the l3: Some Expenses Aren’t Really Avoided by Costa Mesa Renters
- 07/17/19 09:36 AM
That “things break down” is a truism as old as mankind—possibly preceding the invention of language itself. You can picture a furious caveman staring at the shattered remains of the wheel he’d just invented—after the first time it broke. Sooner or later, “things fall apart.”
When area residents mull over their personal living arrangement decisions, one of the logical financial arguments for renting Costa Mesa homes rather than buying is the added cost of maintenance. Costa Mesa renters reason that they don’t have to worry about saving up for a rainy day (as when the garbage … (1 comments)
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the l3: Huntington Beach Ocean Home!
- 09/08/18 07:56 AM
Absolutely incredible and rare opportunity to own a perfectly remodeled home on the sands of Huntington Beach! This 2 bed/2 bath 968 sq ft condo is an end unit with no one above or below and has endless views of the ocean, pier, and the beach. It has recently been upgraded from top to bottom with nothing but the highest end of finishes. Upon entry to the home, you see a spacious living room adorned with gorgeous-toned waterproof plank flooring and numerous oversized windows allowing an abundance of bright, natural light to illuminate it. The kitchen features all brand new stainless … (4 comments)
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the l3: Surprise Credit Score Rise Affects Lucky Costa Mesa Homebuyers
- 05/21/18 11:45 AM
It isn’t exactly Christmas-in-May, but for some Costa Mesa consumers, a valuable present they weren’t expecting will show up this month. The surprise gift will arrive in the form of a boost to their all-important credit score. The newly minted credit scores could be improved by as much as 30 points—enough of a jump that some Costa Mesa recipients could find themselves newly eligible for home loans with lower rates. That will happen if the increase promotes them from one credit score “band” to the next. The windfall comes as a result of a revision in the way the three major … (0 comments)
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the l3: Last Month’s Jaw-Dropper & Huntington Beach Listing Strategy
- 04/02/18 09:25 AM
When it’s time to put your Huntington Beach house up for sale, one of the most important built-in
marketing tools at your disposal is the write-up at the top of its Huntington Beach listing. Ad people call short
descriptive essays like this “blurbs.” In Huntington Beach listings, its importance is second only to the curb-
appeal of the photo that appears above it.
When the blurb is thoughtfully crafted, it can shape prospects’ expectations by way of highlighting
the best features while softening the importance of less desirable details. A huge backyard could be
emphasized as “park-like”—while a tiny patio could be “cozy” or even “intimate.”
That’s why, … (0 comments)
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the l3: Great Santa Ana Home on Large Corner Lot!
- 03/28/18 10:32 AM
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the l3: Reports Say Lenders are Relaxing Home Loan Requirements
- 03/26/18 09:13 AM
Huntington Beach readers who perused The Washington Post’s “Real Estate” section recently found a most encouraging piece of information—particularly if they were among many the younger and first-time home seekers who worry about qualifying for a home loan. And by the article’s finale, there was even one conclusion that sober-minded observers might decide had exceeded simple optimism…
The headline article— Many lenders are loosening requirements for prospective home buyers—provided ample evidence of widespread easing of mortgage qualification criteria. Apparently, there is a common acknowledgment that many of the lending guidelines that followed the housing crisis were overly restrictive.
Among the tweaks … (1 comments)
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the l3: Stunning Huntington Harbour Home with Boat Slip!
- 03/22/18 01:41 PM
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the l3: South Coast Metro Pool Home!
- 03/19/18 09:06 AM
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the l3: 3 Strategies for Setting Your Costa Mesa House’s Asking Price
- 03/12/18 11:02 AM
Selling your Costa Mesa house for the best price sometimes involves a certain amount of luck, but it’s the kind of “luck” that’s a lot more likely when you’ve set out the welcome mat for it. In addition to strategic home preparation and a solid marketing push, selling your Costa Mesa house for the best price also has to do with where that price starts out: that is, the asking price.
Once you have a clear idea of the professional opinion of its market value—that is, a price that aligns with the latest comparable sales data for similar Costa Mesa homes—you have … (0 comments)
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the l3: “Last Call” to Buy Your Huntington Beach Home?
- 03/12/18 10:25 AM
The question posed in last week’s Realtor.com article was certainly scary enough: “Is It Last Call for Low Mortgage Rates?” If you have been putting off getting ready to buy your next Huntington Beach home, it could well have been a potent call to action. For the normally staid Realtor, it was an unusually pointed dispatch.
The article’s opening line, “All good things come to an end…” is what many Huntington Beach home loan rate watchers have known to be true enough—yet for years now, when it comes to the financial benefits that accompany low mortgage interest rates, the prospects for losing … (0 comments)
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the l3: Turning Costa Mesa First-Time Homebuyers into Believers
- 03/12/18 10:05 AM
Last week’s short news item could serve as inspiration for future Costa Mesa first-time homebuyers—especially for those who haven’t yet considered the possibility of owning their own Costa Mesa home.
The item in question was news of the passing of the English athlete, Sir Roger Bannister. If that name isn’t familiar, it’s because Bannister’s story has long since faded from the headlines. But Bannister was a hero who changed the path of more than just sports history.
His triumph took place in 1954. A mid-distance runner, he had considered giving up the sport after his failure to win a medal in the 1952 … (0 comments)
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the l3: The L3 Open House This Weekend 3/10 & 3/11
- 03/07/18 10:12 AM
L3 Real Estate Orange County, CA Featured Open House for:
Saturday - March 10th
1043 Concord, Costa Mesa 1-4
Sunday - March 11th
20171 Imperial Cove, Huntington Beach 12-3
1043 Concord, Costa Mesa 1-4
We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle L3 is a full service real estate agency with a regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa offering a wide-array of custom services to meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission to provide trusted, convenient, responsive service to ensure clients enjoy their real estate experience. L3 was originally formed to offer personal, concierge-level service as an alternative to the large, nationally based … (2 comments)
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the l3: National Home Prices Jump 37% Since 2014
- 03/05/18 10:30 AM
When Fountain Valley homeowners sit down to plot out their household’s long-range financial plan, the value they ascribe to their Fountain Valley home usually deserves a leading role. As research firm Pulsenomics puts it, “changes in single-family home values can have profound impacts on consumer balance sheets.” Yet it’s often the case that homeowners assume that their home’s value is its apparent equity—the home price they paid less their mortgage’s remaining principal.
Fountain Valley homeowners will be pleased to find that using that measure is almost certain to result in a substantial underestimate. Since the historical norm is for residential home prices to rise, if you … (2 comments)
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the l3: 2 Obscure Factors Influence Huntington Beach Mortgage Loan Decisions
- 03/05/18 10:02 AM
Whether you are about to embark on your first Huntington Beach home search or your umpteenth, unless you’ve managed to save enough to make you a cash buyer, soon you’ll need to secure a mortgage loan from a bank or other lending institution.
To understand what lies behind any home loan decision, just do what any good business negotiator does: put yourself in the other guy’s shoes. Getting a yes (and a low interest rate) from Huntington Beach’s lenders starts with demonstrating a history of responsible debt handling. That’s been made easy by the major credit information gathering agencies, who’ve been … (0 comments)
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the l3: Spot House Improvements Yield Disproportionate Rewards
- 03/05/18 09:37 AM
You don’t have to be planning to sell your home to enjoy the benefits from what you might call a few ‘strategic spot improvements.’ These are limited renovations aimed at specific areas of a house—improvements that might not seem essential to Costa Mesa homeowners after years of living with them, but which fresher-eyed visitors see as evidence of a property in need of renewal.
Spot house improvements can be most necessary in living areas that whisper, “I’m a refugee from the 80’s.” Examples are rooms with popcorn ceilings; with faded green or pink bathroom tiles (really more like refugees from the … (1 comments)
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the l3: Great home in Eastside Costa Mesa!
- 03/02/18 02:46 PM
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the l3: HB Corner Lot Pool Home With RV Access!
- 03/02/18 02:35 PM
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the l3: The L3 Open House This Weekend 3/3 & 3/4
- 02/28/18 01:48 PM
L3 Real Estate Orange County, CA Featured Open House for:
Saturday - March 3rd
9952 Effingham Dr, Huntington Beach 1-4
2649 Elden Ave Apt E, Costa Mesa 1-4
8222 Kingfisher Dr, Huntington Beach 1-4
Sunday - March 4th
9952 Effingham Dr, Huntington Beach 1-4
2649 Elden Ave Apt E, Costa Mesa 1-4
8222 Kingfisher Dr, Huntington Beach 1-4
We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle L3 is a full service real estate agency with a regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa offering a wide-array of custom services to meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission to provide trusted, convenient, responsive service to ensure clients enjoy their real estate experience. L3 … (0 comments)
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the l3: Costa Mesa Homes for Sale Aim to Thwart a ‘Double Squeeze’
- 02/26/18 03:54 PM
There hasn’t been a call for “All Hands On Deck!”—but if we start seeing an influx of Costa Mesa homes for sale ahead of this spring’s peak selling season, it’s not hard to guess why. There may not have been any conspicuous heads-up for homeowners, but thoughtful deductions based on the news might prompt just such an effect.
At point is the possibility of a coming “double squeeze” for homeowners on the move. If it happens, there could be a decrease in the total number of Costa Mesa homes for sale because of what sellers face after they have given up their … (0 comments)
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the l3: L.A. Apartment Lease Announcement Causes Double-Take
- 02/26/18 03:46 PM
Huntington Beach residents have long heard that Los Angeles real estate prices can be stratospheric— particularly in the choicer neighborhoods like Bel Air and Malibu where apartment lease prices can touch the sky. Downtown L.A., on the other hand, has only recently matched the more westerly districts because DTLA lacks the strong ocean breezes that bring temperatures down from Downtown’s almost-ideal range to the Westside’s slam-dunk-absolutely-ideal range.
Even so, last week’s apartment lease announcement for the penthouse at 888 Olive Street rated a double-take. Even squinting at the screen didn’t change what seemed to be a typo in the monthly lease listing price.
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