By Steve Doyle, President of Brookfield Homes San Diego/Riverside
The national media continues to do a dis-service to the perspective home buyers of San Diego County. There is only one rule that applies universally to real estate values … LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
This past week we have seen headlines scream at us that the sky is [...]

The long awaited pool-front homes at Cordova at Windingwalk in Chula Vista have been released for sale according to San Diego new home builder Brookfield Homes (www.BrookfieldSD.com). The six homes released for sale range from 1,638 to 2,024 square feet and have three to four bedrooms. Prices start at $329,900.

“There’s much to celebrate right now [...]

The Village Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe will reveal its new education building on Sunday, Sept. 12, when members and guests of the prominent church celebrate a grand opening of the “Kids Village.”

The original structure built in the 1960s was re-designed by domusstudio architecture to integrate with the church’s recently completed Lilian Rice-style [...]

Close to everything, but with plenty of opportunities to get away. That’s how Del Sur residents describe their community and the benefits of its central location surrounded by open space and with easy access to miles and miles of trails.
“We enjoy the trails every day,” said Jenn Fieldhack, a resident of Del Sur since 2007. [...]

Three Del Sur neighborhoods logged a total of seven home sales for the week ending Aug. 29, according to the developer of the master-planned community in North San Diego.
Three homes sold at Maderia at Del Sur by Shea Homes, three homes sold at Pasado at Del Sur by William Lyon Homes, and one home sold [...]

The Village at Market Creek in San Diego has been selected as a “Gold”-designated California Catalyst Community, through a new program created by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Funded by Proposition 1C, the program incentivizes innovative land use planning and green building strategies and awards $1.35 million to the City of San [...]

Douglas Wilson, owner of the Douglas Wilson Companies (DWC), has been appointed receiver for the Old Malibu Courthouse, a landmark property located at 21355 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The one-acre parcel comprises three contiguous buildings, including a remodeled, 4,000-square-foot banquet hall with commercial kitchen, a two-story office building with 3,986 square feet of [...]

Bishop Robert Brom of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is scheduled to perform a formal blessing and dedication of the new education center building at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Chula Vista on Saturday, Aug. 28. The two-story, mission style building was designed by San Diego-based domusstudio architecture and constructed by Erickson-Hall [...]

Six homes sold Saturday, Aug. 21, when seven homes were released for sale at Madeira at Del Sur, according to San Diego builder Shea Homes. Some 30 people from the neighborhood’s priority list of pre-qualified buyers attended the phase release.
“Demand continues to be strong at Madeira at Del Sur,” said Vanessa Linn, vice president of [...]

Featuring $90,000 in upgrades and incentives and a recent price reduction to $899,000, Brookfield’s home of the week, Lot 70 is a spacious Plan 1 residence at Serenity at StoneBridge Estates in North County, San Diego. With a cul-de-sac location, and situated on a premium, pool-sized homesite, the residence backs up to the canyon and is surrounded [...]