For a day of sporty leisure, head on over to Coronado.  Whether you arrive by car or ferry, you can easily rent bikes from one of the several rental shops on the island - Holland's Bicycles, Bikes & Beyond or Wheel Fun Rentals.

If your arrival point is the Ferry Landing, you can start your circumnavigation here.  Grab rentals from Bikes & Beyond and head out.  If your navigation starts in the southern direction, you will find yourself riding along a path, right next to the bay.  As you cruise on, downtown San Diego sparkles across the bay and sailboats float on by.  The path will bring you by Tidelands Park and heads under the bridge.  As you ride under the massive structure, the Coronado Golf Course pops up just on the other side.  Continuing...

According to Stephen Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach,” there are approximately 650 major public recreational beaches in the United States. Only one, though, can be No. 1. What strand of sand earns that designation? This year, the honor goes to Coronado Beach near San Diego, which tops Leatherman’s 2012 annual list of the Top 10 Beaches in the country. Released on Friday, the full list includes:

1. Coronado Beach, Coronado, Calif.
2. Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
3. Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.
4. St. George Island State Park, St. George Island, Fla.
5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
6. Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, Mass.
7. Waimanolo...

Selling Coronado Shores

After pouring over data since 2004, one would wonder whether or not the Coronado Shores escaped unscathed by the economic crisis.  Life appeared to be good for sellers in the Coronado Shores in 2004 and 2005!  A total of 65 condo’s sold in 2004 with 85 days being the average days on market and the average sales price per square foot was $924.76.  In 2005, 55 condos were sold, with an average number of days of the market being 81.  In 2005 the average price per square foot was $1,082.02.  That same year the Coronado Shores broke their own record of highest price per square foot when 1760 Avenida Del Mundo #1105 sold in 40 days for $4,200,000, holding the record for having the highest price per square foot sold (since 2004) at $2,100/square foot....

Coronado Shines in Citizen Satisfaction Survey 

Everybody loves Coronado and I love selling real estate in Coronado!  What a great community to live, work and play in.  A National Citizen Survey reported that Coronado, California has some of the most satisfied residents in the country.  Coronado used the National Citizen Survey, a joint effort between the National Research Center and the International City/County Management Association, to produce a statistically valid study.  Questionnaires were mailed to 1,200 random Coronado homes (mine was not one of them) and 357 completed surveys were received.  Apparently the response rate (31%) was a typical response rate for a citizen survey.

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In 1989 Karl Strauss Brewing Company started the micro-brew movement in San Diego.  With San Diego’s thriving, growing and well regarded microbrewery community, craft brews are to San Diego what wine is to Napa. San Diego might not yet have the reputation of well-known microbrew cities like Seattle and Portland, but it is well on its way with 8 breweries.  Located across the bay in beautiful Coronado, is the Coronado Brewing Company.  The Coronado Brewing Company offers quality handcrafted beers and delicious food in a casual family environment. The Coronado Brewing Company offers four year round beers, specialty beers and three Crown Series beers.  If you are in downtown San Diego take the Coronado Ferry over and walk from the Coronado Ferry Landing to the Coronado Brewing...

Coronado Island, Calif.

Forbes recently announced its picks for America’s Prettiest Neighborhoods. As a REALTOR® and resident of Coronado I am proud to announce that Coronado, California made the list!  According to the Forbes article, “Not all neighborhoods are created equal.” According to the article, Forbes enlisted the help of Kendra Williams, travel editor from Midwest Living and Mark Sedenquist, publisher of an encyclopedic online compendium of the country’s best road trips to compile a list of the prettiest neighborhoods in the country. The article reported that some of the neighborhoods are nestled within larger cities or towns, and a couple are towns in their own right, but are so unified in their look or appeal that they are as closely-knit as a neighborhood. The common denominator...