All Neighbors in Chula Vista's Eastlake
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Unlike the vast majority of "community" sites that rely on dry automatic algorithms, Localism employs a team of crack editors who approve the best content. Having your posts and photos consistently approved will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
"Legacy" content is also considered when ranking top neighbors. We don't want to leave the early adopters of Localism in the cold, and we're working hard to process that backlog.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
Chula Vista was too far and I wasn't sure if I wanted to make the commute to work every day. I looked in many other areas of San Diego County but couldn't find a better value for my money than a home in EatLake. It could have been any one of the many EastLakes or Otay Ranch or Rolling Hills Ranch. They were all up and coming communities in Chula Vista and they were priced very affordably. One of the things I really liked about the EastLake Community were the parks and community design that was very friendly to walking, jogging and biking with many open space areas. The community pools were incredible for a mere $75 a month HOA fee.
That's a huge jump in a short period of time. Now that same floor plan is on the market for $320,000 and has the potential to drop even further. The silver lining to all this is that Chula Vista is affordable again and that has many buyers flocking to the area to buy a home or condo again. EastLake has been voted the Best Master Planned Community in all of San Diego County for 10 years strait. When buyers visit the EastLake area of Chula Vista they fall in love with it.
bank or mortgage holder and many more foreclosures are on the way. We have helped many EastLake home buyers buy a foreclosure and most have saved thousands and even tens of thousands buying a foreclosed home or condo.
homes sold in 2008 in 91915 for the months of January, February and March was $437,000. The 2007 median home price in 91915 was $567,500. The foreclosures in Chula Vista have really dragged this area down in price and the inventory of foreclosures continues to rise. There were 57 homes that sold in the first 3 months of 2008 with the lowest priced sold home being $315,000 in La Vida "PUD Homes" in EastLake Greens and had 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The highest priced sold home was $912,500 on Falling Waters Court in EastLake Vistas and was 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. 
systems in place to process the short sales from start to finish. There are many short sales in EastLake, Otay Ranch, San Miguel Ranch, Rolling Hills Ranch, Windingwalk and other areas in Chula Vista. These areas have been hit hard with short sales and foreclosures.
