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    <title>Orange County Real Estate - Homes, Jobs, Lifestyle, Community</title>
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      <title>Unknown Google Feature?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I am continually amazed at the on going stream of new services offered by Google.&amp;nbsp; Of course, the infamous search engine but also GMail, Google Maps, Google Earth, their new OS (operating system coming soon) and now Google Wave, for real time communication and collaboration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But the feature just caught my attention is called &lt;strong&gt;Favorite Places on Google&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; This feature combines Google Earth mapping with customer reviews which are accessed through your cell phone and the unique QR (Quick Response) code for each of over 100,000 places.&amp;nbsp; QR codes are those square pixeliated &quot;bar codes&quot; you see on UPS packages. Here's how it works:&amp;nbsp; Let's say you are visiting Chicago and you see a restaurant that looks interesting.&amp;nbsp; On the window would be a QR code (if registered with Google) that you scan with your phone (with the required app).&amp;nbsp; Through your mobile browser, you are taken to a site that has a review of the establishment and other information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The QR system was developed in Japan for auto manufacturers but was soon adapted to the purpose stated above.&amp;nbsp; Business owners can now get their own QR codes and become part of this new Google service.&amp;nbsp; Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/help/maps/favoriteplaces/gallery/index.html#los-angeles-ca&quot; title=&quot;Google Favorite Places&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Google Favorite Places&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to get more information and to see actual scannable QR codes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:08:46 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Real Estate Definitions - Define 203K Or 203(K)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;203K is a set of provisions of TheFederal Housing Administration's (FHA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), that allow a purchaser of a single family residence to obtain financing that encompasses the property as well as some additional funds to rehabilitate or repair that dwelling.&amp;nbsp; Generally, the property can be a one- to four- family dwelling and the funds can be used to make repairs or convert a one family home into a multiple family dwelling of up to four units.&amp;nbsp; The money can also be used to convert from multi family into single family.&amp;nbsp; 203K funds can also be used in acondominium purchase as long as the complex is FHA approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As with all of these government programs, there are rules and qualifications.&amp;nbsp; Visit the&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/203k/203kabou.cfm&quot; title=&quot;HUD/FHA site&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; HUD/FHA site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:27:56 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Property Tax Due Today For Orange County, CA Residents</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Property Tax Due Today For Orange County Residents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just a reminder that property taxes for home owners are due today, December 10, 2009 for residents of Orange County, CA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To avoid a penalty, your bill(s) mustbe postmarked by today or paid online at the assessors site www.ttc.ocgov.com.  There are three ways to pay your assesment:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail by USPS with a postmark no later than today&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pay with a credit/debit card online with a 2.5% &quot;convenience fee&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pay online with from a checking account with NO &quot;convenience fee&quot; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm opting for the third choice!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note also that the second payment will be late on April 12, 2010 becuase the due date falls on a Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:46:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1378268/property-tax-due-today-for-orange-county-ca-residents</link>
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      <title>Facebook Doesn't Work For Real Estate Agents!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Just kidding...or in text speak &quot;JK&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This past weekend I posted on Facebook that I was &quot;holding an open house in Fountain Valley, CA till 5pm&quot;...that's it....no address or other information.&amp;nbsp; When I got back home after the open house and checked my FB page, I found a comment from a loan broker buddy who has a program to easily set up a listing webpage and then posts to Craigslist. Unknown to me, he set up a webpage for a &lt;em&gt;different &lt;/em&gt;propertry but in the same city; one he assumed I might be holding open.&amp;nbsp; I closed down my laptop, didn't look at Craigslist and promptly forgot about the whole matter.&amp;nbsp; (there REALLY is a point to all of this...hang in with me)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First thing on Monday morning, I receive a call inquiring about &quot;the property you have advertised on Craigslist&quot; and &quot;could we see it right away?&quot;&amp;nbsp; I immediately go into panic-high speed, brain scan mode to figure out what property he's talking about and eventually stalled long enough to find it on the MLS.&amp;nbsp; I set the appointment to show the home and hung up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I immediately did a Craigslist search and found the property in question and discovered this wonderful online &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/reb/1498330110.html&quot; title=&quot;Brighton River Flyer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;e-flyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; produced by my associate.&amp;nbsp; I then checked my website (linked from the brochure) and found 90 new hits attributable to the flyer!&amp;nbsp; Wow!&amp;nbsp; AND...I got a new client.&amp;nbsp; We viewed the property but it just wasn't working for them so we have begun our search to find this client a new home.&amp;nbsp; So I got lots of new eyeballs on my website and have a new client.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ya' see....this Facebook stuff is just for kids!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:01:42 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1376845/facebook-doesn-t-work-for-real-estate-agents-</link>
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      <title>Etnies Skate Park #1 in Orange County</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Of all the recreation areas of Lake Forest, one of the most popular is the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etniesskatepark.com/default.asp&quot; title=&quot;Etnies Skate park&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Etnies Skatepark&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, A joint venture of Etnies and the City of Lake Forest. Located off Lake Forest Dr near the 241 tollroad, the skate park is currently free to use for skate boarding and BMX activities.&amp;nbsp; The website is loaded with information about the park as well as upcoming events such as classes, fundraisers and their annual Etnies Annual Shoe Giveaway on Devember 9th, 2009.&amp;nbsp; Other upcoming events include the annual Anniversary Party, Band Night with live music and the Winter Classic Street and Flow Skateboard Contest on Dec 19, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take a ride and see the skatepark from a skateboarders perspective:&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:04:05 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1375802/etnies-skate-park-1-in-orange-county</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1371981/city-of-lake-forest-promotes-business-growth</guid>
      <title>City of Lake Forest Promotes Business Growth</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Lake Forest has recently released a video highlighting their proactive approach with the goal of attracting business to set up shop in Lake Forest.&amp;nbsp; Several high profile companies have already established roots here including Oakley, Etnies Skate Park and Sole Technologies as well as many small businesses.&amp;nbsp; The city touts it's strong city/business partnership and is striving to attract even more world class companies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take a look at this video and consider Lake Forest, CA as headquarters for your company or business.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:15:20 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1371981/city-of-lake-forest-promotes-business-growth</link>
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      <title>Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall Promenade</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/8701635@N04/4133801031/&quot; title=&quot;Promenade at City Hall, RSM by johna705, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/4133801031_5df851a6bd_b.jpg&quot; height=&quot;375&quot; alt=&quot;Promenade at City Hall, RSM&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was walking through the central part of town today just gathering some photos in the civic center area.&amp;nbsp; My policy for taking photos is to shoot a bunch and then sort through to find the best ones.&amp;nbsp; This was kind of a last minute shot of the promenade between the Rancho Santa Margarita City hall, on the left side, and the Community center on the right.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I kind of like the &quot;artsy&quot; feel...I was just using my Kodak EasyShare set to 5 mega pixels so that the pictures don't take up so much space.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Comments anyone?&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:23:32 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1355765/rancho-santa-margarita-city-hall-promenade</link>
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      <title>Real Estate Definitions - Define Notice Of Trustee Sale - (NOT)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;NOTE: This information applies to the State of California.&amp;nbsp; Check with your state's department of real estate for information regarding your locale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;notice of trustee sale&lt;/strong&gt; is a document that tells the property owner that a particular property is about to be sold at auction to settle a debt that is owed on that property.&amp;nbsp; The notice must be posted on the property and in one other public location.&amp;nbsp; This notice must be mailed to the owner at least 20 days before the sale date and must be published once a week for three weeks prior to the sale in a local newspaper.&amp;nbsp; Contained in the notice must be the date, time and location of the sale as well as the property address and trustee's contact information.&amp;nbsp; Additionally, the notice must be recorded with the county recorder office at least 14 days prior to sale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the sale, anyone may bid on the property and the trustee expects the winning bidder to pay cash or cashier's check at the end of the auction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just FYI, here are the number of new foreclosures filed in October 2009 in the Southern California area, by county:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles&lt;/strong&gt; - 19,180&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Riverside &lt;/strong&gt;- 9628&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Bernardino&lt;/strong&gt; - 7584&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Diego&lt;/strong&gt; - 7323&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orange &lt;/strong&gt;- 5156&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Data courtesy of &lt;strong&gt;RealtyTrac&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:02 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1354157/real-estate-definitions-define-notice-of-trustee-sale-not-</link>
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      <title>Microsoft Trying Too Hard?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Earlier this week, employees of the newest Microsoft Store, located in Mission Viejo, CA were video taped performing a group &quot;line dance&quot; in an effort to show folks that it's really fun to come into their new store.&amp;nbsp; I'm not sure that dancing the Electric Slide will help sell their software but from the looks of the patrons, many seems a bit bewildered.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As of today, Nov 20, 2009, the video has just over 500,000 views so it has gone viral, but I'm not sure the message it protrays is helping Microsoft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What do you think?&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:44 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1348111/microsoft-trying-too-hard-</link>
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      <title>Google Gives You An Early Christmas Present</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20091110_free_airport_wifi_holiday.html&quot; title=&quot;Google press release&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;press release yesterday&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Google, Inc&lt;/strong&gt;. announced that they are giving away &lt;strong&gt;free Wi-Fi&lt;/strong&gt; access at airports around the country this holiday season.&amp;nbsp; The free wi-fi will be available at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/&quot; title=&quot;Free holiday wi-fi&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;47 Airports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; around the USA including Las Vegas, San Jose, Boston, Baltimore, Burbank, Houston, Indianapolis, Seattle, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Louis and Charlotte.&amp;nbsp; Not on the list, however, were major market airports such as LAX, O'Hare, Kennedy, Dallas and Atlanta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Virgin America has also announced that during this same time frame, they will offer free wi-fi to all of their passengers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This nice free gift comes at a time when airports are crowded, flights have been canceled, lines are long and tempers are short.&amp;nbsp; Having free wi-fi is a wonderful treat for weary travelers...now if you can just find a place to plug in your power cord as your battery id dying!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:48 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1332559/google-gives-you-an-early-christmas-present</link>
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      <title>Droid Phone - Finally Some iPhone Competition</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I just got a look at the new Motorola &lt;strong&gt;Droid &lt;/strong&gt;phone available through Verizon.&amp;nbsp; The much hailed device was released to the public on November 6, 2009 and my son, who works at a Verizon retailer, was one of the first in our area to get one.&amp;nbsp; Naturally, dad had to spend a few minutes playing around with it just to &quot;see if I need one&quot;!&amp;nbsp; I think there is one of these in the near future, as I recently signed a 2 year contract with Verizon so buying an iPhone and signing up for another cellular service would not be prudent.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Still in the early stages, there are tons of &quot;apps&quot; already available with more on the way.&amp;nbsp; The operating systems is Android, which has already been used on the Google phome from T-Mobile, and is the improved 2.0 version so it has many of the early kinks worked out.&amp;nbsp; As with the iPhone, the apps are what really make the phone useful.&amp;nbsp; Along with the GPS system built into the phone, applications are available which incorporate Google Maps to plot your current location and then help you find your way to any destination.&amp;nbsp; There's even an app that lets you virtually walk down many streets in conjunction with Google Earth.&amp;nbsp; I can see this as a valuable tool for real estate agents and their clients and I'm sure there are many more apps ready to go or soon to be developed that will make our jobs even easier.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For a complete &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=5167&amp;amp;tag=nl.e540&quot; title=&quot;Droid review by ZDNet&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, visit our friends at ZDNet.&amp;nbsp; I will keep you informed as I get to spend more time with this great new piece of technology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:29:59 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Century 21 Updated Website</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This video is a good place to start to understand the capabilities of Century 21's updated web site including tools to search for homes, help with selling your home, international buyers and sellers, map searching, open house tours with mapping and a connection to the C21 mobile phone site connected to GPS!   After you have viewed the video, jump over to the site at www.centuty21.com.  Look around a bit and send me some feed back.  I'd like to know if you found the site helpful, easy to navigate, etc. (not that I can do much because it is a corporate site, but it would give me something to work with.  Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:34 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Most Expensive Homes In Mission Viejo, CA Currently On The Market</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Here are the top ten &lt;strong&gt;most expensive&lt;/strong&gt; homes in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cityofmissionviejo.org/&quot; title=&quot;City of Mission Viejo website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mission Viejo, CA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Eight of the 10 are on Lake Mission Viejo, which has consistently been the most expensive real estate in the city.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;$1,599,000 - 5 bed, 5 bath, 4700 sq ft, 8200 lot&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$1,699,900 - 5 bed, 5 bath, 5800 sq ft, 10,000 lot&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,350.000 - 4 bed, 5 bath, 4000 sq ft, 6700 lot&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,375,000 - 4 bed, 5 bath, 4500 sq ft, 75000 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,399,000 - 5 bed, 7 bath, 4200 sq ft, 7200 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,400,000 - 4 bed, 5 bath, 6850 sq ft, 9800 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,599,900 - 3 bed, 4 bath, 4200 sq ft, 7280 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,650,000 - 5 bed, 4 bath, 5300 sq ft, 7800 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,895,000 - 5 bed, 5 bath, 5500 sq ft, 7800 lot &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2,999,000 - 4 bed, 5 bath, 5400 sq ft, 7245 lot&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Average DOM (days on market) = 123&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socallistings.marketlinx.com/SearchDetail/Scripts/PrtBuyFul/PrtBuyFul.asp?emailGUID=c201e2ca-5ac5-4400-a006-f12426baa669&amp;amp;AgentId=SALESJOH&quot; title=&quot;Mission Viejo Most Expensive&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view these listings.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:18:19 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Real Estate Definitions - Part 2 - Define Short Sale</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Short Sale&lt;/strong&gt; - A short sale occurs when real estate is sold for an amount less than what is owed on the property's loan.&amp;nbsp; The financial entity holding the loan accepts less so it is referred to as &quot;short&quot; of the amount due.&amp;nbsp; A short sale requires agreement of both the seller (the person who originally purchased the real estate) and the financial instution holding the note of the short amount.&amp;nbsp; While these types of sales are currently VERY popular, they are usually anything but short in terms the time required to reach agreement of all parties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since there is no standard procedure for a financial institution to settle a short sale, it is often difficult to to determine if the sale will be successful.&amp;nbsp; While some have completed the transaction is a relatively short period of time, other have dragged on for months, while others have ended in foreclosure even after an extended period of negotiation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:18:54 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Real Estate Definitions - Part 1 - Define REO, Foreclosure, Bank Owned</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Let' s begin this series with terms that are the topic of nearly every real estate conversation these days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REO, Foreclosure and Bank Owned&lt;/strong&gt; are terms that refer to the same thing; a property (also referred to as an asset) that has been taken back by a bank or financial institution due to default on a loan or debt that was secured by that property.&amp;nbsp; While a &lt;strong&gt;foreclosure &lt;/strong&gt;is actually &lt;em&gt;a legal process&lt;/em&gt;, it is also used to describe a property that has been through the foreclosure process and is aslo referred to as a REO (Real Estate Owned) or Bank Owned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When these properties are listed for sale by real estate agencies, the title is usually clear and there are no liens.&amp;nbsp; As a good consumer, you should verify the status of the title and not assume anything.&amp;nbsp; Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please use these definations for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:59:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Unsafe Electrical Outlet?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;While viewing a REO listing this weekend I found this rather unusual (and humorous) recessed outlet setup in a kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Wall outlet&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/3/4/5/ar125668353854346.jpg&quot; height=&quot;241&quot; alt=&quot;Wall outlet&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black; vertical-align: middle;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;This may be a little difficult to see but here's what is in place.&amp;nbsp; Thick tile  was added over the original wall surface, causing the outlets to be recessed too deeply to be usable.&amp;nbsp; The &quot;genius&quot; tile worker then pressed two ground lift adapters (AKA 3-prong adapters) into the outlet and then tiled and grouted around them to finish the permanent installation.&amp;nbsp; Could this be a fire hazard?&amp;nbsp; Probably.&amp;nbsp; Is it up to code? Not likely!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;This is a good example of why buyer's need competent home inspection while in the contingency time frame.&amp;nbsp; This could likely have been passed over during a cursory walk through by the buyers but would definately be red-flagged by an inspector.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:01:17 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1306562/unsafe-electrical-outlet-</link>
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      <title>LinkedIn Reaches 50 Million</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Just a few days ago, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com&quot; title=&quot;LinkedIn website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; announced that they have hit the &lt;strong&gt;50 million&lt;/strong&gt; membership mark.&amp;nbsp; While it pales in comparison to Facebook's 300 million+ members, the company feels very upbeat because  they have about 14% of the approximately 360 million white collar works worldwide.&amp;nbsp; To demonstrate their growth, it took LinkedIn sixteen months to reach one million but only &lt;strong&gt;12 days&lt;/strong&gt; to get their last million!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So why are professionals joining LinkedIn?&amp;nbsp; Many feel it is a way to take control of their employment destiny as well as a place to network with professionals in their own or other fields.&amp;nbsp; Members can post a resume-like profile, past employment history, links to off-site documents and websites, slide show presentations and even their Amazon.com book list.&amp;nbsp; It is definately NOT the place to play &quot;Mafia Wars&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:16:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1306475/linkedin-reaches-50-million</link>
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      <title>Combining PDF Files</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Many times as agents, we are asked to submit our offers by email and to combine all documents into one PDF file.&amp;nbsp; Unless you own Adobe Acrobat (expensive program) combining several files is difficult.&amp;nbsp; Just today I received an email with 12 individually scanned pages which comprised the purchase contract and additional documents.&amp;nbsp; I know the seller's agent would go ballistic if I sent the offer over with so many pages so I hit the web to find a solution&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enter &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.a-pdf.com/merger/index.htm&quot; title=&quot;A-PDF Merger program&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A-PDF Merger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a utility to solve the problem.&amp;nbsp; This program easily and quickly installed on my Vista 64 bit laptop and functioned flawlessly.&amp;nbsp; You simply select the files you wish to merger, ADD them to the list, click MERGE and the completed file is ready to be saved.&amp;nbsp; You can easily change the order of files to be merged by clicking up and down arrow to get the perfect sequence of pages. It can't be any simpler!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are a variety of other PDF utility products available at their website: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.a-pdf.com/index.htm&quot; title=&quot;A-PDF website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.a-pdf.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:01:36 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1284848/combining-pdf-files</link>
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      <title>Mortgage Rates New An All Time Low - Wow!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;According to an article in the Los Angeles Times,  Octoer 2, 2009 interest rates are near the all-time low (for rates tracked by Freddie Mac), if you have a solid credit rating and are able to put 20% dow. 30-year fixed rates last week were 4.94% with 0.7% upfront for points and fees.&amp;nbsp; A POINT is equal to 1% of the loan, so 1 point on a $300,000 loan will cost the borrower $3000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The lowest rate recorded by Freddie Mac was 4.78 with fees and points at 0.7%, recorded in April of 2009.&amp;nbsp; By comparison, the same loan was 6% one year ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you situation allows you to use a 15 year loan, rates were at 4.36% with 0.6% points, an all time loan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Feel free to contact me for additional information or with any questions.&amp;nbsp; To accurately access your ability to ourchase a home, contact your preferred lender and ask to be pre-qualified.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:16:06 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1267494/mortgage-rates-new-an-all-time-low-wow-</link>
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      <title>Foto Friday - Rancho Santa Margarita Lake - Fine Feathered Friends</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Birds on Rancho Santa Margarita Lake&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/1/0/6/9/ar125452171496017.jpg&quot; height=&quot;525&quot; alt=&quot;Birds on Rancho Santa Margarita Lake&quot; width=&quot;700&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:18:29 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Foto Friday - Rancho Santa Margarita Lake</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cityofrsm.org/default.asp&quot; title=&quot;City website of Rancho Santa Margarita&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rancho Santa Margarita&lt;/a&gt; is one of the newer cities in Orange County California, incorporated as a city in 1999 and situated in the shadow of the Santa Ana Mountains&amp;nbsp; The twin peaks of Santiago and Modjeska are the backdrop for the city and the adjoining wilderness areas.&amp;nbsp; This 13-acre man made lake is a central focus of recreation in the community with a swimming lagoon and beach club.&amp;nbsp; The 1 mile path around the lake is in constant use by runners, walkers and roller bladers seeking a picturesque workout place.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Rancho Santa Margarita Lake&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/9/6/5/ar125452032956994.jpg&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; alt=&quot;Rancho Santa Margarita Lake&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; style=&quot;border: 2px solid black;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;If you would like more information about Rancho Santa Margarita, CA or have any questions, feel free to contact me thorugh this blog or through my website at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yourochome.com&quot; title=&quot;YourOCHome website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.YourOCHome.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:56:43 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1266882/foto-friday-rancho-santa-margarita-lake</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1245497/extend-the-8-000-tax-credit</guid>
      <title>Extend the $8,000 Tax Credit</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;A new bill has been introduced to the US Senate, S 1678, to extend the first time buyer's tax credit for another six months, making the deadline date June 1, 2010.&amp;nbsp; This bill has NOT been approved, just introduced to the Senate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Industry supporters are also asking to expand the credit to ALL home buyers, not just first-timers and to eliminate the income caps so that &quot;move-up&quot; buyers may also be included which would further push the sluggish economy forward.&amp;nbsp; According to Dep't of Treasury data, approximately 530,000 Americans have applied for the credit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please watch you email and sites like this for additional information on ways to support this legislation and contact your government representatives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:29:32 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1245497/extend-the-8-000-tax-credit</link>
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      <title>Old Town Orange Street Fair</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://orangestreetfair.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&amp;amp;Itemid=1&quot; title=&quot;Street Fair&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orange International Street Fair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is happening this weekend, Sept 4,5,and 6 at Plaza Park in &lt;strong&gt;Orange, CA.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;Most people know this area as the Circle or Old Town Orange, where Chapman and Glassel streets intersect.&amp;nbsp; This event brings thousands of people together to experience foods and crafts from around the globe, music of all varieties and people of every ethnic variety!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Entertainment venues include the Main Stage, All American, Kids Street Stage, German, Greek, Irish, Mexican, and Polynesian stages featuring themed bands all day till 10pm.&amp;nbsp; Food booths and carts will cover the area so come hungry and sample the tastes of the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wear comfortable shoes and be ready to walk.&amp;nbsp; Parking is available in several lots and Chapman University offers several lots.&amp;nbsp; If you chose residential street parking, watch for restrictions in several areas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:33:51 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1225966/old-town-orange-street-fair</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1225330/condo-for-lease-newport-beach</guid>
      <title>Condo For Lease - Newport Beach</title>
      <description>&lt;div style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;740&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td height=&quot;20&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: #5A471B; color: #FFFEFD; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;John Alesi&lt;/strong&gt; | CENTURY 21 Superstars&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postlets.com/email_interest.php?pid=2710555&amp;amp;v=rt&quot; style=&quot;color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | 949-510-2154&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;740&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;7&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td height=&quot;30&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #4B6B7F;&quot;&gt;8 Baycrest Ct., Newport Beach, CA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;560&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Clean &amp; bright two story condo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;4&quot; width=&quot;724&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td height=&quot;35&quot; width=&quot;350&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;color: #987241;&quot;&gt;2BR/3BA Condo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;padding-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #987241;&quot;&gt;$2,495/month&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt;  &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bedrooms&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;2&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Bathrooms&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;3 full, 0 partial &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Sq Footage&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;1,860 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Parking&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt; None&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Pet Policy&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Small dogs (&amp;lt; 25lbs)&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Deposit&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;$5,495&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;br&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt; DESCRIPTION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;hr style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;Clean and bright two story condo with open floor plan. New carpeting just installed. Two wonderful master suites on second floor with spacious closets and vaulted ceilings. Office/den on ground floor could also be 3rd bedroom with adjoining full bath. Kitchen includes refrigerator, stove, microwave and dishwasher. Inside laundry room with washer and dryer included and direct access to garage. Located in the gated community of Bayview Court, this condo is convently located close to freeways, tollroad, airport, shopping, restaurants, recreation and the newport and Irvine corporate centers. The unit has been professionally cleaned and move-in ready.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt;  &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;padding-right: 5px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;8&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #5A471B;&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.postlets.com/create/photos/20090904/180714_100_0225.JPG&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;262&quot; width=&quot;350&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;350&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td height=&quot;25&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;see additional photos below&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;  &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt;&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;4&quot; width=&quot;724&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #FFFEFD;&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;  &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;RENTAL FEATURES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;hr style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Air conditioning&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Central heat&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Fireplace&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- High/Vaulted ceiling&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Walk-in closet&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Tile floor&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Living room&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Bonus/Rec room&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Office/Den&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Dining room&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Breakfast nook&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Dishwasher&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Refrigerator&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Stove/Oven&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Microwave&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Washer&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Dryer&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Laundry area - inside&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Balcony, Deck, or Patio&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Cable-ready&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;br&gt;   &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;COMMUNITY FEATURES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;hr style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;table cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;3&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Garage parking&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Guest parking&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Swimming pool(s)&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Sauna/Spa&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;33%&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;- Gated property&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style=&quot;font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;&quot;&gt;12 month lease. $500 pet deposit for small pet.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:18:50 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Last week I received a call from a client who needed a home that was walking distance to the local elementary school.&amp;nbsp; It got me thinking as many Californian's rely solely on their cars for transportation and many areas are not friendly to walking.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here's a great resource to help you determine if your neighborhoor, or the neighborhood you a considering moving to, is &lt;strong&gt;walkable&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Just check out &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.walkscore.com/&quot; title=&quot;Walk Score website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;walkscore.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, plug in an address and in a few seconds find out what local services and businesses are within walking distance.&amp;nbsp; The site will tell you names and distances to nearby schools, parks, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. and list the walking distance to each.&amp;nbsp; It will also give your neighborhood a &quot;walkability&quot; rating from 0-100.&amp;nbsp; My neighborhood scored a 51 and rated as &quot;somewhat walkable.&quot;&amp;nbsp; For comparison, nearby cities ranked as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Rancho Santa Margarita - 57&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mission Viejo - 49&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lake Forest - 71&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Aliso Viejo - 58&lt;/li&gt;
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      <dc:creator>John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate) (Century 21 Superstars)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:50:43 -0500</pubDate>
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