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Search For Homes For Sale In East Lake Village EAST LAKE VILLAGE IN YORBA LINDA CA One of the most well known areas of Yorba Linda, California is East Lake Village. East Lake is a large, planned community of approximately 850 acres, set around a private, 15 acre lake that's located on the border...

Search For Homes And Condos For Sale In Travis Ranch TRAVIS RANCH IN YORBA LINDA CA The area commonly referred to as Travis Ranch in Yorba Linda, California is not a specific neighborhood or planned community within the city. This portion of Yorba Linda is known as Travis Ranch due to the fact t...

 MAY 2012 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT   REAL ESTATE PRICES INCH UPWARD AS BUYERS RETURN TO THE COASTAL MARKET For the second month in a row the median home price in Southern California inched upward, from $290,000 in April, to $295,000 in May, as home buyers changed their focus...

SHORT SALE RESPONSE REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS As part of the unprecedented nationwide mortgage settlement, home loan servicers are now required to respond promptly to short sale requests. The new rules state that loan servicers must provide borrowers with a decision within 30 days of receiving a co...

WILL YOUR MONTHLY PAYMENT BE HIGHER IN A CONDO WITH HOA DUES A common misconception that Orange County home buyers have is that their monthly payments and expenses will be much higher if they buy a condo instead of a house, because of the homeowners association fees. Because of this, I'm often as...

WHERE SHOULD A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER BEGIN? I would have to say that the most frequently asked Orange County, California real estate question comes from first time home buyers. I typically get a question such as, "I'm a first time buyer. Where do I begin?" or "I'm new to the home buying process a...

WHAT IS A 1031 EXCHANGE? I've received questions about the 1031 exchange process throughout my 16 year real estate and mortgage career. However, it seems that since more and more people are considering purchasing real estate for investments purposes, I've been receiving an increasing amount of qu...

IS IT A BUYERS MARKET OR A SELLERS MARKET IN ORANGE COUNTY CA? As an Orange County, California Realtor, I've seen a great deal of change in the real estate market this year, and I've noticed that the same question keeps coming up. It usually sounds something like, "I thought it was a buyer's mark...

YORBA LINDA CA REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012   INVENTORY UNDER $500K DRIES UP AS REAL ESTATE SALES INCREASE IN YORBA LINDA CA Active listings and pending real estate sales remained flat month over month in Yorba Linda, California. However, there was a marked increase in the ...

Villa Park CA Real Estate Market Report For The Month Of May 2012    THE VILLA PARK REAL ESTATE MARKET CONTINUES TO HOLD STEADY Real estate activity remained stable in Villa Park, California, from April to May, which has become a common theme throughout 2012. Once again, the number of active real...