A Visit to Haleakalā in Maui, Hawaii We recently spent some time in Maui and thoroughly enjoyed the drive from Ka’anapali (on the west side) to the top of Haleakalā, at 10,023 feet above sea level, and above the clouds, and about 2.5 hours from the resort condo where we were staying.Views on the
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10/31/2018
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Halloween Lots of homes in my area are decorated for Halloween, as they are every year. No doubt that's true where you live, too. Feel free to share a favorite photo in the comments below on this Halloween day. I took this photo at an oceanview home in Cardiff a few yea
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10/31/2018
Here’s the Newest Carlsbad Art Wall Mural October 2018 The newest Carlsbad Art Wall was painted on October 12th, although I didn’t get around to grabbing a photo due to vacation travel and just being busy. The latest wall mural is by muralist and Oceanside native, and now New York transplant, BB
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10/30/2018
Fun at a Dia de los Muertos Celebration We were at a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration last night at a beautiful home near the beach, courtesy of some very good friends of ours. Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition, around Halloween. It’s a celebration of life, a time when the
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10/28/2018
Q3 2018 Market Report for the Carlsbad 92009 AreaDetached Single Family Homes The housing market in Carlsbad’s 92009 area for the 3rd quarter of 2018 was busy, although somewhat less so than in Q2, with some shifts compared to the same time period in 2017. The 92009 area covers the area south of
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10/27/2018
Q3 2018 Market Report for the Carlsbad 92008 AreaDetached Single Family Homes The third quarter of 2018 for home sales in the 92008 area of Carlsbad was busy, with some shifts in the market as compared to the same period in 2017 (here are links to the Q3 2018 market reports for 92010 and 92011 fo
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10/26/2018
Throwback Thursday: Killer Sunset There is something about sunsets that appeal to me no matter where I travel...and to many others, given the crowds that gathered on the beach to watch the sunset every night in Ka'anapali, Maui recently. As soon as the sun was getting close to hiding in the clou
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10/25/2018
The Surfing Goat Dairy in Kula, Maiu in Hawai One of the fun things we did on our recent trip to Maui was visit the Surfing Goat Dairy on the slopes of Haleakala, the 10,000 foot dormant volcano on Maui. We weren’t staying on that part of the island so it was a bit of a drive but well worth it. M
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10/25/2018
If you are an ActiveRain member in New England, or are coming to the NAR or CRS meetings in Boston starting next week, you do NOT want to miss our ActiveRain Meetup being held at the Sheraton on Friday November 2 beginning at 6 PM. This is the 3rd AR meetup at the NAR annual meetings and it promi
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10/24/2018
Cypress - New Homes at The Preserve in Carlsbad October 24, 2018 Market update The first single family detached homes were released at The Preserve back in April and are selling well. Here’s an update on the community as of October 24, 2018. The new single family homes at Cypress are 2- and 3-sto
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10/24/2018
