The San Diego Earth Fair was held at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego. This Earth Fair marked the 20th year of the event and the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. This event usually attracts about 70,000 visitors and covers the entire park. The Downtown San Diego Fair had over 350 exhibits and was spread out nicely across Balboa Park making the crowds seem less than there really was. Some vendors and exhibitors had better real estate than others but the Fair from my experience was a smashing success.
I was expecting to see the event taken over by the GREEN AGENDA but was pleasantly surprised to see most of the booths about nature and many about San Diego nature, wildlife, beaches, oceans and back country. We had to park about 2 miles way and walk in but the day was quite pleasant and who doesn’t love Balboa Park on a nice day. This is an event I would recommend if you get a chance to see it in the future.
An excerpt from the EarthDayWeb.org web site:
Our exhibitors form the heart of EarthFair. They represent every type of environmental organization, governmental program and commercial enterprise with goods, services and causes that address our environment and quality of life. Our exhibitor fees are graduated to allow everyone to participate, from the smallest organization to the largest corporation.
It’s impossible to list everything you’ll find at EarthFair: traditional conservation organizations, wildlife preservation groups, products made from natural and organically grown crops, organic gardening information, alternative energy vehicles, ecotourism opportunities, many alternative and traditional health care products and services, pet adoption services, clean air and clean water products, rainforest preservation groups … the list goes on and on.
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IB Pet in Imperial Beach San Diego is the only place I go to for pet supplies including dog and cat food, dog and cat toys, dog beds and everything else for all of my pet needs. I recommend IB Pet because I’m a big fan of customer service and that’s what I get at IB Pet. They’re located right off of Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach and easy to get to from anywhere in South Bay San Diego including Chula Vista and Coronado Island. I would even drive to IB Pet if I lived in Escondido or Oceanside. It’s worth it.
Lori and Russell Blauert are the owners of this Imperial Beach Pet Store and I want you to check them out next time you need pet supplies or just some great advice.
This is their goal off of the IB Pet Web Site:
Our goal is to help educate our customers in proper nutrition, care and an overall healthy lifestyle for their pets. Through our carefully selected canine and feline diets, your companion can enjoy meals like those nature intended. In addition, we carry a full line of innovative pet care products - leashes, collars, toys, beds, grooming supplies and more!
I know Lori and Russ personally and I think you will like what they have to offer. Check out IB Pet. Mike Lewis.
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Dawn Lewis stopped by the National Association of Realtors NAR Realtor Convention and Expo that’s being held at the San Diego Convention Center. Dawn took some video footage to upload to YouTube to share with other Realtors and everyone else interested in this great event for Real Estate Agents. Enjoy the videos of the NAR Convention and Expo 2009 event that San Diego is very proud and honored to be hosting. Stop by if you can and check it out.
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San Diego is the location for the 2009 Realtors Conference and Expo that is set to kick off this week at the San Diego Convention Center. San Diego is called Americas Finest City and for many Realtors who haven’t visited San Diego before they’ll see why. The weather here has been great and unfortunately some colder weather is due in the next few days. But compared to the rest of the country it will still be very nice.
Realtors coming to San Diego will be treated to a world class city and a world class event. The 2009 Realtors Conference and Expo is shaping up to be the best ever. William Shatner of Star Trek and other TV shows and movies is slated to there at the National Association of Realtors booth on Saturday between 1 and 4. NAR never disappoints at this event and the list of celebrities and speakers is long and famous. If you’re a local San Diego Realtor stop on by and say hi. If you’re flying in from somewhere else enjoy my home town, San Diego.
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The San Diego Real Estate Market has seen better days. It’s not that there aren’t buyers seeking that perfect place to call home sweet home it’s the little inventory they have to choose from. Inventory is low especially in some areas of San Diego County in the first time homebuyer price ranges. So low that many VA and FHA buyers are taking their chances on short sales, which may or may not ever close escrow, and waiting it out.
I can’t tell you how many questions I answer on Trulia about buyers and short sales. Buyers are always asking, what takes so long, how come the banks won’t approve my offer, what’s going on, why did they take another offer, why did the bank foreclose on the home when I had an offer on it for 8 months, why is the seller declaring bankruptcy, and on and on. It’s like writing an offer on a home and putting it into a black hole and hoping something good comes out on the other end. It usually doesn’t.
Keep in mind if you’re a buyer who wrote an offer on a short sale you probably are in competition with 5 to 50 other buyers. Only 1 of those offers will get accepted and many times the home will go to foreclosure and no one gets it. It’s frustrating for everyone involved including all agents, the negotiators at the banks, sellers and all the other buyers trying to buy the home. Just think how the seller feels….. they are losing their home, their dreams, their investment, they and their family – kids, dogs, cats now need to find another place to live, most likely a rental or in with family, and their life is being turned upside down. Kind of puts things in a different perspective when you look at it from the side of the one who is losing the home.
San Diego Home Buyers using a VA or FHA Loan to buy a home or condo are often in third and fourth place when writing offers on foreclosed properties. They have that going for them too. The problem is with so many investors in the market buying foreclosures for cash or large sums of money down in conventional loans the VA and FHA loans aren’t usually the best way to go for an asset manager looking at offers on the REO asset they are managing. On cash offers they don’t have to worry about appraisal issues or finding out a buyer really doesn’t qualify for the loan to buy the foreclosure. It’s an unfortunate situation that people who want to buy the home to live in and be part of the community are being put in the back seat to investors looking to make a buck. But it is what it is and for now it’s bad news for some VA and FHA buyers. Hang in there. Times will change.
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Foreclosures of San Diego is your source for all foreclosures in San Diego. We have tools to search all homes and condos for sale whether they’re Bank Owned REO Foreclosures, Short Sales or just normal listings. You can Search the San Diego MLS or use our San Diego Foreclosure MLS to find Foreclosures, Pre-Foreclosures or Auction Properties. Did I mention these Search Tools are FREE.
Thousands of people use our search tools every week and find the home or condo they are looking for in San Diego County. We allow visitors to use our tools because we want them to have a portal to search for their home or condo in the comfort of their home or office. If you need help seeing the property or writing an offer on the property or just some real estate advice please contact us.
If you live in San Diego and you haven’t been to the Seaport Village in Downtown San Diego you’re missing out. If you’re planning a vacation or a short visit to San Diego make sure you put Seaport Village on your list of things to do. Seaport Village is located in Downtown San Diego right on the San Diego Bay. The views are incredible to the city and to Coronado. Seaport Village is a collection of shops and restaurants in a fantastic San Diego Bay Front setting. It’s a great place to spend an afternoon and there’s plenty to do for grownups and the kids.
The day I went there was a man playing a Didgeridoo. A Didgeridoo is an Aboriginal Instrument that has a very unique and tribal sound. The man who played it was incredible – must see live to appreciate the sound.
Here are some videos of a man in San Diego playing a Didgeridoo.
Seaport Village is located at 849 West Harbor Drive in San Diego, CA 92101. This is a great resource.
Below are some videos of Seaport Village.
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This year Art Walk on the Bay located in the Seaport Village area of Downtown San Diego was an incredible art event that all will remember. It was held on September 12 and 13 2009 at the Embarcadero Marina Park right next to Seaport Village. The event had many local artists featuring their paintings, photography, sculptures, glasswork, jewelry and many other arts and crafts. Local photographer Dennis Harris was on hand featuring some of his incredible photography.
Dennis Harris – Photographer
Some video of the 2009 ArtWalk event
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I Googled San Diego Real Estate this morning and saw the top rated spot was a news article from the Union Tribune, Real Estate Expert: San Diego at Leading Edge of Recovery. The Real Estate Expert they site in the article is Lawrence Yun the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors. Yun is known for making many blunders and erroneous predictions in the past. Check out http://www.lawrenceyunwatch.blogspot.com/ for some in depth research on Yun’s other predictions and faux pas. I’m a big fan of laying all the facts out on the table for anyone buying a home in San DiegoCounty. A prediction like this headline needs to have all the facts including the ones behind the scenes.
The article Real Estate Expert: San Diego at Leading Edge of Recovery bases the recovery on rising prices and sales. Yun states that there is only a 2.5 month inventory of homes for sale and new home construction sluggish. He said that the demand is strong. In an excerpt from the article Yun confesses: “He began with a confession about how he missed the real estate bubble of 2004-06. Surely, the system had enough checks and balances to avoid a runaway market, he thought at the time. “I was clearly wrong,” he said.” My concern now is what else is Yun overlooking through assuming that others have checks and balances in place.
In the UT Article, “He also predicted that foreclosures will continue at high levels for the next 12 months because of the weak economy. But unlike last year, he said this year’s foreclosures are being snapped up in many markets, including San Diego.” The market in many areas of San Diego is saturated with many short sales. Many of the short sales have homeowners in them not making mortgage payments and in the foreclosure process while trying to short sell their home. I think the foreclosures at high levels will carry on well past 12 months. Related Blog Post : http://www.responsiblelending.org/mortgage-lending/tools-resources/new-foreclosures-by-state-for.html
Many agents and asset managers speak of the tidal wave of foreclosures that are coming. I wonder why the banks are holding back all of the foreclosures that should be on the market. If the foreclosures are being held back and not put on the market for sale then there is a false sense of inventory. They are foreclosed on or will be soon but the homes are intentionally not being made available to home buyers. Why? Maybe this is to stabilize and firm up the market. But is this real or false stabilization?
The question is by doing this is it creating another problem of false values like the bubble we just came out of. I don’t know but the information needs to be out there for potential home buyers so they have all the facts when buying. Let’s face it, when NAR says something the news and the public listens. Let’s make sure they have all the facts not just the talking points for getting buyers to buy homes.
Is this last spike in sales and home prices in San Diego due to the mass of foreclosures being held off the market and only a trickling of foreclosures being released for sale? Is there a Great Wave of foreclosures coming? Just do a Google search for REO Tsunami and you will have plenty to read.
I think it is a great time to buy a home in many areas of San Diego County in certain price ranges. I think interest rates are low and the $8,000 tax credit is a helping hand for first time homebuyers. I also think that a home buyer needs to be aware that there are many more foreclosure due to hit the market and the word on the street is that the banks are holding back many foreclosures. If you are considering a home purchase in San Diego do your homework and gather all of the facts.
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preservation groups, products made from natural and organically grown crops, organic gardening information, alternative energy vehicles, ecotourism opportunities, many alternative and traditional health care products and services, pet adoption services, clean air and clean water products, rainforest preservation groups … the list goes on and on.
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