Sunny Side Up for the OC - 04/28/11 07:18 AM
 
In spite of the gloom and doom that dominates the national news, the first quarter of 2011 showed some overall positives for the OC.

Home sale pricing rose in 40% of the Orange County market, including 27 of 83 zip codes showing improvement.  Sales have come down slightly (by 0.9%) from where they were a year ago, but that tends to happen when prices go up even slightly. However, 8 of the OC's zips showed an increase in both sales and pricing:  Costa Mesa (92627), Garden Grove (92843), Seal Beach (90740), Santa Ana (92703), San Juan Capistrano (92675), Mission … (1 comments)

Coloring Your World - 04/21/11 08:43 AM
As a Realtor, I consistently recommend neutral paint tones to sellers for their homes.  Because we all have preferences, some way more colorful than others, they can become a roadblock in the process of selling your home. It's the difference between "Hey, I could see us/myself living here" and "Well, if we/I move in here that paint color's gotta go."  It's the same potential work, but it feels different to a buyer in a positive versus a negative light. That being said, if you're looking to make your home more colorful to your personal taste, I have a great website for … (1 comments)

How Is Your Mental Accounting? - 04/18/11 08:38 AM
The foreclosure situation of the past few years has some people taking inventory of how they're handling their finances like never before.  Have you thought about how you spend your money?  Have you thought about how you spend some money as opposed to how you spend othermoney? I saw a great article by Tara-Nicholle Nelson that makes some great points about how we spend our money and how that has contributed greatly to today's economy.  A mindset was created where people thought they had money when they didn't...and borrowed against it. It's what Nelson calls "mental accounting," which is how we each intuitively look … (3 comments)

Buyers: Like It Or Not, Waiting Is A Risk - 04/08/11 01:36 PM
Are you looking to buy a home? Are you looking to refinance your existing mortgage? Agents seem to always be saying "It's a great time to buy!" or "It's a great time to sell!" no matter what the market is like.  While it's important for us all to maintain a positive mindset in the face of adversity, it's just as important to know the facts about the Beach Areas real estate market so as to deal with it realistically. The waiting game is interesting because for a while there are people who wait and wind up benefiting from it.  Other people … (1 comments)

 
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