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Tiffany Torgan: Real Estate Agent in La Jolla, CA

Wow, this is super cool. I have owned this domain for almost 10 years and finally really get to use it! www.sandiegoca-realestate.com it is a good one! I don't have an audience yet, but will hopefully start building one! I can't get my picture uploaded either:) Um, let's see how this works! I have a ton a great and interesting stuff to post....hopefully I can get up and running soon!

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The ActiveRain Nature Station: Let's hear it for the seals!

Russel Ray,  San Diego home inspector: Inspector in San Diego, CA

My owner is a home inspector in San Diego.

Are you serious? Can it really be over?

The seals got their day(s) in court, and apparently they have won.

Let's hear it for the seals!

No, I'm not talking about the famous Navy Seals. I'm talking about those little critters that live in the ocean and often drag themselves out to lay their big, blubbery bodies on the La Jolla sand and enjoy the San Diego sunshine.

Mother and Father Nature's seals in La Jolla

Many, many decades ago, a philanthropic lady by the name of Ellen Browning Scripps owned that little area of beach. She had a huge wall built to create a swimming area protected from the huge waves that crash along the rocky La Jolla coast.

Sea wall at La Jolla beach

Back in the mid-1990s, some seals doing a little exploring found the sand and thought it an ideal spot to set up their rookery. They went back and told the other seals, and within the decade, about 200 seals made La Jolla Cove their home.

They play, they sun themselves, they even have babies right there on the sand.

Baby seal and adults on the La Jolla sand

Unfortunately for the seals, and the City of San Diego, when Ellen Browning Scripps left the beach to the City and State, she instructed that it be maintained as a beach for children.

Ah, what to do, what to do? Scare the seals away? Take the children to another beach? Let them coexist in La Jolla?

Seals are a federally protected species, so scaring them away wasn't an option. Some La Jolla residents didn't want to have to leave La Jolla, which is a ultrarich enclave within the San Diego city limits, to take their children to those lower-class beaches just blocks farther away. Can't have the wealthy mixing with the poor -- and half-naked at that! -- right there on the beach.

Coexistence wasn't possible because seal waste products pollute the water and sand, making it not a very good swimming area for little children, or adults for that matter.

Seals at La Jolla cove

Ah, what to do, what to do? Well, since this is America, the land of the lawsuit.....

Sue the city! Sue the state! Sue the animal rights activists! Sue the rich La Jollans!

And that's what happened. Everyone sued everyone else.

In 2005, a California Superior Court judge ruled that the City had to restore Children's Pool beach as a swimming area for people.

Seal at La Jolla cove

That, of course, sent the animal rights activists to a higher power. Eventually, they got some legislators to sponsor legislation -- which passed and was signed by the Governator -- allowing the City to decide what to do with Children's Pool beach, and since the city has a $2 billion pension fund deficit and a $200 million budget deficit, they are happy just to leave the seals alone.

Yesterday, that Superior Court judge vacated his original decision saying that the new law includes an option for the seal colony to remain Yahoo! Let's hear it for the seals!

Seal at La Jolla cove

The seal rookery in La Jolla has become an international tourist attraction which the City has yet to capitalize on.

I for one would much rather watch Mother and Father Nature's seals frolicking in the water than a bunch of rowdy children. I can watch rowdy children anywhere in the world, but seal rookeries are few and far between, with the next closest one being about 400 miles away up.

Congratulations, seals! And welcome to La Jolla and San Diego.

Welcome, seals!

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La Jolla Birch Aquarium in San Diego

Dawn Lewis                       San Diego Realtor: Real Estate Agent in San Diego, CA

Birch Aquarium at Scripps in San Diego

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I've been going to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in San Diego for years. Recently I decided to take my 1 year old granddaughter there to see the fish. She first saw the huge whale fountain when you walk up from the parking lot towards the aquarium and her face lit up with excitement. What a day we had. She loved it. The Birch Aquarium is located at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 and is very easy to find off of Route 5. The Aquarium is part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

At the lobby of the aquarium is a large cylinder tank of fish, I believe they were anchovies and they swim in a circle and are really cool to watch. There are many tanks of fish and other sea life and the main aquarium is huge. There is a really neat area in the back of the aquarium where you can touch the sea creatures in the tide pools. If you're looking for a great way to spend the day in San Diego make sure you visit the Birch Aquarium.

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La Jolla California Free Foreclosure Auction Search, Bank Owned REO, Short Sales, and Homes for Sale.

11-11-09
Cody Haworth
Cody Haworth: Real Estate Agent in Carlsbad, CA

Hello and Welcome to La Jolla California Free Foreclosure Auction Search, Bank Owned REO, Short Sales, and Homes for Sale.

November 10th, 2009

Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding. Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone? We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them.

Here are some of the latest statistics from Foreclosure Radar hot off the press for September 2009. If you are unfamiliar with some of the following terms please read below for further explanations.

  • Notice of Defaults for California rose by 1.08% to 37,417 filings.
  • Notice of Trustee Sale dropped by 5.10% from August to 32,457 filings.
  • A total of 13,123 foreclosures were taken to Sale at auction.
  • The opening bids set by lenders were an average of 33.9 percent lower than the loan balance, with 46% of sales being discounted of 50% or more.
  • Nearly 91 percent of foreclosure sales in September were for loans that were made between January 2005 and December 2007.
  • In the month of June San Diego had 2,769 Notice of Default Filings, 2,520Notice of Sale filings, and 290 sales to 3rd parties.

Understanding the overall process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview:

Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default). Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage. Under the new California Foreclosure moratorium lenders have an extra 90 days in which they are supposed to aggresively pursue loan modifications with those current home owners who qualify. The current lender files with the County Recorders office a Notice of Default. When this is filed, this information becomes a matter of public record. When this notice is filed the lender usually gives the homeowner 90 days to come current on the amount they are past due. During this period a good amount of homeowners lately have been trying to obtain new financing terms by doing a Loan Modification with their current lender or a Short Sale with a Realtor if they know they aren't going to be able to keep up the payments due to hardship. Both of these options often times delay the foreclosure process as the bank looks to work with the current owner to see if one of these options may be a fit. To learn more about Pre-Foreclosures in La Jolla and actually search all Pre-Foreclosures in La Jolla for free click the yellow map.

Foreclosure Sale (Also known as Notice of Trustee Sale). The Foreclosure sale usally occurs and is scheduled roughly 90 days after the Notice of Default is issues. Although, these days this process is delayed most of the time. Notice of Trustee sale usally takes place on the courthouse steps in the County in which the property is located. In this area, most auctions take place in Downtown, San Diego. Properties are sold as is, without any warranties or guarantees, and they must be paid for on the spot with a certified cashiers check. Many times the buyer of that foreclosure property has to end up evicting the current homeowner or tenant and this sometimes can be a process. However, even though its a riskier process, the reward can be great. To learn more about Foreclosure Sales In La Jolla and Search upcoming properties scheduled for Foreclosure click the yellow map below.

Bank Owned (REO). Bank owned properties are the properties that have gone through the two steps above and didn't sell at the Foreclosure Sale. In this case, the current lender has to take them back if there are no acceptable bids. This can also be a great option for an investor because in a lot of cases, the lender does not want to own these properties. These can be great deals for an investor, you can also research these properties in greater detail than Foreclosure Auctions, and most all of the time you can use financing and obtain a home warranty with these. To learn more about Bank Owned REO listings in La Jolla and search all available inventory click the yellow map below.

Re-Sale Properties. Many people think Re Sale properties are not a great deal with all the Foreclosure properties out there. This is actually not true in many cases. Re Sales have to be priced aggresively and in line with Foreclosures if they want to have a chance of selling in todays market. In a lot of cases a buyer or investor can buy a re sale that has been taken good care of, that doesn't have much fix up to perform, and is very close in price to that of a Foreclosure that might require a lot of work. Sometimes people think that because they are buying a Foreclosure at 20% below market value that its always a steal, however sometimes there is 20% worth of rehabilitation to get the property back to standards that actually makes it the same deal as a re-sale. This makes Re Sales a great option as well. To learn more about Re Sale Homes for Sale in La Jolla and search available inventory click the yellow map below.

We have built a fully integrated Real Estate Website that will allow you to search every aspect of what we have discussed above. To search Pre-Foreclosure, Foreclosure Auction, Bank Owned REO, and New and ReSale Homes in La Jolla click here.

We also attend the Foreclosure Auctions for San Diego on a weekly basis and track virtually every Foreclosure property in San Diego County and would be happy to talk with you about your needs further.

We Look forward to hearing from you!

The latest data and sales statistics were provided by Foreclosure Radar.

La Jolla Bank Owned Homes | La Jolla Bank Homes | La Jolla Foreclosures

11-06-09
Scott Turner
Scott Turner: Real Estate Agent in La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Foreclosure Property Listings

This is by far the most up to date real-time listing website to search for La Jolla Bank Owned Homes.

You will find deals up to 65% off La Jolla homes in foreclosure. No Joke! These La Jolla foreclosed homes are a once in a life-time opportunity.

1) Simply click on "CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COASTAL" below

2)Then click "LA JOLLA" to view Bank Owned Homes

3) Click view details on any property you like

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