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Luxury Home DigestLuxury Home DigestBlogging buzz, gossip and news about luxury real estate and homes with occasional off-the-menu commentary. 
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Carnival of Luxury Winners
2007-05-09 16:08:00 by Roberta Murphy What a pleasure it has been to go through the entries for the first Carnival of Luxury . It was fun to read entries not only from outstanding real estate professionals, but a rant from a therapist, an art review, advice for creating abundant lifestyles, and the story of a Las Vegas legend who went from ... More About: Winners , Winner
The No Fear Estate
2007-05-06 22:49:00 Once in awhile a property comes along that will take your breath away. And that was the precise intent of an owner who had no budget, no restraint and?No Fear . You see, that visionary owner was Mark Simo, co-founder and CEO of NO FEAR and Spy Optics in Carlsbad, California?as well as the TransWorld Business website that ... More About: Estate , State , Stat
Encinitas Bluffs, But It?s No Joke
2007-05-05 07:02:00 by Roberta Murphy It’s not just Encinitas , but Solana Beach and other areas in California blessed with magnificent ocean bluffs. To be able to dangle one’s feet over the edge of the earth with nothing but endless ocean beyond is a singular experience. But to lose one’s property to crumbling ocean bluffs is not the heartstopping ... More About: Joke , Bluff
Aviara?s Argyle: A Restaurant for Four Seasons
2007-05-04 03:46:00 by Roberta Murphy The Argyle Steakhouse at the Aviara Four Seasons Resort in Carlsbad, CA has been a favorite with golfers, locals and visitors since it first opened in 1991. The views over Aviara?s Arnold Palmer signature course and the beautiful Batiquitos Lagoon provide additional year round ambience to what is already a very wonderful restaurant. ... More About: Restaurant , Quality of Life , Rest
What Could be Better than a Short Sale or Foreclosure?
2007-05-03 06:31:00 by Roberta Murphy It is difficult to avoid the subject of short sales and foreclosures when discussing real estate. We receive ongoing emails and calls from people wanting to buy short sales and foreclosures because they want the best deal possible. They believe that the best buys can only come from bloodied sellers and lenders—and that somehow real ... More About: Sale , Foreclosure , Better , Closure , Bett
Do You Neighboroo?
2007-05-02 16:08:00 by Roberta Murphy One of the more interesting sites to follow this past year has been Neighboroo. In fact, we now recommend it to both local and relocating San Diego area real estate clients when they begin the process of searching for homes. Though still in beta format, Neighboroo is amazingly rich in the type of information home buyers are ...
Luxury Home for Jets and Toys
2007-04-29 16:45:00 by Roberta Murphy Even private jet owners from Dubai might want to stop in Carlsbad, California for fuel, red carpet service and a concierge service second to none. Celebrities, business tycoons and savvy fliers already know about the Premier Jet facility at the McClellan-Palomar Airport?and the buzz is starting to spread. With U.S. Customs opening an office ... More About: Toys , Luxury , Home , Jets
Pop the Cork for Sellsius!
2007-04-28 12:24:00 by Roberta Murphy Sell sius Real Estate is one of my favorite blogs. It’s full of hip news, developing real estate stories and intelligent opinion. It’s a place I visit often. Founders Rudy Bachraty and Joseph Ferrara have now unveiled a new site that so caters to real estate buyers who wants more precision in their property search results. BMW and Mercedes ... More About: Cork
La Costa Chateaus: A Tale of Two Sisters
2007-04-26 06:35:00 by Roberta Murphy It was a developer?s mistake that should have never happened. Sometime around 1970, the developers of the original La Costa Resort and Spa allowed for the construction and sale of two 48?unit condominium buildings inside what would eventually come to be known as ?the gates of La Costa.? These two buildings are the ... More About: Sister , Chateau , Tale , Sisters
La Jolla, California: A Coastal Jewel
2007-04-25 03:02:00 by Roberta Murphy Some cities are the embodiment of luxury,and La Jolla, Cali fornia is no exception. La Jolla is a paradise for both the traveller and the resident. Sitting just north of San Diego, it offers a spectacular coastline with heart-stopping views. Add to the natural beauty a charming village, upscale shopping, fine dining and lodging, a top-ranked university ... More About: Jewel , Coast , Calif
A Carnival of Luxury
2007-04-23 04:03:00 by Roberta Murphy In case you have never visited or participated in a blogging carnival, please allow me to extend a hand and introduce you to a dizzying world of fun, opinions and amazing information. I have participated several times in the real estate blogging carnivals and look forward each week to reading the winning entries. I imagine ... More About: Carnival , Luxury
The Luxury Blingdex
2007-04-22 08:10:00 by Roberta Murphy Luxury is booming and Wall Street is keeping a keen eye on how the rich are spending their wealth. And what better way to measure that hedonism than by creating a variety of indexes that track the shopping of the ultra-rich? The demand for four-figure handbags, five-figure baubles, six-figure cars, luxury resorts and travel, insurable art ... More About: Bling
6 Ways to Shave Your Carbon Footprint
2007-04-22 00:39:00 by Roberta Murphy There is little I can do to stop global warming, the melting of icebergs, rising sea levels and the inevitability of dandelions. But here are some big and small things I have implemented into our home and lifestyle to lessen the impact of our carbon footprint on this planet. 1. The biggy? I ... More About: Carbon , Quality of Life , Print , Have , Carbon footprint
AVVO is to Lawyers as Zillow is to Realtors
2007-04-19 23:59:00 by Roberta Murphy It seems nobody is immune from the power of the internet—or the inevitability of progress. Zillow shook the real estate industry (and lots of homeowners) with last year’s unveiling of its near-instant online real estate valuations. The complaints came primarily from Real tor s who feared the public would come to rely on Zillow Zestimates for home valuations—and from homeowners whose property values ... More About: Lawyers
San Diego Home Losses Mark New High
2007-04-17 22:40:00 by Roberta Murphy According to the latest from Dataquick, a record number of foreclosure notices have been sent to California homeowners during this past quarter, setting a new ten-year record. Why? Dataquick reports that “flat appreciation, slow sales, and post teaser-rate mortgage resets” have contributed to these financial casualties. The San Diego Union Tribune reports that San Diego County endured ... More About: Home , Loss , High , Mark
In Praise of Front Porch Swings
2007-04-17 07:42:00 by Roberta Murphy Today’s tragic massacre at Virginia Tech leaves us all wondering how such a thing could happen and what we might have done to prevent such a horror. There is the predictable grandstanding for gun control, the demands for metal detectors on campuses, and more efficient lockdowns. I suppose these are all good and ... More About: Praise , Front , Wing , Swing , Wings
Luxurious Intuitive Homes
2007-04-16 00:32:00 by Roberta Murphy Peering into the future, it is nice to imagine a home that is smart in every sense–and inviting to all. Sunset Magazine and Popular Science recently team-conceived the Idea House, the House of Innovation , in Alamo, California. This intelligent $5 + million home provides a trajectory of design and technologies that will end up ... More About: Home , Homes , Intuit , Luxurious
Instant Homes Values via Your Cell
2007-04-13 19:24:00 by Roberta Murphy Disruptive technologies are a special favorite on this blog, and HouseFront is the newest to hit my desk. And it happened about twenty minutes ago, when I opened an email from James Eberhard, CEO of Housefront. The premise is simple. Want to know the value of a home? Follow these simple steps with your cell ... More About: Home , Cell , Your , Homes , Values
The Bigger the Home, the Harder They Fall?
2007-04-12 07:26:00 by Roberta Murphy A recent study of publicly traded CEO homes found a correlation between the size of the CEO’s home and the company’s stock price. It may come as a surprise to some, but the larger and more luxurious the CEO’s home is, the poorer the company’s stock tends to fare. The study is an interesting ... More About: Home , Hard , They , Fall
Real Estate Bloggers Make Headlines
2007-04-10 20:24:00 by Roberta Murphy Blog ging has become a key marketing tool for real estate agents. Michelle Mowad, a talented writer for the San Diego Business Journal, called last week inquiring about real estate blogging and the impact it is having on our San Diego real estate business and life. We talked about Web 2.0 social networking sites like MySpace and ... More About: Blogger , Estate , Real Estate , Bloggers
Avoid These Homebuyers Like?the Flu
2007-04-08 08:35:00 by Roberta Murphy Today’s real estate market is different for all, including luxury home sellers and their agents. Though multiple offers have returned on a selected basis in the San Diego and Manhatttan real estate markets (well-priced, well-located and well-appointed homes), it is still a buyer’s market. And with many buyers returning to these markets, sellers and their agents ... More About: Home , Buyer , Buyers , Like , Avoid
ipayOne Real Estate Going Down the Hole?
2007-04-07 22:23:00 The Carlsbad, CA discount real estate broker, ipayOne is no longer taking any new real estate listings and will be liquidating its assets. The once high-flying brokerage spent hugely on advertising, even purchasing for $2.5 million the five-year naming rights to the San Diego Sports Arena which was renamed the ipayOne Center. Their real estate business was primarily ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , State , Down , Real
Fun Recipe for a Luxurious Lawn
2007-04-06 04:52:00 by Roberta Murphy Paul Michael at Wise Bread swears that this lawn tonic recipe will do wonders for grassy yards, especially since it is the secret recipe of former Colorado golf groundskeeper Tim Heffron. It is also a recipe shared each year on his local Colorado station. Paul’s article offers much more detailed explanation of how each ingredient works, but ... More About: Fun , Recipe , Luxurious , Reci
The Mortgage Graveyard: RIP
2007-04-05 15:21:00 by Roberta Murphy The inevitable has happened. Fallen mortgage companies now have their own graveyard—and we can also see those headed in that direction. Want to know which mortgage lenders are dead, struggling or being acquired? The Mortgage Daily has created a new online destination: THE MORTGAGE GRAVEYARD Here we can see the fallen, the failing, and those that have been ... More About: Graveyard , Rave , Grave , Yard
The Home that Heals Itself
2007-04-03 23:03:00 by Roberta Murphy Nano technology to repair homes damaged by an earthquake? It boggles the mind, but Knauf, a German building manufacturer, is working with several universities on that very technology. They are building a luxury tech villa in the mountains of Greece with special walls containing nano polymer particles that liquefy when under pressure. This liquid then flows into the building cracks, ... More About: Home , Self , Hat , That , Heals
La Costa Dream Home
2007-04-03 06:45:00 by Roberta Murphy It’s no secret that I am a fan of the Chopra Center and of the La Cost a Resort and Spa —or that I am a Realtor living in this coastal Carlsbad paradise. I have a special affection for the old Rancho La Costa and for the legendary homes surrounding the La Costa golf course. And ... More About: Home , Dream
Easy Test for Spoiled Food?
2007-04-03 02:12:00 by Roberta Murphy Science Daily reports today that a consumer test kit may soon be available that will quickly reveal whether foods are spoiled or safe to eat. Researchers at the University of South Carolina report that their dipstick test has a 90 percent accuracy rate and could help prevent many of the illnesses and deaths caused by food ... More About: Food , Test , Easy
Sleeping under the Stars
2007-04-02 06:50:00 by: Roberta Murphy ?in the luxury of your own bed?and awakening to blue skies and scattered clouds. Sounds like heaven to me. And it might be a reality for a luxury camper, or someone clever enough to commission magical artwork from a talented artist such as Rip Read. Sleep ing under the stars is now a possibility because Star Murals Startist, Rip Read, has ... More About: Stars , Ping
Street and Neighborhood Gossip?.
2007-03-30 05:50:00 by Roberta Murphy Well, sort of. Web 2.0 and interconnectivity has drilled down to a new level of local, with the online premier of Street Advisor this week. This fun site allows residents to rate and write about the streets on which they live. The reviewer can rate the livability of the street, the neighbors, convenience to shopping, ... More About: Gossip , Hood , Tree , Neighborhood
Short Sales in the Luxury Home Market
More articles from this author:2007-03-26 06:40:00 by Roberta Murphy Some of the more difficult listing appointments our group encounters these days are ones that involve short sale conditions. In this situation, the seller owes more on the property than what it is worth in the current market. A year or so ago, we were having to explain how short sales worked to ... More About: Luxury , Market , Sales , Home , Sale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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