If you are in the Carlsbad or Oceanside California area and are looking for homes and foreclosures for sale you will want to visit the 1Californiahomes.com portal which features thousands of home listings including single family homes, townhomes, new contruction, short sales, investment property, luxury real estate and foreclosures.

The website features an auto email listing service that sends new listings to clients as soon as they hit the market in addition to home value appraisals and information on the Carlsbad area.

"Our website visitors are very happy to be able to search the San Diego and Carlsbad MLS and find every new home listing in the area in addition to getting informaiton on the community", said spokeperson Mark Fitzgerald "There are some great deals on homes in Shadow Ridge, Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos, Vista, Encinitas, Leucadia, Olivenhain and we feature all active listings on our website", he continued.

The City of Carlsbad is a unique coastal community located 35 miles north of the City of San Diego surrounded by mountains, lagoons and the Pacific Ocean. Although the "village" dates back more than 100 years, the City was incorporated July 16, 1952. As of January 1, 1998, the population of Carlsbad was 73, 688 and the City encompasses approximately 42 square miles. Sometime beyond the year 2010, there will be at most 54,599 residential units in Carlsbad, housing approximately 135,000 residents, which makes buying now for investors a real good time.

Carlsbad homes and foreclosures have seen a slight drop of about 10% in median cost in the last year and in total there were 798 home units sold compared to 891 the year before.

For anyone looking to buy a home in Carlsbad, Oceanside or anywhere in North County visit the 1Californiahomes.com website for Carlsbad at http://carlsbad.1californiahomes.com
or call Western Realty Group at (888) 930-4223 or visit their office at 701 Palomar Airport Rd., Suite 300 Carlsbad, CA 92011

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