The Mills Act & How It Can Save You Money On Property Taxes

by Janet Lawless Christ What is the Mills Act? In the state of California, the Mills Act is a law that allows owners of historically designated buildings the ability to reduce their property taxes in exchange for restoring and maintaining their buildings. The Mills Act is administered and implemented by local governments, and the contracts […]

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3 Luxury Details You Missed At This $8 Million Dollar Estate

by Janet Lawless Christ If you have been watching the San Diego luxury real estate market throughout the past couple months, then there is a good chance you have come across our Rancho Santa Fe Covenant listing at 4540 Los Pinos, priced at $7,999,999. During the design phase of it’s incredible renovation, hundreds of hours […]

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New TRID Rule For Future Closings

In an effort to keep our clients and followers informed about the latest updates in the real estate industry, we would like to share with you some new information given to us by Brandon Taitano of West Coast Escrow that may mean the end of 30 day closings. Effective October 3, 2015, closing timeframes may be […]

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Avenida Maravillas Renovation Renderings

by Janet Lawless Christ One of our luxury Rancho Santa Fe listings, 5283 Avenida Maravillas, overlooks the signature 13th hole of the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course. As a luxury real estate company in America’s Finest City, we believe that part of our responsibility is to provide solutions for our clients, and we feel these concept renderings […]

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Paseo Delicias Elevator Rendering

by Janet Lawless Christ One of our luxury Rancho Santa Fe listings, 6550 Paseo Delicias, sits on the edge of the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Course and has incredible views from the balcony of the 2nd story master bedroom. However during the time it has been on the market, we have learned from potential buyers […]

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Craig Sewing Radio Show Interview

On Tuesday April 28, 2015 I was interviewed on the Craig Sewing Radio Show on 1170 AM (San Diego). As a television and radio personality, Craig is positioned as a “consumer advocate”,  so when he invited myself and my Media & Technology Manager (Brennan Perry) onto the show, he wanted to discuss the North County […]

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Food For Thought – Why you should attend the Taste Of Leucadia on April 2

by Janet Lawless Christ Mark your calendars because on April 2 between 5:30pm and 8:30pm, the Taste of Leucadia will be happening. (Click Here To Buy Tickets) I’m telling you from personal experience that you that you’ll want to make it over to the coast that Thursday. Enjoy the tasty restaurants, fun retailers, up-and-coming craft beer […]

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Property Taxes Tip Of The Week

Tip Of The Week For The 2nd Installment Of The 2014 – 2015 Property Taxes. Anyone without an impound account needs to make sure they pay those taxes ASAP. If you’re in an escrow transaction, please call your escrow agent so that they can coordinate the payment so there’s no withholdings from title companies for […]

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Family Trust Auction: Rare Opportunity To Buy A Lot West of Highway 101

What an INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY! Here is your chance to buy a 1BR home on a 14,8000 sq./ft. lot that is located west of Highway 101 in North County San Diego. The auction will take place on site on Saturday, January 24th, 2015 @ 10:00 A.M. There will be inspections open on January 10th & 17th […]

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Updates To Residential Purchase Agreement

Changes to the Residential Purchase Agreement & How They Will Affect Your Escrow Inspections and Requests for Repairs There are some new provisions and procedures regarding inspections and repairs in the Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA). Here are some things you should be aware of: Paragraph 7 deals with who will pay for specific inspections and is […]

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