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January ‘09 East Village by Type of Sale

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|March 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/january-09-east-village-by-type-of-sale/394/ Icon, M2i, Metrome, Park Boulevard West, Park Terrace and Union Square each had 1 Resale; Metrome, Park Boulevard East and Union Square each had one REO sale; Nexus, Metrome, Park Boulevard East, Samuel Fox Lofts and Union Square each had a Foreclosure Deed; and Icon had the most Developer Sales with 12. ‘)}

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Value of Downtown San Diego Condos Vs. San Diego County

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/value-of-downtown-san-diego-condos-vs-san-diego-county/370/ Taken from the February 14, 2009 article by Roger Showley of the Union-Tribune, More Than 25% of Homes in County Worth Less Than Mortgage Balance: A new analysis from MDA DataQuick shows that more than a quarter of all homes in the county are worth less than the owners owe on their mortgages. And  Continue…

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SD ZIP Codes Seemingly Unaffected

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/sd-zip-codes-seemingly-unaffected/374/   SignonSanDiego.com printed an informative article regarding how some ZIP codes have managed to avoid the affects of the housing crisis: Some ZIP codes immune to crisis. “The bottom line, according to DataQuick analyst Andrew LePage, is that the neighborhoods with large price declines were fueled by a preponderance of low-cost foreclosure sales. By  Continue…

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Solara Lofts: Quality of Construction & Sustainable by Design

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/solara-lofts-quality-of-construction-sustainable-by-design/371/ Brett Cole, of Solara Lofts, posted this informative blog in regards to Solara’s contribution to “going green”. “Solara Lofts, an award winning community in the Cortez Hill neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, stands alone as the only available new home development categorized as an ‘adaptive reuse building’.” “Solara’s sustainable skeletal frame has been reused  Continue…

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Featured Listing: #530 at Icon

By Mike in February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/featured-listing-530-at-icon/369/ Make a Smilebox slideshow I always tell my clients that when you are buying a home that is priced per square foot.it is always better to by a 900 sq/ft home that feels like 1200 sq/ft. This ICON urban home on the 5th floor of Building 2 is a perfect example of this. Wow  Continue…

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Columbia District by Type of Sale

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/columbia-district-by-type-of-sale/365/ Out of the 5 complexes in the Columbia District, Electra and The Grande at Sante Fe North had the most Resales with 19 and 18 respectively. As you’ll note Sapphire had no Resales as it is currently in the final construction stages and is Developer sales only. The Grande North and Treo had the  Continue…

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Featured Property – #1615 at Smart Corner

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Urban Lifestyle|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/featured-property-1615-at-smart-corner/351/   Located at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Broadway at the north eastern edge of San Diegos newly emerging East Village district. Exemplifies the best principles of Smart Growth, an approach to urban planning that seeks the benefits of a close connect between where people live and work. Combines residential living, an office  Continue…

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Gaslamp by Type of Sale

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/gaslamp-by-type-of-sale/350/ The Gaslamp neighborhood is unique in that it is currently only offering 2 properties with homes for sale, Gaslamp City Square and Trellis. While Resales and REO sales were neck-in-neck in terms of total sales, Foreclosures were seen more prominently in one complex compared to the other. Trellis had 6 Resales, while Gaslamp City  Continue…

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Little Italy by Type of Sale

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|February 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/little-italy-by-type-of-sale/348/ La Vita leads the way with a towering 22 Resales, beating out any other Little Italy properties by quite a few. Next in line is Acqua Vista with 14; the other properties in Little Italy barely compete. Acqua Vista had a total of 41 REO sales. That’s a pretty big number considering all other  Continue…

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Marina District by Type of Sale

By Mike in Downtown San Diego Real Estate Market Analysis|January 2009 with 0 Comments

downtown-san-diego-real-estate/marina-district-by-type-of-sale/344/ The next on our list of 92101 neighborhoods is the Marina District. The Marina District is one of Downtown San Diego’s most beautiful and desirable neighborhoods and stretches from the Waterfront and Seaport Village to the shopping of Horton Plaza and the border of the Gaslamp District. City Front Terrace had the most Resales  Continue…

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