China Cove is a highly sought after community in Corona del Mar which is located below Ocean Boulevard. There is no public parking in this exclusive area of China Cove.
China Cove is located at the entrance to Newport Harbor, and features approximately 37 homes that are located with picturesque views of Newport Harbor and Catalina Island. Enjoy the colorful sunsets over Catalina Island. China Cove residents enjoy yachting activity in Newport Harbor, as well as the beach. China Cove is an exclusive area, that is below Ocean Boulevard, near The Village in Corona del Mar.
Yesterday on Broker Preview I previewed beautiful homes. These homes are built either on the water, or to maximize their views.
Below is a view looking across the Harbor the the Newport Beach Peninsula Point and the homes located right on the water there.
Currently, there are four active listings in China Cove.
2615 Way Lane- Corona del Mar, CA – Priced at $2,440,000
2733 Shell Street – Corona del Mar, CA – Priced at $1,995,000
The most recent sale in China Cove in Corona del Mar was at:
2615 Way Lane, Corona del Mar, CA – Sold for $2,200,000 in February 2008.
If I can answer any questions about Corona del Mar Real Estate, China Cove, Homes for Sale in Corona del Mar, or Newport Beach Real Estate, please contact me.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Fashion Island in Newport Beach
The Newport Beach 2009 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting is going to be this weekend on November 20 – 21, 2009 at Fashion Island. This very popular holiday tradition to view the Fashion Island Tree Lighting is a wonderful opportunity to start off the holiday season. Here is a picture of last year’s Christmas Tree at Fashion Island as it was being set up. For a picture of last year's tree being set up, view the link at NewportBeachRealEstateCafe.com. The tree this year is not as tall due to the new location on the Atrium Lawn at Fashion Island in Newport Beach by Santa's House.
The event will begin at 6pm tonight, or feel free to come and view the lighting ceremony tomorrow.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
Newport Shores is located in Newport Beach and is home to many creatures including racoons, skunks (bummer for my dog Patrick), possums, herons, seagulls, ducks, wood ducks to name a few. Pelicans visit the Newport Shores area in the winter and it is always a treat to see them. It is always a pleasant surprise when the swan comes to visit. She comes about once a year, and she is pretty tame, and will swim to you and enjoys eating bread. There was previously two swans, now there is only one but I always enjoy seeing her again.
Yesterday morning, this beautiful swan was outside our deck, and my daughter was standing there with her bird which is a brown headed parrot sitting on her shoulder - affectionally named B Bird (ok – I know we are not that creative – but it works for him). B Bird is a is a hand fed baby, and is very tame, and is just about a year old ( and is lacking in any outside survival skills), and does have his wings clipped.
Suddenly, B Bird wanted to be a real bird and take flight – right off my daughter’s shoulder and half way across the canal in Newport Shores. Well, B Bird didn’t sink (thank goodness), but he doesn’t have webbed feet to help him swim. So my Daughter Heather (the lifeguard) used to her life-guarding skills to rescue him yesterday. Off the edge of the deck into 60 degree water, she swam to get B Bird in her clothes (she ripped her favorite tee shirt at the same time). B Bird was soaking wet, and shivering, and had never been that wet before. We dried him and made sure he was warm. B Bird had a precautionary visit to the vet to make sure he was going to be alright from his swim. $140 later, B Bird is on precautionary antibiotics, but is just fine. No harm, no foul (no pun intended!). B Bird just wanted to be a real bird like the other birds in the Canal!
Oh, and when Heather jumped in the Canal, the swan booked it out of there. However, I am glad to see her around again today. So – another day in Newport Shores.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
ReBarCamp San Diego was an incredible event with lots of information being exchanged as well as a great opportunity to network and meet people face to face!
Well over 400 particpants converged at the downtown San Diego location of the world famous Stingaree NightClub, hosted by Jim Marks, NAR, Zillow and countless others, the REBarCampSD kicked off yesterday morning at 8:30Am and ended with a party llike reception outside on the rooftop under the stars of the Stingareee Nightclub. This Venue I am told may be one of the most outstanding ever to host the BARCamp events.
What an extraordinary experience!
"Attendees don't just watch a set list of speakers. They give their own talks. Podcasting. Web standards. Microformats. Gum stick computers. Physical security. Robotics. Evolutionary algorithms. It can be anything. One of the best barcamp presentations ever given was about sandwiches. Barcamp is what you make of it."a quote taken from the REBar Camp site.
Topics today included the "Importance of and increasing SEO for your website" presented by Drew Meyers ( Zillow ) through topics on "Blogging" , by Jay Thompson and Kris Berg ( PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com and SanDiegoCastles.com) "Marketing properties with Photos "," Syndication of the WordPress platform, Social Networks and guidelines for maximizing your experience," Introducing Posterous.com", presented by Eric Stegemann. All the social network gurus were there to help each us learn the many ways to interact and build and establish relationships. Social Networks are about Relationship Building. There were experienced "REO Specialists" conducting discussions on the "future and explosion of REO's", "ShortSale Specialist Experiences", and "How to convert Online Consumer Leads" by Bob Wilson. There are too many topics to name all of them but certainly all of the many remarkable topics had presenters giving of their time to help each of us participating to always have the best online experience.
There were 3 levels of areas at the venue ( 12 specific and named areas ) used throughout the venue creating 12 simultaneous classrooms, that changed topics every 30 minutes. The sessions involved a presenter that guided the full participation of each and every attendee. As they say, " This is not a spectator sport". To maximize your shared knowledge and experiences, everyone was encouraged not to just attend but to actively participate.
Some of us knew each other well on line and today many of us from ActiveRain, Facebook,Twitter, Linked In, met in person for the first time. I guess you can just imagine how incredible that was.
What an amazing event and I was overwhelmed with the outpouring for friendship and sharing at this most amazing experience. If you think life changing might be too strong a word for this experience , then you weren't there but you were missed!
I would like to take this opportunity to honor all the Veterans, both past and present who have served on behalf of our country. The Veterans have made many sacrifices and endured many hardships on behalf of our country, and these sacrifices have ensured our freedom. I want to express my gratitude to them.
My thoughts and prayers are with those at Fort Hood, Texas who recently lost their lives as a result of this senseless shooting. And my heart is with their friends and families who may have a lost a loved one or sustained an injury during that shooting.
I am very grateful for all who have served on behalf of our country, and today is a day to remember our Veterans and honor them.
Newport Beach has a tribute, which is a large flag at Veterans Memorial Park which is located on the Balboa Peninsula.
This single family residence with three bedrooms, two bathroom located on Peninsula Point in Newport Beach has just closed escrow yesterday 11.10.2009 for $1,100,000. I represented the buyers in this transaction.
This home is located in a highly sought after community located at the end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. Originally built in 1937 this home has excellent curb appeal, and had an addition in the early 2000’s.
This property was the lowest priced home in Peninsula Point. Currently, there are 21 homes on the market ranging in price from $1,499,000 to $19,500,000. There have been five recent sold properties ranging in price from $1,600,000 to $9,750,000 in the past two months.
If you are looking for a great deal or if I can answer any questions about Newport Beach Real Estate, please contact me.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
Cameo Shores is located in Corona del Mar which is just south of Newport Beach. Corona del Mar is actually part of the city of Newport Beach, however it retains it's name. Cameo Shores is located on the ocean side of Coast Highway. Cameo Shores has approximately 170 homes which are single story. The homes in Cameo Shores are all terraced to maximize the view which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The views in this area are spectacular with Catalina Island views as well. There is only one street located closest to Coast Highway, which do not have the ocean views. There are height restrictions on how high they can be built so that the home owner’s can maintain their views.
Cameo Shores in Corona del Mar has a park called Roxbury Park for children and get togethers. There are three private beaches for the residents of Cameo Shores and Cameo Highlands (which is located across the street from Cameo Shores). The beach has beautiful rock formations that creates a very picturesque view.
Currently, there are 5 active listings in Cameo Shores in Corona del Mar.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Fashion Island in Newport Beach
The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting will be held at Fashion Island in Newport Beach coming up on November 20 and 21, 2009 at 6:00 pm in the Bloomingdale's Courtyard. Also, celebrate Santa Claus arrival in preparation for the holiday season. Santa Claus should be arriving at 6:00 after the tree lighting. With over 17,000 holiday lights and ornaments, the tree lighting is an event not to be missed.
Fashion Island has been undergoing renovations in the Bloomingdale's courtyard, and this is where the tree lighting will take place.
Below is a photo of the tree as they are setting it up from last year.
The Christmas Tree at Fashion Island is decorated every year, and visitors from all over come to Fashion Island to see it, and photograph the Christmas Tree. And although I realize that Thanksgiving has not yet arrived, it is time to start thinking about the impending Holiday Season.
Hope you can come for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Look forward to seeing you there!
If I can answer any questions about Newport Beach Real Estate, please contact me at 949.280.0681.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
How to Choose the Right Days to Market your Real Estate Services Online
Effective real estate marketing online has a lot to do with timing. There has been a lot of research conducted, mainly for industries outside of real estate (i.e.retail, hospitality, automotive) on the best days and times to market services and products online. Implementing the right timing to deploy marketing campaigns into your online marketing strategy is an effective way to ramp up your results.
Here are 5 tips on choosing the right days to market your real estate services online
1. Tweet Midweek-
You can tweet everyday of the week but for maximum effect make sure to tweet on Wednesdays and Thursdays as they are the most active days of tweets and retweets as found by HubSpot's State of the Twittersphere Q42008.
Frequency of great original content is still important in building your readership and traffic to your blog. I recommend to my clients that they blog a minimum of 3-5 times per week to be considered as a true content provider in the eyes of their readers.
That being said when is the best time for a blogger to publish their meatiest, most important blog posts? Darren Rowse of Problogger addresses the timing factor in When to Publish Blog Posts-Timing Considerations,
"If I have a very important post that I want to get as much attention as possible I generally will publish it on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning (my time)."
Rowse's post also gives some advice as to publishing posts on weekends and holidays that is worth the read as well as the comments on the post (82 so far).
Clearly publishing your most important blog posts midweek is a winning strategy.
3. The Weakest Link for Email Marketing is Saturday
You may have several email campaigns in your real estate marketing campaign: email flyers, email follow-up, email newsletters. Email marketing is a heavy hitter for real estate professionals but when is the most effective time for you to deliver your messages to your prospects and customers?
According to EMarketer.com the best days of the week to send email marketing are Mondays and Tuesdays and the least effective time by nearly 50% is Saturdays.
The best advice I found and agree with is to survey your email subscribers and ask them when they would like to receive emails from you.
**Allow me one deviation~ What I find more or equally fascinating is the 6.49% CLR (Click Thru Rate) of marketing campaigns such as polls and incentives that are run on Facebook business pages. Fans are clearly interacting with their friends on Facebook in a big way and their interactions are also being seen by their friends.**
"LinkedIn use is predominantly an 8AM-Noon activity with very, very little activity in the evening. Of particular interest is that LinkedIn users tend to arrive at work earlier than Facebook users do....Those serious early morning LinkedIn users will spend an average of 29 minutes reading real Email before they get around to checking your connection request which they could have read first if they wanted to."
While this is a small sampling of members on LinkedIn and their behavior I can attest that this mimics my LinkedIn use. The first online activity I do in the morning is to check my email(which of course includes my blog activity) and the first social network site I check is LinkedIn and this occurs normally between the hours of 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Take into consideration the times and days that people are online and engaging in these online activities when you create and implement your online real estate marketing strategy.
Once you taken action use an analytics tool to measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns. Tweak the times you deliver your marketing messages based on your analytics and direct feedback from your recipients.
Get your game on and use the 5 tips on choosing the right days to market your real estate services online.
Rebecca D. Levinson is a real estate marketing consultant with 17 years of experience serving real estate industry professionals.
If you need assistance with online marketing, offline marketing, social networking, or blogging contact Rebecca D. Levinson at #262-203-5231 or email rebecca@bloggingintherain.com.
Lido Isle in Newport Beach was originally incorporated into the city of Newport Beach in 1906. Lido was one of the first communities to be built with underground utilities. Currently, many of the other communities in Newport Beach are in the process of putting the utilities underground. Newport Shores in Newport Beach has been completed, Along Seashore, and part of the Balboa Peninsula, and Peninsula Point has begun the process as well.
In 1928, a plan for Lido Isle was developed by Lido Isle was incorporated into Newport Beach in 1906. The area was built with streets named after Lido of Venice, which is a beautiful resort on the coast of Italy. Some of the names of the streets included in the development utilized the names of Mediterranean cities, including Genoa, Nice and Ithaca to name the streets on Lido Isle. The names of the streets on Lido all have Via in front of them – for example Via Nice. Via means Latin road.
Lido Isle has approximately 873 homes on the island. One of the amenities of Lido Isle is the Lido Island Yacht Club which is a yacht club available for the residents of Lido. Also, there are private tennis courts and private beaches located on the bay for the residents to enjoy. This area of Newport Beach encourages out door activities including a aquatics and a junior sailing program. During the summer months, many of the children utilize the Lido Isle Yacht Club for swimming and enjoying the Newport Beach climate. Below is a photograph of the Lido Isle Yacht Club.
Many of the homes on Via Lido Soud and Via Lido Nord have boat slips. And Newport Harbor is one of the larger harbors in the country. It is ideal for both power yachts and sailors.
Lido Isle is truly a unique area and offers an incredible lifestyle and it is highly sought after.
Currently there are 35 active listings on Lido Isle in Newport Beach. The following are links to a few properties, and if you would like more details, please contact me for the information.
The lowest price property on Lido Isle is from $949,500 for a condo at 111 Via Lido Nord.
Another home located at 122 Via Palermo is priced at $,1965,000.
The highest priced home on Lido Isle is located at 939 Via Lido Soud and is priced at $11,500,000.
Currently there are four listings on Lido Isle that are in back up and pending status.
Per the MLS, there are five sales since August, 1, 2009. They are as follows:
105 Via Waziers – sold for $1,295,000
114 Via Cordova – sold for $1,686,506
120 Via Genoa – sold for $2,050,000
120 Via Waziers – sold for $2,495,000
823 Via Lido Soud – sold for $6,000,000
If you happen to reside in a property on Via Lido Soud - you will enjoy the sunsets. Or if you reside on Via Lido Nord - enjoy the morning sun and those homes face the Balboa Bay Club. The views from both of these streets are amazing for the Newport Beach Boat Parade. That is coming up on December 16, 2009.
If I can answer any questions regarding Lido Isle Real Estate, please contact me.
Disclaimer: Information contained herein are the views and opinions of Sharon Paxson. This information may be based on information from multiple sources, and may be subject to change without notice. This information is not guaranteed, have warranties either express or implied, may be time sensitive, and may or may not be deemed reliable at the time of researching this article. Information regarding property for sale and market reports is obtained from the SoCalMLS.
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