active adult communities: What Happened to the Market?? Where have the Buyer GONE!! - 10/16/13 07:39 AM
 
I sell homes in a retirement community located in Casta del Sol, Mission Viejo, CA. There are 1927 residential properties in the community and the sales changes over the course of 1 year. Now this is to be expected but this year has been exceptional! It has been a rollercoaster ride. Spring time the For Sales were on the market averaging 10 days before an offer was coming in, then it changed. We stared the month of June with the inventory down to only 2 houses available on any given day and the offers were coming in within 2 days … (0 comments)

active adult communities: FREE! Information Available from REALTORS! Just Ask! - 10/16/13 04:21 AM
 
Are you considering buying a home when the market is right? Do you know how to find out when that will be? Keeping in touch with what is going on and having the right person watching over the real estate market for you would be a good thing. Realtors pride themselves in researching and evaluating all the data that is available, to see how it will benefit their clients. There are news reports every day that the market is going up, that it is going down, buy now, buy next year, sell, don’t sell, how can you possibly know what … (0 comments)

active adult communities: Proof That Prices are Going UP, UP and AWAY!!! - 04/18/13 04:20 AM
 
Comparing sales for Casta del Sol, Mission Viejo in the first three months of 2011, 2012 and 2013!
 
January     February          March
 
2011                                             2012                                             2013
 
           Sold in 2011 - 14 houses                  Sold in 2012 - 10 houses                      Sold in 2013 - 27
        Days on Market 2011 – 82             Days on market 2012 – 67              Days on Market 2013 – 48
      Avg. price 2011 - $366,200             Avg. price 2012 - $382,300             Avg. price 2013 – 439,120
Low price CDS 2011 - $295,000      Low price CDS 2012 $317,000      Low price CDS 2013 - $380,000
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