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Rancho Santa Fe, CA Real Estate News

By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
What’s the Value of My Rancho Santa Fe Home? Home Sales for March 2025 Buyers and sellers in Rancho Santa Fe should have up-to-date information about the local market conditions so they can make educated buying or selling decisions about Rancho Santa Fe homes for sale.  The Rancho Santa Fe housing market is the most expensive in San Diego County in general. You’ll find large estates, gated communities, and luxury and equestrian properties on expansive lots, often measured in acres. When this report was written there were 29 homes listed for over than $10,000,000, with 1 for $84,950,000. LEARN MORE ABOUT RANCHO SANTA FE:  Rancho Santa Fe - Luxury Home Buyer's Paradise in San Diego Here’s what happened in the Rancho Santa Fe housing market in March based on information taken from the MLS ...
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By Dusty Brazil, Your Guiide to Living in North County San Diego
(Coldwell Banker West)
                     Looking for a Horse Property in Rancho Santa Fe?          If you are looking for that perfect Horse Property in RSF or anywhere in North County San Diego, CONTACT A LOCAL REALTOR TO HELP YOU GET CONNECTED WITH A HORSE PROPERTY SPECIALIST!  ( I will help you find the right Realtor.. So, no, I am not claiming to be the man BUT I DO HAVE A FEW AGENTS I CAN REFER YOU TO!) You can also look for that Horse Property, Acreage, Farms etc below by the following search options: Sign up to see all POWAY HORSE PROPERTIES RAMONA HORSE PROPERTIESVALLEY CENTER HORSE PROPERTIESRANCHO SANTA FE HORSE PROPERTIES FALLBROOK HORSE PROPERTIES  
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
The 8th Annual Rancho Santa Fe A Finer Art Affaire was held today in the village parks. The weather was beautiful, as always, and there were abundant artists on hand to showcase their creations, the bulk of which were paintings (all mediums) and jewelry. Rancho Santa Fe is a beautiful, affluent community a few miles inland from the ocean, and the parks in town just east of the famed Inn at Rancho Santa Fe are a perfect spot under towering trees for a high caliber event such as this with over 150 fine art vendors. The event is run by the Rancho Santa Fe Art and included a Children's Art Show, music and art demonstrations. Favorites of mine include abstract works by Julie Weaverling, "feats of clay" by David Salk, and Spirit Keepers by Shelley Rapp Evans. This annual event is a must-see f...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
The controversy brewing in one of America’s most expensive zip codes is over, for the time being at least. I recently wrote about the push from a large contingent of Rancho Santa Fe homeowners to have the community become incorporated – there are benefits of doing so, but also lots of controversy among the residents, some of which revolves about the exclusive neighborhoods that would be excluded from the incorporation that are now considered Rancho Santa Fe. For a community where the median home price right now is about $2.7 million, this is big news. Read: Rancho Santa Fe – Incorporation as a Town: Pros, Cons and Controversy It seems that sufficient voters have decided this is not to be, at least for now. The required number of signatures to bring the issue before the Local Agency Form...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
Forecl-----. It’s a word softly whispered when luxury homeowners in luxe communities like Palm Beach (33480), Beverly Hills (90210), Greenwich (06831) and Rancho Santa Fe (92067) discuss their local real estate markets. Real estate prices have been declining in many of these markets throughout the country, and some of the heavily mortgage homes are ending up as foreclosure sales. The most prominent foreclosure victim of late is Ed McMahon, whose $5 million Beverly Hills mansion was recently lost to foreclosure. This morning, CNNMoney reports that three of the richest US zip codes saw nasty declines in home prices for the three-month period ending April 30, when compared with the prior three months. The three biggest losers? Continue reading for some interesting surprises!   San Diego Re...
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By Robert Sizer, Associate Broker
(Andrew Arroyo Real Estate - Lic#01187872)
Here's whats going on behind the scenes in the San Diego real estate market today...Local golf professional, Phil Mickelson recently put his house in Rancho Santa Fe, California on the market.The Tax Roles list it as a 5BR/6BA/7078 Sq.Ft on 4.5 acres in the Covenant of RSF.List price: $10,750,000 - $12,225,876 BTW...his annual property tax bill is $68,537. He is currently #2 on the PGA earnings list with YTD earnings of $2,161,320.Click here to see full listing with photos.  Plus, to search all homes for sale in Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, La Jolla, Carlsbad, Encinitas click here. Email me with any questions or San Diego county real estate insider information you may have at robert@robertsizer.com.Your San Diego County Real Estate Insider,Robert Sizer760-519-8436 robert@robertsizer.com- h...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
Who are these young and ultra-affluent buyers of homes in Rancho Santa Fe. Coronado and La Jolla, CA or residences in Aspen, Palm Beach and Manhattan? The Wall Street Journal's Robert Frank, in his best-seller Richistan, calls them instapreneurs (didn’t he coin the term?). These are the new titans in technologies, who have benefited from a rise in financial speculation and governments that support free trade and wealth. Instapreneurs are not plodders when it comes to accumulating wealth. They don’t develop companies to last for family generation; rather, they may launch several companies over their career life spans. And the goal for each venture is a lucrative “exit strategy” that will create the fattest windfall possible. What are these luxury buyers seeking when searching for their t...
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By John Hokkanen, Encinitas Real Estate
(SurfTheTurf.com)
Here's the rental map for part of Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe. As you can see, there are a LOT of properties for rent in Rancho Santa Fe. I was surprised at how many there were.Notice how few rentals there are in Encinitas except for the coastal area. THere are actually quite a few in Solana Beach and Del Mar as well, but he number in Rancho Santa Fe was quite high, I thought. We have interactive rental maps at our web site where you can peruse the inventory courtesy of Sandicor MLS.John Hokkanen, Encinitas Real Estate
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
San Diego’s high end coastal North County is surviving the real estate storm fairly well–at least compared to the rest of San Diego County. We’ve had a surge of buyer interest in Rancho Santa Fe real estate lately, and the folks at First American Title were kind enough to share some of their recent San Diego market research with us. Rancho Santa Fe has the highest home prices in San Diego County, and also consistently makes the top ten lists of priciest homes in the United States as well. Many affluent home buyers want the peace, land and privacy afforded by Rancho Santa Fe. Home prices here generally start at $2 million and quickly rise to multiples of that amount. Real time market stats for Rancho Santa Fe can fluctuate from month to month, and minute details can be pulled from that ...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
The San Diego real estate market has been swirling with dismal reports about short sales, foreclosures and inventory gluts. The markets are particularly bad in San DIego suburbs like Eastlake, Otay Mesa, San Marcos and Oceanside–where so many new subdivisions were built in the last six years. Buyers swarmed into these communities, lured by granite countertops, stainless appliances and liar EZ loans. Most buyers assumed they would be able to sell at a profit as soon as the builder’s next phase was released. Fallout from this real estate mess has left no community unscathed. Even the Rancho Santa Fe real estate market has a few foreclosures pending. But more than a few San Diego Realtors are starting to whisper about the return of multiple offers. These aren’t the same kinds of multiple o...
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UPDATED April 5, 2008: SOLD FOR $1,410,000! SAVE OVER 200K FROM PREVIOUS LISTING ON THIS HOME!!!!   7505 COLLINS RANCH TERRACE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130PRESTINE AND LUXURIOUS IN GATED COMMUNITY IN CARMLE VALLEY INVESTOR OWNED FORECLOSURE-NOT A SHORT SALE! FULLY UPGRADED,UPGRADED,UPGRADED!!! Resort Living in the Prestigious Gated Community of Collins Ranch in Carmel Valley. Culinary Masterpiece, Office/Optional 5th bedroom with full bath downstairs, ONE OF THE BEST AVAILABLE HOUSES IN CARMEL VALLEY FULLY UPGRADED IN COLLINS RANCH!!! Prestigious Gated Community in Carmel Valley, adjacent to Fairbanks Highlands & Rancho Santa Fe. No expense spared on this UPGRADED, UPGRADED, UPGRADED estate home.This spectacular executive home is appointed with flooring that includes Terra Walnut Wood,Santiago ...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Controversy is brewing in Rancho Santa Fe, the most expensive community in San Diego County (median home price as of 12/31 07 was about $2.9 million) and one of the priciest in the US. Seems the community, some of it that is (primarily the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant), is pushing for the area to become incorporated as a Town and to include 8 surrounding HOAs. This is a long process, perhaps 18 months to 2 years for review, and requires voter approval (25% must approve the petition, which is then forwarded with an application to the San Diego Local Area Formation Commission [LAFCO] for review, environmental studies, hearings, and ultimately a general election). It costs money, too…about $500K, which will be forgiven if the incorporation does not get approved. There are supposedly some adva...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
It may be hard to consider any Rancho Santa Fe (92067) real estate a bargain, when single family Rancho Santa Fe homes start at $1.15 million and currently peak at $29.9 million. Moreover, only 16 of the current 167 active listings in RSF are priced under $2 million. Hardly the bargain bin of real estate.Rancho Santa Fe, nestled in the eucalyptus groves of North San Diego County, is perennially listed as one of the wealthiest zip codes (92067) in the nation, and is generally seen as being almost bullet proof when it comes to market downturns.  Still, with some diligent searching,  we have bumped into a few notable buys:   A 3220 square foot Del Rayo Downs home in Rancho Santa Fe was purchased for $1.74 million on 3/14/2006. It is vacant, in lovely condition and has been reduced to $1.39...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Rancho Santa Fe home buyers seeking high-end homes on or near golf courses have a number of choices. One of the more prestigious communities in Rancho Santa Fe is the gated subdivision of The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe, anchored by the famed Crosby National Golf Course named after Bing Crosby, offering a wide range of homes with the casual architectural elegance defined by well-known area architect, Lillian Rice. The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe is located on the east side of Rancho Santa Fe, with a gate guarded entrance off Del Dios Highway, only 3 miles from Rancho Santa Fe Village (another entrance is south at the edge of the Del Sur/Santaluz complexes with easy access to the 15 freeway and La Jolla). The land at The Crosby is in the Rancho Bernardo (92127) zip code, but the residents h...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Forbes released its Most Expensive Zip Codes list and Rancho Santa Fe in San Diego County again is high on the list, coming out Number 3 (zip code 92067), dropping from # 2 last year (#1 Alpine in NJ and #2 Fisher Island – that’s in Ines Hegedus-Garcia’s territory BTW she has a great listing on Fisher Island if you are interested – are tied), with a median price of $2.58 million. The list is based on sales prices from July 2006 to June 2007 collected by First American CoreLogic. Interestingly, when you look at MLS data for all of 2007, the median sales price of Rancho Santa Fe’s homes (detached) ended up at $2.9 million (up 15% over the year-end median for 2006). The most expensive Rancho Santa Fe home sold in 2007, per the MLS, was $21.5 million, for cash. And it was no big surprise t...
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By Roberta Murphy, Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes
(San Diego Previews Real Estate)
What kinds of rooms might go into various luxury homes? The possibilities are as varied as lifestyles. I recall a luxurious mansion in Houston’s lovely River Oaks that had, in addition to every other conceivable room, a luggage room. It was a sensible space that accommodated the traveling owner’s large collection of leather suitcases, trunks and garment bags. When a trip was planned, the butler would retrieve the appropriate luggage and assist with the packing. When expense and space are not restrictive issues, the floor plan of a luxury home can truly reflect the lifestyle of its owner.As Reatlors, we have the unique opportunity to visit and study countless homes, and some are certainly more interesting than others. I am always intrigued with rooms and spaces that are dedicated to spec...
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By Dusty Brazil- San Marcos CA Realtor San Marcos Bank Owned Homes Buyers Agent
(San Marcos Real Estate, Short Sales & Bank Owned Homes)
Looking for that Luxury Home in Rancho Santa Fe? There are no shortage of Homes for sale to choose from in all types of price ranges starting from 1.5 million up to 40 million. Click here to start your search from scratch View All Rancho Santa Fe Real Estate, Luxury Homes and Property for saleJust looking and trying to find the right Rancho Santa Fe Home For Sale? Check out all the Rancho Santa Fe Neighborhoods, communities and subdivisions here:Refine your SearchSelect a subdivision in RANCHO SANTA FE, CAA B C D F G H L M N R S T V WALCALA BRIDGES BRIDGES AT RSF CIELO CIELO ESTATE COV COVENANT CUSTOM DEL MAR DEL RAYO DIEGUENO HILL FAIRBANKS FAIRBANKS RANCH FARMS ESTATE FORTUNA DEL GROVESHACIENDA SANTA HORSEMANS VALLEY LAS VILLA MONTECITO MORGAN RUN NIEMANN RANCH NON NON COVENANT RANCHO...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
  Rancho Santa Fe Luxury Homes at Cielo Living on a hill with extraordinary views of the countryside or the distant ocean can be exhilarating, and a custom home on a large lot at Cielo in Rancho Santa Fe allows you just that. Rancho Santa Fe is the most expensive community in San Diego County. Known for large estates, numerous gate-guarded private communities, exclusive golf courses and beautiful countryside, Rancho Santa Fe homes offer a lifestyle coveted by many yet afforded only a few. Cielo is one such neighborhood - a gated village on one of the highest points in the area, with some elevations around 1400 feet.     Custom estate homes on the peaks with fabulous views and sites from 1 - 3 acres are de rigueur in this community of about 1740 acres just north of Del Dios highway and ...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
Ah, the life of affluence - Rancho Santa Fe homes in Rancho Santa Fe california. A rural setting, golf, beautiful landscaping and lakes, rolling hills and countryside, and the privacy and security of a gated guarded community in the heart of the San Dieguito Valley in Rancho Santa Fe California. The Lakes, in Rancho Santa Fe California, offers that and more. It is not just a wonderful home, but a lifestyle and a community of others who enjoy the satisfaction of living in a custom-crafted estate home on an expansive, lushly groomed site in a private neighborhood in a pastoral setting. Sounds idyllic, doesn't it?   The Lakes IS memorable, and it can be yours, but time is running out. The new Rancho Santa Fe homes at The Lakes are selling well, although there is still time to choose the s...
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By Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude
(eXp Realty of California, Inc.)
The summary market statistics from the MLS for Rancho Santa Fe for March and April 2007 are shown below.Prices in Rancho Santa Fe continue to be the highest in San Diego County, on average. There is minimal inventory for attached homes and the marketing time is extremely long, on average (7 months), with a small number of sales in any given month. We continue to see a fairly large inventory of detached homes for sale in Rancho Santa Fe, which currently range up to $40 million. Detached homes, as well, take a long time to sell - longer than in any other North County San Diego community, however this is common in the high end market, especially for luxury homes. There is a 1 1/2 year supply of detached homes at the current time, which is a 50% in the last year.If I can provide more inform...
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By Marlene Bridges, Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos|Laguna Real Estate
(Village Real Estate Services, Inc.)
The AP headline reads: Astronaut Walter Schirra dies at 84Can you remember when we stood breathlessly in front of TV screens to watch each launch and recovery?  I was a teenager in the sixties and my mom worked as an electronics assembler at Autonetics in Anaheim, CA.  She would tell stories over the dinner table of things she was working on, but as a kid I never paid as much attention as I should.  She worked on wiring many of the manned spacecraft and even some of the first computer chips. Today, there are launches and landings that barely make it into the newspapers and news reports.  We have come to the point in human history where space travel is nearly as commonplace as hopping on a plane to visit friends.  The AP headline reads: Astronaut Walter Schirra dies at 84                ...
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