including hinges, springs and remote transmitters, Refrigerator including icemaker/crusher and beverage dispenser, thermostats, routing of drain line stoppages including hydro-jetting, toilet tank, bowl & wax ring seals replaced with builder standard, whirlpool bathtub, hot water heater including tankless water heater, primary sump pump and instant hot water dispenser, central vacuum, door bell, smoke alarms, ceiling fans, interior attic and exhaust fans, trash compactor including lock/key assembly and bucket, dishwasher including racks, baskets & rollers, garbage disposal, Oven/Range including interior lining, clocks, rotisseries, racks, handles, knobs and dials, and built in microwave including interior lining, door glass, clock and shelves. All of this is highlighted on page 3 of the Coverage Highlights page of the brochure attached.
You can upgrade to the BUYER 7 Star Plus Upgrade which costs only $455, plus any additional Buyer Options such as Washer/Dryer $50. HSA Home Warranty offers swimming pool coverage including the salt water circuit board and cell for only $125!

The $455 Buyer 7 Star PLUS Policy Upgrade includes all of the basic coverage plus:

Central Air, refrigerant recovery and ductwork, crane charges (roof top ac units), Toilets replaced with like quality; faucets and shower heads, $250 towards code violations (earthquake straps on hwt) – $300 towards modifications on approved central heat, air or hwt, removal and disposal of replaced equipment (ex: hwt, ac unit, etc.), mismatched heating and cooling systems, failures due to improper installations, modifications and/or repairs.
The most comprehensive coverage is certainly the BUYER 7 Star Plus Plan = $455 TOTAL  (plus any additional BUYER options).

 If you have any questions or need more informatin on an HSA Home Warranty, contact Gary Harmon  for experienced solutions to all your real estate needs.

Halloween Safety Tips

When escorting your little San Diego trick-or-treaters always insure that costumes are safe for extrended wear.  Make sure your child can see and breath easily.  If necessary, trim the length of costumes to avoid tripping.  Shoes should be worn at all times.

Be careful with jack-o-lanterns with candels or pumkins with candels and make sure no one gets too close, especially those with long wigs or costumes.

Carry a flashlight and give your young ones glow sticks or glow bracelets.  Use your flaslight to help everyone avoid trip hazards and to make sure autos see you.  Halloween should be fun and by making kids aware of potential hazards, all of you can have a good time.

If you are a driver on Halloween, plan for a nerve-wracking experience.  Trying to navigate San Diego and avoid all the small children crossing the streets everywhere can be a challenge.  Be alert, a little planning and knowledge on how to handle this unpredictable night can help you avoid a potential disaster.

Here are a few  steps you can take to keep yourself and pedestrians safe:

• Drive Slowly

• Be patient and take your time

• Stay alert

• Beware of cars transporting trick-or-treaters

• Don’t stay our late

 Also see  Halloween Safety Tips – San Diego North County.

For things to do see Halloween Activities in San Diego 2011. 

Halloween Trivia

Halloween is one of the oldest holidays celebrated in the world.

It dates back more than 2000 years ago.

The largest pumpkin on record weighed over 1,500 pounds.

Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.

Orange and Black are the traditional colors of Halloween.

Halloween History

On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For those that refused, they would play a practical joke. Thus “trick or treat.” To avoid being tricked, the rich would hand out fruit, candy, and cookies. This practice morphed into todays Halloween tradition. With such a large number taking part in Halloween festivities every year, it is important to remember some safety tips.

For planned things to do this Halloween, see my blog: “Halloween Activities in San Diego 2011.”

Need to be safe doing a San Diego North County real estate transaction, contact Gary Harmon  for experienced real estate solutions.

See Current Real Estate Listings of San Diego Homes for Sale.

More than you ever wanted to know

Airzona and Hawaii do not observe daylight savings time.

Although not punctual in the modern sense, ancient civilizations adjusted daily schedules to the sun more flexibly than modern DST does, often dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of day length, so that each daylight hour was longer during summer.[12] For example, Roman water clocks had different scales for different months of the year: at Rome’s latitude the third hour from sunrise, hora tertia, started by modern standards at 09:02 solar time and lasted 44 minutes at the winter solstice, but at the summer solstice it started at 06:58 and lasted 75 minutes.[13] After ancient times, equal-length civil hours eventually supplanted unequal, so civil time no longer varies by season. Unequal hours are still used in a few traditional settings, such as some Mount Athos monasteries[14] and all Jewish ceremonies.[15]

Benjamin Franklin satirically suggested firing cannons at sunrise to wake ParisiansDuring his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, author of the proverb, “Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning sunlight.[16] This 1784 satire proposed taxing shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells and firing cannons at sunrise.[17] Franklin did not propose DST; like ancient Rome, 18th-century Europe did not keep precise schedules. However, this soon changed as rail and communication networks came to require a standardization of time unknown in Franklin’s day.[18]

G.V. Hudson invented modern DST, proposing it first in 1895.Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and made him aware of the value of after-hours daylight.[2] In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift,[19] and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand he followed up in an 1898 paper.[20] Many publications incorrectly credit DST’s invention to the prominent English builder and outdoorsman William Willett,[21] who independently conceived DST in 1905 during a pre-breakfast ride, when he observed with dismay how many Londoners slept through a large part of a summer day.[22] An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk.[23] His solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later.[24] The proposal was taken up by the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Pearce, who introduced the first Daylight Saving Bill to the House of Commons on 12 February 1908.[25] A select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearce’s bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915.

Starting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I allies were the first to use DST (ger.: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year and the United States adopted it in 1918. Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals.

Now is a good time to buy San Diego Real Estate

Anytime is a good time to buy San Diego North County homes. Contact Gary Harmon, your top North County Realtor, to see homes today. Gary services all of the San Diego North County real estate areas including Carlsbad homes, Oceanside homes for sale, Encinitas homes, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido real estate.

With the population base getting older and baby-boomers reaching retirement age, the quest for single story, one level homes increases.  So you would think builders would have realized the trend and would have built a lot of single story homes in San Diego North County.  No, the opposite is true.  In the last 15 years, almost everything North County home builders have produced has been large two story homes.  They try to get the most bang for the buck without actually trying to meet the needs of the San Diego North County home buyers. 

Don’t give up hope, contact Gary Harmon, your Real Living Lifestyles real estate agent.   As your Realtor, I would suggest the following choices.  If you like senior communities like the beautiful Ocean Hills Country Club Resort, there are a lot of one story homes in the $300,000 to $475,000 price range.  Many of them are twin homes.  If you want detached, one level homes, Lake San Marcos also offers a large mix of single story homes.  One such community is Varadero homes.  It is the community that I personally picked for my home.  Varadero has 105 homes with 4 floor plans and is a newer gated development.  See Varadero Homes Floor plans.  See Varadero current listings.  Below is also current listings of Lake San Marcos homes.  Call Gary  Harmon, your senior specialist, with any questions.

Showing properties 1 - 9 of 9. See more Lake San Marcos tract real estate.
(all data current as of 2/8/2012)

1. $350,000 : 1020 San Pablo Dr, San Marcos
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,400 sq ft

   Lot size: 7,000 sq ft

   Year built: 1965

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 3

   Walk Score®: 45
2. $399,900 : 1224 Via Portovecchio, San Marcos
   
   2 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,443 sq ft

   Year built: 1988

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 104

   Walk Score®: 28
3. $549,000 : 1565 Via Entrada Del Lago, Lake San Marcos
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,740 sq ft

   Lot size: 2,614 sq ft

   Year built: 1979

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 95

   Walk Score®: 43
4. $575,000 : 1121 Jugador Ct, Lake San Marcos
   
   2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,828 sq ft

   Lot size: 10,454 sq ft

   Year built: 1985

   Days on market: 132

   Walk Score®: 28
5. $602,000 : 1322 San Pablo Dr, San Marcos
   
   3 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,811 sq ft

   Lot size: 9,500 sq ft

   Year built: 1971

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 125

   Walk Score®: 15
6. $696,000 : 1743 Cuadro Vista, San Marcos
   
   3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,835 sq ft

   Year built: 2005

   Parking spots: 4

   Days on market: 51

   Walk Score®: 14
7. $728,000 : 1493 La Linda Dr, San Marcos
   
   3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,650 sq ft

   Lot size: 6,700 sq ft

   Year built: 1966

   Days on market: 27

   Walk Score®: 35
8. $854,000 : 1757 Playa Vista, San Marcos
   
   4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,915 sq ft

   Year built: 2006

   Parking spots: 5

   Days on market: 28

   Walk Score®: 14
9. $1,075,000 : 1344 La Granada Dr, San Marcos
   
   4 beds, 3 full, 2 part baths

   Home size: 4,081 sq ft

   Lot size: 28,314 sq ft

   Year built: 1991

   Parking spots: 8

   Days on market: 106

   Walk Score®: 23

Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.

In June 2011, the Hadley Home Team joined Real Living Lifestyles.  At Prudential California Realty, our team was ranked 4th in number of transactions for the first part of 2011.   Our new office address is as follows: 300 Carlsbad Village Drive #223, Carlsbad, CA 92008.  We are in the Carlsbad Village Faire, right behind the Ocean House at the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard. At the Hadley Home Team we provide our clients with 11 experienced agents to serve you efficiently and competently. We at the Hadley Home Team are enthusiastic, positive and possess the exceptional skills required in listing or selling your home. If you are purchasing or selling property in Carlsbad, La Costa Valley, Encinitas, Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Valley Center, Fallbrook, Bonsall and any of the surrounding communities in San Diego North County, make the RIGHT choice and contact the Hadley Home Team. Members of the team include Sandi Hadley, Don Reedy,  Joe Post,   Jim Johnston,  Jean Beck,  Chris Parnell, Bonnie Maloney,  Eileen LaRosa, Nadia Donnelly, Donna Fisher, and yours truly, Gary Harmon.  To buy or sell San Diego North County real estate, contact Gary Harmon.Hadley Home Team current listing are as follows:

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