The passings of two great entrepreneurs are being mourned by friends and family. Glen Bell Jr., founder of the Taco Bell restaurant chain, passed away Sunday in his home at Rancho Santa Fe, California. "Glen Bell was a visionary and innovator in the restaurant industry, as well as a dedicated family man," said a statement on the company's Web site. Bell started the chain as Taco Tias in 1954 and opened his first Taco Bell in Downey in 1962. In 1978, he sold the chain to Pepsi, which later sold it to Yum! Brands that also owns KFC and Pizza Hut. Bell supported many local organizations and was one of the early inductees to the San Diego Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. ***** It was also reported that Art Bartlett, founder of Century 21, passed away on New Year's Eve at his home in Coronad... 01/20/2010

 Hello and Welcome to Coronado California Free Foreclosure Auction Search, Bank Owned REO, Short Sales, and Homes for Sale. November 10th, 2009 Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone?   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them. Understanding the overall process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  Under the new California Foreclosur... 01/13/2010

San Diego Real Estate BlogChristmas in San Diego 2009 Hotel Del Coronado San Diego Real Estate BlogChristmas in San Diego wouldn't be complete without a day at the Hotel Del Coronado. The Hotel Del Coronado located on Coronado Island which is one of the most precious pieces of real estate in San Diego County, always goes all out for the holidays. 2009 was no exception and the Hotel Del was a shining lighthouse in a sea of holiday things to do in San Diego. Parking was $25 at the hotel so we decided to park out on the street which was surprisingly easy to find. Some in our party parked at the hotel and paid the $25 which might seem steep but if you spend the whole day it's well worth it.  Once we walked onto the hotel grounds the sounds and sights of the holidays were everywhere. The Chr... 12/26/2009

Ice skating is likely NOT the first thing that comes to mind when you hear "Southern California," even in the winter. I think of Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, and other non-M states that get REALLY cold. REALLY! The Hotel Del Coronado, perhaps one of the most famous hotels in San Diego, offers folks the chance to ice skate outdoors overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean. Now what could be better than that? Palm tree...sand...ocean...ice skating at holiday time.  Ice Skating at The Del, as it's affectionately known, continues until January 3, 2010 on their 10,000 lawn. Well, not the lawn itself, of course. You know...   Skating sessions are daily from 2 - 5 pm and then from 6 - 9 pm.  There are weekend and holiday matinees from 11 - 1.  From December 19th on you can also skate b... 12/14/2009

Looking for the perfect window coverings for your Coronado Home? Below is a sample of our beautiful motorized shades. With most things designed "custom", big dollar signs tend to leap into peoples' eyes. But when it comes to Custom Window Fashions, it is almost always possible to work within your budget to bring new beauty into your home. As a window coverings professional, we bring a wealth of ideas, techniques and styles to match any need, and can show you THE most economical way to lift your room décor with custom-tailored design. And nothing can match the value of efficient, beautiful and money-saving window treatments for your decorating dollar. See our full line of product offerings. Click here. Check out our site for: Aluminum Blinds Sheer Shades Roller Shades Faux Blinds Wood Bl... 12/03/2009

Want a new look for your Coronado home? Look no further! We can help you with the window coverings of your dreams. Beautiful inside means beautiful outside" takes on a whole new meaning when you're talking about window fashions for your home. How often have you looked at the outside of someone's windows and thought, "what were they thinking when they chose that color?" Chances are, the same holds true on the inside as well, where the intention may have been good, but the execution was less than successful because some design opportunity was missed. But how could they have known what to do without the help of a professional in the field? That's where we come in, to help you make your home beautiful both inside and out, with window fashions that complete the look of your home, making it a... 12/03/2009

Hello and Welcome to Coronado California~Sell my Home~ List my Home ~Short Sale~ Realtors~ Listings Agents. Are you looking to potentially Sell or list your home in Coronado California in this market?   Here are some imporant points to think of when looking for the right listing agent or Real Estate company in this market.  Most of the time the reason a home will sell quickly is marketing over price.   Having the right marketing strategy to sell your home quickly and for top price is crucial these days.  There is a good chance the reason you are reading this is because you found us on one of the top pages on one of the major search engines below:  This could be your home that people are finding on the top pages!        It is of the utmost importance these days to find a Realtor with a s... 10/15/2009

Hello and Welcome to ~Coronado Shores~ Coronado California Foreclosures, Bank Owned REO, Homes for Sale, Real Estate.   Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone?   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them. Understanding the process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  The current lender files with the County Recorders office a Notice ... 09/07/2009

Hello and Welcome to ~Coronado Village~ Coronado California Foreclosures, Bank Owned REO, Homes for Sale, Real Estate.   Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone?   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them. Understanding the process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  The current lender files with the County Recorders office a Notice... 09/07/2009

Hello and Welcome to ~Coronado Cays~ Coronado California Foreclosures, Bank Owned REO, Homes for Sale, Real Estate.   Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone?   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them. Understanding the process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  The current lender files with the County Recorders office a Notice of... 09/07/2009

The Coronado Bridge, that leads us, living in San Diego, effortlessly to Coronado, turns forty years old today. The Coronado Bridge was opened in 1969 and has been paid in full by San Diego residents and tourists. The $1.00 toll was collected until 2002, even though it was paid off by 1986. The reason for the extended toll was due to those who had purchased their piece of Coronado real estate and their fear that by discontinuing the toll, traffic to the island would substantially increase. Turns out they were right.  Traffic has increased by approximately twenty percent since 2002. The cost of the bridge was nearly fifty million dollars in state construction bonds and is able to withstand around thirty thousand cars on a daily basis. However, nowadays there are around eighty thousand ca... 08/03/2009

Does this look like it is worth $599,000?  Would you believe it was orginally priced at $850,000?  Only in Coronado would properties like this beg a second look.  This little home is located at 1012 9th Avenue, just off Orange Avenue.  Looking at these photos would make you think how neat this home is, but what you don't see are photos of the location. What you don't see is that this home is sitting right next to an alley, across from a liqour store, and 1/2 block away from the Vons and directly across from the Vons parking lot.  It is always fascinating to me to see what certain markets can bear price wise.  Now this property is still overpriced because today it has been on the Sandicor Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for 353 days.  I am not sure when the price reduction occurred, but e... 07/27/2009

Coronado and affordable rarely are found in the same sentence.  However, we have discovered, for Coronado, there are affordable properties.  After researching Coronado real estate, we realized there is an underserved market.  Every Coronado real estate agent wants to sell the $2,000,000 properties.  But it occurred to us to ask the question "What if you want to live in Coronado, but are not a $2,000,000 buyer?"  Who serves your interests?  We do and we decided to tell you what we find as "bargains" in Coronado and why they are bargains.   Here is our "affordable" Coronado property for today.  This is the least expensive Coronado condo located in the Village.  This is a one bedroom/one bath condo located at 422 G Avenue and priced at $399,000.  This project was actually built in 1943 and... 07/26/2009

Hello and Welcome to Coronado California Foreclosure Auction, Bank Owned REO, and Homes for Sale.   Understanding the foreclosure property auction (also known as Trustee Sale) process takes time, due diligence, and understanding.  Saavy Real Estate investors can find some of the best deals around buying at these auctions, but is it right for everyone.   We would like to help explain further about these auctions and the benefits and downsides of buying Real Estate at them.   Understanding the process is the key, and here is how the process goes as an overview: Pre-Foreclosure (Also known as Notice of Default).  Pre-Foreclosure is usually when the current homeowner is 90 days past due on their Mortgage.  The current lender files with the County Recorders office a Notice of Default.  When ... 06/09/2009

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San Diego is one of the largest congregation of military personnel in the free world, and it's going to get a little bigger next year when the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70), a nuclear aircraft carrier, moves to the North Island Naval Air Station from Norfolk, Virginia. Currently, the North Island Naval Air Station is home to the U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN-68) and the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carriers. The U.S.S. Vinson was commissioned March 13, 1982, and carries 85 planes and a crew of 5,500. F-14A planes from the Vinson starred in the movie "Top Gun," and you can see the Vinson herself in the opening scenes of the movie "The Presidio," and she starred in thet movie "Behind Enemy Lines." The military will be upgrading Berth Lima on the base's east side to the tune of $38 million, ... 02/27/2009

Hotel Del Coronado is a National Historic Landmark. Located on Coronado Island right across the bay from Downtown San Diego, I was there this past week to observe the marvelous Christmas Display and I certainly was not disappointed. I wanted to share the wonderful Christmas decorations that are becoming almost as famous as the hotel herself. The Victorian styling of this hotel calls back to era of sophistication and elegance and this years Christmas Tree lives up to that tradition. There is a photo below of some of the details of the decorations. The tree is so large, it is hard to capture it in one photo so I did a close-up photo so you could appreciate the turn of the century stylings. I hope you will enjoy these pictures as reminiscent of the by gone days brought current by the Grand... 12/13/2008

Welcome to your Coronado Real Estate information page provided by Realtor and Associate Broker Jeff Cole of "The Cole Group" at Windermere Exclusive Properties. Coronado California is a small "island" town in San Diego Bay, approximately 7.4 square miles in size, connected to the City of San Diego by the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and to the City of Imperial Beach to the south by State Highway 75.  Coronado is the neighbor of Naval Base Coronado which includes Naval Air Station North Island, home port for two aircraft carriers and the Naval Amphibious Base where the elite SEALS are trained. Downtown Coronado boasts unique shops and many restaurants serving residents and visitors.  This South San Diego County community of Coronado has three destination resorts and many small hotels offer ... 11/18/2008

Since I'm the resident "golfer agent" in this company everyone asks me for recommendations of where to play golf in San Diego. Wow..this is a loaded question in that there are over 70 courses to choose from! I have my obvious favorite, Coronado Golf Course, right in my own back yard.  This is one of the most recognizable courses in San Diego having the San Diego Bay line so many of the fairways, fabulous view of the downtown San Diego skyline, great vistas of  the famous "blue bridge", this course has it all. Over 103,000 rounds are played here each year, more than any other course in the county. It's not just the wonderful views, fabulous hole layout, great clubhouse, food sevice, staff....no, I think it has more to do with the fact that the greensfees are only $25.00.  Yes, I said $25... 06/20/2008