Rancho Santa Margarita's Exclusive Buyer's Agent

Here's a quick and easy way to help others and to give back in Rancho Santa Margarita. Cox Communications, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is sponsoring a blood drive on Thursday, December 4th.  The drive will take place in the Rio Grande Room from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Do you think yo...

Buying a home in Orange County, CA can seem overwhelming and frustrating - especially for first time buyers hoping to snap up a short sale or REO.  As with most things, there's both an easy way and a hard way to complete a task.  do it.  There's a series of steps buyers can take to reduce the has...

Every November I look forward to reading the annual statistics provided in Remodeling Magazine's Cost vs. Value in home improvements and remodeling.  Knowing these numbers allows me to make accurate recommendations to my clients who are selling a home in Rancho Santa Margarita.  They want to know...

Once again congratulations are in order for the Tesoro High School Football Team. ***Tesoro Titans are #1 in Orange County High School Football *** Is there still anyone left out there who doubts this? Tesoro is now 12-0 following Friday night's 38-35 win in Round 2 of the Pac-5 CIF-SS playoff.  ...

In the weeks weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and the holidays most of us begin to take stock of the blessings in our lives.  We recognize that even in a time of economic uncertainty, there is much to be grateful for.  At this time we have a tendency to want to reach out and help others less fort...

Las Flores is an upscale community of 1,339 homes nestled in the soft rolling hills of South Orange County, just north of Ladera Ranch, east of Mission Viejo, west of Wagon Wheel & Coto de Caza and south of Rancho Santa Margarita.  There are 14 builder tracts within Las Flores:  Avalino, Bel Flo...

The Cantamar tract in Rancho Santa Margarita's Golf Course Area, is nestled against the Arroyo on the east side of Antonio Parkway.  The neighborhood is comprised of 83 homes which are one half mile from Arroyo Vista Park, 1 mile from Tijeras Creek Golf Course, and 2 miles away from the Beach Cl...

"I dub this property Rancho Santa Margarita's Bargain Home of November, 2008." Earlier in November there was a condo on Baya in Rancho Santa Margarita that was listed as a short sale for $149,000.  The property is now in escrow but is still accepting back up offers.  I will be watching this parti...

Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Neil Blais stressed last Friday in his State of the City address, that despite the state wide economic crisis, the City of Rancho Santa Margarita has a balanced budget and sufficient reserves to weather the storm.  At this time, the City reportedly has upwards of $16...

Dove Canyon, like most communities in South Orange County has been hit by a wave of short sales and foreclosures.  Unlike some of the surrounding areas, however, there have been a number of standard sales mixed in with the special condition sales. This past week there were three new listings in D...