CARLSBAD, CA—The Carlsbad and surrounding markets are rolling into the new year with increasing multifamily and residential property values, but can they be sustained in 2016? Lee & Associates broker Blair Havens weighs in on the subject exclusively with GlobeSt.com.

GlobeSt.com: What have you noticed about the commercial real estate market in North County San Diego?

Havens: In 2015, Carlsbad and surrounding North County saw a tremendous year in the real estate market. As residential and commercial-property prices surged, property owners realized significant gains. The trend continues to build momentum, rolling into the new year with increasing property values.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.