San Diego real estate blog - Peter Toner

How to Register So You Will be Notified In Case of an Emergency.
Last week many homeowners were awaken in the wee hours of the morning by a recording sent by the county urging them to evacuate due to the fires. This system, capable of sending 74,000 messages an hour was set up after the last firestorm [...]

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The key to real estate agents surviving in any market in San Diego (or anywhere else) is applying the same mentally one does when training to be an athlete. Realtors must work and train hard physically and mentally and stay focused on a successful finish. An athlete since my youth it is this mentality learned from my coaches that I [...]

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Air quality here in San Diego is still an issue and there are homes still in danger, but it would seem that the worst is over - according to news reports this morning.
Here is a link to the latest map of the fires very detailed in PDF format - the host website, set up by San Diego [...]

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San Diego is burning, the perfect storm conditions of Santa Anna winds, humidity of less than 10% and the driest conditions for over 130 years combined to provide the life for any fire to burn uncontrollably.
Could any of this have been prevented? With these sort of climatic changes, unfortunately not.
We did indeed learn from the [...]

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Here is a list of resourses that are available right now:

Call the San Diego Red Cross at: 1-800-951-5600 or 1-866-438-4636. 
The San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation is waiving the 2-week stay limit on all campgrounds and reduced campsite fees of $10 per day for displaced residents through December 31.  Call 858-565-3600.
Various hotels are offering [...]

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Who is Kathleen Casey-Kirschling?? It’s not a name that everyone knows, but the day she was born marked the first birth of the infamous “Baby Boom”.  She even helped write a book about the Boomers: More than a Bathroom Guide to Baby Boomers - A historically accurate guide to the past 60 years of the [...]

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Be sure to read today’s New York Times article “San Diego’s Downtown Has a Sunnier Disposition” it is the perfect example of how popular our beautiful city is!
The article discusses how both Californians and Buyers from across the country are going to Downtown San Diego to purchase their second home. What is the draw? A [...]

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Families on Soledad Mountain Road in La Jolla are still in dismay over the landslide that recently occurred causing significant damage to 7 homes and leaving approximately 40 that are currently deemed uninhabitable. It is estimated that the total damages done to city works is $26 million and $22 million to private property.
Mayor Jerry Sanders’ requests for [...]

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…. or to be more accurate - how the billionaires live.

Fast Company magazine has put together a slide show of billionaires homes and real estate across the USA. Includes Oprah, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Trump, Larry Page - how much they paid and or spend on improvements.
Now if only I could come up with the next [...]

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Now don’t get me wrong ……. I’m certainly not sitting here trying to tell you that this is a market for “flipping” properties in San Diego -  BUT there are some great investment opportunities in buying fixers.  If you already have a vision of your dream home and can’t quite afford to buy it right [...]

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Is it really the second week in October?? For those of us living in San Diego, you wouldn’t know it by the weather! This is the best time of year for us locals - the tourism traffic has slowed down considerably and the weather is gorgeous, just right for enjoying a day at the beach…..
I [...]

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An emotional and financial loss for homeowners. This week two homes were destroyed and many others evacuated or deemed uninhabitable by a major land movement on Mt. Soledad. Many are asking how could this tragedy have been prevented? Many are pointing fingers and placing blame, while others sit back and say we should’ve seen it [...]

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Just for fun here is a Google gadget that fit’s in nicely with the Chuck Norris post below
WOOOOPPPSSS - had to take it down - got too rude!
Posted by Peter Toner

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