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2010 

I just blogged this on my own site www.dixonteamoc.com but I had to share it with all you active rainers too.      Last week a home for sale in Huntington Beach offered more than basic staging, this house included a reptile petting zoo! Ok so maybe it was just one reptile, but the three legged ig...
02/28/2010
  No, this is not a buy one get eight free special. While looking over Huntington Beach Real Estate news this morning I read an article from the OC Register which took a look at luxury home listings in Orange County. I LOVE the article because it pushes my practicality buttons. According to the a...
02/22/2010
Dixon Team OC Mythbusters: The Majority of homes on the market are NOT short sales.  Let's take a quick look at some of the data out there for the Huntington Beach market. You may be under the perception that the majority of the properties on the market right now are short sales or distressed pr...
02/17/2010
  From Surf to Snow, you can see it all in Huntington Beach Let me start by saying I know there's no snow IN Huntington Beach. But that's beside the point. Huntington Beach is perfectly located at the northern end of Orange County which puts it just a short drive from California's most famous cit...
02/15/2010
I get the feeling that most people looking at condos for sale in Huntington Beach don't often put much weight on what local businesses surround their potential abode. I think it's an important thing to consider when searching for a neighborhood you want to live in. This week I had several intera...
02/13/2010
  Google's new Buzz may be floating like a butterfly but will it sting like a bee? Yahoo and Microsoft think (read: HOPE) not.  If you're saying what the heck is Buzz anyways, you're not alone. When I first saw it on my Gmail page I was pretty unimpressed. I didn't even want to use it really beca...
02/10/2010
While searching for some new RSS Feeds to subscribe to today on Google Reader I came across this article. It's great to see that Active Rain easily ranks up with all the top dogs when looking for Real Estate feeds. Back to the topic at hand, in the article AmyLe at HomeFinder.com tells us about ...
02/10/2010
  Huntington Beach “Surf City Marathon” Every year Huntington Beach California hosts an amazing event called the Surf City Marathon.  This year's Huntington Beach marathon had several different running options including a full marathon, half marathon 5k and even a 1 mile fun run for kids and thei...
02/09/2010
A couple of days ago I wrote about how much you enjoy living in your neighborhood has more to do with you than it does with most other factors. Today I saw and interesting article through StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1aCp0J/sciencehax.com/2010/01/beautiful-home-built-from-recycled-m...
02/03/2010
The IRS finally released details regarding the New Homebuyer Credit as it applies to existing homeowners who are purchasing a new/different primary residence.  We already knew if you were a first time homebuyer you could qualify for a tax credit up to $8,000.  What was far less publicized was the...
02/02/2010
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Short, informative personal opinions on topics ranging from negotiation strategies for buyers, how to get a banks bottom line, why the weather is hot, and what to do when the water temp is cold on early surf mornings!