Carlsbad Real Estate News and Views: California: La Jolla

The La Jolla real estate market is one of the most expensive in San Diego County. A visit to La Jolla on-line, or better yet in real life, will quickly give you a good sense of why this is so. La Jolla, "The Jewel," is an extraordinarily beautiful coastal community with many homes offering fabulous views of the ocean from the hills, and a trendy, very up-scale village offering the finest in shopping and dining. La Jolla has often been compared to the French and Italian Rivieras with wonderful ocean and coastline vistas from the hills, amazing homes, beautiful architecture, and a terrific year-round climate, attracting visitors from around the world.

READ MORE:

La Jolla Real Estate - A Jewel on the San Diego Coastline

La Jolla California - VIDEO Tour of this Jewel by the Sea

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla California - Forever Views of San Diego and La Jolla

Walkable Neighborhood Series - Real Estate in Upscale, Affluent La Jolla Village

Having accurate information on the La Jolla real estate market is essential so you can make informed decisions about your home buying and selling in the community. Like other communities, La Jolla has been hit by the downturn in the market. Despite the shift in prices, La Jolla remains an expensive real estate market, particularly for ocean view and ocean front homes.

The La Jolla real estate market saw 34 homes sell in February 2010. Here's a summary of the real estate activity (these data do not include private sales, and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed).

34 homes sold in February, an increase of 31% over last month, a trend we have seen in other communities since the holidays; at the same time average sales prices declined modestly for detached homes but substantially for attached properties.  

33 La Jolla homes (9% of the total) had a contingent status at the end of February (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders).

There were 354 homes in the La Jolla real estate market for sale at the end of February, a small decrease of 3% from January numbers; 57% are detached single family homes, priced from $697,700 to $25,000,000 (there were 11 homes priced above $10 million on the market at the end of January). This translates into an inventory of 9.8 months for detached homes, and 6.5 months for attached, based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months; both modest increases over the previous month.

85 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in February (versus 89 in January), a 6% decrease, with 51 homes going pending, compared to 35 last month (up 46%).

If you need more detailed information about the La Jolla real estate market, or would like to know more about specific residential areas and the market conditions (the Village, Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad) please let me know.

READ MORE: 

La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for January 2010

La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for December 2009

La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for November 2009 

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The La Jolla real estate market is one of the most expensive in San Diego County. A visit to La Jolla on-line, or better yet in real life, will quickly give you a good sense of why this is so. La Jolla, "The Jewel," is an extraordinarily beautiful coastal community with many homes offering fabulous views of the ocean from the hills, and a trendy, very up-scale village offering the finest in shopping and dining. La Jolla has often been compared to the French and Italian Rivieras with wonderful ocean and coastline vistas from the hills, amazing homes, beautiful architecture, and a terrific year-round climate, attracting visitors from around the world.

READ MORE:

La Jolla Real Estate - A Jewel on the San Diego Coastline

La Jolla California - VIDEO Tour of this Jewel by the Sea

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla California - Forever Views of San Diego and La Jolla

Walkable Neighborhood Series - Real Estate in Upscale, Affluent La Jolla Village

Having accurate information on the La Jolla real estate market is essential so you can make informed decisions about your home buying and selling in the community. Like other communities, La Jolla has been hit by the downturn in the market. Despite the shift in prices, La Jolla remains an expensive real estate market, particularly for ocean view and ocean front homes.

The La Jolla real estate market saw 26 homes sell in January 2010. Here's a summary of the real estate activity (these data do not include private sales, and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed).

26 homes sold in January, a decline of 56% over last month; average sales prices rose modestly for detached homes. Days on market also rose.

37 La Jolla homes (10% of the total) had a contingent status at the end of January (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders).

There were 365 homes in the La Jolla real estate market for sale at the end of January, an increase of 9% over December numbers; 56% are detached single family homes, priced from $536,085 to $28,500,000 (there were 13 homes priced above $10 million on the market at the end of January). This translates into an inventory of 9 months for detached homes, and 5 months for attached, based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months; both increase over the previous month.

READ MORE:   How Important is Inventory when Buying or Selling? Very!!

89 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in January (versus 52 in December), a 71% increase, with 35 homes going pending, 3 less than last month.

If you need more detailed information about the La Jolla real estate market, or would like to know more about specific residential areas and the market conditions (the Village, Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad) please let me know.

READ MORE: 

La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for December 2009

La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for November 2009 

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is an icon in the San Diego area.

Located along the 5 freeway, it is impossible for the Church of Latter Day Saints to not grab your attention as you drive north or south in La Jolla, but it can also be seen from many of the area hilltops, including Mt. Soledad in La Jolla.

While I have seen it countless times from a distance, I have often wanted to stop by and take photos, but never took the time to do so. Today was the day, as I was showing La Jolla condos right across the street.

It is a stunning piece of architecture, as you can see from the pics.

Enjoy some other views of the Temple.

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The La Jolla real estate market is one of the most expensive in San Diego County. A visit to La Jolla on-line, or better yet in real life, will quickly give you a good sense of why this is so. La Jolla, "The Jewel," is an extraordinarily beautiful coastal community with many homes offering fabulous views of the ocean from the hills, and a trendy, very up-scale village offering the finest in shopping and dining. La Jolla has often been compared to the French and Italian Rivieras with wonderful ocean and coastline vistas from the hills, amazing homes, beautiful architecture, and a terrific year-round climate, attracting visitors from around the world.

READ MORE:

La Jolla Real Estate - A Jewel on the San Diego Coastline

La Jolla California - VIDEO Tour of this Jewel by the Sea

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla California - Forever Views of San Diego and La Jolla

Walkable Neighborhood Series - Real Estate in Upscale, Affluent La Jolla Village

Having accurate information on the La Jolla real estate market is essential so you can make informed decisions about your home buying and selling in the community. Like other communities, La Jolla has been hit by the downturn in the market. Despite the shift in prices, La Jolla remains an expensive real estate market, particularly for ocean view and ocean front homes.

The La Jolla real estate market saw 59 homes sell in December 2009. Here's a summary of the real estate activity (these data do not include private sales, and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed).

59 homes sold in December, an increase of 345 over last month, whereas average sales prices dropped overall and for detached homes, but rose modestly for attached over last month.

36 La Jolla homes had a contingent status at the end of December (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders).

There were 335 homes in the La Jolla real estate market for sale at the end of December, a decline in inventory of 20% (11% of these were contingent), 58% of which are detached single family homes, priced from $780,000 to $28,500,000 (there were 15 homes priced above $10 million on the market at the end of December). This translates into an inventory of 7.6 months for detached homes, and 5 months for attached, based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months; both declined from the previous month.

READ MORE: How Important is Inventory when Buying or Selling? Very!!

52 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in December (versus 56 in November), with 38 homes going pending, about the same as Last month.

If you need more detailed information about the La Jolla real estate market, or would like to know more about specific residential areas (the Village, Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad) please let me know.

READ MORE:  La Jolla Real Estate Market Report for November 2009

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View of La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, California

The La Jolla real estate marketis one of the most expensive in San Diego County. A visit to La Jolla on-line, or better yet in real life, will quickly give you a good sense of why this is so. La Jolla. "The Jewel," is an extraordinarily beautiful coastal community with many homes offering fabulous views of the ocean from the hills, and a trendy, very up-scale village offering the finest in shopping and dining. La Jolla has often been compared to the French and Italian Rivieras with wonderful ocean and coastline vistas from the hills, amazing homes, beautiful architecture, and a terrific year-round climate, attracting visitors from around the world.

READ MORE:

La Jolla Real Estate - A Jewel on the San Diego Coastline

La Jolla California - VIDEO Tour of this Jewel by the Sea

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla California - Forever Views of San Diego and La Jolla

Walkable Neighborhood Series - Real Estate in Upscale, Affluent La Jolla Village

Having accurate information on the La Jolla real estate marketis essential so you can make informed decisions about your home buying and selling in the community. Like other communities, La Jolla has been hit by the downturn in the market. Despite the shift in prices, La Jolla remains an expensive real estate market, particularly for ocean view and ocean front homes.

The La Jolla real estate market saw 44 homes sell in November 2009. Here's a summary of the real estate activity (these data do not include private sales, and are believed to be accurate but are not guaranteed).

44 homes sold in November, down 19% from last month, whereas the average price was up 26% over last month.

24 La Jolla homes had a contingent status at the end of November (these homes are still considered active, but have offers that are being considered by either the short sale or REO lenders - they are included in the active statistics below). The number of detached sales is almost twice that of November 2008, where the average sales price was,however, 16% higher.

There were 418 homes in the La Jolla real estate market for sale at the end of November (6% of these were contingent), 60% of which are detached single family homes, priced from $695,000 to $28,500,000 (there were 16 homes priced above $10 million on the market at the end of November). This translates into an inventory of 12.4 months for detached homes, and 7.5 months for attached, based on the rate of sales over the last 6 months.

READ MORE: How Important is Inventory when Buying or Selling? Very!!

56 homes entered the La Jolla real estate market in November (versus 81 in October), with 37 homes going pending.

If you need more detailed information about the La Jolla real estate market, or would like to know more about specific areas (the Village,Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad) please let me know.

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It's that time again, for Blazin' Saddles at the Tour de Cove fundraiser for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) in La Jolla California on Sunday October 25^th, from 9:30 until 2 pm.

No Mel Brooks, insults, or raucous humor, just a bunch of very talented athletes participating in the San Diego Triathlon Challenge (the 16^th annual) sponsored by Aspen Medical Products, AND a 4 ½ hour spin-a-thon with 100 spincycles and krankcycles overlooking beautiful La Jolla Cove. 

The San Diego Triathlon Challenge is a half ironman event:

• 1.2 mile ocean swim beginning and ending at La Jolla Cove
• 56 mile challenging and hilly bike ride
• 13.1 mile hilly run from La Jolla Cove to Torrey Pines State Park and back

World-class challenged athletes, professional triathletes, celebrities and other able-bodied atheletes will participate on this beautiful course along the ocean. 

Tour de "Blazin' Saddles" Cove is an amazing spinning event with folks participating individually and in teams for periods of 1 to 4 and ½ hours on spin and krankcycles with music, guest instructors and entertainment on a jumbo outdoor screen. 

All proceeds raised by participants will benefits the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), where 80% of the funds they raise annually go to support physically challenged athletes in every state and dozens of countries with handcycles, prosthetic devices, varying kinds of adaptive sports equipment (e.g., sports wheelchairs, mono-skis, tandem bicycles), training and competition expenses, mentoring and fitness clinics and community outreach programs to enable these individuals to continue training and competing in athletic events.

You can make donations on the CAF website. Or why not consider participating -  register for the Tour de Cove spinathon, or support one of the people you know who is participating.

If you are in the area, stop by to show your support and watch these amazing athletes compete in beautiful La Jolla California. It will make a difference in your life.

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Ah, the dog days of summer. Ever wonder where that phrase came from?

Terrific weather is here in SoCal in full force. We have left the June Gloom marine layer behind (except for some early morning gray near the coast which is to be expected), the vacationers have arrived, and summer events (concerts, outdoor movies, art fairs) are abundant.

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Summer is Here in Carlsbad (just a sampling of stuff to do)  

Carlsbad Area Things to Do This Summer

For some dogs, these really ARE the dog days of summer. Pop by Dog Beach in Del Mar to take your pooch for a romp on the beach - you will be in good company.

But what really inspired this post was my visit to the Torrey Pines Gliderport today - perfect weather, great breeze, lots of paragliders in the air, AND a very special dog who loves paragliding with his owner. 

Enjoy the pics - they will inspire you, especially the ones of Fido. Of course I took some pics of the area and other paragliders, too!

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La Jolla, often referred to as "the jewel," is a beautiful community along the coast just north of San Diego. Many homes are clustered along the coastline, or on the hills (which remind many of some of the Mediterranean towns in France and Italy overlooking the sea) with spectacular ocean and coastal views. 

Because of its location along the Pacific, the views and the types of homes built there, La Jolla remains one of San Diego's most expensive, and exclusive, communities with a median home price in the last 6 months of $1.5 million (the average price was a little over $2 million).

La Jolla Village is an upscale town of high-end boutiques, galleries, day spas, jewelry stores, furniture and home furnishings, several hotels, and dining with wonderful views of La Jolla Cove and the ocean beyond. To the south you will find other popular seaside areas of Windansea and Bird Rock, which are more casual and residential, but no less expensive.

La Jolla Village is popular with residents and visitors alike for the high end shopping along Prospect Avenue, the many dining possibilities with ocean views, a wonderful community park overlooking the sea, and an overall feeling of affluence and the good life. Of course one can enjoy it even if you can't afford to live here. And the views are pretty amazing.

READ MORE: La Jolla Real Estate 

In keeping with the theme of this series, let's look at what you can buy within walking distance of the charming village of La Jolla. 

Right now there are 36 detached (single family) homes that are Very Walkable to A Walker's Paradise, using the Walkscore. 

READ MORE:  Finding a Place to Live with Great Walkability 

Detached La Jolla homes with this level of walkability come at a price, ranging from $995,000 all the way up to an expansive home with substantial office space priced at $16,500,000. And yes, some have wonderful ocean views, which adds to the value. 

In terms of attached La Jolla homes (condos, town homes) you can choose from 44 that are currently on the market in the Very Walkable to Walker's Paradise categories. These range in price from a $316,000 (364 SF) studio to a glorious ocean front penthouse for $9.5 million.

Here are the previous articles in the Walkable Neighborhood Series:

Downtown Oceanside Real Estate Near the Beach

Encinitas Real Estate in the Funky Beach Community of Leucadia

Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate Near Rancho Santa Fe Village

Solana Beach Real Estate on the Coast

Del Mar Real Estate Near the Village

 Carlsbad Village Real Estate in Carlsbad, California

Downtown Encinitas

Cardiff Real Estate in The Walking District in Cardiff-by-the-Sea

Carlsbad Homes for Sale in La Costa, Carlsbad

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La Jolla, California, a few miles north of San Diego, is an incredibly beautiful community nestled along the blue Pacific, with terrific views of the ocean and the Southern California coastline. The town has been compared to the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy, with homes cascading down the hillsides to meet the sea, but with its own Southern California caché.

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La Jolla Real Estate

Visit Mt. Soledad in La Jolla, California - Forever Views of San Diego and La Jolla

In addition to the beautiful, and expensive, ocean-view homes (the median price is over $1.5 million) clustered along the hills, La Jolla has a worldwide reputation for dining and shopping, with the bulk of the trendy shops, boutiques, galleries, jewelry stores, fine dining and upscale hotels lining Prospect Street, many with views of La Jolla Cove and the ocean beyond.

A tour through La Jolla on foot is a delight for the eyes, even if one's pocketbook groans at times. Traffic and parking are a challenge, especially in the summer and on weekends, but don't despair...taking your time is part of the pleasure, and if you don't mind walking a bit, side streets also offer places to leave your car to explore. A number of the dining establishments offer valet parking to make life easier, if not a bit more costly (well worth it, IMO, unless you are spending more time).

Favorite restaurants include George's at the Cove, Roppongi (sushi), Trattoria Acqua and the Marine Room. You can find more places to dine at here.

Planning to stay overnight and pamper yourself? La Valencia Hotel is topnotch, as is the Hotel Parisi and the Grand Colonial.

Shopping is, well, over-the-top. No way can I begin to outline the stores, so check out the official La Jolla by the Sea website.

If you can't visit La Jolla live, or just want a taste of life, here's a short video.

Here's a video glimpse of the La Jolla coastline

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Imagine missing one leg, or both.

Or an arm, or both.

How about both arms and legs?

What if you were confined to a wheelchair, partially paralyzed?

Can you imagine what life might be like?

There are lots of folks who DO know what it's like. And they don't let it stop them from enjoying life and being active. Some are incredible athletes. I saw some of them today in La Jolla.

La Jolla was the site of the Tour de Cove and the San Diego Triathlon Challenge to benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF).

 And many of the folks I saw participating in the events or just hanging out have been the recipients of prosthetic arms and legs and wheelchairs to enable them to live more active lives and participate in fitness and athletic competition.

I saw a 10-year kid with both legs amputated above the knees. I saw a teen, perhaps 16, who had both arms amputated at the elbow and who had two prosthetic legs, sitting and talking on his cell phone.

So you think You have challenges?

READ: Tour de Cove in La Jolla

I spent several hours in La Jolla today, taking videos, photos, and Twittering a bit. It was a gorgeous day in a beautiful setting, and one filled with inspiring scenes as runners, bike riders and swimmers completed all or portions of the half-Ironman. There were also about 100 folks participating in the Spin-a-thon over a 4.5 hour period, also to benefit the CAF.

Nuff said. Enjoy the photos of a terrific, heartwarming event in a gorgeous location.

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or email me at JDowler@remax.net.

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