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Live beautifully in this stunning, extensively remodeled and renovated home in the “The Bluffs” at Newport Beach!                   Single family attached home with 3 bedrooms and 2 and one-half bathrooms.   Open-concept kitchen, dining and living area.   Gorgeous custom kitchen rebuilt to the st...
06/13/2014
Protect and Transfer Your Home’s  Property Tax Basis to a Replacement Home at Orange County CA Property taxes are very important for home owners in California and Orange County.  This especially important because property taxes are based upon assessed values, and home values increased significant...
05/31/2014
Turtle Rock at Irvine CA home selling prices are now at an all-time high. Turtle Rock continues to be one of the most sought-after community locations for residential living and home buying in Orange County. Turtle Rock home buyers were hot and busy last year during 2013, and home prices jumped w...
05/29/2014
Prime Time for Home Sellers at East Costa Mesa   East Costa Mesa is about a 3-square-mile area at Orange County and borders Newport Beach on one side, Irvine Avenue on the east, Mesa Drive on the north and Newport Blvd on the west.   It's located about 2 miles from Newport Harbor and 3 miles from...
05/20/2014
  Demand for housing at Orange County CA continues to be positively impacted by rising employment, growing families and some people qualifying for loans after a prior foreclosure or short sale. Orange County home selling was hot with buyers last year 2013 - which was inspired by low mortgage rate...
05/18/2014
Irvine CA and Orange County home selling prices are determined with focus on comparable sales and fair market value. 615 Irvine homes are listed for sale as of today - which is a 22 percent increase since two months ago. Irvine CA home selling remains solid.  However, with more homes listed for s...
05/15/2014
California Legislature Considers New Tax on Homeowners - SB 391 The CA state legislature has been considering a new tax that would be imposed on homeowners who need to record certain documents with their counties. This $75 per document tax will be imposed on a variety of documents, which will inc...
04/28/2014
Turtle Rock and Irvine CA home sales and prices update shows solid numbers. Irvine CA has grown to be the third largest city in Orange County by population.  It's also the economy powerhouse and has continued to experience the most home buyer demand of any city in the county. 579 Irvine homes hav...
04/19/2014
Irvine CA technology companies provide many local jobs in private business, which has positive impact on home buying and real estate values. Irvine CA is home to many tech companies - including Broadcom (with about 4,000 employees at Irvine), Toshiba America Information Ssytems, Mitsubishi, Vizio...
04/11/2014
A California court of appeal has ruled that the real estate broker for buyers failed in their obligation to investigate, understand and communicate to buyers the implications of an earthquake zone report.  (Saffie v. Schmeling, filed March 7, 2014, Fourth District, Div. Two, 2014 S.O.S. E055716)....
04/07/2014
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