San Diego in September

  “It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” -Honore de Balzac San Diego in September The weather is warm, but not too hot. The nights are pleasant and tourists aren’t crowding all the beaches. September makes a great window for traveling to San Diego. The…

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The Real Estate Debate

  I was part of a panel of like-minded realtors in San Diego for the Real Talk: Real Estate Debate. I wanted to share with you my episodes and briefly summarize how I believe the market has been affected by the Pandemic, why there is still so much activity, and how I measure my success…

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San Diego Summer

  “While you could do this at any time of the year, there’s just something special about being outside on a late summer night and contemplating the questions of the universe.” – Unknown August is San Diego’s hottest month of the year, but it’s still quite pleasant with temperatures in the mid to high 70s. Surfing…

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Affordable Home Makeovers

  With all this time spent at home, the itch for a fresh, new space becomes hard to avoid. But if this doesn’t seem like the right moment to hire a professional interior designer for a full decor reboot, it doesn’t mean you’re stuck with looking at an unattractive space. It is true that home repair…

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San Diego in June

    “June falls asleep upon her bier of flowers; In vain are dewdrops sprinkled o’er her, In vain would fond winds fan her back to life, Her hours are numbered on the floral dial.” –Lucy Larcom   San Diego in June has lots of daylight hours to explore the city’s attractions. It’s not likely…

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San Diego in May

    “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” –William James   In May, you’ll usually find lots of things to do in San Diego. Winter rains will be gone, and in most years, June Gloom won’t start at the beaches until later in the year. Summer vacation season hasn’t started yet, and…

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San Diego in January

  “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” –Albert Einstein   San Diego is such a beautiful city with so much to see and so much to do! San Diego is a great place to visit in January, especially if you live in an area where it’s cold, with snowy weather and dreary,…

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Carmel Valley Coming Soon

  Coming Soon A Carmel Valley 4 Bedroom 2.5 Bathroom 2,408 Sqft Home   Here are some fun facts about Carmel Valley: Carmel Valley is home of the Jamesburg Earth Station, used by NASA during its Apollo moon landings as one of the largest tracking satellite dish antennas in the world. This telecommunications facility is…

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August Housing Experts Anticipated Trends

  The Real Estate HEAT (Housing Experts Anticipating Trends) Index is a monthly leading indicator of nearly 40 housing markets in the U.S. Five Star Professional partners with thousands of real estate agents who complete a weekly survey about the conditions they are observing in their marketplace. The HEAT Index has a midpoint of 50,…

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Tips for Packing while Selling Your Home

  When you need to keep packing while you are selling you home, what do you do? You need to have a spotless home to impress buyers, you want to ‘stage’ it with your stuff to make it feel homey and have them envision their stuff fitting in the same areas. So again, what do…

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