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Villa Park CA Rotary Newsletter of May 23, 2013

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:42 -0700

The May 23, 2013 Newsletter has been published to the Villa Park Rotary website. A copy has been included below.

You may also read it on-line by visiting
http://www.RotaryClubofVillaPark.org/Newsletter.cfm

Rotary Club of Villa Park Newsletter

Recognition Awards

Opening Ceremonies

Invocation: Bill Langstaff

Pledge of Allegiance: Bob Grandolfo

Rotary Four Way Test: Steven Pollack

Song: " God Bless America" Teri Brooks

Greeter: Bill Underwood

Recognition Awards Ceremony

Dr Linda Bartrom-Olsen Presiding

First Category

"Four Way Test" Essay Contest Winner

Peter Vu

Peter read his winning essay

Second Category

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards(RYLA)

Presenter Lisa Stepanski

Alyse Vega - Villa Park High School

Michael Morris- Lutheran High School

Each student gave a brief impression of their

experiences and benefits of attending

Lisa Stepanski, Alyse Vega and Michael Morris

Third Category

Teacher of the Year Awards

Vocational Chair Bob Grandolfo Presenter

Villa Park High- Dr Linda Bartrom-Olsen

Award presented by Principal Ed Howard

VPHS Teacher of the Year Dr. Linda Bartrom-Olsen with Principal Ed Howard and Bob Grandolfo

Cerro Villa MIddle School- Karen Millet

Award presented by Dr. Ken Miller-Principal

Cerro Villa Teacher of the Year Karen Millet with Principal Dr. Ken Miller and Bob Grandolfo

Serrano Elementary School- Christa Covington

Award presented by her Principal Dr Roberta Lansman

Serrano Elementary Teacher of the Year Christie Covington, Principal Dr. Roberta Lansman and Bob Grandolfo

Villa Park Elementary- To be announced at a later meeting

Fourth Category

Teacher Educational Minigrants

Bob Grandolfo summarized the awards

which totaled $4800

Fifth Category

Scholarships

1. Youth Camp Scholarships to "Dusan Ancich VPHS Summer Football Camp"

2 . Santiago Canyon College Scholarships- $1200

This year's recipients: Michael Nolasco

Luke Strozewski

Elizabeth Hensley

These will be awarded at the Santiago Canyon College Commencement

and are intended for students who as adults are returning to college after

military service or persuing a new career.

3. Interact President's Scholarships

Presented to this year's Interact Presidents at Villa Park High

Sarah Chen and Victoria Ly.

Sixth Category

International Service

International Chair Jay Applebaum gave a summary of the

projects that were completed this year.

Seventh Category

New Generations

New Generations Chair Linda Bartrom-Olsen gave a summary

of the projects the group supported

Eighth Category

Business of the Year

Presented to Rockwell's Restaurant and the Skeffington Family

The Skeffingtons and Bob Grandolfo

NInth Category

"Above and Beyond Award"

Dan Carlberg for outstanding service to our club

Tenth Category

"Phil Hurwitz Award"

New York Life- Mike Ceci and Danny Friedl

for their generous support of Camp to Belong

and othe community activities

Danny Friedl, Mike Ceci and Pam Dunn

Eleventh Category

Community Service

Community Service Chair Marianne Koepnick

gave a summary of the projects they have

been involved with over the last year.

Special Recogniiton was given to Cesar Rodriguez

who has set up and helped serve our weekly breakfasts.

Mike Brunhober, Cesar Rodriguez and Marianne Koepnick

Special thanks to Dr Linda Bartrom-Olsen and all the other presenters

and our congratulations to all the award recipients.

Announcements:

Jill Kuli reminded us that this Sunday is the Villa Park Community Picnic at Irvine Lake

from 11:30- 4PM- come out and enjoy a beautiful day at Irvine Lake with fun, food,

music and friends.

Marianne Koepnick is looking for help at the picnic with cooking, set up and clean up

Lets all go out there and pitch in .

Steve Stern- wanted to remind us about the dining out on July 12th at the wonderful

French restuarant in Yorba Linda-wonderful menu, good wine and fellowship

Mark Schmidt wanted to welcome back Lisa Stepanski who has been otherwise occupied

for the last couple of months. She gave a great presentation about the RYLA

students today and promises to be spending more time at the club.

Anaheim Hills - February Market Summary

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:47:03 -0700

Anaheim Hills 92807:

Comparing February 2013 to February 2012, pended sales are up 4.9%, while homes available were down 58.4%
Closings were exactly the same as a year ago
Months of Inventory/Closings (2.1 months) and Months of Inventory/ Pended Sales (1.1 months) indicate a low supply and high demand
The average price per square foot has increased from a year ago from $221 to $261
The sold/list price differential was 1%

Anaheim Hills 92808:

Comparing February 2013 to February 2012, pended sales were down 3.4%, while homes available were down 58%
Closings were down 28.6% over a year ago
Months of Inventory/Closings (1.9 months) and Months of Inventory/ Pended Sales (1 month) indicate a low supply and high demand
The average price per square foot increased from $254 to $269
The sold/list price differential was 1%

Orange County CA - February Market Summary

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:44:56 -0700

Comparing February year over year, pended sales are down 7.8% over a year ago, while homes available for buyers are down 55.4%
Closings were down 23.6% over a year ago
The effect of fewer listings and more pended sales is clearly illustrated in the Months of Inventory/Closed Sales (2.2 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.1 months)
Compared to a year ago, the average price per square foot was up 14.9%
The sold/list differential percentage was actually better than a year ago. The 2% figure represents how buyers and seller are negotiating with each other, tells us how buyers and sellers should strategize to list their property and how to strategize writing an offer to obtain the best results.
Overall, supply has decreased dramatically and pended sales have increased significantly. The trajectory, if the current trend continues, is that we can expect the local markets to continue to appreciate. Overall, in February there were 4,015 fewer homes available and 240 fewer homes sold in February 2013 as compared to February 2012.
Overall in Orange County, an incredible 87% of the supply of the homes available in February 2013 sold; compared to 42% in 2012. During the month of February 2013, there were 3,235 homes available and 2,822 homes sold.

Predictions for 2013

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:21:38 -0800

Could we be looking at an early spring this year—not in meteorological terms but real estate? There is growing evidence that there are more home shoppers on the prowl than normal. At a recent Open House in Villa Park, I had 50 visitors between 1:00 and 4:00 PM on a Sunday afternoon. Many properties are receiving multiple offers and often the listing price is bid up. As a result of prices rising relatively quickly, appraisers are having a hard time bringing in values, and some sellers are removing the appraisal contingency from the purchase contract.

The Median Price in the OC for December 2012: $470,000, up from $400,000 in 2011. The highest ever was $645,000 in 2007. As prices rise, owners are beginning to slowly regain equity.

Total homes sold in OC in 2012 are 34,380, compared to 29,398 in 2011, an increase of almost 20%! This is the highest number sold since 2006 and there were 19 houses that sold over $10,000,000!

Predictions for 2013 in a Nut Shell:

· Shrinking inventories

· Rising home values

· The return of move-up Buyers

· Pent up demand

· A growing international consumer base

· Increasing activity in the high end of the market

Anaheim Hills News - October Market Summary

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:48:36 -0800

Orange County:

Comparing October year over year, pended sales were up 42.4% over a year ago, homes available for buyers were down 59.8%
Closings were up 31.3% over a year ago
The effect of fewer listings and more pended sales is clearly illustrated in the Months of Inventory/Closed Sales (1.4 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.1 months)
Compared to a year ago, the average price per square foot was up over 9%
The sold/list differential percentage is exactly the same as one year ago. The 3% figure represents how buyers and seller are negotiating with each other as well it tells us how buyers and sellers should strategize to list their property and how to strategize writing an offer to obtain the best results.
Overall, supply has decreased dramatically and pended sales have increased significantly. The trajectory, if the current trend continues we expect some local markets to appreciate. Overall, in October there were 5,867 fewer homes available and 1,057 more homes sold in October 2012 as compared to October 2011. Overall in Orange County, a staggering 90% of the supply of the homes available in October 2012 sold-compared to 25.4% in 2011. During the month of October 2012 there were 3,941 homes available and 3,547 homes sold, leaving a mere 394 homes available going into November.

Anaheim Hills 92807:

· Comparing October 2012 to October 2011, pended sales were up 60.5%, while homes available were down 54.3%

· Closings were up 6.1% over a year ago

· Months of Inventory/Closings (1.8 months) and Months of Inventory/ Pended Sales (1 month) indicate a low supply and high demand

· The average price per square foot has increased from a year ago from $236 to $239

· The sold/list price differential is 1%

Anaheim Hills 92808:

Comparing October 2012 to October 2011, pended sales were up 22.7%, while homes available were down 50%
Closings were down 4.3% over a year ago
Months of Inventory/Closings (1.7 months) and Months of Inventory/ Pended Sales (1.4 months) indicate a low supply and high demand
The average price per square foot remained the same at $249
The sold/list price differential was 1%

Villa Park California Rotary Newsletter November 1, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:27:48 -0700

The November 1, 2012 Newsletter has been published to the Villa Park Rotary website. A copy has been included below.

You may also read it on-line by visiting
http://www.RotaryClubofVillaPark.org/Newsletter.cfm

Rotary Club of Villa Park Newsletter

November is Rotary Foundation Month

Halloweenfest...

Everything but the Poison Apple

Opening Ceremonies:

Invocation: Nagy Ibrahim

Pledge of Allegiance: Danny Friedl

Rotary Four Way Test: Steven Pollack

Song: "I'm Lookin' Over a Four Leaf Clover" Teri Brooks

Greeter: Dr. Bill Langstaff

Guests:

Herb Trumbolt- PDG- Rotary University Program

Roger McGonegal-PDG- District Foundation Chair

Kevin Pham- Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Tim Suredge- President, Orange Unified School Board

Birthdays:

Carmen Tercera- quiet celebration at home

Toby Langstaff- Dined at the Pescaduo Bistro

Announcements:

Nagy Ibrahim- Foundation Raffle Tickets are on sale- a book of ten tickets is $100.

This $100 will be applied as points toward your Paul Harris Award.

The Foundation Dinner is on Saturday, November 17th at the Airport Hilton in Irvine

sign-up at the District 5320 Website.

Mike Brunhober-announced that our International Matching Grant to get a Fire Engine for

Caborca has been approved and each club is in the process of providing funding.

Guest Speakers:

PDG Roger McGonagal- District 5320 Foundation Chair

Spoke briefly about the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program

that allows about 700-750 individuals to study abroad every year

and study in an area of interest. These students interact with

Rotarians in the area of study and make presentations to Rotary Clubs.

Kevin Pham Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Spoke about his experiences with the Olive Tree Initiative, a group

he helped found and now coordinates to help facilitate positive interactions

between Muslims and Jews. He founded this organization while a student at

UC Irvine and raised $75,000 to help defray the cost of travel to the Middle East.

Students can see first hand the issues in this sensitive area and get a better

idea how to help ease tensions and foster constructive discourse between the

parties. The Olive Tree Initiative is now on 8 college campuses.

Kevin did his Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship in Amsterdam and focused

on the problems that the Moroccan population is having with prejudice there.

He found many of the schools there are segregated and using his conflict management

model from the Olive Tree Foundation went about seeing if there could be constructive

discourse between the parties. He spoke with teachers, students and administrators.

Kevin hopes to continue in academia and continue to work to solve some of these

problems that arise from longstanding suspicion and misunderstandings between

religions and different ethnic groups.

PDG Herb Trumbolt

Spoke about the Rotary University Program whose goal is to promote world peace and

understanding through eradication of disease, hunger, war and hatred.

The school grants what are now called, Global Grant Scholarships that require that

participants follow a specific course of study in one of 6 areas:

Peace and Conflict Resolution

Disease Prevention and Treatment

Water and Sanitation

Maternal and Child Health Care

Basic Education and Literature.

The area studied should become the life work of that individual.

Students get a Rotary Mentor to teach them about Rotary.

If you identify a good candidate they can get information and applications on

the Rotary District 5320 Website.

Tim Suredge- President of the Orange Unified School District Board of Education

Mr Suredge spoke about a plan to utilize the surplus properties owned by the

Board of Education to create funding that would be used to rebuild the existing

four high school campuses. There are 6 properties that can potentially

generate $100,000,000 that would go to revitalize the existing campuses.

Anaheim Hills News - October 12, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:55:17 -0700

If you would like to search the MLS the same way I do, email me at LesslieG@aol.com

The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, October 12, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 10/5/12-10/12/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

1, $325,000; 1,532 square feet or $212.14 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $449,000; 2,255 square feet or $199.11 per square foot.

Closed:

1; $382,000; 1,635 square feet or $233.64 per square foot.

No Back-up sales between 10/5/12-10/12/2012

Active condo listings in 92808:

3, Average price is $399,633; 1,370 square feet or $291.70 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $311,000; 1,394 square feet or $223.10 per square foot.

No Back-up or Pending sales between 10/5/2012-10/12/2012

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 10/5/2012-10/12/2012

Active SFR listings in 92807:

29, ranging from $475,000 for 1,332 square feet to $4,950,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $556,950; 1,898 square feet or $293.55

Pending:

3, Average price is $489,333; 2,087 square feet or $234.47 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $500,000; 1,386 square feet or $361.79 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

27, ranging from $446,900 for 2,722 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

4, Average price is $707,475; 2,987 square feet or $236.85 per square foot.

Pending:

5, Average price is $709,780; 2,769 square feet or $256.33 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $815,000; 3,200 square feet or $254.69 per square foot.

Lesslie Giacobbi is a Realtor with

Seven Gables Real Estate in Anaheim Hills.

Contact her at 714-685-2223 or

lesslieg.featuredblog.com

Villa Park Rotary Newsletter - September 20, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:14:05 -0700

The September 20, 2012 Newsletter has been published to the Villa Park Rotary website. A copy has been included below.

You may also read it on-line by visiting
http://www.RotaryClubofVillaPark.org/Newsletter.cfm

Rotary Club of Villa Park Newsletter

Starlight Spectacular Countdown

Opening Ceremonies:

Invocation: Stan Van Den Berg

Pledge of Allegiance: Linda Bartrom-Olsen

Rotary Four Way Test: Steven Pollack

Song: " I'm Lookin' Over A Four Leaf Clover" Teri Brooks

Greeter: Mike Brunhober

Secret Greeter: Bryan Nash

Guests:

Andy Ersek- Orange North Rotary

Mike Shanahan- Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary

Bill Underwood- Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary

Devin McArthur

Nomi Lanki- National Alliance on Mental Illness

Marlene Chapman- National Alliance on Mental Illness

Judy Brady- Assisting Hands Home Care

Birthdays/Anniversaries:

Jane & Bill McDonald are celebrating their 48th anniversary - dinner at the Citrus City Grill

and a trip to Walnut Creek via Paso Robles.

Ed Carter is celebrating his birthday tomorrow.

Announcements:

Steve Stern- With our fund raiser coming in 4 weeks we still need donations for our live and

silent auctions. We are also selling our Gold and Silver Raffle Tickets.

Gold Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100; Silver Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20

Steve also reminded us that Simply Social will be at his home this Friday evening

and he has prepared ribs and chicken. Bring your own wine or drink.

Mike Shanahan is this year's chairperson for the Foundation Dinner.

The dinner will be at the Irvine Hilton on November 17th;

early bird tickets are $63/person until October 14th; $75 at the door.

The keynote speaker is a Pearl Harbor Survivor- the last person to escape the

USS Oklahoma. Entertainment will feature and acapella group called the

Day Dreamers.

Opportunity Drawing Tickets are $10 contact Nagy.

For more information and to get your tickets visit the Rotary5320 website at

www.rotary5320.org.

Nomi Lanki and Marlene Chapman talked about the upcoming National Alliance of Mental

Illness Walk on October 6th at the Huntington Beach Pier. The walk is free

check- in 6:30 AM walk begins at 9AM. Last year 1700 people attended.

Happy Bucks:

Bill Langstaff- Celebrated his wedding anniversary in New York City in July and participated

in the New York City Triathlon placing 2nd in his division. The Triathlon consisted of

a 1 mile swim in the Hudson River, a 26 mile bike ride and then a 10K run in Central

Park. Bill also competed in a number of other events and either won or came in

2nd . He also recently celebrated his 65th birthday. Congratulations!!

Bill adorned with medals from recent events.

Milt & Clarinell Stamos became great grand parents.

Eric Sense reminded us that tonight the Villa Park Spartan Football team takes on rival

El Modena. Teri Brooks gave us a sample of her celebrated yodel cheer.

Pete Moriarty helped Bob Grandolfo remove his new member sticker from his Rotary Name

Badge.

Starlight Spectacular Update:

Steven Pollack- We need more members to step up with donations of goods, services or

cash; Program Booklet ads need to be in by September 30th; Sell event tickets

and raffle tickets.

Tom Davis and Millie Alexander are selling Gold and Silver Raffle tickets.

only 250 Gold tickets will be sold; $25each or 5 for $100

Pam Dunn- Event ticket sales- tables of 10 will get priority seating.

When selling the tickets have your guests fill out the small part of the ticket and give

it back to you, they keep the rest. Ticket stubs will go back to Pam Dunn for record

keeping.

Speaker: Judy Brady

Topic: Senior Home Care

Judy owns a company called Assisting Hands Home Care that helps seniors remain in their

own home and "age in place" with dignity. Her company provides home care, where people

visit the clients home and help with housekeeping, running errands, etc. This is different

from home health care, where a doctors prescription is required and individuals provide

occupational, speech and physical therapy in the home. Some of the cost of home health

care is provided by Medicare, whereas, home care is not covered.

Judy warns that her employer model makes sure that she screens the caregivers,

pays salaries, withholds taxes, social security and provides workers compensation.

Interesting Factoids;

There are 78 million baby boomers- those born between 1946-1964

10,000 people turn 65 every day; in Orange County 11% of the population is over 65

1 in 10 people of 70 will develop Alzheimer's Disease.

The rapidly aging population has been called the "Silver Tsunami".

August 2012 Market Summary - Orange County

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:25:08 -0700

Comparing August, year over year, pended sales are up 37.8% over a year ago, and homes available for buyers, down 55.2%
Closings were up 16% over a year ago
The effect of fewer listings and more pended sales is clearly illustrated in the Months of Inventory/Closed Sales (1.7 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.3 months)
Compared to a year ago, the average price per square foot is up 7.7% to $309
The sold/list differential percentage is exactly the same as one year ago. The 3% figure represents how buyers and seller are negotiating with each other as well it tells us how buyers and sellers should strategize to list their property and how to strategize writing an offer to obtain the best results.
Overall, supply has decreased dramatically and pended sales have increased significantly. If the current trend continues we expect a flattening of prices and in some local markets, appreciation. Overall, there were 5,984 fewer homes available and 1,040 more homes sold in August 2012 as compared to August 2011. Overall in Orange County, 78.1% of the supply of the homes available in August 2012 sold- compared to 25.8% in 2011, with prices on a per square foot basis rising 7.7% as compared to August 2011. During the month of August 2012, there were 4,857 homes available and 3,794 homes sold, leaving a mere 1,063 homes available going into September. This represents the highest absorption rate in nearly 7 years.

Anaheim Hills - July MArket Summary

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:32:00 -0700

July Market Summary

92807

Comparing July 2012 to July 2011, pended sales are up 55%, while homes available are down 54.6%
Closings were up 51.7% over a year ago
Months of Inventory/Closings (1.6 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.1 months) indicate a low supply and high demand
The average price per square foot has decreased from a year ago from $254 to $233
The sold/list price differential is 1%

92808

Comparing July 2012 to July 2011, pended sales are up 170%, while homes available are down 47.3%
Closings were .2% over a year ago
Months of Inventory/Closings (1.5 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (0.9 months) indicate a low supply and a high demand

The average price per square foot increased from $249 to $255
The sold/list price differential is 2%

If you would like to search the MLS the same way I do, email me at LesslieG@aol.com

The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, August 24, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 8/17/12-8/24/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

3, Average price is $356,633; 1,581 square feet or $225.57 per square foot.

Back-Up:

1, $459,500; 2,255 square feet or $203.77 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $459,900; 2,011 square feet or $228.69 per square foot.

No Pending sales between 8/17/12-8/24/2012

Active condo listings in 92808:

2, Average price is $322,000; 1,155 square feet or $278.79 per square foot.

Back-up:

1, $209,900; 883 square feet or $237.71 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $299,000; 1,225 square feet or $244.08 per square foot.

Closed:

6, Average price is $342,550; 1,254 square feet or $273.17 per square foot.

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 8/17/12-8/24/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

30, ranging from $399,900 for 1,635 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Back-Up:

1, $349,999; 1,897 square feet or $184.50 per square foot.

Pending:

3, Average price is $517,966; 2,696 square feet or $192.12 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $575,333; 2,184 square feet or $263.43 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

36, ranging from $509,300 for 2,300 square feet to $2,500,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $793,400; 2,747 square feet or $288.82 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $1,649,000; 6,865 square feet or $240.20 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $570,005; 2,000 square feet or $285.00 per square foot.

Villa Park CA Roatary News Letter August 9, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:04:52 -0700

The August 9, 2012 Newsletter has been published to the Villa Park Rotary website. A copy has been included below.

You may also read it on-line by visiting
http://www.RotaryClubofVillaPark.org/Newsletter.cfm

Rotary Club of Villa Park Newsletter

Prayers and Cards For Bob Kreisberg

Future Business Leaders of America

Opening Ceremonies:

Invocation: Steve Stern - Asked us to Pray and Send Cards to Bob Kreisberg

while he recovers at the City of Hope Hospital.

Pledge of Allegiance: Brad Reese

Rotary Four Way Test: Steven Pollack

Song: "You're A Grand Old Flag" Teri Brooks

Guests:

Vicki Guida- Guest of Marianne Koepnick

Brian Clack- Cota De Caza Rotary

Future Business Leaders of America

Teresa Hagalbarger

Samantha Maynard

Ben Gee

Ebony Spence

Bill MacAloney

Rich Freschi- Orange Rotary

Jerry Lehrer- Orange North Rotary

Birthdays:

Jim Brodsky turned 69 yesterday

Nagi Ibrahim- will celebrate his birthday next week with a trip to Lawrence, Kansas and Branson,

Missouri

Announcements:

Steven Pollack(standing in for Jane McDonald) announced that the board has approved Tom

Davis for reappointment to membership. He is in the mandated review period where members

can make comments.

Bill MacAloney wished to thank the Villa Park Rotary Club for all the work we do in the community.

He is also giving his support to our own Greg Mills who is throwing his hat in the ring to run

for Villa Park City Council.

Pam Dunn- Solicited sponsorships for the following items for our Spectacular Evening Event.

Gold Raffle Tickets- Wayne Silzel $400

Silver Raffle Tickets- Linda Bartrom-Olsen $350

Valet Parking- Mark Schmidt $500 Craig Beinlich $300

Bartenders- Jay Applebaum $100 Jim Glenn $100 Pete Moriarty $100

Photos- Lesslie Giacobbi $400

Event Booklet Inside Cover- Lesslie Giacobbi $400

Inside Back Cover- Stan Van Den Berg $350

Back Cover - Bryan Nash $400

Rick Barnett- has 150 Marines signed up for Thanksgiving, but needs more host families.

He is looking for volunteers to solicit families in front of Ralph's. Contact Rick if you would

like to help.

Mark Schmidt informed me that Jay Lieberman has sold his company and is preparing to retire.

Congratulations Jay, may you have a long and healthy retirement.

Drawing- $760- Lesslie Giacobbi and Bill Baker split $2

Speaker: Future Business Leaders of America

Teresa Hagelbarger- Teacher

Samantha Maynard- President- Sophomore at Villa Park High

Ben Gee- Vice President - Junior at Villa Park High

Ebony Spence- American Enterprize Representative- Junior at Villa Park High.

Samantha opened the presentation by reading her Section Conference Speech that talked

about the three goals of success- Pride, Courage and Confidence.

Ms. Hagelbarger than talked about the program that is run at Villa Park High and has

achieved a great deal of success and recognition in its four years of existence.

Classes are taught through the ROP program and include: Business internships,

business economics and finance, career focus and business office skills. There are

also classes that get both high school and college credit. These include: International

business, Global marketing and Accounting and Quickbooks.

Future Business Leaders of America has 250,000 members in the United States.

The moto is Service Education and Progress. The program focuses on community

service, leadership and business training and business skills competitions. The

chapter at Villa Park High was instituted in 2008 and as of last year 85 students

were enrolled. Over the last four years the students have participated in competitions

and done very well placing 5th in 2012. Ms. Hagelbarger thanked our club for the

support they have given the program.

Anaheim Hills Statistics - August 8, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:16:23 -0700

If you would like to search the MLS the same way I do, email me at LesslieG@aol.com

The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, August 10, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 8/3/12-8/10/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

5, Average price is $383,880; 1,693 square feet or $226.75 per square foot.

Back-Up:

1, $300,000; 1,831 square feet or $163.84 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $446,900; 1,506 square feet or $296.75 per square foot.

No Closed sales between 8/3/12-8/10/2012

Active condo listings in 92808:

2, Average price is $297,450; 1,091 square feet or $272.64 per square foot.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $298,300; 1,331 square feet or $224.12 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $315,000; 1,108 square feet or $284.30 per square foot.

No Pending Sales between 8/3/2012-8/10/2012

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 8/3/12-8/10/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

30, ranging from $399,900 for 1,635 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Back-Up:

8, Average price is $720,887; 2,631 square feet or $274.00 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $789,000; 2,540 square feet or $310.63 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $528,333; 2,366 square feet or $223.30 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

37, ranging from $509,300 for 2,300 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $685,780; 2.472 square feet or $277.42 per square foot.

Pending:

4, Average price is $701,850; 2,783 square feet or $252.19 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $1,059,000; 5,061 square feet or $209.25 per square foot.

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - August 3, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:42:05 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, August 3, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 7/27/12-8/3/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

7, Average price is $384,471; 1,686 square feet or $228.04 per square foot.

Back-Up:

2, Average price is $456,250; 1,918 square feet or $237.88 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $235,000; 1,134 square feet or $207.23 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $358,000; 1,164 square feet or $216.44 per square foot.

Active condo listings in 92808:

6, Average price is $309,800; 1,229 square feet or $252.07 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $247,210; 1,129 square feet or $218.96 per square foot.

No Back-Up or Pending Sales between 7/27/2012-8/3/2012

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 7/27/12-8/3/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

30, ranging from $429,900 for 1,635 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Back-Up:

5, Average price is $657,800; 2,561 square feet or $256.85 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $584,000; 2,760 square feet or $211.59 per square foot.

Closed:

6, Average price is $450,166; 1,804 square feet or $249.54 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

34, ranging from $425,000 for 2,094 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $941,300; 3,545 square feet or $265.53 per square foot.

Pending:

3, Average price is $965,000; 4,287 square feet or $225.10 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $600,100; 2,706 square feet or $221.77 per square foot.

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - July 27, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:52:49 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, July 27, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 7/20/12-7/27/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

10, Average price is $385,420; 1,652 square feet or $233.31 per square foot.

Back-Up:

1, $365,000; 1,538 square feet or $237.32 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed Sales between 7/20/12-7/27/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

4, Average price is $350,498; 1,220 square feet or $287.29 per square foot.

Back-up:

8, Average price is $318,448; 1,205 square feet or $264.27 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $262,350; 930 square feet or $282.10 per square foot.

Closed:

4, Average price is $277,500; 1,146 square feet or $242.15 per square foot.

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 7/20/12-7/27/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

33, ranging from $429,900 for 1,635 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Pending:

3, Average price is $520,000; 2,209 square feet or $235.40 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $528,333; 2,283 square feet or $231.42 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

36, ranging from $425,000 for 2,094 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

4, Average price is $602,000; 2,376 square feet or $253.37 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $562,000; 2,100 square feet or $267.62 per square foot.

No Closed Sales between 7/20/2012-7/27/2012

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - June 20, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:13:33 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, July 20, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 7/13/12-7/20/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

12, Average price is $388,666; 1,630 square feet or $238.45 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $472,450; 2,006 square feet or $235.52 per square foot.

No Back-up or Closed Sales between 7/13/12-7/20/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

9, Average price is $343,410; 1,243 square feet or $276.28 per square foot.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $327,960; 1,229 square feet or $266.85 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $322,500; 1,160 square feet or $278.02 per square foot.

No Pending Sales betweeb 7/13/2012-7/20/2012

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 7/13/12-7/20/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

36, ranging from $394,900 for 1,438 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $599,900; 2,205 square feet or $272.06 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $355,700; 1,356 square feet or $262.32 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $581,500; 2,132 square feet or $272.75 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

35, ranging from $425,000 for 2,094 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $651,300; 3,047 square feet or $213.75 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $504,500; 2,509 square feet or $201.08 per square foot.

Closed:

7, Average price is $632,142; 2,380 square feet or $265.61 per square foot.

Lesslie Giacobbi is a Realtor with

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - June 29, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:24:15 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, June 29, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 6/22/12-6/29/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

11, Average price is $393,472; 1,630 square feet or $241.39 per square foot.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $296,400; 1,393 square feet or $212.78 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $230,000; 1,011 square feet or $227.50 per square foot.

No Pending Sales between 6/22/12-6/29/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

14, Average price is $317,178; 1,160 square feet or $273.43 per square foot.

Back-up:

4, Average price is $279,425; 1,070 square feet or $261.14 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $299,000; 1,225 square feet or $244.08 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $295,666; 1,051 square feet or $281.32 per square foot.

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 6/22/12-6/29/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

37, ranging from $419,900 for 1,615 square feet to $3,950,000 for 7,400 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $495,600; 1,700 square feet or $291.53 per square foot.

Pending:

4, Average price is $864,750; 3,490 square feet or $247.78 per square foot.

Closed:

4, Average price is $538,500; 2,435 square feet or $221.15 per square foot

Active SFR listings in 92808:

38, ranging from $425,000 for 2,094 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $715,233; 3,018 square feet or $236.99 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $574,950; 2,068 square feet or $278.02 per square foot.

Closed:

10, Average price is $639,977; 2,555 square feet or $250.48 per square foot.

Anaheim Hills Statistics - June 15, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:03:41 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, June 15, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 6/8/12-6/15/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

11, Average price is $372,163; 1,588 square feet or $234.36 per square foot.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $419,450; 1,827 square feet or $229.58 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed Sales between 6/8/12-6/15/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

12, Average price is $341,775; 1,233 square feet or $277.19 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $289,000; 1,200 square feet or $240.83 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $302,200; 1,153 square feet or $262.10 per square foot.

No Back-up Sales between 6/8/12-6/15/12

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 6/8/12-6/15/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

39, ranging from $369,000 for 1,652 square feet to $3,899,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $545,980; 2,268 square feet or $240.73 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $486,000; 1,898 square feet or $256.06 per square foot.

Closed:

2, one sold for $445,00, 1,572 square feet or $283.03 per square foot; and one sold for $1,900,000,4,500 square feet or $422.22 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

36, ranging from $500,000 for 2,300 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $838,600; 2,884 square feet or $290.78 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $615,000; 2,500 square feet or $246.00 per square foot.

Closed:

2, Average price is $535,000; 1,950 square feet or $274.36 per square foot.

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - June 8, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:19:04 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, June 8, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 6/1/12-6/8/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

12, Average price is $371,900; 1,593 square feet or $233.46 per square foot.

Back-up:

1, $235,000; 1,011 square feet or $232.44 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed Sales between 6/1/12-6/8/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

8, Average price is $353,337; 1,237 square feet or $285.64 per square foot.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $319,940; 1,324 square feet or $241.65 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $257,333; 1,096 square feet or $234.79 per square foot.

No Pending Sales between 6/1/12-6/8/12

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 6/1/12-6/8/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

42, ranging from $444,500 for 1,635 square feet to $3,899,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $671,800; 2,831 square feet or $237.30 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $1,159,500; 4,050 square feet or $286.30 per square foot.

Closed:

4, Average price is $902,000; 3,631 square feet or $248.42 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

37, ranging from $549,000 for 2,277 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $656,266; 2,789 square feet or $235.31 per square foot.

Closed:

4, Average price is $542,250; 2,304 square feet or $235.35 per square foot.

No Pending Sales between 6/1/12-6/8/12

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Seven Gables Real Estate in Anaheim Hills.

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Anaheim Hills Statistics - June 1, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:02:51 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, June 1, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 5/25/12-6/1/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

8, Average price is $395,100; 1,637 square feet or $241.36 per square foot.

Back-up:

1, $299,000; 1,528 square feet or $195.68 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed Sales between 5/25/12-6/1/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

12, Average price is $348,383; 1,304 square feet or $267.16 per square foot.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $304,500; 1,135 square feet or $268.28 per square foot.

Pending:

2, Average price is $302,000; 1,168 square feet or $258.56 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $243,333; 917 square feet or $ 265.36 per square foot.

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 5/25/12-6/1/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

52, ranging from $350,000 for 1,482 square feet to $3,899,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $1,287,000; 3,471 square feet or $370.79 per square foot.

Pending:

4, Average price is $549,225; 2,557 square feet or $214.79 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $690,000; 2,848 square feet or $242.28 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

32, ranging from $459,900 for 1,310 square feet to $2,100,000 for 2,000 square feet.

Back-up:

8, 6 of the 8 Average price is $556,185; 2,351 square feet or $236.57 per square foot. 2 of the 8 Average price is $2,149,500; 5,153 square feet or $417.14 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $768,000; 2,635 square feet or $291.46 per square foot.

Lookin' Good1

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:20 -0700

Anaheim Hills Statistics - May 25, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:27:32 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, May 25, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 5/18/12-5/25/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

7, Average price is $362,557; 1,551 square feet or $233.76 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $469,900; 2,000 square feet or $234.95 per square foot.

No Backup or Closed Sales between 5/18/12-5/25/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

11, Average price is $327,018; 1,183 square feet or $276.43 per square foot.

Back-up:

3, Average price is $275,666; 1,061 square feet or $259.82 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed sales between 5/18/12-5/25/12

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 5/18/12-5/25/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

51, ranging from $418,900 for 2,348 square feet to $3,899,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $634,500; 2,685 square feet or $236.31 per square foot.

Pending:

3, Average price is $588,600; 2,788 square feet or $211.12 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $761,000; 3,016 square feet or $252.32 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

42, ranging from $399,500 for 1,430 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

2, Average price is $597,500; 2,368 square feet or $252.32 per square foot.

Pending:

3, Average price is $549,666; 2,231 square feet or $246.38 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $520,000; 1,850 square feet or $281.08 per square foot.

How are Sellers Doing It?

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:55:10 -0700

http://rismedia.com/2012-05-13/six-keys-to-selling-your-home-in-todays-market/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

April 2012 Market Summary

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:25:27 -0700

Orange County:
• Comparing April, year over year, pended sales up 51.9% over a year ago, homes available for buyers, down 56.8%
• Closings were up 16.2% over a year ago
• The effect of fewer listings and more pended sales is clearly illustrated in the Months of Inventory/ Closed Sales (2.3 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.5 months)
• Compared to a year ago, the average price per square foot is virtually unchanged at $290
• The sold/list differential percentage is slightly improved over one year ago. The 3% figure represents how buyers and seller are negotiating with each other as well it tells us how buyers and sellers should strategize to list their property and how to strategize writing an offer to obtain the best results.
• Overall, supply is decreasing dramatically and pended sales have increased significantly. The trajectory, if the current trend continues we expect a flattening of prices and in some local markets, even appreciation. Overall, in April there were 7,825 fewer homes available and 1,371 more homes sold in April 2012 than April 2011. Overall in Orange County, 2/3 of the supply of homes sold in April 2012 with prices per square foot remaining somewhat flat and less than April 2011.

Anaheim Hills 92807:
• Comparing April 2012 to April 2011, pended sales are up 17.4%, while homes available are down 51.2%
• Closings were up 16.7% over a year ago
• Months of Inventory/Closings (2.4 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.5 months) indicate a low supply and high demand
• The average price per square foot has increased from a year ago from $237 to $242
• The sold/list price differential is 3%

Anaheim Hills 92808:
• Comparing April 2012 to April 2011, pended sales are up 144.4%, while homes available are down 57.2%
• Closings were up 65.2% over a year ago
• Months of Inventory/Closings (1.6 months) and Months of Inventory/Pended Sales (1.4 months) indicate a low supply and high demand
• The average price per square foot has decreased from a year ago from $253 to $248
• The sold/list price differential is 1%

Anaheim Hills Statistics - May 11, 2012

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:59:57 -0700

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The following statistics include real estate transactions for Anaheim Hills as of Friday, May 11, 2012.

Condo Listings, by Zip Code, Activity between 5/4/12-5/11/12

Active condo listings in 92807:

6, Average price is $408,133; 1,740 square feet or $234.56 per square foot.

Closed:

1, $367,500; 1,392 square feet or $264.01 per square foot.

No Backup or Pending Sales between 5/4/12-5/11/12

Active condo listings in 92808:

11, Average price is $308,290; 1,137 square feet or $271.14 per square foot.

Back-up:

1, $318,000; 1,205 square feet or $263.90 per square foot.

No Pending or Closed sales between 5/4/12-5/11/12

Single Family Residence Listings, By Zip Code, Activity between 5/4/12-5/11/12

Active SFR listings in 92807:

46, ranging from $410,000 for 1,572 square feet to $3,899,000 for 10,000 square feet.

Back-up:

5, Average price is $651,000; 2,565 square feet or $253.80 per square foot.

Pending:

1, $1,575,000; 6,087 square feet or $258.75 per square foot.

Closed:

4, Average price is $569,500; 2,460 square feet or $231.50 per square foot.

Active SFR listings in 92808:

33, ranging from $425,000 for 1,432 square feet to $3,000,000 for 6,118 square feet.

Back-up:

4, Average price is $644,975; 2,525 square feet or $255.44 per square foot.

Pending:

4, Average price is $590,975; 2,317 square feet or $255.06 per square foot.

Closed:

3, Average price is $558,316; 2,707 square feet or $206.25 per square foot.

Encouraging Housing Figures

Lesslie Giacobbi (Seven Gables Real Estate) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:51:18 -0700

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-pending-home-sales-20120426,0,3828754.story?track=rss