Chris Remsen & Associates at Compass in Encinitas's Old Encinitas district holds DRE #01952862 and operates from 682 South Coast Highway 101, having closed over 250 transactions since entering full-time production in 2008. The firm's luxury-home sellers coordinate equity-preservation strategies with wealth advisors at Seawise Financial, Inc. in Cardiff-by-the-Sea to structure 1031 exchanges and reinvestment timing around closing dates. Before joining Compass in 2018, Remsen owned a boutique brokerage in Rancho Santa Fe Village, and holds dual degrees in Business Administration and Industrial Design from North Carolina State University and Arizona State University, where he competed as a Division I wrestler. Custom-home listings along the Encinitas coast involve architectural review and permit verification with Studio Mar Encinitas to confirm as-built conditions against city records before marketing. Five Star Short Sale Certified and ranked third in production across North County San Diego, the team specializes in Rancho Santa Fe and coastal Encinitas properties from Cardiff State Beach through Leucadia.