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RECENT BLOG POSTS
For the week ended December 3, interest rates on a 30 year fixed decreased to an average of 5.53% as compared to 5.97% the previous week and 5.96% a year ago.  On $700,000 financed for your San Clemente home or condo purchase, this represents a savings of almost $200 per month or over 4.5% from a...
12/12/2008
For the month ended November 2008, San Clemente real estate sold increased 14.29% compared to the same month prior year.  This is another consecutive month that sales have been better than prior year and continues to indicate that things are improving for the San Clemente real estate market.  Ano...
12/12/2008
According to this article in the Orange County Register, the San Clemente City Council approved a plan to build a 2,100-foot-long connection linking the Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail to a recently-built trail in San Juan Capistrano.  This connection will allows San Clemente residents easy access ...
11/19/2008
Coming as no surprise following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, SunCal's biggest backer of the Marblehead Coastal real estate development, SunCal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this past Thursday on this community according to the Los Angeles Times.  This 313 home planned coastal...
11/19/2008
In a recent article in the OC Register, the author compares the seller's market of a couple of years ago to today's market when speaking about pricing one's home for sale.  In a seller's market, it was easy for the homeowner to list their San Clemente real estate above the current value, because ...
11/13/2008
Having dealt with various investors (second home / vacation home clients), San Clemente Coastal Living thought it would be appropriate to address some 1031 Exchange basics.  First, as an investor, you must realize that in order to do a 1031 exchange it cannot be done on your principal residence. ...
11/13/2008
As of early November, San Clemente real estate for sale included approximately 97 total foreclosures and short-sales, representing 17.5% of the current properties for sale.  The total number of San Clemente foreclosures as of November represents a decrease of about 7.5% as compared to our previou...
11/13/2008
For the month of October, San Clemente real estate continues to show improved signs we are working through the glut of inventory to bring supply and demand back into balance, the key for prices to stabilize.  New listings on the market continue to show a large decrease from prior year and homes s...
11/13/2008
This article on CNN outlines great ways to obtain the best deal on your homeowner's insurance policy.  As premiums have skyrocketed over the past few years, the following are methods to help keep this cost down in the purchase of your San Clemente home or condo. Get a CLUE report.  CLUE, which st...
10/30/2008
The San Clemente Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 17th annual "Taste of San Clemente" at the Courtside Restaurant in the Rancho San Clemente Tennis & Fitness Club.  The event will host over 20 local restaurants serving a variety of foods, along with drinks provided by 16 premium wineries f...
10/30/2008
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