Orange County Real Estate Solutions

Mission Viejo Real Estate Market Report - March 2011 Sales Volume Up 30% From February. Another South Orange County community with a large bounce in sales from February to March.  Closed transactions increased over 30% from 71 home sales in February to 93 in March. Average Sale Price Up 6%. The ...

Mission Viejo Real Estate Absorption Rate Report - April 11th, 2011  Looking at the inventory absorption rate for a specific real estate market can be a very useful tool in determining if it is the right time for you to buy or sell in that area.  Higher absorption rates are generally better for b...

Lake Forest Real Estate Market Report - March 2011 March Sales Volume  Way Up! The number of homes sold in Lake Forest rose dramatically from 42 sold in February to 76 sold in March.  This is a volume increase of over 80%!.  Detached homes saw the greatest volume increase going from a lackluster ...

Absorption Rate 101 - Why Inventory Levels Matter! The Real Estate Weathervane. Knowing and understanding which way the "wind is blowing" is vital to both buyers' and sellers'. Most of us understand the basic concept of supply-side economics and how supply and demand impact pricing.  Inventory ob...

Lake Forest California Real Estate and Homes For Sale  - The City of Lake Forest offers a wide variety of real estate for sale. Detached single-family homes for sale in Lake Forest start around the low $300,000s and run up to over $1.5 million for luxury waterfront homes. Condos and townhomes are...

Foothill Ranch 2 Bedroom Condos and Townhomes For Sale - Bargain Buys! What Is A "Good Deal" On A 2 Bedroom Foothill Ranch Condo or Towhnhome? During the last six months (9/16/2010 to 3/15/2011) the average sale price of a Foothill Ranch 2 bedroom condo was $227,137. There are three communities o...

What Is An REO Property? R-E-O. Acronyms are great tools are they not? A simple way to economize words, right? For instance R-E-O is the acronym for "Real Estate Owned" in the real estate world.  Brief and succinct. Now that clears everything up right? Hmmm.... no, not really.  What does "Real Es...

Mission Viejo Lakefront Homes For Sale Enjoy living resort style and soaking in panoramic water views with a lakefront home in Mission Viejo. Lake Mission Viejo is Southern California's most desirable lake community with beautiful beaches, lakeside restaurants, boating, sailing windsurfing, kayak...

Mission Viejo 4 Bedroom Homes For Sale - Bargain Buys   Can You Buy A Four Bedroom Detached Home For $470,000 Or Less In Mission Viejo?  Fact: The average sale price of a 4 or more bedroom detached home in Mission Viejo in the 1,800 to 2,250 square feet range has been $525,528 over the last three...

Lake Forest Short Sale Assistance  - Lake Forest Realtor Short Sales are on pace to be over 30% of all Lake Forest home sales in 2011. Of the 906 homes sold in Lake Forest last year 319 were short sales.  That was over 35% of all homes sold in the community. The percentage of short sales grew fro...