Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2010
Mission Viejo, Madrid del Lago Homes Always Popular Mission Viejo has mostly single family home neighborhoods. When the Mission Viejo Company first tried to lure buyers to this bedroom community in 1967, they did so with large lots and generous floor-plans. This tradition continued as Mission Vie...
03/30/2010
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What's a buyer to do? They have information overload. Sure the Internet has become a great source of information, and buyers are using this source, but are they getting information overload? I think so! So it's up to us, Realtors....professionals....to help them use this information to their bene...
03/29/2010
How many of us wish that we had bought that cute little beach cottage while it was still affordable? All of us? Well for as little as $400,000 you can still buy a single family home in Dana Point, California. And this is not a 500 square foot studio.....this home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and an at...
03/29/2010
Remember when success could be achieved simply by hard work? When a young lawyer could hand a sign and expect that eventually the neighborhood would stop by for legal needs? When a young couple could open a hardware store on the corner? or a Realtor could move into town, hand out some donuts and ...
03/27/2010
San Clemente Real Estate, Search Affordable Beach Homes, Find A Second Home By The Beach San Clemente is one of best beach town values remaining in Southern California. Where else can you buy a single family ocean view home for $515,000? And that is not a short sale/bank owned price. A MLS Home S...
03/27/2010
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Just Passed $10,000 First Time Home Buyer Credit In California, Use It By Buying In Ladera Ranch March 25th, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a $10,000 first time home buyer credit which will give home buyers in California a credit if they buy a new or resale home this year. One of the best family ...
03/26/2010
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Mission Viejo, California....Buy In Canyon Crest, A Million Dollar Neighborhood Now On Sale In recent history the gated community of Canyon Crest in Mission Viejo has been priced well over $1 million. Out of the reach of the average home buyer. The short sale market, together with the home buyer ...
03/24/2010
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The long and the short of it? This is the right house for you! Maybe we've been looking for months, and maybe this is the first home we've walked into....but who says that your "home" purchase has to be the very best deal you can find? Do you want to pass up the right house for the right deal? Ma...
03/24/2010
I got a phone call last night about a possible referral. It was from a fellow Realtor who has a friend using multiple Realtors and found them all very pushy. Her friend was complaining that they were trying to get them to buy, every home they saw. As we continued our conversation we wondered if i...
03/23/2010
I'm about to embrace my inner-Amish. Why, you might ask? Well, I'm glad you did :)! The basic elements of the new Healthcare Law that I am concerned about can all be avoided by returning to my Amish roots. Stay with me.... For some reason, the writers of the Healthcare Bill cared to maintain the ...
03/23/2010
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