The Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Market reported 12 Rancho Santa Fe Homes sold at a median price of $2,250,000 for the month.
Rancho Santa Fe is known to be one of the more upscale communities located in San Diego County. Rancho Santa Fe is known for it serene style living with larger lots and beautiful country style setting. Rancho Santa Fe is also one of the more popular equestrian areas in San Diego County!
The Chula Vista - East Lake - Otay Ranch Real Estate market reported 28 Chula Vista - East Lake - Otay Ranch homes sold at a median price of $417,000 for the month!
The Chula Vista - East Lake - Otay Ranch community is another one of the more high demand areas in the South Bay area of San Diego County!
San Diego County is home to several fine educational institutions that have received various awards and recognition for their educational standards. The major four-year colleges and universities in San Diego County are as follows.
California State University
California State University is located in San Marcos, California. The university is home to three colleges, which include Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, and Education. The university is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for their Bachelors and Masters Degree programs.
A few of the courses offered at California State University includes:
Anthropology
Applied Physics
Art History
Biochemistry
Business Administration
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Economics
Film Studies
Human Development
Kinesiology
Literature and Writing Studies
Mathematics
Nursing
Philosophy
Physics
Social Sciences
Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts
Point LoNazarene University
Point LoNazarene University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts college home in San Diego, California. The university is private and has five locations including Arcadis, Kersfield, Mission Valley, Inland Empire, and the undergraduate campus in Point Loma. The university was accredited in 1949 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The university offers over 60 areas of scholarship as Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, along with graduate degrees in biology, education, religion, business administration, and nursing. The school integrates their Christian faith with all the courses.
A few of the courses offered at Point LoNazarene University includes:
Accounting
Art and Design
Biblical Studies
Biology
Broadcast Journalism
Child Development
Communication
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Dietetics
Economics
Food Services
Information Systems
Interior Design
Journalism
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Media and Film
Music Education
Physical Education
National University
National University is home in San Diego, California with 28 campuses dotting the state and one home in Nevada. National University has five schools and one college within its organization including The School of Education; The School of Engineering and Technology; The School of Health and Human Services; The School of Media and Communication; and The College of Arts and Sciences. The university offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs and over 300 courses.
A few of the courses offered at Point LoNazarene University includes:
School of Business and Management
Leadership and Business Administration
Management and Marketing
School of Education
Educational Administration
School Counseling and Psychology
Teacher Education
Teaching Credential Preliminary Single Subject
School of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Science Design Engineering
Master of Science Engineering Management
Master of Science Environmental Engineering
Computer Science and Information Systems
Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Master of Science Computer Science
Master of Science Datase Administration
Master of Science Information Systems
Master of Science Software Engineering
Master of Science Technology Management
School of Health and Human Services
Alliant International University
Alliant International University is home in San Francisco, California with a campus in San Diego, Scripps Ranch Campus. Alliant International University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges as well as the educational programs being accredited by the State of California Board of Education.
Alliant offers degree programs to graduate students, and to undergraduates who have completed at least two years of college work, in the following fields:
Business
Clinical Psychology
Communication
Consulting Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Forensic Psychology
Educational Leadership
Educational Administration
Educational/School Psychology
Industrial Organizational Psychology
International Business
Liberal Studies
Marital & Family Therapy
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Development
International Relations
Teaching & Credentials
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
San Diego State University
San Diego State University is home in San Diego, California. This is the largest and oldest higher education facility found in the San Diego area. The university offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in 151 fields. San Diego State University is a member of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the Southwest Border Security Consortium, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
The university is home to eight colleges, which includes:
College of Arts & Letters
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health & Human Services
College of Sciences
College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts
College of Extended Studies
University of California
University of California is home in the community of La Jolla in San Diego. The University of California has 10 campuses. The university is home to 44 Research Centers as well which includes Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences, AIDS Research Institute, Center for Energy Research, Center for Human Development, Center for Marine Genomics, Center for Molecular Agriculture, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, Climate Research Division, Clinical Investigation Institute, Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, to name a few.
The degrees offered at University of California range from master to doctorates to professional degrees, which are divided into the following categories:
Arts & Humanities
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Mathematics
Professional
Natural & Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university home in San Diego, California. The university offers more than sixty bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. The University of San Diego is home to six educational facilities, which includes the School of Business Administration, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Nursing & Health Science, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.
The University of San Diego offers a wide range of graduate degrees, certificates, and credential programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and our School of Business Administration, School of Leadership & Education Sciences, School of Law, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, and Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.
With over 20 years of experience of buying and selling homes. I wanted to share with everyone some very basic tips that will without a doubt help you sell your home for a higher price and much faster. If everyone would apply these basic tips they too would see a lot faster results with much higher offers!
Even though there are additional items that could be added to this list these will most definitely benifit your overall results.
1. De-Clutter: This one is a very basic rule and one of the most overlooked. De-clutter everywhere; inside and outside. If it’s taking up space it is a potential candidate to be thrown out. The sellers need to make that all important mental conversion from “home to live in” to “house for sale.” Personal things are a big distraction as you want the buyers to be able to visualize their own belonging in the house.
2. Repair: Buyers want everything working so don’t disappoint them - dripping faucets, broken windows, leaking roofs, damaged walls and doors, etc, beg the question in the buyer’s mind…What else is broken or doesn’t work?
3. Lots of Light: The last thing home buyers want to see is a dark home with all of the doors and windows covered. Let the light in and open some windows to let in some fresh air. Room deodorizers leave the impression of covering something up as does a window that has the blinds drawn.
4. Clean Windows: Buyers want to know and see the view they will have from every room - don’t make them look through dirty windows. If they do, the impression of a having great view is literally going “out the window.”
5. Kitchen and Bathrooms: Two of the most important rooms in the house. They must be spotless and first class. Just cleaning up isn’t going to be good enough - you need to “deep clean” all counters, floors, cabinets and all the fixtures in the bathrooms. In the bathrooms consider new fixtures or counter-tops and perhaps redoing the shower and tub enclosures. If new fixtures are not in the budget you may want to consider having them refinished. Think about having all the tile steam cleaned and make sure all grout is free from grease and dirt.
6. Odors: Absolute deal killers are cigarette or pet odors. If this is a problem - have the drapes, carpets and furniture professionally cleaned and please…”no smoking” in the house. Also, cooking odors are not a good thing. The best bet is to always for plan fresh air. Often a little lemon oil mixed with water in a spray bottle used lightly used will add just a bit of freshness without overpowering the house.
7. Paint: A fresh coat of paint on the outside or inside is an excellent way of freshening up your home. Be sure to use neutral colors and avoid accent painting. Don’t try and guess what a potential buyer will like. In most cases they should use a professional painter because it’s always a bigger job than most people think.
8. Yard Work: Deal with overgrown bushes, shrubs and trees. Everything in the yard needs to be trimmed, watered, manicured and “living.” Remove everything lying around the yard including sports equipment, boats, trailers, toys, etc. You may also add some color by placing some annuals in planters in the back as well as in the front. Curb appeal makes that all important “first impression.”
9. Furniture: The bottom line… less is best. If it’s old, worn or dated, you should put it in storage. Remember that you are setting a stage and the actor needs to be the house - not their furniture.
10. Hardwood Floors: Hardwood floors can be a huge plus for buyers unless they look like a 20 year old basketball court. It may be a great investment to have them all refinished - but keep in mind that it’s not a simple weekend project.
The La Mesa, Mt. Helix Real Estate market repoted 24 La Mesa, Mt. Helix area homes sold at a median price of $384,750 for the month!
For more on the La Mesa, Mt. Helix Real Estate market please go our main site for a breakdown on almost every community listed in San Diego County.
The Jamul Real Estate market reported 6 Jamul homes sold at a median price of $739,750 and a 13.4% increase for the month!
Jamul is a more rural country style living community. Jamul is one of the fw areas where you can still buy a home with land. The Jamul weather is traditionally much warmer and dryer than the rest of San Diego County.
The Cardiff Real Estate market reported 5 Cardiff homes sold at a median price of $525,000 for the month!
Cardiff is another of the Costal Communities that attract the true ocean and surfing enthusiast! Oncen again most of the people that live in this area usually stay. The weather in Cardiff is generally nice and warm except during the winter months and May Gray and June Gloom. Even with the clouds it will usually burn off by early to late afternoon!
Your San Diego VIP Team of REALTORS wish all of you a very happy and safe Mothers Day!
Here is a little history regarding this very special day of Mothers Day!
This is a great story how one person’s vision can affect the world for ever! Compliments of 123 Holiday .net!
Contrary to popular belief, Mother’s Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark. The earliest tributes to mothers date back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea, the mother of many deities, and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of Gods, Cybele. Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday in Lent in honor of Mary, mother of Christ. In England this holiday was expanded to include all mothers and was called Mothering Sunday.
In the United States, Mother’s Day started nearly 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it “Mother’s Work Day.”
Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” organized a day encouraging mothers to rally for peace, since she believed they bore the loss of human life more harshly than anyone else.
In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day. There are many days for men, but none for mothers.”
Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna’s mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flower, the white carnation. Five years later, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother’s Day. In 1914 Anna’s hard work paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day as a national holiday.
At first, people observed Mother’s Day by attending church, writing letters to their mothers, and eventually, by sending cards, presents, and flowers. With the increasing gift-giving activity associated with Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis became enraged. She believed that the day’s sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit. In 1923 she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother’s Day festival, and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a convention selling carnations for a war mother’s group. Before her death in 1948, Jarvis is said to have confessed that she regretted ever starting the mother’s day tradition.
Despite Jarvis’s misgivings, Mother’s Day has flourished in the United States. In fact, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year to dine out, and telephone lines record their highest traffic, as sons and daughters everywhere take advantage of this day to honor and to express appreciation of their mothers.
The Encinitas Real Estate market reported 27 Encinitas homes sold at a median price of $807,500 for the month!
Encinitas is a beautiful San Diego Coastal Community located about 20 miles north of downtown San Diego. Encinitas is known for its great ocean views and coastal climate making it one of the more hi demand areas in San Diego. Most of the residents in Encinitas have a hard time thinking about living anywhere else. Therefore the homes in the Encinitas are have a little less turn over than most areas of San Diego County.
The community of Northpark in San Diego reported North 9 North Park Homes Sold at a median price of $405,000 for the month!
North Park is an older community located just south of the famous Mission Valley area which is central to San Diego County. Therefore allowing easy access to Downtown, Qualcomm alog with easy access to major highways. The Norhpark Community is also very close access to the ocean with about 10 minutes or within about hour to see the snow in the mountains.