Aviara: Fine Neighborhoods, Great Golf and the Four Seasons Resort
Aviara was Carlsbad’s first award-winning master-planned community.
Located in South Carlsbad, just west of La Costa Resort and Spa, Aviara’s 5000+ residents enjoy a lifestyle that is almost idyllic. With 21 separate neighborhoods, Aviara offers homes ranging from luxury condos at Brindisi to luxurious custom estates at gated Aviara Point. In the midst of this beach-close community is the exquisite Aviara Four Seasons Resort and the adjacent 18-hole Arnold Palmer- designed Aviara Golf Course.
Laced throughout Aviara are miles of well-maintained trails and walkways, many of them overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon which borders Aviara to the south. Aviara is also fortunate to have its own public elementary (Aviara Oaks) and junior high schools. Those entering high school from Aviara would attend Carlsbad High School. A number of area private schools are also available.
At the eastern edge of Aviara is a large shopping area that includes a Von’s Pavillion, several restaurants, movie theater, an urgent care facility, along with a number of other shops and services utilized by local Aviara and La Costa residents. At the northern edge of this community is the new 25-acre Aviara Park that was recently opened by the City of Carlsbad.
Listed below are Aviara’s different neighborhoods, which contain around 2050 homes, condominiums, luxury residences and apartments. Feel Free to
search the Aviara MLS to see all condos, townhomes and homes currently listed for sale in Aviara and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Aldea (56 condominiums: Gated) 1993-1995
Aviara Point (69 custom homes and building lots: Gated)
Avocet (95 homes) 1989-1997
Azure Cove (72 homes) 1997-1998
Bella Lago (61 homes: Gated) 1998-2000
Brindisi (90 condominiums: Gated) 2000-2001
Cantata (82 homes) 1995-1996
Carina: (106 homes) 1995-1996
Cristalla (61 homes: Gated) 2001-2002
Isla Mar (101 homes: Gated) 1996-1998
Marea (101 homes: Gated) 1997-1998
Mar Fiore (137 homes) 1995-1998
Pavona (65 homes) 1991-1995
Sanderling (131 condominiums: Gated) 1995-1997
Sandpiper (116 homes) 1995-1997
Serenata (120 homes) 1999-2002
Tesoro de Aviara (25 homes) 2004
Tramonto (131 homes) 1996-1998
Trevira (8 homes) 1998
Viaggio (51 condominiums: Gated) 1998-1999
See also:
Aviara Golf Academy: Kip Puterbaugh
Carlsbad City Library (near Aviara)
Aviara’s Argyle Steak House�
Aviara Four Seasons Resort and Hotel
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La Costa Custom Home: Walk to Golf Course
March 28th, 2009 Categories: At Home in Aviara, Carlsbad Real Estate, Featured San Diego Homes, Golf Courses, La Costa
La Costa Custom Home
With the arrival of spring, phones will soon start ringing from buyers in Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Palm Springs and other desert areas. Fearing and knowing the summer heat, they long for a coastal home in San Diego County.
Typically, these desert buyers are seeking either a beach-close condo that offers ocean breezes and nearby golf or tennis–or a 3000 + square foot single story home with a pool and room for entertaining family and friends.
The neighborhoods around La Costa and Carlsbad are a perennial favorite, partially because of La Costa’s and Aviara’s excellent golf, but also because of La Costa’s close proximity to Carlsbad and Encinitas beaches.
We have just listed a fabulous 4000 square foot single story La Costa home with pool, gourmet kitchen finished with granite and custom teak cabinetry, magnificent master suite with office and exercise room–and a separate guest wing with 4 bedrooms and a separate entry. Located at 2016 Caracol Court off Estrella De Mar, this custom masterpiece has a 3-car garage, one of which is limousine-length. This classic La Costa home has had more than a facelift; its plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling systems have also been redone. It is also within walking distance of La Costa Resort and Spa.
Random interior features include bidet, spa tub, extensive use of glass bricks, copious storage and new dual-paned windows. Exterior hardscaping is expansive and has been recently refinished. La Costa’s Signature Golf membership is also being offered for sale by owner–or as part of purchase package.
Priced at $1.1 to 1.2 million. For an appointment to see this La Costa home, call Mike or Roberta Murphy at 760-402-9101/9102 or 877-818-8197
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New Homes in San Diego Come with a Bonus
February 22nd, 2009 Categories: At Home in Aviara, Carlsbad Real Estate, La Costa, San Diego Real Estate, San Marcos
by Roberta Murphy
Yesterday afternoon, I was introducing various La Costa and Carlsbad area neighborhoods to a young relocating physician with a four year old son. The move won’t occur until this summer, but it’s not to early to become familiar with schools–and the homes available around them.
We drove through Aviara, all of La Costa, Rancho Carrillo–and San Elijo Hills, where builders are still building. The prices there were very competitive at just over $200 per square foot with landscaping and air conditioning included.
What may help tip the scale for this first-time home buyer is the $8000 tax credit being offered until August, 2009 by our federal government–as well as the newly-enacted SB15XX which as of March 1, 2009 allows for a California state income tax credit of up to $10,000, or 5 percent of the purchase price, whichever is less–for a newly-copnstructed and previously unoccupied home.
Additionally:
- This $100 million California Homebuyer Tax Credit fund will be available until March 2010, or earlier if funds run out. It’s a first-come, first-serve proposition to be offered by the California State Franchise Board.
- This California tax credit will be paid out over three tax years in equal amounts. For example, a $9000 total tax credit would be paid out at $3000 per year.
- There is no first time home buyer requirement, nor are there any income limitations. There is also no repayment requirement, as long as the home is occupied by the owner and tax credit recipient for at least two years.
For additional information, read the California Building Industry Association release. Members of the CBIA are meeting with the Tax Franchise Board to iron out administrative details.
Finally, if you are interested in looking at new homes in the San Diego area, please feel free to give Mike (760-402-9102) or me (760-402-9101) a call and we’ll make arrangements to do so–and will have a more complete update on the tax credit. Other powerful and negotiating new home specialists with San Diego Previews include:
Eve Sieminski 760-518-2264
Cindy Webb 760-473-4795
Scott Murphy 760-613-6190
Andrea Johnston 760-419-6430
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Sell Your San Diego Home 40% Faster (and for more money)
January 30th, 2009 Categories: At Home in Aviara, Carlsbad Real Estate, Luxury Homes, San Diego Real Estate
In San Diego, Super Bowl Weekend traditionally marks the start of our real estate spring buying season and it should come as not surprise to hear real estate agents telling you that buyer activity tends to tick higher at this time of the year.
Meanwhile, with mortgage rates still trolling near all-time lows and Congress debating a first-time homebuyer tax credit, 2009 may bring out even more buyers than we’ve seen in the past–or at least we hope so.
This dicey market, though, presents new challenges for home sellers who want to attract qualified buyers. It may not be enough to have a lovely home in Aviara or La Costa Greens, if you are having to compete against homes that have been professionally staged. And far better to meet or beat the competition when it comes to your home’s showing condition.
Quite simply, home staging is the process by which a homeowner re-organizes and re-presents his home to appeal to as many potential buyers as possible.
Home staging is part-science, part-art, and part-psychology. Home buyers tend to judge homes within the first 8 seconds of seeing them so making a quality first impression can mean the difference between getting multiple bids, and just getting a lot of foot traffic.
The 4-minute video gives some quick-and-easy tips, including:
- Create more light in the home
- Clean up the closets and thin them out
- Remove the clutter from every room in the house
Even though San Diego home inventories are falling, supplies are still higher than in previous years. Home sellers wanting to stand out in a crowd may want to consider staging their homes to help them sell more quickly.
Staged homes sell for as much as 17% more money and as much as 40% faster than non-staged ones.
Those figures should compel us all to consider staging a home–and it’s probably not much different than detailing a car prior to putting it on the market.
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Searching for a Home in Aviara?
December 20th, 2008 Categories: At Home in Aviara, Carlsbad Real Estate, Real Estate News
We frequently reply to requests for Aviara information, especially as it relates to Aviara real estate.
An award-winning, master planned community with over 1000 prime acres, Aviara is comprised of 21 distinct South Carlsbad neighborhoods with over 2000 homes, and is bordered by Batiquitos Lagoon, the ocean and La Costa Resort and Spa to the immediate east.
Within the borders of Aviara you will find the Aviara Four Seasons Resort and Golf Course, the Argyle Steakhouse, luxurious custom homes on Aviara Point, quiet neighborhoods, Aviara Oaks Elementary School, Aviara Oaks Middle School, the Kip Puterbaugh Aviara Golf Academy, miles of walking trails, and upscale condominiums.
As of this writing, there are 59 homes (detached) for sale in Aviara, including three on Aviara Point. Prices range from $475,000 to $2,095,000–which is somewhat lower than Aviara prices in 2005-2007. Condominiums in Aviara are a bit harder to find, with only 7 current listings–ranging in price from $466,000 to $749,900.
Aviara is an affluent, but diverse community with a population of around 5,000 and a median age of 44.6 years. Home to all age groups, Aviara boasts singles, young families, retirees, empty-nesters and second-home owners from both the desert and Midwestern states.
On the immediate perimeter of Aviara’s neighborhoods is the Carlsbad Library, a movie theater, restaurants, grocery stores, medical offices and the new 14-acre Aviara Community Park, just completed in 2005.
So, whether you are seeking a luxury home at Aviara Point, an ocean view home at Isla Mar, or a gated condo community overlooking Aviara Golf Course, you have come to the right place. Aviara real estate remains in high demand because of it’s balmy climate, exquisite location near fine beaches, and the miles of trails that wind through this master planned community overlooking both the Batiquitos Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean.
As Aviara Realtors, we know Aviara neighborhoods, schools and local attractions–and understand the intricacies of Aviara relocation. If you have any questions about this wonderful Carlsbad community, please feel free to call either Mike or Roberta Murphy at 877-818-8197 or Mike’s cell: 760-402-9102 or Roberta’s cell: 760-402-9101
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Buy from Me and I’ll Buy Your San Diego Home
April 23rd, 2008 Categories: At Home in Aviara, Carlsbad Real Estate, Encinitas, San Diego
You’ll really buy my San Diego Home?
It’s an old come on–and a persistent temptation.
You’ve seen the sign riders all over the the San Diego real estate market.
“Buy this Home from Me, and I’ll Buy Yours!”
The catch?
Home sellers are generally offered around 63 to 75 percent of the San Diego home’s current market value (sans real estate commission). That means you must have substantial equity in your property, and be willing to fork over a good chunk of it to the real estate agent making the offer. Additionally, you are bound to purchasing your next home from the same agent.
Is this in your best interest?
Only if you are in desperate straits–and don’t believe your home will sell under any other conditions–should you consider selling your San Diego home under such onerous terms.
And before entering one of these agreements, it would be prudent to call at least two other reputable San Diego Realtors to obtain a fair assessment of value for your San Diego real estate. Choose an agent that is very familiar with real estate conditions in your community, be it Carlsbad, Encinitas, Aviara, La Costa, Del Mar or Oceanside. Other online tools, though less accurate, may also help you determine the fair market value of your home. One is Zillow and another is an instant online San Diego home appraisal on this site. Additionally, you should check the San Diego MLS and search for comparable homes on the market.
By simply reducing the price of your San Diego home into a competitive range and aggressively marketing it to the buying audience, you may be able to sell at a much thinner discount.
Remember, anyone buying your San Diego area home at such discounts must do so because there are selling costs and profits that must be made when your home is resold.
Do you need to pay such a steep price to get your home sold?
Probably not!
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