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Day Trips Around San Diego
One of the many reasons San Diego is such a great place to live is because of the diverse and exciting day trips or weekend locales nearby. With more and more places opening up for [...]
The Best Fall Foliage Spots In San Diego
In Southern California we are regarded – rightly so! – for our palm trees, warm weather and sunshine. When the changing colors of autumn comes up in conversation, rarely do people think of San Diego. [...]
A Spookily Socially Distanced All Hallows’ Eve
If you have young children at home, Halloween is one of the best times of the year! What’s not to love…decorating, costumes, parties, candy! But this year, all the rules got tossed into a candy [...]
DIY Halloween Decorations For a Haunted Household
Few holidays are as fun to decorate for as Halloween because it brings on the creepy and creative in all of us! If your home needs a ghoulish DIY makeover, we’ve collected some of our [...]
What to Focus On When You’re Staging Your Home to Sell
Last week we talked about the importance of staging your home, so it can sell quickly and for the price you’re asking. This time we’re focusing on which areas are most important. Whether you’re tackling [...]
Why Staging Your Home is an Important Part of the Real Estate Process
If you’ve recently purchased a new Cornerstone Communities home, you may now have to take on the task of selling the home you currently live in. And since you’re likely very excited to move into [...]
Wood Floor Alternatives
Our beautiful homes at Cornerstone Communities come with many opportunities to customize to your own design style from cabinets to countertops to floors. And with floors there are myriad choices available especially when it comes [...]
The Benefits of Fostering a Dog
Once you move into your new home, the next step in your nesting plan may be to get a dog – or another dog! But perhaps you want to see what this type of commitment [...]
Tips on Making a Budget
Purchasing a new home from Cornerstone Communities doesn’t just have to be a dream. With a little determination and planning, one of our beautiful homes may be within your reach. If you are saving for [...]
Travel the World Without Leaving Your Cornerstone Communities Home
Many people this year had to put their travel plans on hold. We love the comfort our home provides, but it’s always nice to get away to a place we’ve never been or to revisit [...]
Preparing for Long-Term Online School
If you are a parent of school-aged children, you have no doubt been following the continuous updates about what options will be available for school in the near and somewhat distant future. Some parts of [...]
Hiking Trails in San Diego County
San Diego has stunning views from the hills to the mountains to the sea and everything in between. And thankfully there are myriad walking trails to enjoy so you can see these vistas up close. [...]
Staying Cool in the Summer Heat
Woo hoo! Summer is here, and Southern California’s hottest months are just around the corner. We have come up with some cool ways to stay cool for you and your kids. Sprinkler fun. Many adults [...]
Planning a special social distancing birthday
Parents have had to think a little more creatively in recent months when it comes to celebrating their kids’ birthdays. Even with all the restrictions, moms and dads are determined to make sure their kids [...]
Five Ways to Leave the Clutter Behind When You Move
Moving into a new home can be a liberating feeling. You’ve started with a new blank slate, new address and sometimes a new city! And within this newness, you may want a fresh start to [...]
There’s Nothing Like Living at Pacific Ridge in Oceanside
Pacific Ridge is a seaside neighborhood in Oceanside, California, that represents the very best southern California has to offer from sandy beaches, ocean breezes, warm sunshine and a family-friendly community. The beautiful and diverse home [...]
Create A Welcoming and Fun Room for Your Kids
Moving into a new home is an exciting time for everyone because each person’s space is basically a blank slate…especially your kids’ bedrooms! It’s a fresh start for effective organization, a decorating scheme and maybe [...]
Fun Fourth of July Activities to Do This Year
Across the country, extravagant community Fourth of July celebrations and parades are being shuttered because of social distancing rules. But this doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate this special day in history with our own sparkly, [...]
Summer Moving Tips
With the kids out of school, longer daylight hours and our excellent southern California weather, summer is a very popular time of the year to move. If you’re planning to change homes during the summer [...]
How to Make Your Home Allergy Resistant
It’s the time of the year that the sun shines and the beautiful flowers and trees bloom, but, also, the sounds of sniff, sniff and achoo, abound. Allergens wafting through the air are non-negotiable, but [...]
Living the Southern California Lifestyle at The Promontory in Temecula Valley
Many people equate the rolling hills of Californian vineyards to Northern California. But less than 50 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles are the rolling hills of Temecula Valley, [...]
Unique Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day This Year
Father’s Day is coming up, and this year, it may be different than any other you’ve celebrated. Instead of visiting dad or sending him off for a day of fun activities, you may have to [...]
Just Moved In? Here are Your Next Steps
As you watch the empty moving van drive away and you close your new front door, breathe a sigh of relief that the biggest part of your move is completed. But don’t get too comfortable [...]
Cleaning Your Home Using Vinegar and Water
Collectively we’re experiencing an entirely new level of importance put on cleanliness. That said, it’s also become increasingly more difficult to find tried and true cleaning products at the store. In response, we’ve come up [...]