Tips for Finding Your Dream Home in La Jolla

Are you missing out on the best La Jolla homes for sale?

La Jolla is home to some of San Diego County’s most spectacular oceanfront properties and some of the most in demand home sites in the world. Unfortunately many buyers are completely missing out on some of the best local listings and deals because they are simply relying on the wrong sources of information.

Mitt Romney owns a home in La Jolla and CEO of Chipotle, Montgomery F. Moran and his wife recently made the headlines for their $8.5 million cash purchase of a home here, scooping up the oceanfront gem for $4 million under the asking price.

However, joining the ranks of celebrity real estate owners in La Jolla and getting a good deal isn’t always as straightforward as many home buyers imagine.

Large internet firms Trulia and Zillow have captured much media attention recently, both good and bad. These listings sites might have enjoyed closely watched IPOs and rollercoaster stock price rides but when it comes to actually being a valuable resource for home hunters, they and Realtor.com seem to have become a big letdown.

In fact on San Diego real estate brokerage, Warren Buffett’s fleet of companies and one of the largest realty companies in the country based in New York has recently pulled all of their home listings from these sites due to inaccuracies and disservice to home buyers and sellers.

A new study involving Zillow and Trulia that was released this month revealed serious inaccuracies in at least 30% of property listings and that around a full third of listings were no longer for sale, causing much frustration for buyers. Now with a major exodus of companies, all pulling their listings and stopping syndication to the networks at least one fifth of homes for sale cannot be found on these sites. For San Diego home buyers, that means missing out on many of the most attractive homes and best bargains.

So what’s the solution?

If you don’t want to be one upped by your friends who scoop up an even more enviable La Jolla address or ridiculed in the media for far over paying for your next property the key is getting access to the most up to date and accurate local MLS data and having a local real estate specialist out there working on your behalf who may also be able to advise of the most prized off-market oceanfront listings.

Luckily for you, you can get the edge right now with SanDiegoRealEstateBuzz.com and search the hottest and freshest La Jolla homes for sale and get notifications of new listings right on your mobile device.

0 Comments

Comments