The Voice of Orange County...Michael A. Caruso's Blog

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Real Estate Agent - Surterre Properties
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ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2008 

Women looking for a healthy place to live should consider Orange County, CA or "The OC" as we call it, which is ranked 8th healthiest in the USA by SELF magazine.  And "The OC" is ranked number 1 for Fitness. The news and the publication hit the streets on Tuesday of this week. Orange County fem...
11/27/2008
Is the economy on patients' minds? You bet it is.  In a recent article from the OC Register, Doctors at Mission Hospital and Saddleback Memorial Hospital said that they are making very unusual referrals to their patients.  The referral is to visit a financial adviser. And the American Psychologi...
11/27/2008
This is not a James Bond movie...but you'd think so. This is no fantasy.  There is something on the drawing board for our US Military to spy on people in the future.  A machine that first will be bird-like in size in 2015 and by the year 2030 will be bug-like in size and can fly undetected into ...
11/26/2008
The National Park Service will have to close a portion of a very popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park, because of the danger of rockfalls. The most recent rockfall was back on October 20th in Yosemite Valley's Curry Village. The closure will affect about a 157,500 guests a year, acc...
11/26/2008
Wanna get an idea of the future holds?  Poll teens as to what their interests are. Well, in an on-line poll showed 60 percent of teens still want to own a business some day.  That is a good thing.  The problem is that figure is down from previous polls asking the same question.  This is accordin...
11/26/2008
I haven't checked this out personally, but I heard that Radio Shack is offering gift cards in exchange for your old ipods, cells phones, or other electronic devices. So maybe think twice before you dump some old stuff and check out this offer. I'm sure they are hoping you spend the gift card rig...
11/26/2008
Perched upon a bluff with ocean breezes and corner location on single loaded street. Builder options maximized to provide a smart, efficient floor plan. Formal office with French doors and bookcase. Loft/Bonus Room, Master with full retreat. Granite kitchen with center island, nook and breakfast ...
11/22/2008
  Senator Dick Ackerman was a guest presenter at an Orange County Realtor Association event where he awarded Michael Caruso with a California Legislature Resolution to recognize the work Michael performed while serving as 2007 President for the Association of Realtors.  The Orange County Associat...
11/21/2008
  Broker Michael Caruso has found a creative way to help rebuild the inventory at Orange County's Second Harvest Food Bank.  Caruso has successfully created and now tested a method whereby he requests that agents bring a can of food when they come to view his listings that are featured on "Broker...
11/21/2008
It is that time of the year when fire danger results from dry air, high winds and dry brush.  And, sure enough it happened again.  And it is happening far too often with damage and family tradgedy. So this is another opportunity for Southern California to show its resiliency in joining together t...
11/18/2008