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    <title>Marlene's South Orange County, CA  Real Estate Connection</title>
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    <description>Laguna homes, Laguna condos and Laguna Real Estate issues regularly updated by REALTOR Marlene Bridges-Certified Real Estate Specialist and Seniors Real Estate Specialist.  South Orange County, California homes, condos, and real estate information.</description>
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      <title>California Real Estate Weather Forecast - REO Tsunami Ahead</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/4/1/8/ar12231385581408.GIF" height="361" alt="" width="450" style="float: left; margin: 10px; border: black 10px solid;" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Dateline - San Dimas, California October 3, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;nbsp;marked a new milestone in Southern California CRS history.&amp;nbsp; President Deborah Kniss and President Elect &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/marlenebridges"&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/a&gt; saw a need to prepare our members for the work that lies ahead for California REALTORS&amp;reg;. With the help of noted NAR, CAR speaker, and fellow Active Rainer &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/cjjohnson"&gt;C.J. Johnson&lt;/a&gt; of Silver Lining Productions, two classes were created:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;REO 101 for the 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; Century&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;REO 102 for the 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; Century.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The classroom was packed to capacity when C.J. regaled over 100 attendees with her humor, wisdom, and cutting-edge, fresh-from-the-trenches information on professionally working the REO market.&amp;nbsp; We can't wait until October 24&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; when we get part two of the series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;This class was so well received, plans are already in the works to reprise it in early 2009.&amp;nbsp; Are you ready for the coming REO tsunami ahead?&amp;nbsp; Read the flyer below to see how Southern California CRS is helping agents to get prepared to professionally handle the market that lies ahead:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.SouthernCaliforniaCRS.com" title="Learn More About Southern California CRS" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/4/2/6/7/ar122313874276242.jpg" height="205" alt="" width="450" style="vertical-align: baseline;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Southern California Chapter of CRS&amp;reg; &amp;amp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Silver Lining Workshops&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Present &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REO 101 &amp;amp; REO 102 for the 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;st &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Century &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;REO 101 - The Basics: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Date: Friday, October 3, 2008 9a.m.- 4 p.m. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Cost $99 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;for this CRS&amp;reg; Sponsored Event (normally $149) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Overview of the REO Marketplace&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; BPO Business Module for Immediate Cash Flow &amp;amp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Future Listing Opportunities&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Proper BPO Preparation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Hands-on BPO Training Session&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The BPO/REO Resume&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Registering for BPO Business &amp;amp; More&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;REO 102 - You Get An REO Listing... Now What? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Cost $99 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;for this CRS&amp;reg; Sponsored Event (normally $149) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How to Effectively Manage REO Listings&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cash For Keys - a Win/Win Scenario&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Asset Preservation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Property Tracking/Property Management Systems&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Marketing to Investors: Cash is King!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Who, What, When, &amp;amp; Where to Register for New&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; REO Business &amp;amp; More&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RESERVATION HOTLINE (661) 972-9642 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER &amp;amp; DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Class admittance policy on these Southern California CRS&amp;reg; Sponsored Classes: Your confirmation will be emailed to the email address you provide with your paid registration. Without record of your payment, attendee will be required to pay with a credit card on the day of the event prior to admittance to the class/meeting. If payment is later verified, attendee will receive a refund. No unpaid guests will be admitted. Sorry no refunds for non-attendance to these events. Paid-at-the-door limited to space available and we cannot guarantee admittance-reservations are recommended. All Real Estate Professionals are welcome. CRS&amp;reg; Designation is not required. These workshops are for career enhancement. No DRE credits are available. Each paid attendee will be issued a certificate of completion by mail after successfully passing the provided quiz&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For more information about Southern California CRS and how to become a CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) go to&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.southerncaliforniacrs.com/"&gt;www.SouthernCaliforniaCRS.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Rancho Santa Margarita Charmer-Short Sale-Great Buy for First Time Buyer or Investor</title>
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      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:13:50 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Become a Certified Distressed Property Expert - Class Offered in Southern California</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;FORECLOSURE! SHORT SALE! PRICE REDUCED! REO! It's in all the headlines and for many real estate professionals, it's not a matter of choice whether we need to work this part of the market...it's only a matter of when.&amp;nbsp; If you're like me, you may be feeling it's time it's time for to gear up for the days ahead.&amp;nbsp; To date I've attended 5 different presentations on how to work with short sales.&amp;nbsp; The only common denominators seem to be that the speakers are saying two things:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; REALTORS&amp;reg;/Real Estate Agents - it is our responsibility as real estate professionals to help clean up this mess.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Most real estate agents are doing it wrong - and each has a different method for doing it right.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both statements are very compelling.&amp;nbsp; Like many of you, I'm committed to helping as many people as I can during the coming years.&amp;nbsp; But, the second statement sure makes it difficult to know where we should turn for wisdom and training.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While attending the Howard Brinton Star Power Annual Conference in Orlando last week, I was introduced to the Distressed Property Institute (&lt;a href="http://www.cdpenow.com/"&gt;www.cdpenow.com&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp; a Florida based company that I believe has a plausible plan for us to follow.&amp;nbsp; They offer the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation course.&amp;nbsp; The CDPE is endorsed by Howard Brinton Star Power Systems and national brokerage firms.&amp;nbsp; They are offering a two day training session for us in California at a very special introductory price.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What CDPE offers is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Certified Distressed Property Expert Designation Includes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Two Days of Classroom Instruction&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; 170+ Page Distressed Property Field Manual&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Complete Short Sale Forms Disk&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Checklists for Distressed Situations&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Foreclosure Solutions Flow Charts&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Sample Short Sale Package&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Monthly Follow up Calls &amp;amp; New Information Updates&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#1048709; Use of the CDPE Logo and Designation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;CDPE has&amp;nbsp;authorized me to share the opportunity with you to attend a two day class on September 8 &amp;amp; 9 in Ontario California.&amp;nbsp; We are currently creating an &lt;strong&gt;interest list only&lt;/strong&gt; of people who are seriously interested in attending the class.&amp;nbsp; If we are able to get 40 people, we will be able to offer the class at a huge discount of $399.&amp;nbsp; They will offer this discount as an introductory price only offered to allow CDPE to break into the California market. The price of their web-based program and live classes are $599 so this will be a great opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you need more information CDPE has scheduled a free one hour introductory preview that you can attend by clicking here &lt;a href="http://www.cdpenow.com/cdpe_free_previews.html"&gt;http://www.cdpenow.com/cdpe_free_previews.html&lt;/a&gt; to register or visit CDPE's site at &lt;a href="http://www.cdpenow.com/"&gt;www.cdpenow.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please respond to this blog with your interest in attending so we can get the September 8 &amp;amp; 9 class scheduled.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Also, if you'd forward a link to this blog to any of your friends who need to be there, that would be much appreciated!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please take a moment to read some of the incredible comments below from current and former attendees of this class.&amp;nbsp; They have far more eloquently described their experience and the benefit of the class than I coul ever do!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:07:39 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/629628/Become-a-Certified-Distressed</link>
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      <title>Laguna Woods Village CA ~ Castilla Corner Unit - Wrap Around Deck - Tree View</title>
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				&lt;p&gt;Upper End Unit Castilla model in a park-like setting. Only 8 easy riser steps to this immaculate top unit with no one above. Spacious wrap-around deck, fireplace, skylights, 2 heat pumps to keep you toasty in winter and cool in summer, ceiling fan in dining room, lush carpet in living room and bedrooms, easy-care wood laminate flooring in kitchen, hall and dining room. Open floor plan with center hallway offers great cross-ventilation to let the coastal breezes cool the unit for free. A beautifully maintained property in the 55 and better community featuring free bus transportation, over 200 clubs, 7 clubhouses, 2 golf courses (round of golf only $8-really!), Cable TV, lawn bowling greens, equestrian center/stables, riding and walking paths, guard-gated entry over 200 clubs (bridge, travel,theatre groups and more). Coop Association Dues also includes property taxes. &lt;/p&gt;
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font-size: 13px;"&gt;# of Floors:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;1&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 166px;
margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #6990ad;
font-family: Myriad Pro, Arial, serif;
font-size: 13px;"&gt;HOA/Maintenance Fees:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;559&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 166px;
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font-size: 13px;"&gt;Subdivision:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;Laguna Woods Village(formerly Leisure World) LW&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 166px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;1969 est.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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margin-top: 5px;"&gt;Property Amenities&lt;/h2&gt;

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						- Range/Oven&lt;br&gt;- Sink Disposal&lt;br&gt;- Full Refrigerator&lt;br&gt;- Washer/Dryer&lt;br&gt;- Dishwasher&lt;br&gt;
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						- Fireplace&lt;br&gt;- Deck&lt;br&gt;- Living room&lt;br&gt;- Dining Room&lt;br&gt;- Laundry area - inside&lt;br&gt;
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						- Corner End Unit&lt;br&gt;- Close to bus stop&lt;br&gt;- Skylights in Kitchen &amp; Both Bathrooms&lt;br&gt;- Two heat pumps offer economy &amp; comfort&lt;br&gt;
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width: 490px;
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"&gt;Laguna Woods Village Amenities&lt;/h2&gt;

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						- Covered parking&lt;br&gt;- Security Gate&lt;br&gt;- Gated property&lt;br&gt;- Swimming Pool(s)&lt;br&gt;- Fitness center&lt;br&gt;
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						- Recreation Center&lt;br&gt;- Clubhouse&lt;br&gt;- Tennis court(s)&lt;br&gt;- Sauna/Spa&lt;br&gt;- Golf course&lt;br&gt;
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						- 2 golf courses&lt;br&gt;- Free Bus transportation system&lt;br&gt;- Guard Gated&lt;br&gt;- 7 clubhouses, swimming pools, spas,fitness center, tennis courts,lawnbowling,equestrian center&lt;br&gt;- Over 200 clubs&lt;br&gt;
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"&gt;Contact Info&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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				&lt;b&gt;Dir&lt;/b&gt; 800 777-1775&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&#174;&#160;&#160;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #356d9e;"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #356d9e;"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&#174;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&#174;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&#160; South Orange County CA REALTOR&#174; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&#160;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="clearer"&gt;&#160;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:24:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/581161/Laguna-Woods-Village-CA</link>
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      <title>Laguna Woods Village (formerly Leisure World) California - Dramatic New Seville</title>
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"&gt;Largest Seville Model in Beautiful Laguna Woods&lt;/h1&gt;
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padding-left: 23px;"&gt;839-C Ronda Sevilla, Laguna Woods, CA 92637 &lt;span style="font-size: 10px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=839-C Ronda Sevilla, Laguna Woods 92637&amp;t=m" style="color: #e46657;
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				&lt;p&gt;Dramatic Seville Model, ground floor enty.  Get to the second using the included chair lift - No need to climb the stairs! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is the largest Seville model with vaulted ceilings, one bedroom and bath downstairs and a second bedroom, bath, large dressing area and loft upstairs. The loft has been modified to enlarge the dressing area yet leaving a wonderful large loft overlooking the living room perfect for a study/library. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Living room has lots of windows to enjoy the park-like setting and shutters for privacy. &lt;br /&gt;
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Enjoy all the amenities this 55 &amp; better, guard-gated community has to offer including 2 golf courses, free bus system, free basic cable tv, equestrian center, 7 clubhouses, over 200 clubs, dances, classes, fitness center, driving range, lawnbowling greens, 18 holes of golf for only $8! Fresh Paint, Immaculate, Ready to move right in.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Note: HOA/Maintenance includes property taxes.&lt;/p&gt;
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					&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;$265,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;1300&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;		
									
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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						&lt;div style="float: left;
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						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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font-size: 13px;"&gt;# of Floors:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="float: left;
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						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;580&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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						&lt;div style="float: left;
width: 174px;"&gt;Laguna Woods Village - Off Moulton Pkwy-gate 3&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;1965 est&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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margin-top: 5px;"&gt;Property Amenities&lt;/h2&gt;

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						- Range/Oven&lt;br&gt;- Sink Disposal&lt;br&gt;- Full Refrigerator&lt;br&gt;- Microwave&lt;br&gt;- Dishwasher&lt;br&gt;
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						- Vaulted Ceilings&lt;br&gt;- Patio&lt;br&gt;- Deck&lt;br&gt;- Custom Built-in Cabinets in Dining Room&lt;br&gt;- Pull-outs in kitchen cabinets&lt;br&gt;
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						- Bidet&lt;br&gt;- Loft perfect for den or study&lt;br&gt;- Custom bathroom and dressing area upstairs&lt;br&gt;- Chair lift&lt;br&gt;
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						- Security Gate&lt;br&gt;- Swimming Pool(s)&lt;br&gt;- Fitness center&lt;br&gt;- Hot Tub&lt;br&gt;- Recreation Center&lt;br&gt;- Clubhouse&lt;br&gt;
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						- Tennis court(s)&lt;br&gt;- Sauna/Spa&lt;br&gt;- Golf course&lt;br&gt;- Laundry on-site&lt;br&gt;- High-speed Internet&lt;br&gt;- Wheelchair access&lt;br&gt;
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						- Free bus transportation system&lt;br&gt;- Over 200 clubs&lt;br&gt;- Equestrian Center&lt;br&gt;- Free Cable TV&lt;br&gt;- Lots of activities-trips, dances, dinners, clubs, etc.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&#174;  800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #356d9e;"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #356d9e;"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&#174;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&#174;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced  South Orange County CA REALTOR&#174; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:57:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Busman's Holiday in Phoenix Arizona With REALTOR&#174; &amp; Certified Residential Specialist&#174; Mario Trejo Romero</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;What an extraordinary day it was yesterday in Phoenix, Arizona!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While here in town attending a blogging conference, my friend &lt;a href="http://www.preferredhomebrokers.com/"&gt;Lynda Eisenmann&lt;/a&gt; (best friend, CRS, REALTOR&amp;reg; and Broker/Owner of Preferred Home Brokers in Brea, CA) and I were treated to a grand tour of the city by fellow CRS&amp;reg; and Metro Phoenix REALTOR&amp;reg; &lt;a href="http://www.marioromeroteam.com/"&gt;Mario Trejo Romero&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We were treated to a tour of Mario&amp;rsquo;s present office located in a beautiful, historic, brick Victorian home.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mario recently sold this property and will be moving to his new office to a historic, mid-century building right next to the historic neighborhood of Encanto.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Mario&amp;rsquo;s specialty is historic real estate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Historic Rousson House in downtown Phoenix&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Photo courtesy of&amp;nbsp; cities.com a great resoure for travel information)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;After touring the &amp;ldquo;new&amp;rdquo; office Mario chauffeured us around the Encanto neighborhood and then into the heart of the city.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mario certainly knew his market.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He is certainly the REALTOR&amp;rsquo;S&amp;reg; REALTOR&amp;reg;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Lynda and I were full of questions and Mario was ready with great information that not only answered our questions, it also gave us even more information than we would have known enough to ask. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As we toured the ity, Lynda and I were both impressed with the diverse architecture and contrast between the well-preserved old and the cutting edge new building designs.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;The incredible photo above from www.megascenery.com shows the mega city of Phoenix that now covers over 60 miles juxtaposed against original historic neighborhoods and room to grow.&amp;nbsp; Phoenix is one of the five fastest growning cities in America.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Tahoma;"&gt;Later that evening we enjoyed an exceptional dinner at &lt;a href="http://www.phoenixcitygrille.com/"&gt;Phoenix City Grille&lt;/a&gt; (one of Mario&amp;rsquo;s favorite restaurants in the Phoenix).&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Try the roast pork and don&amp;rsquo;t miss the cornbread!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;After dinner, we were off to see the new &amp;ldquo;lake&amp;rdquo; in on the Phoenix/Tempe border.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;WOW!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;With some baffles, locks, a new bridge, and the foresight of the former Mayor of Tempe, the old muddy river area has been transformed into a prime real estate area.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;High rise condos and marinas now dot the lakefront.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A must see when in Phoenix.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;One of the best things about being a REALTOR&amp;reg; is traveling to great cities for seminars that teach us more about how to serve our clients better.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;And, to the extra benefit of meeting with new and old friends across the country and sharing their cities through their eyes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 16:13:36 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Affordable Country Club Lifestyle in Laguna Woods Village (formerly Leisure World)</title>
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				&lt;p&gt;This IMMACULATE CONDO sits atop a quiet hill.  VIEW spectacular sunsets, nearby hills,  and snow-capped mountains from the northwest facing living room, dining room and WRAP-AROUND BALCONY.  Perfectly situated to catch the view, but avoid the direct, afternoon summer sun.  Enjoy the coastal breezes while entertaining on your deck.  &lt;br /&gt;
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LAGUNA WOODS VILLAGE is a unique country club style community for seniors 55 and better.  The many amenities include:&lt;br /&gt;
Free bus transportation to shopping, medical and entertainment&lt;br /&gt;
Free Basic Cable TV&lt;br /&gt;
18 holes of golf for only $8 &lt;br /&gt;
9 hole or 27 hole golf courses&lt;br /&gt;
Driving Range&lt;br /&gt;
Lighted tennis courts&lt;br /&gt;
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5 Swimming Pools&lt;br /&gt;
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THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS is a dynamic city that offers numerous community services including:&lt;br /&gt;
Low Cost taxi passes&lt;br /&gt;
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Free pick up and recycling service of large items such as TV's &amp; computers&lt;br /&gt;
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Marlene Bridges is not only the agent representing this property, she is also the President of the Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce.  She invites you to visit soon.  It would be her pleasure to introduce you to this community and lifestyle. &lt;br /&gt;
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						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;$533&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
						&lt;div style="width: 400px;
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width: 174px;"&gt;carport&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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width: 174px;"&gt;Laguna Woods Village  ~  Between Gates 7 &amp; 8&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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						- Range/Oven&lt;br&gt;- Sink Disposal&lt;br&gt;- Full Refrigerator&lt;br&gt;
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						- Microwave&lt;br&gt;- Washer/Dryer&lt;br&gt;- Dishwasher&lt;br&gt;
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						- Fireplace&lt;br&gt;- Balcony&lt;br&gt;- Laundry area - inside&lt;br&gt;
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						- Covered parking&lt;br&gt;- Guest Parking&lt;br&gt;- Security Gate&lt;br&gt;- Fitness center&lt;br&gt;- Recreation Center&lt;br&gt;- Clubhouse&lt;br&gt;- Tennis court(s)&lt;br&gt;
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						- Sauna/Spa&lt;br&gt;- Golf course&lt;br&gt;- High-speed Internet&lt;br&gt;- Bus Service to shopping,  medical &amp; entertainment&lt;br&gt;- Cable TV Included in HOA&lt;br&gt;- Guard Gated Community&lt;br&gt;
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						- Community Pools &amp; Spas&lt;br&gt;- Equestion Center&lt;br&gt;- 7 Clubhouses&lt;br&gt;- Lawnbowling Green&lt;br&gt;- Over 200 Clubs&lt;br&gt;- Trips, classes &amp; acitivites galore!&lt;br&gt;
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"&gt;Contact Info&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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				&lt;b&gt;Dir&lt;/b&gt; 800 777-1775&lt;br&gt;
				&lt;a href="mailto: marlene@marlenebridges.com" style="color: #e46657;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&#174;&#160;&#160;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&#174; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&#174; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&#160; South Orange County CA REALTOR&#174; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&#160;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:47:20 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/408769/Affordable-Country-Club-Lifestyle</link>
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      <guid>381885</guid>
      <title>What the Heck is a Half Bathroom?</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;One of the questions I&amp;#39;m often asked as a REALTOR&amp;reg; is, &amp;quot;What is a half bathroom?&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Recently, the Southern California Multiple Listing Service incorporated a new set of input fields to their system.&amp;nbsp; And with this change, I&amp;#39;m sure I&amp;#39;ll be hearing the question more often.&amp;nbsp; Here&amp;#39;s the definition direct from SoCal MLS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/0/1/5/ar120317955351009.jpg" height="200" hspace="15" align="left" alt=" " width="200" /&gt;&amp;quot;In most parts of the country, a full bathroom includes a toilet, a sink, a bathtub and a shower. A combination bath and shower counts as two fixtures. If the bathroom has only three fixtures it is a 3/4 bath. If it has only two fixtures it is a 1/2 bath, and if it has only one (bath, shower or toilet) it is a 1/4 bath.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;As you search for a home in Orange County, California you may wonder how many bathrooms a home actually has.&amp;nbsp; The MLS printout will show total number of bathrooms and how many bathrooms of each type are in the home.&amp;nbsp; I offer this information to assist you in your search.&amp;nbsp; If you have questions about bathrooms or other important features, I&amp;#39;m here to help!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:35:15 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/381885/What-the-Heck-is</link>
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      <title>Get Ready For Another Postage Increase - Forever Stamps Might Be A Good Answer</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/5/1/2/ar120276961521589.jpg" height="222" hspace="15" align="left" alt=" " width="200" /&gt;The U.S. Postal Service has announced today that beginning May 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; it will cost 1 penny more to mail a one ounce letter First Class.&amp;nbsp; The cost will be 42 cents.&amp;nbsp; The price of the Post Office&amp;#39;s Forever stamp will increase to 42 cents.&amp;nbsp; There have been over 5 billion Forever Stamps sold since they became available last April.&amp;nbsp; So, here&amp;#39;s your chance to save a penny and buy some of the Forever Stamps at their current rate of 41 cents.&amp;nbsp; The post office is planning to have an additional 5 billion of the 41 cent Forever Stamps available to meet the anticipated sales prior to the May 12 price change.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hey, this could be your opportunity to do something nice for a friend on May Day.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; How about buying some booklets of 1 cent stamps to send to friends and family members (especially your senior friends who might not be able to get to the post office easily)&amp;nbsp;to help them use up their 41 cent stamps and save them a trip to the Post Office?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:41:53 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/375500/Get-Ready-For-Another</link>
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      <title>Will People Pay More To Be Eco-Friendly?  I Did!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/6/7/7/ar120269901677628.JPG" border="15" height="338" hspace="15" align="left" alt=" " width="450" /&gt;Today, on the way to the Open House I was holding in Rancho Santa Margarita, I stopped to pick up a case of bottled water.&amp;nbsp; People cruising through lots of houses can work up a thirst and always seem to appreciate getting a nice cold bottle of water.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While at the grocery store, I first picked up a case of the store brand water that was on sale.&amp;nbsp; Then, I saw the new-shaped Arrowhead water bottles I&amp;#39;d seen advertised on TV.&amp;nbsp; I put the store brand back on the shelf and opted for the Arrowhead water because I think it&amp;#39;s worth an extra 50 cents per case to be more eco-friendly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hourglass shape of the bottle makes it easier to hold.&amp;nbsp; But, more importantly, it&amp;#39;s the lightest weigh &amp;frac12; liter bottle ever produced (according to a national survey).&amp;nbsp; More information is available at &lt;a href="http://www.arrowheadwater.com/ecoshape"&gt;www.arrowheadwater.com/ecoshape&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; This isn&amp;#39;t a big thing, but it&amp;#39;s a lot of small things that can make a difference in the carbon footprint we leave on planet earth.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was willing to pay a few pennies more for a product that is kinder to the environment.&amp;nbsp; This seems to be a trend in the area of home purchases too here in Orange County.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;There are many folks&amp;nbsp;making conscious efforts to be more eco-friendly.&amp;nbsp; Many home buyers that I meet are beginning to move energy use and energy efficiency of the home up on their scale of priorities in searching for homes.&amp;nbsp; I can&amp;#39;t say that I&amp;#39;ve had buyers willing to pay more for it, but it certainly is a tipping point in choosing between two similar homes - one energy efficient vs. one without energy saving improvements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:06:39 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/374364/Will-People-Pay-More</link>
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      <title>CHARMING COTTAGE ~ Open House ~ Sunday Feb. 17th 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Aliso Viejo </title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" height="100%" cellpadding="10" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td background="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/bg_body.gif" valign="top" align="center" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17TH 2-4 P.M.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please Stop By To See this Absolutely Charming Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="740"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="20" align="right"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/strong&gt; | Sherman Smith &amp;amp; Associates | marlene@marlenebridges.com | 949 363-0901&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="740"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="7" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="top"&gt;&lt;td height="30" valign="top" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;12 Seven Kings Place, Aliso Viejo, CA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left" width="560"&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stunning Canterbury Detached Condo-Gated Community-3 Large Bedrooms&lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp; Loft&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="35" valign="top" width="350"&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 Bdrm Condo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="right"&gt;&lt;div&gt;offered at $629,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="125"&gt;Year Built&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1998 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Sq Footage&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1,722 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Bedrooms&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Bathrooms&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2 full, 1 partial &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Floors&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Parking&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Unspecified &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Lot Size&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Unspecified &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;HOA/Maint&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;$99 per month&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;DESCRIPTION&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;BEAUTIFULLY UPGRADED-3 Bedrm 2 1/2 Ba with LOFT in GATED COMMUNITY of CANTERBURY. Granite counters-wood laminate floors-crown moulding-high ceilings-fireplace-computer niche-custom paint-lots of cabinets-grassy backyard, planters, auto-sprinklers &amp;amp; fountain. Master bath has marble floors,separate tub &amp;amp; shower,walk-in closet. Ceiling fans in all bedrooms &amp;amp; fam. room. Upstairs laundry room. Custom storage cabinets in garage. Assoc. pool. Excellent Aliso Viejo Schools-Canyon Vista Elementary. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="8" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235645_Front_of_house_-_High_Res.jpg" border="1" height="262" alt="" width="350" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="350"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="25" align="center"&gt;see additional photos below&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;PROPERTY FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Central A/C&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Central heat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Fireplace&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;High/Vaulted ceiling&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Walk-in closet&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Family room&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Living room&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Dishwasher&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Stove/Oven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Microwave&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Granite countertop&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Laundry area - inside&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Balcony, Deck, or Patio&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Yard&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;COMMUNITY FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Swimming pool(s)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Gated property&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Excellent Aliso Viejo Schools-Close to shopping &amp;amp; 73 Toll Road&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Beautifully Upgraded Detached Condo in Gated Community&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;ADDITIONAL PHOTOS &lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235645_Front_of_house_-_High_Res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235646_Living_Room-High_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235647_fam_rm_kit_-_high_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235649_Kitchen-high_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235650_master_bed_-_high_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071202/235652_loft_-_high_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left" width="50%"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="350"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Seller contact info:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="top"&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sherman Smith &amp;amp; Associates&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:marlene@marlenebridges.com"&gt;marlene@marlenebridges.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;949 363-0901&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;For sale by agent/broker&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/chelsea/btn_powered.gif" border="0" height="25" alt="powered by postlets" width="140" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="right"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/FHA.html"&gt;Equal Opportunity Housing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="right" width="35"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/images/eoh_logo.gif" height="18" alt="" width="24" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="740"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="20" valign="middle" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;Posted: Feb 9, 2008, 8:56am PST&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:34:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/372790/CHARMING-COTTAGE-Open-House</link>
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      <title>What Are You Doing For Affordable Health Insurance?</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/5/9/8/8/ar120257684488952.jpg" height="800" hspace="15" align="left" alt=" " width="537" /&gt;This morning I heard a statistic that &lt;strong&gt;over 47 million Americans are without health insurance.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; It was a wake-up call for me.&amp;nbsp; Oh, I know that this is an issue that we&amp;#39;ve heard politicians talking about for many years, but for some reason today it struck a chord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;It has been my family&amp;#39;s good fortune to have a group health plan for many years through my husband&amp;#39;s work at the County of Orange.&amp;nbsp; We&amp;#39;ve always appreciated this benefit very much, but recently when my health benefit increased to nearly $600 a month (almost double) it really got my attention.&amp;nbsp; My first thought was, &amp;quot;oh &amp;nbsp;#@$%&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; My second thought was, &amp;quot;thank goodness I have good coverage&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; My third thought was,&amp;quot; count your blessings that you still afford to pay for it&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Now, I&amp;#39;m beginning to wonder if the next increase will just be too much.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Most of my REALTOR&amp;reg; friends are not a part of a health insurance plan.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve always been so grateful for my widow&amp;#39;s benefits that include me in a group plan.&amp;nbsp; But, I&amp;#39;m beginning to wonder how I&amp;#39;m going to be able to continue paying for that coverage if it doubles again.&amp;nbsp; For the first time in my adult life, I&amp;#39;m beginning to understand why 47 million Americans are without health insurance.&amp;nbsp; I always figured the reason for it was poverty or being self-employed.&amp;nbsp; That theory was true in part, but I now realize that &lt;strong&gt;there is a tipping point for every one of us when health insurance moves from the &lt;em&gt;necessity&lt;/em&gt; category to &lt;em&gt;luxury&lt;/em&gt; status.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A question for you:&amp;nbsp; What are you doing for affordable health insurance?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/featured_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/home-seller_worth-laguna-hills-laguna-woods-mission-viejo-california-real-estate.asp"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/home_worth_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/contact.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/contact_marlene_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges, REALTOR&amp;reg;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;800 777-1775&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/" target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;____________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:10:50 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/372634/What-Are-You-Doing</link>
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      <title>Open House Sunday Feb. 10th 2 p.m.-4 p.m.</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" height="100%" cellpadding="10" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td background="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/bg_body.gif" valign="top" align="center" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~ You&amp;#39;re Invited ~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OPEN HOUSE - Sunday - February 10th -&amp;nbsp;2 p.m. to 4 p.m.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;~ Please stop in and say hello ~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="740"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="20" align="right"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/strong&gt; | Sherman Smith &amp;amp; Associates&lt;a href="http://www.postlets.com/email_interest.php?pid=337578&amp;amp;v=re"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | 949 363-0901&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="740"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="7" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="top"&gt;&lt;td height="30" valign="top" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;43 Paseo del Sol, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left" width="560"&gt;&lt;div&gt;Immaculate Melinda Heights Townhome - Close to 241 Toll Road, Shopping in RSM, Foothill Ranch and Lake Forest - OPEN HOUSE Sun. 2/10 1-4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="35" valign="top" width="350"&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 Bdrm Townhouse&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="right"&gt;&lt;div&gt;offered at $375,000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="125"&gt;Year Built&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1994 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Sq Footage&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1,250 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Bedrooms&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Bathrooms&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2 full, 1 partial &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Floors&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Parking&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Unspecified &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Lot Size&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Unspecified &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;HOA/Maint&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;$288 per month&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;DESCRIPTION&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Priced for Immediate Sale $40,000 below similar model in tract. No One Above or Below-2 Master Bedrooms-Large Kitchen with lots of cabinets and breakfast nook - Also has Dining off Living Room. Plantation Shutters, Ceiling Fans, Gas Fireplace, Patio on Greenbelt With No Neighbors Behind-Inside Laundry Room. This is a great buy for first time buyer or investor. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="8" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004207_Ext._-_Hi_res.jpg" border="1" height="262" alt="" width="350" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="center"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="1" width="350"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="25" align="center"&gt;see additional photos below&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;PROPERTY FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Central A/C&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Central heat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Fireplace&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;High/Vaulted ceiling&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Walk-in closet&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Hardwood floor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Tile floor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Living room&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Dining room&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Breakfast nook&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Dishwasher&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Refrigerator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Stove/Oven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Microwave&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Laundry area - inside&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Balcony, Deck, or Patio&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;COMMUNITY FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Swimming pool(s)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Sauna/Spa&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="33%"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Lake&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/css/styles/sonoma/blt_features.gif" vspace="3" height="3" alt="" width="13" /&gt;Direct Access garage and guest parking&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Large private patio on greenbelt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; No one above or below&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="4" width="724"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;ADDITIONAL PHOTOS &lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004207_Ext._-_Hi_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004208_Living_Room_-_hi_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004210_Kitchen_-_High_Res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004211_Master_-_High_Res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle" align="center"&gt;&lt;td height="262"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004213_Bedroom_2_-_Hi_res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20071203/004214_Patio_-_Hi_Res.jpg" border="0" height="258" alt="" width="344" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" align="left" width="50%"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="1" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="350"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Seller contact info:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="top"&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marlene Bridges&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sherman Smith &amp;amp; Associates&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;949 363-0901&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div&gt;For sale by agent/broker&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;________________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://theochomefinder.com/htm/homefinding-search-homes.htm"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/wp-content/themes/sodelicious2_green/images/Search_homes_btn.gif" border="0" height="43" alt="Search Homes" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livethecaliforniadream.com/myhomes.asp"&gt;&lt;img 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target="_blank"&gt;South Orange County Real Estate Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orangecountyseniorlifestyles.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Orange County Seniors Lifestyles Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;CRS-Certified Residential Specialist&amp;reg; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;President - Laguna Hills/Laguna Woods Chamber of Commerce &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marlene is a highly experienced&amp;nbsp; South Orange County CA REALTOR&amp;reg; specializing in residential Real Estate and the sale of Homes and Condos in South Orange County, California and&amp;nbsp;Saddleback Valley cities of: Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, Lake Forest, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Aliso Viejo, Mission 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      <author>Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos| Laguna Real Estate|Marlene Bridges (Sherman Smith &amp; Associates)</author>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:36:04 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/371882/Open-House-Sunday-Feb</link>
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      <title>Think You Might Be A Victim of Lender Bait And Switch?  You May Want To Think Again</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/4/6/5/3/ar120250898935645.jpg" vspace="10" border="9" height="329" hspace="10" align="left" alt=" " width="500" /&gt;One of the most often-heard complaints about lenders is &amp;quot;Bait and Switch&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Does it happen?&amp;nbsp; You bet.&amp;nbsp; But, I&amp;#39;d being willing to bet it doesn&amp;#39;t happen as often as we might think.&amp;nbsp; The next time someone starts giving a bad rap to a lender for a giving them a surprise at the end of the loan process, you might want to ask them to tell you more.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In my experience, the lender is not always the culprit.&amp;nbsp; It can actually be the borrower who causes the loan to change at the last minute.&amp;nbsp; Here are the &lt;strong&gt;three most common mistakes that people make while in the process of getting a loan to purchase a home or condo:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1.&