Larry Weichman's Real Estate Blog

          Some key preparations for the marketing of any Costa Mesa home actually start well before the first showing or open house: they take place in the hours before the Costa Mesa listing photos are taken. Those Costa Mesa listing photos will become the definitive beauty shots—the equivalent ...

A couple of weeks back, the ultimate authority on Costa Mesa mortgage rates hadn’t minced words. That was Freddie Mac, whose opinion about mortgage rates constitutes the final say in the matter. Freddie isn’t modest about its preeminence (Freddie’s trademarked corporate slogan is “We make home po...

What a simpler world it would be if Costa Mesa home buying could be reduced to anything like a simple 4-Step process. Even better if those were four easy steps. Actually, without actually coming out and saying so, that’s the tantalizing prospect hinted at on radio financial guru Dave Ramsey’s web...

Successful Costa Mesa real estate agents almost universally share some common personality traits. Among them is one skill that’s not usually mentioned when it comes to real estate agent requirements. By the time we’ve been on the job for long, Costa Mesa real estate agents have necessarily become...

 When you have a firm timeline that governs when you’ll be selling your Costa Mesa house, it’s one decision that’s made for you. Of course, it’s not always that easy. If a move from one home to another, or from Costa Mesa to another area isn’t dictated by outside events, you have to make the deci...

 Figuring out the perfect pricing for any Costa Mesa home for sale would be easier if there were a way to confirm past instances that hit that mark precisely. But that can’t be done. It’s the nature of the beast: it’s simply not possible. Even if a comparable Costa Mesa home’s asking price result...

  Amazing remodeled custom single story home! - $949,000.00 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Year Built: 1961 Lot Size: 7,500 Square Footage: 2,066 Agent Name: Larry Weichman Broker: The L3 MLS #: PW17156405 Price: $949,000.00 2856 Corvo Pl   Costa Mesa, CA 92626 View Map View More Photos Range/Oven Dis...

  Open floor plan in Costa Mesa! - $839,000.00 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Year Built: 1969 Lot Size: 5760 Square Footage: 2,190 Agent Name: Larry Weichman Broker: The L3 MLS #: PW17116506 Price: $839,000.00 3305 Alabama Circle   Costa Mesa, CA 92626 View Map View More Photos Join The L3 Our Concep...

 It’s true that today’s Costa Mesa asking prices fall into a wide range—occasionally even at temptingly reduced levels. But last week came news of one that I have to admit beat them all by a mile (at least regarding the asking price). This was found in Montclair, New Jersey. CBS interviewed the s...

The content the National Association of Realtors® publishes is usually staid and non-controversial. After all, what they put out there has to ring true for the real estate industry in every nook and cranny of the country: in communities large and small, coast to coast—from Podunk to Peoria, Manha...