Situated in the Upper Forest area of Pebble Beach, this lovely five bedroom, three bath home graces a large terraced lot. Extensively remodeled ten years ago, this striking residence had come on the market, just in time for the AT&T Golf Tournament!
Living room with a view
The spacious open floor plan is perfect for entertaining! Your guests will be awed by the amazing views of Monterey Bay, Del Monte Forest and the Santa Lucia Mountains.
Remodeled kitchen with granite counters and Viking gas range
I invite you to come and view this amazing home for yourself. Drop by the Open House or call Susan 831-320-6801 for a private showing. Take a tour!
Susan Clark, Top Producer, Circle of Excellence 2018
Happy Ground Hog Day in Carmel in 2020! Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow today? Here’s a Flashback to my 2019 entry. Just like in the movie we’ll live Ground Hog Day again and again. Well, just this once, I promise! Again the AT&T Golf Pro Am Golf Tournament will be next week. Golf, golf, golf will be on the agenda as soon as we root the 49’ers to Victory. Fingers crossed!
Happy Ground Hog Day!
February 2, 2019
Every year we wait for Punxsutawney Phil to come out with his weather predictions. Will it be an early spring or a long hard winter! Well, hot news flash, Phil didn’t see his shadow so it’s an early spring!
Before you celebrate and rush to the garden store, you might be interested to know, that Phil has only been right 40% of the time. Oh dear, those aren’t very good odds.
Punxsutawney Phil checking out his shadow
It’s hard to think of groundhog day without thinking of Bill Murray in that iconic movie, “Groundhog Day”. You know the one, he was a newscaster covering the “coming out of the groundhog” in early February and every day he woke up, it was the same day all over again. Talk about “Do Overs”! Every movie has a love story and in this case Bill Murray falls for Andi MacDowell. Well, long story short, he finally gets it right . . . and gets the girl.
Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day”
Now that the AT&T Golf Tournament is next week, the question always is, “Will Bill Murray play this year?” No one ever seems to know for sure until he decides to show . . . or not..
If Bill decides to play, you can bet your putter there will be plenty of laughs for the gallery. I remember one year he ended up falling in a sand trap with a one of the lady spectators!
Bill Murray clowning around at a past AT&T Pro Am Tournament
What will never cease to amaze me is how he can do all of these antics and still play fantastic golf!
Bill Murray with a glorious backdrop at a previous AT&T
Across our land today Veterans are being honored on this solemn day for their service to our country. Carmel is no different. A crowd gathered on Ocean Avenue this morning to listen to a tribute to our local service men and woman.
Men and women gathered to listen to the tribute to our local veterans..
Most of us have had family who have served in the military – or perhaps were in the military themselves. It is on this day we remember all men and women who have served their country.
One by one the names of local veterans were called out and recognized for their service and the contributions they made after their military service.
On a personal note both my father and two uncles fought in World War ll. My father was stationed in Washington D.C. as a naval officer, but my uncles both had more “exciting” tours. My mother’s brother, George, “toured” Europe and Africa in a tank. Boy, did he have some stories. He served when he was 18 years old and never forgot a story. He was still telling them when he passed away at the ripe old age of 95 on his farm in Nebraska where he lived his whole life. He stayed friends with his “tank mate” who lived in Florida until he passed away at 93.
My father’s brother, Jack, was an engineer and “toured” the Pacific in the Navy. He, also, was full of “war stories”. My husband is a retired civilian lawyer who worked for the Navy in the Office of the Counsel and loved listening to my Uncle Jack’s stories. Jack spent his service in the “Pacific Theater” and ended up marrying a New Zealander. I still have three cousins who live in New Zealand who are all around my age.
All veterans have had their lives influenced by their military experience. The lucky ones are the ones who came home. On this day we honor all Veterans living and dead who served our country and those that still serve today.
1232 Padre Lane, Pebble Beach ~ Courtesy of Alain Pinel Realtors
As a realtor on the Monterey Peninsula selling to luxury buyers I was very interested in this Inman article entitled “Essential Guide to the New Luxury Real Estate Market” where the new luxury buyer of real estate is discussed. We have many lovely luxury homes here in Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Pebble Beach, even Pacific Grove and Monterey, but the article discusses luxury buying trends in the entire country and “what’s happening”! Kind of fun to know what the current trends are in other areas of the country. Curious? click on this link.
24 PotreroTrail, Carmel ~Courtesy of Alain Pinel Realtors
A few interesting facts . . . the largest proportion of luxury buyers now are Generation X (ages 38-53) making up 49% of the luxury market! Baby Boomers (ages 54-72) make up 33% of luxury buyers and those aged 72+ only 1.75%. Guess they are all busy down-sizing.
Dolores & 7th, Carmel-by-the-Sea ~ Courtesy of Alain Pinel Realtors
The “New Aristocracy” of well off young people aged 25-40 make up 15% and most of these buyers are heading to the urban centers and looking for contemporary style homes. Not exactly what we have in Carmel. San Francisco seems to attract this demographic.
San Francisco is attracting many young luxury buyers
All of these buyers at looking for something different so it really can boggle the mind of a realtor trying to figure out what is right for their luxury client.
7030 Valley Knoll Road, Carmel ~ Courtesy of Alain Pinel Realtors
Where are they buying? New places that are particularly getting “hot” are Boston, Florida (with no state income tax), Lake Tahoe (again places like Incline Village in Nevada have no state income tax), Seattle, and New York.
Luxury Portfolio of which Alain Pinel Realtors is a founding member, is quoted throughout the article as are other luxury brands. In any case, we have a changing real estate world!
