How to Get the Best Deal on Celebrity Real Estate in San Diego

Want to know how to get a sweet deal on a celebrity home in San Diego, CA?

There may be a lot of competition for San Diego real estate, there may be fewer homes on the market and prices may be headed up fast but there has never been a better time to scoop up an appetizing deal on celebrity quality properties in the area…

Great Deals on Homes of Models & Athletes

Celebrities haven’t gone untouched by the changes in the real estate market over the past few years and a number of them are giving up great deals on incredible homes in the San Diego area.

Former Miss California Carrie Prejean and her ex-NFL star husband Kyle Boller recently let their fabulous home go for just $2.35 million after dropping the asking price from $3.5 million and took a $200,000 hit from what they paid for it.

Ex-Charger Leslie O’Neal also barely escaped foreclosure after incurring $23,000 in past due mortgage payments, selling his home just 3 days before the auction date. Selling for just $1.2 million the 4 bedroom home on 1.38 acres, complete with tennis courts and a pool is sure to have made the new home buyer incredibly happy.

Certainly there are more local celebrities and former athletes facing foreclosure or whose homes are already up on the market as REOs or who need to sell in a hurry for other reasons. Between this high motivation to make a deal fast and incredibly low interest rates this is a great time to buy luxury homes in San Diego County.

The question is how can you get the best deal on one with some much competition out there?

Get Wired into the Latest San Diego Real Estate Buzz

While there are definitely deals to be had on celebrity homes, property prices are headed up fast and buyers need to move quickly.

A recent UT San Diego report on local home value differences since last August shows just how fast the most popular zip codes have been rising in value:

1. 92067 up 140.7%
2. 92173 up 112.3%
3. 92084 up 38.6%
4. 92104 up 37.3%
5. 92129 up 35.3%

Fortunately for home buyers, SanDiegoRealEstateBuzz.com is currently rolling out a number of new tools to equip them with all they need to get alerted to hot new listings as soon as they become available and for making the best offers.

This includes:

• Sold Listings Search Tool - compare prices of similar homes just sold
• “My Buzz” Control Panel - save favorite listings & set up custom home searches
• Interactive Map Search – Apple iOS 6 eat your heart out! Search homes by map with street views
• Free Buyer Reports – get tips on making great offers & getting the best terms
• Mobile Search – check out the hottest home listings from your iPad
• Daily Updates – get notified as soon as new celebrity homes come up for sale in San Diego

Which celebrity’s home would you most like to buy and why? Let us know in the comment section below…