orange county real estate: Orange County Home Selling Numbers and Prices Moved Up Again August 2013 - 09/18/13 06:29 AM
Orange County CA homes for sale listings were up during August 2013 to 5,062 units, which provides buyers with better selection and opportunity.

Orange County home sales were at 3,477 units for August 2013, which is up 4.2 percent during August 2013 - as compared with same time last year August 2012.
Home selling prices were up more than 25 percent this year during August 2013 as compared with same time last year.
Hottest home selling area at Orange County is Irvine where 374 homes were sold during August, 2013 - including resales, new homes and those sold at auctions after foreclosure (according to … (2 comments)

orange county real estate: Orange County CA Home Selling Markets are Solid with Buyers - 06/08/12 05:51 AM
 
Jon Lansner at the Orange County Register reports about of local Orange County CA real estate markets.  I like his recent article - "Foundation builds for rebound in O.C. housing" - June 3, 2012, and here are some highlights:
April 2012 was the busiest Orange County home buying April since 2006. 57 of 83 Orange County zip areas had year-over-year sales sales up - for thirty days prior to May 8, 2012. OC beach towns recent home sales during that time were up 25 percent from last year. South county inland areas had 14.3 percent home sale increase compared with last year.
I also like the Steven Thomas at his ReportsOnHousing.com, and … (0 comments)

orange county real estate: Shady Canyon at Irvine CA - Private and Luxurious Residential Properties - 03/20/12 03:41 PM
Shady Canyon at Irvine is an amazing part of Orange County CA where people seek privacy and luxury at some of the finest residential properties.  
Shady Canyon home - $2,900,000 - 4 bedrooms and 5 baths - 4510 sf interior - MLS# S690736 - IDX link         Shady Canyon custom estate home - $14,888,888 - 6 bedrooms and 11 baths - 15002 sf interior - MLS# U11002875 - IDX link          With 400 homes and buildable sites, Shady Canyon is one of the truly famous residential areas in Southern California.   Shady Canyon owners have sold 9 properties so far … (0 comments)

orange county real estate: Investors Buying Foreclosures at Orange County CA Real Estate - 10/12/11 06:48 AM

 
Orange County CA real estate investors have increased their buying of foreclosure properties.
The percent of foreclosed properties in California sold to third parties, primarily investors, hit a record 27.4 percent of all foreclosure sales in September, 2011 - according to ForeclosureRadar.   
Orange County CA 3rd party investors bought foreclosure properties at trustee sale auctions during September 2011, and here are some of the numbers: 
Aliso Viejo - 9 properties sold to 3rd party investors Anaheim - 22 properties sold to 3rd party investors Fountain Valley - 3 sold to 3rd party investors Huntington Beach - 6 properties sold to 3rd party investors Irvine … (4 comments)

orange county real estate: Top Things Buyers Should Know - Orange County Home Sales - 05/12/11 12:18 PM
 
Home buyers around Orange County always ask what's happening with the current house selling market.
Here's our take on what's important for buyers to know about the current OC home selling market.

Home sales at Orange County are primarily tied to jobs and employment. 
Orange County added 2,100 jobs during March this year, which is good.  But the OC unemployment rate still hovers around 9.1 percent.  (In California, trend is reverse where employers dropped 11,600 jobs during March 2011). 
When more jobs are available for workers here in Orange County, homes sales will stabilize with better consumer spending power and consumer confidence.
See Irvine condo homes now … (4 comments)

orange county real estate: Orange County Real Estate - Home Sales in January 2011 - 02/16/11 10:59 AM
 
Orange County real estate markets had 1757 homes resold during January 2011.
(almost the same numbers as January last year according to data on resales from Southern California Multiple Listing Service).
925 homes (or 52.6% were regular equity sales).
478 homes (or 27% of he market) were short sales.  354 homes (or 20% of market) re bank owned REOs.
DataQuick Information Systems, tracking county-recorded sales of all housing types, including new home sales and trustee sales, said that sellers closed 1,929 transactions during January 2011 (up 3.3% from January 2010).    
 
1761 Orange County homes were resold last year during January 2010.
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