Zen's Blog

The Aliso Viejo unofficial homes sales count for February 2008 was 33 homes sold for the month. That is equal to homes sold in the month of January 2008.  That is down 38% from the 53 homes that were sold during the month of January 2007. In comparison the highest amount of homes sold in 2007 was...

The NEW LOAN LIMIT announcement has finally arrived and the winner is...Orange County with its new FHA loan and conforming limit going to $729,750. This will definitely be a boost for the slumping Orange County and California housing markets. In housing markets such as Orange County, many consume...

Zen Ziejewski, Laguna Niguel Real Estate Professional, released the March Orange County and Laguna Niguel Real Estate podcast featuring Terri Murphy, REAL ESTATE AUTHOR AND CIO of US Learning in Memphis, TN. This month's real estate topic is a recap of the February Orange County real estate marke...

There will be many market moving events but there are three that I noted in a blog below that will have a major impact on our housing market in in California and Orange County for the short and long term.  Click on the link to read the "Top 3 Market Moving Events for February and March 2008".  Yo...

  Median Sale PriceSales VolumeCommunityZipPrev. 4 weeks% Change from 06Prev. 4 weeks% Change from 06Aliso Viejo92656$505,000 -15.00%45-45.80%Dana Point92629 - 92624$947,500.005.4%26-21.7%Irvine92602 - 92620$641,375.00-19.5%183-28.2%Ladera Ranch92694$850,000 -24.60%46-44.60%Laguna Beach92651$1,29...

Who say's it never rains in California?  Unfortunately the OC has been getting less then other parts of the state.  Federal Climatologists claim an end to Orange County's damaging and long drought, reclassifying the region as  abnormally dry, the lowest level of conceer in a comparatively dry yea...

As of March 1st, 2008 according to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) the total number of active listings in Laguna Niguel totaled 447 homes (condos, townhomes and single family homes).  This is down 10 homes from January 2008 with a total of 457 homes on the market.  We have seen a strong pick u...