10395 Eagle Lake Drive

Spacious, custom home, on a gated one acre lot, with panoramic views in Lake Hodges Estates.

10395 Eagle Lake Drive

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This 4 bedroom, 4 bath homes has over 5000 esf and is priced in a value range from $825,000 to $925,000.  There is lots of extra parking and also a paddle tennis court.

Contact Gary Harmon for your personalized tour.

Five Star Award

Gary Harmon - Top 5%

Five Star Winner 4 Straight Years

Selected Four Years Running.

Gary Harmon has just be selected for the fifth straight time to receive the “Five Star Award.”  Five Star Professionals conducted research to determine which San Diego North County Realtors rated highest in overall consumer satisfaction. Clients, peers and industry experts participated in extensive research that resulted in Gary Harmon’s selection as a Five Star Real Estate Agent.

How was Gary Harmon selected?

Our research team contacted consumers in the San Diego area and asked if they had experience working with a real estate agent. Consumers who agreed to participate in the survey provided the name of the Realtors and rated that individual agent according to key criteria such as integrity, negotiation and closing preparation.
Surveys were sent to San Diego area residents who recently purchased a home over $150,000 (more than 40,000 households) within a 12-month period (April 2013 to April 2014) and 1,000 subscribers of San Diego Magazine. An additional 250 surveys were sent to mortgage and title companies.
The survey data was collected and scored, resulting in the list of 2015 San Diego Five Star Real Estate Agents.
These results place Gary Harmon in the top 5% of all Realtors in San Diego County.
As a Five Star award winner, Gary Harmon will be listed in the special advertising section of March 2015 San Diego Magazine and on the Five Star Professional website.
You can get the same personal service that made Gary Harmon a Five Star Award Winner.  Contact Gary Harmon, for your best move ever.

New Carlsbad Sign

Carlsbad Sign

Today at 5:30 the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will dedicate and lite the new Carlsbad archway sign.  The design of this sign has been modeled after a sign that was built near the site in the 1930s.   The sign and supporting arch truss system is over 82 feet long and crosses Carlsbad Boulevard at the intersection of Carlsbad Village Drive.  The actual sign area is 31 feet long and 5 feet and 5 inches tall.  It features the “Carlsbad” name on both sides in bold, white letters on a dark blue background.  It is stunning.  The sign should be enjoyed by current and future residence as well as thousands of visitors.

The Carlsbad sign was made possible by hard work by the Chamber and a large contribution by TaylorMade Golf Company.

My real estate office is also in the Village Fair Shopping Center behind Ocean House.  It is great to be able to work in Carlsbad.  Need info on Carlsbad homes for sale, contact Gary Harmon.

 

Carrington Real Estate Services

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Carrington Real Estate Services is the new kid on the block in San Diego North County. Carrington took over the physical locations of many of the Real Living Lifestyle offices in San Diego North County including Carlsbad and Escondido.

Nationwide, Carrington Real Estate is a full service brokerage in 22 states with over 1500 sales associates. “Born in the midst of the real estate downturn, we started out as a company focused on the distressed market, but quickly maximized that experience to become one of the most successful institutional and retail real estate brokerages in the nation.”

Carrington Real Estate Services is one of the 18 companies under the Carrington Holding Company, LLC. Together, these businesses cover virtually every aspect of the single family residential real estate transaction. Gary Harmon is now proud to be part of the Carrington family.

 

 

 

Carrington Real Estate Services

Who is Carrington Real Estate Services?  Carrington Real Estate is the new kid on the block in San Diego North County. Carrington took over the physical locations of many of the Real Living Lifestyle offices in San Diego North County including Carlsbad and Escondido.

Nationwide, Carrington Real Estate is a full service brokerage in 22 states with over 1500 sales associates. “Born in the midst of the real estate downturn, we started out as a company focused on the distressed market, but quickly maximized that experience to become one of the most successful institutional and retail real estate brokerages in the nation.”

Carrington Real Estate Services is one of the 18 companies under the Carrington Holding Company, LLC. Together, these businesses cover virtually every aspect of the single family residential real estate transaction. Gary Harmon is now proud to be part of the Carrington family.

Lake San Marcos

 

The Lodge at Lake San Marcos

The CDC is currently undergoing a name change.  This week they were approved to do business as “The Lodge at Lake San Marcos.”   The name really makes “no sense” to me.  Seems like there will be a lot of confusion with The Lakehouse at Lake San Marcos and The Lodge at Lake San Marcos.   Also, I thought a “lodge” is somewhere you go to stay and spend the night.  No, in Lake San Marcos it is the Lakehouse.  See what I mean, confusing?

New docks by The Lodge at Lake San Marcos

Photo by Gary Harmon

Regardless of the new name, the CDC has done some good things for the Lake San Marcos and its residents.  Many more are planned for the future.

  • Kayak storage – In June, the Lodge opened kayak storage and was immediately filled to near capacity.  They then began work on an outdoor kayak storage facility.  You can call and make reservations at 760-500-5012.
  • Pools – They have refreshed both pools and hire a professional pool service to make sure everyone has a good recreational experience.
  • Rules and Regulations – Drafts were sent out for people to review and make comments.  I did.
  • Security – Electronic proximity  card locks on all of the gates leading onto the property at the Lodge.  Also, on the gates leading to the pool.  Locks are scheduled to be activated in August.  All of us lake (The Lodge at Lake San Marcos) members will have a new ID Card.

Looking forward to all the new improvements to the community at Lake San Marcos.  And the best news is that all of these changes are helping improve the values of our Lake San Marcos homes.  For more information about Lake San Marcos real estate, contact Gary Harmon.

 

White Pelicans at Lake San Marcos

The white pelicans have returned to Lake San Marcos for the winter.

Photo by Gary Harmon

If you are a boater, you know that Lake San Marcos is rich in audubon wildlife.  In fact, we have over one hundred different species of birds that visit our shores.  None is more beautiful that the white pelicans.

The American White Pelican is one of the longest birds that is native to North America.  Males can be from 50-90 inches in length counting the large bills that can be over 15 inches.  The wing span of the largest of these birds can reach 10 feet.  White Pelicans are for the most part white except for the trailing edge of their large wings.  This edge is black and can only be seen in flight.

For the most part the white pelicans on Lake San Marcos are very shy.  Please keep your boat at a reasonable distance so not to frighten these majestic birds.  While sitting on a dock they appear clumsy, but the minute they hit the sky, they are a thing of aerial beauty.

In addition to the white pelicans, we get an occasional visit from the gray marine pelicans.

To learn more about Lake San Marcos and the great style of life it offers, contact Gary Harmon.    Lake San Marcos offers many different styles and price ranges of homes, some Lake San Marcos homes are right on the water’s edge.

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Lake San Marcos Improvements

As you may or may not know, the Citizens Development Corporation (CDC) is in charge of the facilities and lake at Lake San Marcos.  We have all seen it go downhill over the last few years, but if you are paying attention you can now see very positive things happening.   From time to time I will publish some of the changes in this blog.

Citizens Development Corporation (CDC) has filed a proposed Plan of Reorganization with the Federal Bankruptcy Court.  That plan, if approved, would control how CDC will repay its creditors and eventually exit from bankruptcy.  The next Court hearing on the Plan has been rescheduled for Aug 21. Conditions look favorable for the proposed plan to be approved.

Although approval of CDC’s proposed Plan of Reorganization has been delayed, CDC continues to make needed improvements in the facilities. Attached are photos of the Children’s pool resurfacing which has occurred over the last two weeks. This project, designed to make the pool usable this summer, has been completed, the pool has been refilled, and is again open for use.

Significant capital improvements cannot be started until CDC’s Plan of Reorganization is approved by the Courts and the creditors.  Once that is accomplished both of the pools are expected to see a major remodeling going far beyond the short term fixes required to keep them operational.

To find out more about the Lake San Marcos area or to see great Lake San Marcos homes, contact Gary Harmon, a Lake resident.

Information from “Friends of Lake San Marcos.”

North County Market Statistics for May 2013

1. The median price for all North County home sales – attached and detached – increased to $470,000 in April 2013 compared to $448,000 in March 2013. a. Detached homes in North County increased 1.9 percent in April 2013 to $535,000 compared to $525,000 in March 2013. Year-over median price for SFD in North San Diego County jumped 27.38 percent, from $420,000 in April 2012, continuing a nine-month trend of yearover median price increases (the last two months exceeding 25 percent). April 2013 reported the highest median price in North County since mid-2008. i. Detached home prices OUTSIDE North County increased 1.27 percent to $400,000 in April 2013 compared to $395,000 in March 2013. Year-over non-North County median price jumped 17.73 percent compared to $339,750 in April 2012, making a 13-month trend of year-over median price increases. b. Attached home prices in North County increased 4.1 percent to $330,000 in April 2013 compared to $317,000 in March 2013. i. Non-North County attached home prices remained constant at $265,000 in April 2013. c. The number of North San Diego SFD listings (active and contingent) rose 0.76 percent from March 2013 to April 2013, but decreased 38.83 percent year-over from April 2012 – the 20th month of year-over declines in listings. The number of sold North San Diego County SFD units increased 9.03 percent in April 2013 compared to March 2013. Year-over sold SFD units increased 8.91 percent compared to April 2012. i. Median days-on-market for single-family detached homes sold in North County fell to 19 days in April 2013 compared to 26 days in March 2013. d. The HomeDex affordability percentage for all homes in North San Diego County – attached and detached – decreased to 36 percent in April 2013 compared to 39 percent in March 2013.

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San Diego Activities for May 2013

Please enjoy this list of San Diego activities for May 2013 provided by Fidelity National Title Company.

For information relating to real estate is San Diego North County, contact Gary Harmon  your San Diego North County realtor.