Tag Archives: san diego

Luxury Above La Costa

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy At San Diego Previews, we deal with a number of people who are relocating to the San Diego area. They may be from from the East Coast, the desert, Bay area, Midwest or Europe, but all have … Continue reading →

Posted in luxury homes, Luxury Info, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged carlsbad, homes, la costa, la costa oaks, luxury, real estate, san diego, san dieguito | 1 Comment

Even Luxury Home Owners can be Victims of Fraud

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy It’s a sad fact of life, but unscrupulous vultures are always ready to pick at the flesh of the most financially distressed–which more frequently these days includes the owners of luxury real estate. Over on our San … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Listings, Luxury Realtors | Tagged agent, foreclosures, home, loan modification, luxury, rancho santa fe, real estate, realtor, san diego | 3 Comments

Luxury Buyers Digging in Their Heels?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Dear friends returned with big smiles and fat packages after a trip to Las Vegas prior to Christmas. Ulf and Andrea walked into the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Las Vegas Boulevard–and encountered rack after rack of … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Info | Tagged abercrombie & fitch, buyers, chanel, homes, luxury, neiman marcus, nordstrom, real estate, saks, san diego | 2 Comments

Urban Luxury Near the Beach

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy When the combination of urban luxury and sandy beaches come together, we might think of high rises in Miami, Los Angeles, La Jolla or Honolulu. San Diego County now boasts a second urban and beach destination: Oceanside … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Listings, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged beach home, CA, high rise, honolulu, la jolla, miami, oceanside, oceanside luxury, oceanside terraces, san diego, urban luxury | 4 Comments

Luxury Homes: From Russia with Love

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy There’s no doubt that uber-wealthy Russians love luxurious homes–and are willing to pay billions of roubles for well-placed mansions, townhomes and luxurious estates. In Moscow, where luxury buyers are enriched by petrodollars and enthused by strong consumer … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Info, Luxury Listings, Luxury Realtors, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged del mar, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Donald Trump, estates, homes, invesment, luxury, manisions, real estate, russia, russian, san diego | 3 Comments

Luxury Foreclosures Becoming More Common

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Once upon a time, we whispered about the “F” word creeping into luxury real estate. These days, it is common real estate talk. The Wall Street Journal quotes Realty Trac reporting that the number of $1-plus million … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Foreclosoures, Luxury Info, Luxury Listings, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged florida, foreclosures, homes, la jolla, luxury, rancho santa fe, san diego | 3 Comments

When Will the Real Estate Market Return to Normal?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

I often turn to Billy Taylor, financial services guru at San Diego’s Villa Sotheby’s, when I want to hear the latest scoop on the mortgage market. Just last week, for example, Billy shared that Chase had moved out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury News, Real Estate News, Real Estate Trends, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged CA, del mar, jumbo loans, luxury homes, market, mortgage, real estate, realty, san diego, sothebys | 8 Comments

The Luxury of Frugality

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Luxury real estate gossip the last few months has fluttered around topics like the sale of Donald Trump’s Palm Beach mansion at $100 million (when it had been listed for $125 million), the pending foreclosure of Ed … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Living, Luxury Indulgences, Luxury Info, Real Estate Trends | Tagged baby boomers, cars, country club, Donald Trump, ed mcmahon, frugality, golf, homes, hybrid, la costa, luxury, luxury lifestyle, retirement, san diego | 2 Comments

Luxury Real Estate Exchanges

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy This is a market that sometimes brings out the creative forces in real estate. And more and more, real estate exchanges are making lots of sense in the luxury real estate market. Earlier this evening, I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Gossip, Luxury Listings, Real Estate Trends, San Diego Luxury Homes | Tagged agent, broker, california, carmel, carmel valley, exchange, listing, luxury, Popular Articles, rancho santa fe, real estate, san diego, southern california | Leave a comment

Databases Coming Out the Wazoo?

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Roberta Murphy

by Roberta Murphy Call this a geeky rant. Call it a blonde tirade. Call it what you want, but I just don’t know what to do about diverse databases. I think I have them coming out the Wazoo. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Info, Quality of Life, Rants, Real Estate News | Tagged 1 park place, ants software, database, enterprise, housevalues, luxury, microsoft, real estate, realigent, realtor, san diego, sybasae, top producer | 2 Comments