Greetings, The image below is taken from my market report published monthly. This statistical overview of Carmel Valley covers the last 18 months of real estate activity  for both single family and condo/townhouses.  If you would like to receive the market report and its entirety for free please send me an email and I will promptly add you to our list of over 2,800 subscribers. Thanks   03/18/2014

On the heals of a strong week, we begin our Monday with significant volatility. See the charts below for details. This daily mortgage interest rate report is designed to provide Borrowers & Real Estate Profesionals with factual data regarding where rates are at any given time and what trends are propelling current mortgage pricing on any given day. Feel free to browse the library and research historical rate updates dating back over 2 years at www.JasonGordon.info whenever desired.  To make things easier, I have also posted a quick report on How To Read The Charts Below. Also, make sure to learn THE TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MORTGAGE RATES (to help understand the relationship between rates & fees/credits) along with THE TRUTH BEHIND MORTGAGE QUOTES (to better understand the relationsh... 01/27/2014

December CPI inflation rose 0.3% from November, matching the consensus projections. Core CPI, which excludes food & energy, increased 0.1% (also matching the consensus). Weekly jobless claims declined slightly to 326,000, which was also very close to expectations. The net result is an average 0.250 - 0.375 IMPROVEMENT to the points/credits associated with each interest rate option today thus far. This daily mortgage interest rate report is designed to provide Borrowers & Real Estate Profesionals with factual data regarding where rates are at any given time and what trends are propelling current mortgage pricing on any given day. Feel free to browse the library and research historical rate updates dating back over 2 years at www.JasonGordon.info whenever desired.  To make things easier, ... 01/16/2014

Mortgage pricing continues to move in the right direction as the market improves an additional 25 basis points yesterday. This daily mortgage interest rate report is designed to provide Borrowers & Real Estate Profesionals with factual data regarding where rates are at any given time and what trends are propelling current mortgage pricing on any given day. Feel free to browse the library and research historical rate updates dating back over 2 years at www.JasonGordon.info whenever desired.  To make things easier, I have also posted a quick report on How To Read The Charts Below. Also, make sure to learn THE TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MORTGAGE RATES (to help understand the relationship between rates & fees/credits) along with THE TRUTH BEHIND MORTGAGE QUOTES (to better understand the re... 12/17/2013

Carmel Valley San Diego Community Information Carmel Valley is bordered to the north by the North City Future Urbanizing Area (NCFUA) and Pacific Highlands Ranch; to the south by Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve and Torrey Hills; to the east by Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Mesa; and to the west by Interstate 5 and Torrey Pines. Nearby is the Torrey Pines State Preserve, where one of two stands of the endangered Torrey Pine is found to occur.   State California County San Diego City City of San Diego Population (2006) 42,047 ZIP Code 92130 Area code(s) 858 Carmel Valley History Carmel Valley is one of the newer neighborhoods of the City of San Diego, California. It is a master planned community that was formed by the City of San Diego on February 1, 1975, but construction did not s... 11/10/2013

Wondering how you can possibly eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day?  Here are some simple tips from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that can help make it easier. MORNING Drink a glass of juice. Add sliced banana or strawberries to your cereal. Have a bowl of melon or peaches. Top your pancakes or waffles with fruit. LUNCH Have a salad or soup that has vegetables. Add zucchini, carrot or celery sticks to your brown bag lunch. Eat a piece of fruit like an orange, or a couple of plums or kiwis. Add lettuce, sprouts and tomatoes to your sandwich. SNACK Nibble on some grapes or raisins. Take along some dried fruit like apricots, prunes, or figs. Choose a glass of juice. Keep cut raw vegetables in water in the refrigerator. DINNER Add vegetables to your main dish. A... 10/26/2013

Carmel Valley is a master-planned community located in between the metro inland and the central coastal communities in San Diego, California. It is the last open space being developed in the county and features a lot of newer construction. There are many larger homes available in this climate friendly area as well as condos and townhomes, with recent listings going into escrow listed from $220,000 all the way up to 2.9 million dollars. Since the market is rising, prices of more recent available active listings start a little higher, at $288,000 and even one listing priced at over $8 million. There are still 142 listings that are available and many homes sitting in contingent and pending status. There are not that many in sold status for the last 30 days, as lenders still have very stric... 07/08/2013

5 Affordable tips that could help you sell your home quick and for top dollar in Carmel Valley, CA!   I have been fortunate to work with investor groups who have completed dozens and dozens of successful remodels over the last few years. Many of these remodels cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in many cases.  While being involved with these, I have noticed some trends.  Many of the things future home buyers point out when looking at these remodels that they like the most, actually aren’t that expensive and give the home some major POP and a WOW factor when selling.   I have listed 5 items that cost roughly $5,000 if you did all 5 that would spruce up and give your home the true WOW that could help sell your home quick, get you top dollar, and in many cases double the $5,000 investme... 06/28/2013

I was so pleased that my friends at the Stonepine Equestrian Center in Carmel Valley invited me to come stay over the weekend. Anytime is beautiful here, but especially in the springtime when the weather is mild during the day and just a little cool at night, cool enough to sit by the fireplace with a glass of wine.   And speaking of wine, there are now 22 vineyards that have opened up their wine tasting rooms in Carmel Valley Village just down the road a couple of miles, and they are having a combined event this weekend, I understand. No wonder, the Big Sur Marathon is being held at the mouth of the valley along the ocean at Big Sur this weekend and thousands of people come to Monterey County for this event. www.carmelvalleycalifornia.com/indexwine.html Here at the Stonepine Equestrian... 04/27/2013

Carmel Valley is a master-planned community located in between the metro inland and the central coastal communities in San Diego, California. It is the most recently developed area of the city that has newer construction. There are many nice areas available with recent listings ranging from $299,000 for a condominium all the way up to a 9.3 millon dollar home, and a majority of the area is upscale suburbia and has blended well along the interstate 56 (Ted Williams Parkway), some of which are near some of the best premiere restaurants in the area. It is also home to a dinner theater called Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, where you can have assigned seating with dinner and a movie in the same place. There are currently 15 active attached listings and 59 detached listings in the 92130 zip code o... 02/20/2013

It was a tale of 2 extremes as the market closed last week.  Thursday was a devastating 69 point drop followed by a strong 42 point gain on Friday. This daily mortgage interest rate report is designed to provide Borrowers & Real Estate Profesionals with factual data regarding where rates are at any given time and what trends are propelling current mortgage pricing on any given day. Feel free to browse the library and research historical rate updates dating back nearly 2 years at www.JasonGordon.info whenever desired.  Also, make sure to learn about THE TRUTH BEHIND MORTGAGE QUOTES to better understand the relationship between up-front closing costs and mortgage interest rates so you don't get duped by clever advertising campaigns. The Mortgage Street Smarts of where mortgage interest ra... 01/06/2013

Homes for Sale Near Torrey Pines High School Looking for homes for sale in Torrey Pines High School District? Well look no further because you can use this customized search to find all the single family homes for sale near Torrey Pines High School. Torrey Pines (TPHS) is a nationally recognized high school and the school district ranks at the top of all San Diego area school districts. Did you know the high school is a National Blue Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School?  TPHS, located in Carmel Valley, had 35 seniors qualify for the National Merit Scholarship in 2010. In the 2011 Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair 11 TPHS students placed first in their categories and the TPHS science teacher, Julia Newman, won teacher of the year for the Science Fair. But It ... 12/09/2012

Carmel Valley Real Estate Market Report November 2012   First and foremost, Carmel Valley is a community of beautiful homes, parks and open spaces. Carmel Valley is a newer Master Planned Community of San Diego, with construction starting in 1983. It is located only  about 20 minutes  from downtown San Diego and minutes away from the sparkling beaches of Del Mar and La Jolla.   In addition to the beaches, there are many community parks and the Carmel Valley Rec Center and Ocean Air Rec Center offer playgrounds, ball fields and a myriad of organized activities.  Golf is unparalleled at the spectacular Grand Del Mar Resort which overlooks the natural beauty and canyons of the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve.   I believe the number one reason that people from other areas of San Diego and t... 11/04/2012

Have you heard that  MEADOWS DEL MAR REAL ESTATE IN CARMEL VALLEY is the community of luxury homes inside THE GRAND DEL MAR? Well it is. Wanna find out what's for sale and what homes hav SOLD recently in THE GRAND DEL MAR  all at the same time, Viola. Click any of the links here to search these San Diego Luxury Homes & Golf Club Properties.       Meadows Del Mar is a luxury homes community featuring some larger properties within the DOUBLE GATED COMMUNITY of Meadows Del Mar, Carmel Valley San Diego 92130. This neighborhood is  built around THE GRAND DEL MAR  GOLF CLUB & RESORT, which is a private and GUARD GATED COMMUNITY IN CARMEL VALLEY, where once inside the gates of Grand Del Mar, you have to go through another set of gates to access THE HOMES IN MEADOWS DEL MAR.  Currently there ar... 10/28/2012

If you've stumbled upon my post about MEADOWS DEL MAR REAL ESTATE IN CARMEL VALLEY, and want to find out what's for sale and what;s SOLD in Meadows Del Mar, all at the same time, YOU ARE IN LUCK!       Meadows Del Mar is a luxury homes community featuring some larger properties within the DOUBLE GATED COMMUNITY of Meadows Del Mar, Carmel Valley San Diego 92130. This neighborhood is  built around THE GRAND DEL MAR  GOLF CLUB & RESORT, which is a private and GUARD GATED COMMUNITY IN CARMEL VALLEY, where once inside the gates of Grand Del Mar, you have to go through another set of gates to access THE HOMES IN MEADOWS DEL MAR.  Currently there are 3 luxury homes for sale in Meadows Del Mar as of this post. Also, my MEADOWS DEL MAR HOMES FOR SALE page also shows several recent home sales too... 10/28/2012

If you're looking in Carmel Country Highlands for the larger more luxurious homes, consider the homes in LEXINGTON. I'm on a mission to help you , whether you are buying or selling real estate in Carmel Valley, to make your house hunting as enjoyable and informative as possible. So, I've made a custom page for you to search explore current CARMEL COUNTRY HIGHLANDS REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY in LEXINGTON by clicking here to search LEXINGTON HOMES FOR SALE IN CARMEL COUNTRY HIGHLANDS. I've also made an impromtu Lexington Real Estate update videoblog below, including a slideshow of local photos I took, including my interactive map which displays all active and recent HOME SALES IN LEXINGTON.                10/28/2012

Is your searched focused on Carmel Country Highlands? Yes? If that's the case, perhaps you are familiar then with the various  tracts and subdivisions in Carmel Country Highlands. BELMONT is one of the more popular subdivisions in Carmel Country Highlands and as of this post there are currently two BELMONT HOMES FOR SALE IN CARMEL COUNTRY HIGHLANDS. There has been aa number of recent home sales that you can see right here on my BELMONT CARMEL COUNTRY HIGHLANDS home search, for active listings AND COMPS!         Other tracts in Carmel COuntry Highlands includes larger luxury homes in Lexington, Homes in The Breakers, Derby Hill, Sartatoga, SteepleChase and the closest communities in Carmel Valley near Belmont and Carmel Country Highlands are DEL MAR MESA REAL ESTATE & LUXURY HOMES to the... 10/27/2012

SEA RIDGE seems like a good name for this peice of Carmel Valley Real Estate. It's not by the sea, but its on a high point on the ridge which enables some great Ocean and SEA views. These homes in Torrey Hills sit up on top of the hill and overlook  tracts like LA STRADA, SAUSALITO, TORREY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE SHORES, and many others. Behind SEARIDGE is ST AUGUSTINE and then Homes bordering Carmel Country Highlands, next to Torrey Hills Center, ie MONTECITO, SANSONNET, THE COVE etc. Click here to search Carmel Valley Homes For Sale or to search Sea Ridge homes by map below.        Don't forget to refer to my website to search all HOMES FOR SALE and SOLDS! 10/25/2012

Welcome to my game show post about Homes in The Cove at Torrey Hills where everyone's a winner!           Her is the game, it's called how to you anwser the questions to the title of my blog?   A 1 & 2  to .......How do you find out what's for sale AND WHAT HAS SOLD  in THE COVE IN TORREY HILLS? Simple, it's already in your face above on the map, it's just that the green pins are not color coded so you can't tell what is for sale ( if any) and what's a sold home.  SO.. click here on visit the page I created just for you all about Homes for sale AND RECENTLY SOLD homes in The Cove.  Oops.. I mean click here to see THE COVE HOMES FOR SALE IN TORREY HILLS  which includes active and recent home sales. 10/25/2012

The tract called MONTECITO is Carmel Valley real estate located directly across the street from the TORREY HILLS shopping center. These Torrey Hils homes sell from the 800-900's.       This is a very nice place to call home in Carmel Valley which is walking distance to everything you'd need for daily life, you know what I'm talkin' bout, the park for the kiddies and doggies,  Starbucks, the cleaners, bagle store, Vons, minutes to Del Mar Beaches, yadi yah. Check out these photos I took of the art at Torrey Hills Center.                     v       As of the date this post was written, there were no active Montecito Homes For Sale in Torrey Hills. For you though, as you are here reading my blog, the stars may just be aligned just right in your favor to find a home for sale in Montecito t... 10/25/2012