The Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island in Central Coastal San Diego has a great holiday spirit and always is on my list of things to do over the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Hotel Del installs an ice skating rink on the beach side of the hotel complete with ice skate rentals, both figure skates and hockey skates. The scene is quite surreal of ice skaters skating on an ice rink with palm trees and the Pacific Ocean in the background. The event is called Skating by the Sea and part of the proceeds goes to the Make a Wish Foundation of San Diego. The Ice Skating rink is open through January 8, 2012.
If you get a chance in 2012, stop by and check out the ice skating rink at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego California. It’s a great holiday tradition that may become one of your family’s traditions as well. Enjoy the Video of the Hotel Del Ice Skating Rink at the Del and if you need help with any San Diego Real Estate please give us a call.
Another Christmas and beautiful Holiday Season in San Diego California and what would Christmas be without a visit to the Hotel Del Coronado. The Hotel Del Coronado is a Christmas tradition for our family and we always make a visit to the wonderful island of Coronado to see the Del. The Christmas tree in the Hotel Del Coronado lobby is always meticulously decorated to make even the North Pole Elves take notice. We always buy a decorative ornament from previous years that are on sale at the Del and add it to our tree at home.
Well I had to take a video of the Christmas tree at the Hotel Del Coronado and share it with the world, just in case they didn’t make it this year. The Hotel as well as the tree had its expected grandeur and put me and everyone around in the Christmas Spirit. The closest thing to snow I always say. Since Coronado won’t be getting snow this year, this is the closest thing to snow to get anyone in Southern California in the mood for Santa.
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The question is how much of a Real Estate Double Dip? San Diego Real Estate along with most of the real estate in the country has dipped according to the data from the Standard and Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices reported on May 31, 2011. The home price indices which is the leading measure of U.S. home prices shows the U.S. National Home Price Index declined by 4.2% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the 4th quarter of 2010. The San Diego Home Price Indices declined only 0.8% for the same time period in the 1st quarter of 2011.
The data from the Standard and Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices also showed that the annual decline was 5.1% compared with the first quarter of 2010. In respect the indices for San Diego Real Estate showed a decline of 4.0% from last year. The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program in 2009 and 2010 was also thought to be a large factor in bringing buyers to the market to help with the decline and stabilize home prices. This program is no longer available. I wonder if it’s time for the government to bring back some more incentives for home buyers to stabilize the market again. Maybe a program with more tax write offs in contrast to the proposed elimination of the home mortgage write off that some politicians have been peddling to pay for their huge mismanagement of America’s Tax Dollars and runaway spending.
After watching some of the talking heads on the television news networks it seems they are concerned that the latest unemployment numbers that fell way short of expectations are also fueling the low real estate activity and home price indices. The foreclosures that are still set to hit the market will of course add to the inventory as well as the short sales of upside down home owners. Some have also pointed out the unfriendly business practices of the current administration causing many businesses to hold back on hiring and expansion in the US. If this keeps up many of the new jobs may be expanded to foreign counties instead of the US. This would also hurt real estate.
I have personally seen many buyers in recent months jump into the San Diego Real Estate Market and I think the summer of 2011 looks like busy one for San Diego real estate agents. Time and releasing foreclosures and short selling the upside down homes will get us through to a more stable market. Compared to some of the recent drops in home price indices, a 4% drop although in the wrong direction is not something that should be too unexpected. Let’s face it we’re still in a fragile recovery. People still need homes to buy and many have jobs and good credit. What they need now is to feel confident in where the country is going and how it’s getting there. M. Lewis
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The Hotel Del Coronado is rich in history and is one of San Diego’s most famous and visited landmarks. The Hotel Del Coronado is located on Coronado Island just west of Downtown San Diego. There are 2 ways to drive to the Hotel Del Coronado. One way is to go over the Coronado Bridge from Interstate 5 that runs along the coast and the other is to go north up the Silver Strand Blvd. (75) from Imperial Beach. The most common way is option one over the San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge. You can also take the ferry or your private boat to some areas of the island.
The Hotel Del Coronado began construction in 1887, 2 years after the entire Island of Coronado was purchased for $110,000 by 3 investors. A year later in 1888 the hotel was open for business. There was also a San Diego Real Estate Boom that went bust that added to this fascinating time. The history of the Hotel Del is very interesting and I would recommend a visit to the hotel to see it and experience it firsthand. There are some nice restaurants to eat at with great views of the beach and ocean. There are also plenty of shops to walk through and the Hotel is a great way to spend the day, evening or weekend.
Check out these great videos of the Hotel Del Coronado and the surrounding area:
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There are many great spots to get a view of the Downtown San Diego City Skyline. One of them is North Harbor Drive by the San Diego Airport and the other is on Coronado Island at the Old Ferry Landing Shopping Center. Although there are some other areas that have great views of Downtown San Diego and its beautiful city skyline these 2 are some of my favorites. The North Harbor Drive view is looking Southeast at the city and the Coronado Island view is looking Northeast.
The North Harbor Drive view by the San Diego Airport, Lindberg Field, has the added bonus of many boats and ships on their moorings and if you’re lucky you may even see cruise ships docked alongside the city skyline as well. The video in this blog post has a cruise ship departing and airplanes arriving to America’s Finest City.
The Coronado Island view to Downtown San Diego at the Old Ferry Landing Shopping Center is also a great spot to eat or just sit on a park bench and watch the city. There are many shops and restaurants at this location and it is also a ferry landing. This is a very busy area with people enjoying the sights and activities while in comparison the N. Harbor Drive area is basically just a sidewalk and some small parking lots.
Enjoy these 2 Videos of Downtown San Diego and try and get out and see them for yourself.
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Little Italy is one of my favorite areas in Downtown San Diego. It’s not just the great food either it’s the great atmosphere as well. Little Italy in San Diego was also part of the last San Diego Real Estate Boom and many new condos and town houses were built in the Little Italy part of Downtown San Diego. There are lots of great shops to go shopping or just look around.
This is a great area to spend a weekend afternoon to stroll up and down the main street called India Street. Some of the well known restaurants are Filippi’s Pizza Grotto, Mimmo’s Italian Village, Landini’s Pizzeria and many others. There’s also lots of sidewalk dining that is very romantic and quite enjoyable. Very similar to some areas in the Gaslamp Quarter down by PETCO Park home of the San Diego Padres.
Little Italy in Downtown San Diego, California also has many events where the India Street is closed down for pedestrians. If you live in San Diego or if you’re visiting San Diego make sure you stop by Little Italy. You’ll be happy you did.
This video is of Little Italy and most of it was filmed looking south on India Street.
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The Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island is one of if not the most well known landmark in all of San Diego. The Hotel Del Coronado and the surrounding beaches and community are one of the best parts about living in San Diego, it’s so incredibly Californian. When it starts warming up so does the traffic of visitors wanting to enjoy this world famous hotel on the beach. The visitors include vacationers and many San Diegans that frequent the Hotel for its pure beauty and location. There’s always something going on at the Hotel Del whether it’s winter, spring, summer or fall.
Check out this great video of the sidewalk on the beach in front of the Hotel Del Coronado.
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It was a beautiful sunny day in San Diego for the Padre Season Opener at PETCO Park. The stadium was packed and the fighter jets flew over to christen the 2011-2012 baseball season in San Diego. Since the Padres ballpark opened in downtown in the Gaslamp Quarter the Padre games have taken on a new element of being exciting because of the great stadium, PETCO Park and the great location of Downtown San Diego. The energy is awesome and purely San Diegan.
The World Series Champions San Francisco Giants were in town and so were many of their fans to root them on. In the section that I was sitting in with my family I was in the middle of arguments between Padre and Giant fans to the point where a Padre fan was kicked out by the police for allegedly threatening a Giant fan. So much for a nice day at the ballpark with the family, it got a little out of hand.
Other than that incident the Padres had a great game and defeated the Giants 3 to 1. It was a little cool once the sun went down but we all got free Padre T-Shirts which added an extra layer of warmth. This was the first Padre game of the 2011 – 2012 baseball season and there will be many more I will attend this year. A baseball game at PETCO Park is a staple for San Diego Sports Fans. Come check a few out this year.
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Real estate values in Central San Diego in February 2011 have dropped in median value 3.87% for homes and no change for condos from the same time last year. The communities that make up the 2011 San Diego Real Estate study are;
Allied Gardens and Del Cerro 92120
City Heights 92105
Clairemont 92117
College 92115
Coronado 92118
Downtown San Diego 92101
Encanto 92114
Golden Hill 92102
Hillcrest and Mission Hills 92103
Kensington and Normal Heights 92116
La Jolla 92037
Logan Heights 92113
Mira Mesa 92126
Mission Beach and Pacific Beach 92109
Mission Valley 92108
Morena 92110
North Park 92104
Ocean Beach 92107
Paradise Hills 92139
Point Loma 92106
San Carlos 92119
Scripps Ranch 92131
Serra Mesa 92123
Sorrento Valley 92121
Tierrasanta 92124
University City 92122
Some of the biggest drops for home values were in Logan Heights 92113, Morena 92110, North Park 92104 and Tierrasanta 92124. Some of the biggest drops for condos were in Allied Gardens and Del Cerro 92120, Mission Valley 92108, Morena 92110, Sorrento Valley 92121, Tierrasanta 92124 and University City 92122.
Some of the biggest gains in this 2011 San Diego Central Real Estate study were, for homes the following communities; Coronado 92118, Kensington and Normal Heights 92116, Logan Heights 92113 and Ocean Beach 92107. For condos the following communities had the highest median price gain; Clairemont 92117, Coronado 92118, Golden Hill 92102 and Serra Mesa 92123.
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The Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island in Central Coastal San Diego has a great holiday spirit and always is on my list of things to do over the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Hotel Del installs an ice skating rink on the beach side of the hotel complete with ice skate rentals, both figure skates and hockey skates. The scene is quite surreal of ice skaters skating on an ice rink with palm trees and the Pacific Ocean in the background. The event is called Skating by the Sea and part of the proceeds goes to the Make a Wish Foundation of San Diego. The Ice Skating rink is open through January 8, 2012.
