Don Doerfler is a master at creating living orchid arrangements. I know, because I met him the other day and saw for myself. His business, Encinitas Orchids, is based at his home in Encinitas, and a visit to his showroom is a visual treat. Not only are the orchids spectacular, but the vessels used to create the living orchid arrangements (e.g., antique Chinese wood boxes, ceramics) add to their beauty.  And Don's talent for creative use of color and visual imagery as an artist is immediately obvious in the stunning living orchid arrangements he creates.  The orchids will generally last for months, but you can have a perpetual arrangement and be a perpetual customer - bring the arrangement back and Don will replace the orchids (the new orchids may be different) for a modest cost so you c... 02/07/2010

As a buyer or seller in the Encinitas real estate market, it is important to have information about the market conditions in order to make a more informed decision about what to do with regard to buying, or selling, your Encinitas home. Here is a summary of the Encinitas real estate market for January 2010 based on statistics from the MLS (private sales are not included nor are manufactured and mobile homes). These data are deemed reliable but are not guaranteed due to how data may be entered into the MLS system.   READ MORE: Encinitas - An Eclectic Seaside Community  In January 2010, 34 homes sold in Encinitas, only 2 less than in December. Here's the breakdown of overall activity.    TOTAL HOMES Detached Attached Number 34 (down 6%) 21 (down 70%) 13 (up 44%) Days on Market 56 44 75 A... 02/06/2010

A coastal city situated in the northern part of the San Diego County at a distance of 25 miles north of San Diego. The largest industry of the city is of ornamental flowers especially poinsettias. The city was incorporated in 1986 by merging of five distinct communities the Old Encinitas, New Encinitas, Olivenhain, Leucadia and Cardiff-by-the-Sea; each of them still maintaining their own charm and flavor. The city is positioned on six miles of the Pacific coastline and houses the Quail Botanical Gardens, which is a great place to visit. The beaches of Encinitas are amazing and there are several beaches that stretch from Cardiff-by-the-Sea to La Costa. There are a number of surfing contests held every year in the city. Encinitas has everything that you would like for living, excellent fa... 01/28/2010

To search homes for sale in Encinitas, Carlsbad and throughout San Diego county all you have to do is click on the picture of the home below for San Diego county MLS.  If you want the most up to date mortgage rates click on the picture that says "rates".                 Encinitas and Carlsbad homes for sale                            Current mortgage rates       The market is stabilizing which means that with a strengthening economy home values are  beginning to rise in Encinitas, Carlsbad and San Diego County.  Encinitas has seen an average of 28% rise in sales price!  Get in while you still can.            1902 Wright Place 2nd floor Carlsbad California 92008* View Larger Map        First Priority Financial is licensed by the California DRE # 654852  Nevin's California DRE license 016... 01/20/2010

Encinitas real estate is some of the most sought after real estate in the country.  We can help you get into a home and our low mortgage rates will help you afford it!  Whether you make a large income and are looking for a jumbo loan or a first time homebuyer looking for a low down payment loan we can help!  We also have aggressive financing for our veterans utilizing their VA loan guarantee benefits.  To begin your Carlsbad real estate search click on the house below.  If it's mortgage rates you want click on the house that says "rates".   With home values down and mortgage rates historically low there's never been a better time to begin your Encinitas real estate search.              Encinitas  & San Diego real estate search                    Get current mortgage rates        1902 Wr... 01/19/2010

Hello and Welcome to Encinitas Ranch California Free Foreclosure Auction Search, Bank Owned REO, Short Sales, and Homes for Sale. November 10th, 2009 Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone?   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them. Understanding the overall process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  Under the new California Fore... 01/13/2010

In previewing homes for sale, I see exercise equipment in all kinds of stages and uses:  turned into a clothes hanger, used as a play-gym for kids, buried under piles of seen-on-tv gadgets, and cob-webbed in the garage.  If you were to ask the owner, "Does your new EXERCISE MACHINE make you SKINNY?" they would have to respond NO.  Because an exercise machine, whether assembled or in the box, cannot MAKE anyone exercise.  To get "SKINNY", or in shape, the user must USE the machine!! Often I am asked, "Does online networking make you money?"  And I have to say NO.  Having a Facebook page, setting up a Linkedin profile, and joining ActiveRain do not earn income.  Any more than attending a local Chamber of Commerce meeting earns income.  Any more than buying an exercise machine makes me ski... 01/09/2010

Well, If You're Tired of Waiting Around For Things To Happen Check Out What Just Might Happen In The Next RE Boom. Tens of thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands of old Trailers and Mobile Homes will be removed from "Resident Owned" Mobile Home Parks in the next few years and brand new Manufactured Homes will be installed turning these once blighted ole "Trailer Parks"nto gentrified upwardly mobile "Manufactured Home Communities"                                       Before                                                                                     After Above Left: Old Circa 50's & 60's 500sf 1+1 single wide trailers with asphalt driveway in aging and dilapidated trailer park. Right: Old trailers were removed and new 960sf 1/2 Manufactured home 1/2 site built second story resu... 01/09/2010

Gone are the days of the "Singlewide", "Doublewide", trailer talk. "Today's Factory Built Housing" is here to stay. Be they Manufactured, Modular, PreFab, Component stacked et. al. it's a whole new ball game. I had a rather challanging, eventful and even fun-filled experience with many AR members this past year regarding the differences between site (stick) built and "Factory Built" housing so I have decided to make it my mission in '10 to educate as best I can our intimate little community.  This is the first of many articles I intend to share with the AR community about my career and experiences in this facinating and ever growing industry. Every unit is equipped with all the creature comforts and amminities you could ever hope to have in site built construction and more.   This is a ... 01/06/2010

To search homes for sale in Encinitas, Carlsbad and throughout San Diego county all you have to do is click on the picture of the home below for San Diego county MLS.  If you want the most up to date mortgage rates click on the picture that says "rates".                                              Search homes for sale   Get current mortgage rates   View Encinitas Real Estate Market Report   If you are shopping mortgage rates to finance your home in Encinitas:   being misled!    You often see mortgage rates being advertised but mortgage rates change daily and often a couple of times during the day.  It's impossible to ask for rate quotes from a few lenders and compare unless you ask all of the lenders for a rate quote at the same exact time.  If lender "A" quotes you a rate at 10:00AM ... 01/05/2010

As a buyer or seller in the Encinitas real estate market, it is important to have information about the market conditions in order to make a more informed decision about what to do with regard to buying, or selling, your Encinitas home.  Here is a summary of the Encinitas real estate market for December 2009 based on statistics from the MLS (private sales are not included nor are manufactured and mobile homes). These data are deemed reliable but are not guaranteed due to how data may be entered into the MLS system.  READ MORE: Encinitas - An Eclectic Seaside Community  In December 2009, 36 homes sold in Encinitas, 3 fewer than in November. Here's the breakdown of overall activity.    TOTAL HOMES Detached Attached Number 39 (no change) 30 (up 7%) 9 (down 57%) Days on Market 74 73 78 Ave... 01/04/2010

El Camino Real in Encinitas, California - The Shopping Corridor El Camino Real, the "King's Highway," in a main thoroughfare running from Oceanside south to Cardiff. The road, which roughly parallels the ocean, is a good alternative to commuting on the 5 freeway during rush hour as there is less traffic, although you have to deal with stop lights.  El Camino Real takes you through residential and agricultural areas as well as several significant shopping areas, the best and most diverse being the El Camino Shopping Corridor in Encinitas (from Encinitas Boulevard north to Leucadia Boulevard).  Folks living in South Carlsbad, West San Marcos, and Encinitas (including Olivenhain), Rancho Santa Fe, and Cardiff have easy access to this several mile stretch of shopping nirvana. You can find ... 01/02/2010

I was out touring homes and taking photos and realized that these  will be the LAST photos of the year 2009, and I suppose the decade. These photos were taken at Grandview Beach in Leucadia (Encinitas), a favorite place to visit which always makes me think about that I really enjoy about being here - great weather, palm trees, the ocean, and wonderful views. I hope YOU enjoy them too, wherever you are! I want to wish all my ActiveRain friends...those I know and those yet to come...the happiest of New Year's Eves and Best Wishes for 2010.   01/01/2010

  There's A Time and A Place To Make Important and Lucrative Career Changes and Timing and Positioning Is Everything. I am happy to announce that effective January 1, 2010 I will be joining the team of John Manson & the   GM MORTGAGE & REALTY CO., INC. http://www.gmmortgagegroup.com/ President: John C. Manson   Realtor & Mortgage Specialist: John DL Arendsen www.arendsen@cox.net John Manson, a former defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs, and I go back almost two decades as friends. We started our relationship with a mutual passion for the unique game of Bocce Ball on the sand. John is a founder of the “Annual World Beach Bocce Ball Championship”, now in its XXX year.  http://www.beachbocce.com/. ON THE LEVEL General Contractors & CREST HOMES Manufactured Home Dealer and Developer, ... 12/30/2009

  Leucadian resident and environmental artist, Kirkos, will be drawing his annual labyrinth on the sands just north of Moonlight Beach on New Year's Day.  The event is scheduled from 10am to 5pm and is a great relaxing and free thing to do in Encinitas.  Bring your family and your out of town guests to witness and join in this yearly meditational walk around the labyrinth. Visitors are asked to park at Moonlight Beach and walk approximately a mile north to the labyrinth.  Guests are invited to bring biodegradable "offerings" such as rocks, rock salt, flowers, etc to the labyrinth.  Please do not bring anything that needs to be picked up!  Kirkos is a long time member of the San Dieguito Art Guild in Encinitas and is dedicating this year's labyrinth to the Guild. Please see http://www.ki... 12/28/2009

Buyers in the Encinitas real estate market seeking oceanfront homes and a substantial budget will undoubtedly explore the Neptune Avenue neighborhood. Neptune Avenue runs along the bluff fronting the ocean, from just north of Moonlight Beach to Grandview Beach at the northern end of Leucadia. Given the location and ocean views (on the west side of the street), prices are a premium, although they have declined quite a bit in the last 4 years. But compared to Del Mar and La Jolla oceanfront, Encinitas waterfront properties are a bargain.  There are 3 major public beach accesses down significant stairs due to the bluff, all of which are popular vantage points for watching surfers and the sunsets - Stone Steps, Beacon's and Grandview.  Homes vary from beach cottages to substantial contempor... 12/27/2009

Encinitas Real Estate - A Video Tour of Encinitas Ranch in Encinitas California Buyers in the Encinitas real estate market in coastal North San Diego County have a number of options if their interest is in newer housing in a planned community. Encinitas Ranch is one such community, offering a range of prices, styles, and views (some ocean) as well as the Encinitas Ranch public golf course. READ MORE:  Encinitas - An Eclectic Seaside Community   Encinitas Ranch - Upscale Encinitas Residential Community   Built beginning in 2000, Encinitas Ranch is on the grounds of the Paul Ecke Ranch, a world renowned producer of poinsettias. With about 1000 homes on approximately 850 acres, Encinitas Ranch combines residences, open space, hiking trails, and a golf course along with the remaining agricu... 12/27/2009

A Video Tour on the Historic Coast Highway 101 Through Leucadia (Encinitas) California Leucadia is a funky, laid-back beach town just south of Carlsbad on the North San Diego County coast, and one of my favorite communities. Leucadia has a long surfing history, and as a seaside community retains much of the feel from days gone by - which most people like about the community. This town is part of Encinitas but with a different feel and look. You won't find high end shopping here, nor 5 star dining (but check out Le Papagayo and Auggie's House of Crab for great eating and atmosphere), and folks like it that way just fine. READ MORE:  Leucadia - Surfers' Beach Community Encinitas - An Eclectic Seaside Community   Despite the funkiness, and the presence of tattoo parlors, surf shops, trail... 12/24/2009

For all those who are fortunate to enjoy owning a home in the 92024 zip code of Encinitas, California, You may be interested in the following December 1st - 18th housing update:  Sales are up 60% from December of '08 from 15 to 25 in December '09. Though, average home prices have slipped 4.3% overall, including attached. The highest price home that closed in December '08 was $1.75M. The highest price month to date in '09 is $2M.  Click here To search all Encinitas and San Diego County Homes for sale.  Happy Holidays from Robert Sizer, VP, Lux-RE-Homes and Managing Agent for http://www.sdnethomes.com Contact me directly at 760-519-8436 Ca RE Lic # 01187872 12/18/2009

New Construction Homes for Sale at Quail Pointe near Moonlight Beach Buyers in the Encinitas real estate market interested in something brand new should consider the new construction homes at Quail Pointe near Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California. New homes have been rare in Encinitas in the last couple of year, with several planned small communities in the Encinitas real estate market put on the back burner due to builder issues (e.g., Barratt American declared Chapter 11). One interesting note - the new community at Quail Pointe WAS to be built by Barratt America and was beginning construction almost 2 years ago. Quail Pointe is now being built by Far West Industries, a well known Orange County Builder, and the first phase is available for sale (1 home has already sold). Prices ar... 12/15/2009