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2011 

  Turtle Ridge village is one of The Irvine Company developments at Irvine - with homes built between 2003 and 2009.  Turtle Ridge is one of the highest areas in Irvine and has views toward Newport Coast and the ocean.  32 detached single family homes are now listed for sale at Turtle Ridge, and...
06/20/2011
  Home ownership remains a big part of the American dream for most people and families in the U.S. and here in California. However, during this challenging economy time and past decade, those renting vs. owning a home has grown in numbers here at Orange County, CA. Costa Mesa at South OC has the...
06/18/2011
  Newport Coast is one of the most spectacular and private residential communities at Orange County and Southern California. Homes for sale at Newport Coast range from ... 3 bedroom condominium home at 47 Auvergne with asking price of $549,000 ... to the 9 bedroom estate home at 10 Skycrest with...
06/17/2011
  Turtle Rock Village at Irvine, CA has fantastic Southern California weather with sun shining almost all the time and ocean breezes rolling over the hills.  Turtle Rock village was developed by The Irvine Company with homes in 31 different residential neighborhoods, and is one of the most sough...
06/16/2011
  Property owners at Orange County and Newport Beach who are in financial distress should avoid negative and catastrophic financial consequences of a FORECLOSURE.  If you owned distressed Newport Beach or Orange County property,  some alternatives to foreclosure might include repayment plan with...
06/15/2011
IRVINE is the economy powerhouse at Orange County with industry, jobs and employment. Irvine's home buyers continue to spend more total dollars on homes than any other city in Orange County. Irvine's solid home resale values are bucking against data geek talk about property doom and gloom. Irvin...
06/14/2011
"LAGUNA ALTURA" at Irvine is the new home community planned and developed by The Irvine Company, with homes built by Irvine Pacific - released for model home showings and sales during May 2011.  LAGUNA ALTURA is located on Laguna Canyon Road at Irvine, just south of Quail Hill village and will ev...
06/13/2011
I like the Paul Scheper article "FHA Loans becoming popular in Orange County" in this month's Orange County REALTOR® magazine, which was published by the Orange County Association of REALTORs®.    Paul says in his article that FHA loans have emerged as loan of choice for many Orange County buyers...
06/11/2011
  Newport Beach at South OC is one of the cities everyone wants to visit, and a lot of people would also want to buy a home at this special place. Buyers want to get the best deal possible in this Newport Beach home selling market and look to short sales for opportunity. It's easy to find at Newp...
06/11/2011
  TIPS FOR HOME SELLERS to help them stay competitive in today's real estate market  1.  Price the home competitively from the start  Largest number of showings will occur in the first two to three weeks.  The multiple listing services and the Internet will drive the majority of showings.  Expert...
06/10/2011
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