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            <link>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/county-home-prices-up-14-straight-months.html</link>
            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>County Home Prices up 14 straight months</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
S&amp;P/Case-Shiller home price index indicated yet another month of home price increases for San Diego County.&nbsp; That's 14 straight months of price increases!&nbsp; San Diego County the second highest annual price increase of the 20 metro areas surveyed, with another California City - San Francisco taking the top spot.

From June 2009 to June 2010 we had an 11.2 percent price gain in San Diego County, but North County Coastal homes we up 22.3%.&nbsp; 

For those of you who have been sittin... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/north-county-farmers-markets.html</guid>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>North County Farmers Markets</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Each city in North County has a farmers market which operates on various days.  Below you will find detailed information on each market and contact information if you are interested in partisipating in the market.

Bonsall Certified Farmers Market and Open Air Faire Open Sundays 10am to 2p.m.31555 Old River Rd. BonsallManager: Cristie RaePh: (208) 553-4700

Carlsbad Village Farmers Market and Food FairOpen Wednesdays 1 to 5p.m.Roosevelt St between Grand Ave and Carlsbad Village DrManager: Chist... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:04 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/marriott-residence-inn-san-marcos.html</guid>
            <link>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/marriott-residence-inn-san-marcos.html</link>
            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Marriott Residence Inn San Marcos</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Construction restarted


Some good news for the construction industry here in San Marcos...  The 112 room Marriott Residence Inn project at the corner of Las Posas Road and Los Vallecitos Boulevard (across the street from George Burgers) resumed building this week.  I think they even took down the sign saying the project would be finished by the summer of 2009!


For those that are not from this area, the Marriott has had a sign up for over a year announcing that this project would be complet... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:16:54 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Home Buyer Tax Credit extended</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
There was a bit of good news for the real estate industry and &quot;First Time Buyer&quot; today...
 

Congress has extended AND expanded the homebuyer tax credit!  Both the House and Senate have passed an unemployment insurance bill which included an amendment that exapnds and extends the First Time Buyer Tax Credit.  This bill should be on the Presidents desk waiting for his signature in the next day or two.  Below I have outlined the features and modifications to the current Home Buyer Tax ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:14 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/carlsbad-desalination-plant.html</guid>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Carlsbad Desalination plant</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Desalination Plant gets approved


It took 11 years for the California State government and Coastal Commission to finally wake up to the fact that we need to harvest fresh water from the Ocean...
Here's a little background. Over the last three years California has been in a drought, which is not uncommon for the state of California. Southern California imports a large percentage of the water it uses from Northern California and the Colorado River. In addition, during the Clinton Administratio... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:55:42 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/major-update-to-wwwnorthcountyluxuryhomescom.html</guid>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Major update to www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
New and Improved!


Anyone who has checked out this blog has noticed I have not been blogging much for quite a while...  Well, the reason is I have been working on a major update of this site...  

About a year ago Morgan Carey with Real Estate Webmasters approached me about updating my website.  (I have been a client of Real Estate Webmasters since 2005 and they are the one's who built my custom site when I moved NCLH off of the Point 2 Agent platform back in 2005.&nbsp; 

Anyway, Morgan poin... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:14:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Paramount Condos Escondido</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 

Paramount will NOT have 4 bedroom condos

Escondido CA - D.R. Horton, the developer of the Paramount Condominimum Complex at 501 and 511 N. Escondido Blvd., &nbsp;bowed to pressure from the Escondido City council and announced on Friday that all of the condo's will be designed as three-bedroom units with a Den or a Loft. In addition, the developer will add language to the homeowners association's rules and regulations that will not allow the owners to convert the loft or den into an additional b... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:12:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>San Marcos school district sets attendance lines</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ SAN MARCOS -- San Marcos Unified School District trustees on Wednesday night approved the redrawing of school boundaries.&nbsp; This will establish which neighborhoods would be attending the district's 11 elementary schools.

Joli Leichtag Elementary School

The new school is a $21 million, 52,335-square-foot elementary school which will be located on 22-acres at the corner of Oleander and Mimosa avenues (on the border of Vista and San Marcos).&nbsp; It has been named the Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:41:15 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.northcountyluxuryhomes.com/blog/escondido-bans-yard-parking.html</guid>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Escondido Bans Yard Parking</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ On March 8th, a new law will go into effect in the city of Escondido&nbsp;that will fine Car owners who park their vehicles in their front yards.&nbsp; The fine will be for $40 and if a repeat offender gets 3&nbsp;tickets in 12 months they will be charged with a misdemeanor!&nbsp; Here is my suggestion for repeat offenders:

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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:36:49 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>bob@northcountyluxuryhomes.com (Bob Crain)</author>
            <title>Jan 2008 San Diego Home prices</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The Market at a glance:

To click here: view San Diego County Home values by region and to find out what your home is worth.




Single Family Homes
MEDIAN PRICE
Jan. 2008 -- $475,000
Dec.2007 --&nbsp; $525,000
Jan. 2007 -- $550,000 NUMBERS SOLD
Jan. 2008 -- 991
Dec. 2007 -- 1,269
Jan. 2007 -- 1,409 


Condominiums
MEDIAN PRICE
Jan. 2008 -- $345,000
Dec. 2007 -- $361,000
Jan. 2007 -- $365,000 NUMBERS SOLD
Jan. 2008 -- 638
Dec. 2007 -- 867
Jan. 2007 -- 1,014 



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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:00:50 -0600</pubDate>
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