The Voice of Orange County...Michael A. Caruso's Blog

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2011 

Happy Saturday Active Rainers! Hope Your Weekend is Filled with Much Happiness and Success! Make Today GREAT!   And thank you for making me Your Orange County Real Estate Connection.      www.MichaelCarusoRealEstate.com Best regards, Michael Caruso, Broker ABR ABRM CLHMS CRB CRS GREEN GRI Past P...
01/15/2011
NORTH COUNTY ANAHEIM Coming up January 30th at 7pm is the 2011 Ms. America Contest at the Doubletree Anaheim Resort. The Ms. America Pageant conducts a nationwide search to find contestants and make one woman's dream of a lifetime come true by crowning her Ms. America 2011! Over $40,000.00 in gi...
01/14/2011
   CENTRAL COUNTY COSTA MESA Nothing to report FOUNTAIN VALLEY Nothing to report HUNTINGTON BEACH Coming up February 6th is the Surf City Pacific Shoreline Marathon. This annual 26.2 mile marathon travels along oceanfront course. Categories include; Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and Kid's 1 Mile. T...
01/14/2011
South County ALISO VIEJO Coming up January 22nd from 10:00am to 3:00pm is Snowfest at Grand Park in the Aliso Viejo Town Center. Registration is required. For more information or to register for the event you can call 949-425-2537. DANA POINT  Now through early April Gray Whales migrate annually...
01/14/2011
Is the market is improving or at least stabilizing!?  We provide the latest market updates regularly, as well as personal consultation of market direction... The San Juan Capistrano Closed Sales Report for January 1st-December 31st The San Juan Capistrano Closed Sales Report for Homes Sold in th...
01/13/2011
What is Carbon Monoxide (CO)? CO is formed from the incomplete burning of any flame-fueled device including ranges, ovens, clothes dryers, furnaces, fireplaces, grills, space heaters, vehicles, and water heaters. CO can be dangerous - when inhaled, it passes from the lungs into the hemoglobin mo...
01/12/2011
- OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY - JANUARY 15 - FROM 12:00-5:00 - VERY MOTIVATED SELLER - BRING ALL OFFERS - 5 Marsh Creek LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA Easy to love! Soft Cal-Spanish design taking full advantage of a 20,000sqft lot w/smart floor plan & 2 yards. 6BR/4+1BA Single Family House $2,389,000 Year Built 19...
01/11/2011
  Cat litter has always been a nasty, but necessary commodity. Not only can it cause potential health risks to both pets and humans, it is an absolute Environmental nightmare. If you are like most people, you deposit the stinky stuff in plastic trash bags to be tossed out. Did you know that it is...
01/11/2011
If you are going to replace your garage door, take in to consideration how it will be viewed when you are trying to sell it. A basic door will usually do the job, depending on the look you are going for, but consider these options. -An insulated door is great to keep the cold out in the winter an...
01/10/2011
The typical seller who bought their home 8 years ago saw a 24% increase in equity (median gain of $33,000). And those who were in their homes for 11-15 years saw a median gain of 40%! So clearly, even with a decline in prices theses last few years, a home is still a good investment. And it seems ...
01/09/2011