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Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 04:21AM Click here to review the May 2009 Downtown Sales Statistics In spite of what you are hearing, there are sales in Downtown San Diego. In fact, we may have reached the bottom of the marketplace. Several buildings have become VA and/or FHA approved. These approvals open the marketplace to a lot of qualified buyers.
Friday, June 26, 2009 at 02:57PM 
If you love Smooth Jazz, then I knowyou will enjoy Denis' notes on Rob Thorsen, and if you want to read more than you ever imagined about Smooth Jazz, don't forget to visit Denis Poole's Smooth JazzTherapy website. Denis still loves San Diego and being from the UK loves the weather.
‘Lasting Impression’ is the latest CD from upright bass player Rob Thorsen. Given that he has been a key figure on the San Diego jazz scene since his arrival from San Francisco in 1989 it’s a title that is totally apt and now, under the nurturing wing of the excellent Pacific Coast Jazz Records, looks all set for even greater recognition. Thorsen has played with a literal ‘who’s who’ of jazz performers including Kenny Burrell, Nestor Torres and Kenny Rankin while as a recording artist he has previously released the albums ‘First Impression’, ‘Evolution’ and ‘Moon Ray’.
The eclectic nature of ‘Lasting Impression’ is entirely indicative of what Thorsen is all about and with four original compositions resting easily with his interpretations of tunes from writers as diverse as Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Charles Chaplin and John Coltrane there is clearly something for everyone. Indeed his zesty take on ‘The Man I Love’ shimmers with the intricate trumpet of Gilbert Casellanos, his own composition ‘Cigarones’ sparsely evokes the sights and sounds of Costa Rica yet perhaps best of all is the introspective ‘Smile’ that finds Thorsen combining with pianist Geoffrey Keezer to magnificent effect.
Sometimes it’s nice to travel ‘straight ahead’ and Rob Thorsen’s ‘Lasting Impression’ is a delightful vehicle with which to do so.
For news on Rob Thorsen visit his website at http://www.robthorsen.com/and to find out about more great music coming from Pacific Coast Jazz visit www.pacificcoastjazz.com
By Sharyn & Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate brokers
This is part of a series of articles entitled, New Condos, Downtown San Diego Style
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 07:19PM 
Take a gander at the California Association of Realtors weekly real estate update. If you are working on a loan modification and think you are beating your head against the wall, you won't feel so alone.
C.A.R. Mortgage Update contains information about lawmakers urging Fannie Mae and FreddieMac to relax standards for mortgage on new condominiums, the Mortgage Bankers Association cutting its forecast of home-mortgage lending for the year, challenges homeowners face in reaching approval for loan modifications, and how mortgage lending rules will impact real estate.
This week’s C.A.R. Mortgage Update is ready for your review.
By Sharyn & Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate brokers
This is part of a series of articles entitled, New Condos, Downtown San Diego Style
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:30PM 
I don't know if this increase of median price is an anomaly or an actual increase. I think a couple of months will tell us if the bottom of the market has been reached or if this is just a hiccup.
Check this link for updated Downtown San Diego Median Prices
By Sharyn & Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate brokers
This is part of a series of articles entitled, New Condos, Downtown San Diego Style
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 11:16PM One of the benefits to having properties for sale in different areas of San Diego is the fun of visiting different restaurants in the neighborhood. It's the "well we're here so we might as well eat" theory of food. That's one of my own special theories. We have had a lot of activity on the Ocean Beach cottage we have recently listed. After spending the afternoon showing the property, Victoria and I decided we were starving (or at least I was starving). Victoria took me to Nick's which is at the foot of Newport. Here is how we suffered with view while eating our lunch.
Of course, as you can see from the photo, this is my attempt at poor humor. Nick's is a great place. I had a wonderful tuna salad and we were able to see Ocean Beach on a beautiful San Diego day. There are lots of beautiful places in the world, but on a nice sunny day, I defy anyone to find me a place better than San Diego, if you love the ocean. I guess if you love wheat or corn, then Iowa or Kansas might be your idea of heaven. For us, heaven is San Diego.
By Sharyn & Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate brokers
This is part of a series of articles entitled, New Condos, Downtown San Diego Style
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