Carlsbad Ocean View Homes

The Alta Mira Carlsbad community is arguably one of the best places to find ocean view homes in the Carlsbad area.  One of the big selling features for this community is its ideal location that is perched high on a hill just east of the 5 freeway between the exits of Palomar Airport Road and Poinsettia Lane.  These are attached condos that often include a garage space with an additional parking permit.  Over the past years ocean view properties have sold in a relatively short period of time.  The chart below shows what homes have sold for in the Alta Mira community in the last several years.  If you looking at the days on the market it's not uncommon to see homes selling under 30 days or less.

Real Estate prices for ocean view homes in Alta Mira

The Carlsbad Real Estate market saw some strong sales in 2022 but nothing like 2021 where we saw one home sell for $10 million and another one sell for a record $20 million dollars.  This year we saw some of the most expensive homes sold being located on either the ocean front or water front locations.  The real estate market from last year was very different as the craze of low inventory combines with low interest rates with a huge demand caused prices to go way up with multiple buyers often competing for the same property.  In contrast, 2022 real estate prices still remained in place but with higher interest rates we saw properties stay on the market longer with less of competition among buyers.  All three of the most expensive homes were all under $6.5

Carlsbad has a lot of water lagoons that include Buena Vista, Aqua Hedionda and Batiquitos Lagoon.  The latter one is located on the very south end of the city and surrounded by some of the most prestigious communities and homes in all of the Carlsbad.  If you have never been to the city of Carlsbad then like me try to explain this area for you.  The Lagoon basically covers a small area that heads out into the Pacific Ocean and is a common thing to find throughout the city.  There are a variety of areas that are located in the surrounding area, the biggest one being the Aviara communities.  The Aviara area is a very upscale area and is where you will find the Four Seasons and Park Hyatt Resort hotels as well some amazing gated communities that are home to

Carlsbad has a wide variety of long term rentals that range from 12 to 24 month leases to shorter term rentals of 1 to 6 months.  Properties are either a long term lease with no exceptions or the owner is doing a full time vacation rental for the property on a short term basis.  Rarely do you see a property that is totally flexible in doing a short or long term lease but a new listing hast just come up that is doing exactly that.  The property is located at 1257 Magnolia Street which is a beautiful detached single family home that was built in 1950.  It features a total of four bedrooms, three baths with an approximate 2,448 square feet with two levels of living space.  The property is being advertised as being completely remolded and fully furnished so

We have a lot of buyers looking for ocean view homes in the Carlsbad area in a wide variety of price points.  Finding a home under $500,000 in the Carlsbad area is very tough to find and finding one with an ocean view as truly rare.  One of the new listings that came on the market 3 days ago caught our eye since the two bedroom, two bath home offered panoramic ocean views and is listed at $459,000.  Many buyers would ask what the catch as this price point is too good to be true.  There are some things to consider when looking at this listing.  First, this is a manufactured home that is located in the gated community called Lanakai Lane in Carlsbad.  The home has the look and feel of a traditional single family home but in fact it's a manufactured home.

There are a lot of advantages for renting a fully furnished rental property here in the Carlsbad area of Southern California.  We have a lot of clients looking for short term rentals that range anywhere from one to six months depending on the current condition.  A large majority of these are those on vacation to the Carlsbad area and looking to stay during any of the summer months with July being the number one requested month.  There are also clients who are either remolding their home or have some kind of water or fire damage and need to find a short term rental property while they have that work done.  Typically these clients are looking anywhere from one to three months.  We also have other clients who are thinking about buying a home but want to get

Carlsbad tends to have a limited number of ocean front condos when compared with other beach towns in San Diego county.  The large majority of these condos are located on the street called "The Strand" is where you will find the most amazing properties located on the beach.  This street ends at a certain point and the street called "South Pacific Street" becomes the small section where you will also find very nice beach front homes and condos.  Located towards the very end of Pacific Street where it meets Carlsbad Blvd is the last beach front condo building commonly known as Las Brisas.  We typically call this type of location as an end unit location which means you get to enjoy direct ocean views as well as side views of the Carlsbad coastline.  These

We recently received a call from one of our clients that was interested in putting her home on the market.  The home had been a rental for about 20 years but was still in relatively good condition.  One of her friends indicated to her that she should sell the property "as-is" so she would not have to worry about fixing any repairs, etc to the home.  She asked me if I thought this was a good idea and I said buyers can look at this one of two ways.  First, when a home is being advertised for sale in "as-is" condition some buyers believe that the home will need a lot of work which the owner is not willing to do.  I have to admit when I hear that phrase I often wonder myself if there are any repairs that need to be made.  There is another set of buyers that

There are a lot of buyers looking at manufactured homes in the Carlsbad area that soon learn that there is often a space rent or land lease fee associated with the property.  Some of the senior communities for those older than 55 years of age have very attractive real estate prices which generates a lot of interest.  For example, some manufactured homes will be priced in the $200,000 range and be within walking distance to beach which sounds like a really great value until you learn that the space rent on these homes can often be more than $2,000 a month.  Overall, this still isn't too bad of a deal since renting a home in the Carlsbad area can easily cost you at least $2,000 or more depending on where you live.  In any case, many buyers are looking for

The Carlsbad Real Estate market like most other markets in California has really seen a surge in real estate prices over the past year.  It's been really amazing to watch as homes that used to be hard to sell and selling within a matter of days with real estate prices going higher and faster than a lot of buyers have ever seen.  Some homes in the Carlsbad area have dramatically gone up in price and for those who have flipping properties over the past 12 months have been extremely lucky in the timing of all of this.  The real question that everyone is thinking is how much longer will this real estate boom last?  In order to try and figure out this answer it's important to understand how we got here.

In 2008, we saw the real estate economy collapse and

Carlsbad has had a number of a number of brand new construction homes and communities that have been built in the last several years.  One of the biggest communities was the Robertson Ranch neighborhood which featured upscale homes located in 4 different neighborhoods to choose from.  There have also been several smaller neighborhoods that has been built in the last several years with a variety of detached single family homes to residential townhouses and condos.  There are many owners who buy these newer homes as investment properties and quickly rent them out after making a purchase.  These are great properties to find for lease since you are moving into a home that potentially has never been lived in.

We did a quick search and didn't find any brand

Carlsbad has a wide range of rentals from luxury ocean view condos to large two story estate homes.  One of the more requested type of home are those properties located on one story.  It seems like this is becoming the trend as more and more people are looking for homes that accommodate a main floor bedroom which are incorporated into single level properties.  Carlsbad has so many great communities it would be hard to explain every single neighborhood where you could find one story homes.  With that being said some of the more popular places to look for detached single family homes would be like the La Costa area of Carlsbad.  There are many great one story properties located here that often come with a good lot size especially if it's an older home.

The real estate market in Carlsbad remains to be very strong with some really amazing properties selling this year.  We are very optimistic for 2021 as long as interest rates remain low and the demand for housing remains high.  The 3 highest sales this year ranged between $3,450,000 to $3,500,000 with a brief description of each of these properties.  We look forward to assisting you in 2021. The highest sale this year in Carlsbad was located at 7151 Latitude Lane and sold for $3.5 million on 10/02/2020.  This was a rather large house with an approximate 9,728 square feet and a total of 8 bedrooms and an 8 car garage according to our multiple listing service.  The home was only on the market for 26 days and sold down from the original list price of

Buying real estate is all about location and one of the more popular requests that we get from clients is finding a home located on a cul-de-sac street.  There are several benefits for living in this kind of location as clients normally tell us they want this location of location for the following reasons.  The first reason is most families that have children want an area outside there home where their kids can play without the fear of many passing by cars.  Being located on a cul-de-sac location usually means that there will be less cars passing by unless those coming from people who live on that immediate street.  This allows for children to play without the fear of a lot of cars passing by them.  

Another reason why clients tell us they want a

We got a lot of requests from clients looking for a variety of things in a home.  Often times having an ocean view is one of the most requested items but every now and then we have clients asking for homes that also come with a roof top deck.  Since the density of homes here in Carlsbad can be pretty tight the views are often limited from the main living spaces, especially in condos and townhouses.  Having a roof top deck is often times the place where you can find wonderful panoramic and ocean views.  There are several places to look to find homes in the Carlsbad area with rooftop decks.

One perfect place to look is the Buena Vista Village condo complex.  I love the location of this complex as it's located on the ocean side of the 5 freeway and often

One of the most common questions we get from real estate home buyers is the question about Mello Roos.  I heard this term a lot when I first moved to California and had no idea what people were talking about.  It's worth getting to know this term as it can cost you a lot of money if the home has it.  It's pretty simple, home builders are always looking to save costs when building a brand new community.  Often times they will create a bond called Mello Roos which essentially pass on many of the neighborhood building costs to the buyer.  Things like sidewalks, streets, etc are costs that are often paid by the buyer in a Mello Roos bond.  The bond itself normally ranges around 30 years but I've seen it as low as 25 years, it all depends on various factors.

The homes surrounding the Four Seasons Aviara Hotel are considered some of the best neighborhoods in the Carlsbad area.  As with most Four Seasons resorts the area is simply beautiful with wonderful ocean views surrounded by a lush golf course and upscale homes.  One of the most prestigious neighborhoods is the Avira Point community that is a secure gated community with golf front properties that often feature over 4,000 square feet and offer wonderful golf course and ocean views.  Real Estate prices in this community are often found in the $2 million range for a 5,500 square home with ocean and golf course views.

Another great community is the Pavona and Cantata neighborhood.   This is a great place to find homes located next to the Aviara golf club

The city of Carlsbad is rich in history with many beautiful historic homes that date back to the early part of the century.  Some of the best places to look is the Olde Carlsbad area that is located in the Village area of the city.  These are beach close properties that have a lot of charm and personality to them and offer a distinctive architectural design.  For those not able to afford the high price tag that these homes often have a great alternative is to rent one these historic gems.  

Rental properties in this area don't come on the market that often for lease and is especially hard for those looking for a long term lease of over one year.  Since many of these properties are located near the main shopping area and the beach owners often use these

Real Estate agents have a great tradition that helps them learn what homes are on the market at any given time.  The term Broker Preview is what is commonly referred to as an open house for real estate agents which happened on a given day and time every week.  This way agents can have a chance to view any of the newly listed homes on the market without having to make an appointment with the listing agent.  This is crucial as time is of the essence and during a broker preview it's not unrealistic to see anywhere from 10 to 15 homes within a three hour window.  Often times agents will specialize in a specific neighborhood which makes it crucial that have seen every home that comes on the market in their area.

Each town has it's own date and time when

The Mills Act is a federally run program that offers huge discounts on property taxes for those who own historic homes.  We have received several inquiries from clients who are looking for a home that is covered by the Mills Act in the city of Carlsbad.  When looking on the Internet for properties you will often find two designations when it comes to the Mills Act.  The first are properties that are "eligible" for the Mills Act but have not gone through the application process.  Some clients don't want these kind of properties since the application process can take up to 9 months and there is no guarantee the property will be accepted.  The second set of advertised properties are those that already have the Mills Act designation.  This is a huge selling