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Irvine CA real estate had 190 homes listed for sale at of March 10, 2013 - (see March 10 article at Irvine CA Home Selling and Real Estate Trends).  After not having enough homes listed to satisfy buyers for the past year, Irvine real estate now turns toward balance and has 497 homes listed for s...

  East Costa Mesa at South Orange County CA is one the most well-liked areas for homes for living and investment by residents and owners.    People at East Costa Mesa are attracted there for many reasons: Location close to Newport Heights and Newport Harbor Great weather all year round Good publi...

Orange County CA homes prices are so high now as compared with same time last year that it's still an excellent time to be a seller.   However, market demand for Orange County homes dropped by 8% in the past two weeks.  Buyer demand is down as Orange County moves toward a more normal summer marke...

  Eastbluff at Newport Beach homes and real estate update for second quarter 2013 shows continued buyer demand at this community. For first six months of this year from January 1 to June 30, 2013 - Eastbluff at Newport Beach had 50 homes sold. Average sold price was $1,054,187 during that time - ...

"America the Beautiful"       Lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates - circa 1892   O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!   O...

Joel Kotkin is an Orange County Register opinion columnist, a Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and is the executive editor of www.newgeography.com.  He has written about public policy and development of the Southern California suburbs and an interesting col...

  Turtle Rock is one of the most in-demand areas at Irvine and Orange County CA for home buying. Turtle Rock homes and real estate update for first six months of 2013  59 Turtle Rock area homes have sold so far this year - from January 1 to June 30, 2013. Inventory of homes for sale at Turtle Roc...

  Lido Island is a special part of Newport Beach CA - built originally during 1923 from the mudflats of Newport Harbor that were dredged.     Lido was the first master planned community in California and one of the first with underground utilities.         Lido Island homes and properties are po...

We have the OC Great Park balloon - but it's not a "bubble" at Orange County CA real estate. Even though some market skeptics have talked about rising home selling prices and possible "bubble" at Orange County CA real estate, we don't expect this any time soon.   The Orange County real estate mar...

Top Reasons to Sell Your Orange County CA Home Now in this Market   1.  Moving for family or financial reasons. 2.  Moving up or to a larger home - Good Orange County home selling prices present sellers with options to clear their mortgage and move up to a bigger or better home.  3.  Top Selling ...