Larry Weichman's Real Estate Blog

A couple of years ago, the National Association of Realtors® sent out a compilation of answers to the most-often posed questions home buyers have for their agents. Costa Mesa home buyers do sometimes come up with these. Here’s the NAR list, its answers—and a few brief observations:       “How muc...

 Buyers and sellers are more well-informed than ever before due to easy access to online Costa Mesa real estate sites (like mine—and BTW, thanks for stopping by!). Given the advent of constantly updated listing data and the abundance of accompanying commentary and analysis, it’s no surprise that ...

Prepping your Costa Mesa house for sale can be a challenge or a pleasure—for the most part, that’s determined by how much attention you’ve been able to give the place in the past few years. Either way, the first action item is to make a thorough reconnaissance of the property. The punch list of m...

 It has been largely unchallenged since its debut in 2014: the list of nine elements that make up the “perfect” house. Originally formulated for a Houselogic feature by builder John Riha, the nine features that comprise an “ideal” house make a more meaningful list than most similar compilations. ...

 Absolutely incredible and rare opportunity to own a perfectly remodeled home on the sands of Huntington Beach! This 2 bed/2 bath 968 sq ft condo is an end unit with no one above or below and has endless views of the ocean, pier, and the beach. It has recently been upgraded from top to bottom wit...

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 Especially when the market is moving briskly, selling your Costa Mesa home can put you up against a chicken-egg quandary. “Which came first?” is as unanswerable today as when we argued about in the second grade—yet when a key decision about selling your home depends on answering a similar puzzle...

When your next home is going to be in an unfamiliar town—whether in Costa Mesa or somewhere else— learning as much as you can about your choice of neighborhoods is a practical starting point. It won’t be long before you’ll find yourself immersed in finding the perfect house—but it can’t be perfec...

 Like most experienced Costa Mesa Realtors®, I look forward to showings. Accompanying a well-qualified prospective buyer on the first visit to what may become their future home can be the high point of the day. My job is to supply answers as questions arise, to keep track of points that merit fur...

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