Casta del Sol, Active Adult Community

I have a client trying to buy a house using the program MAP, (Mortgage Assistance Program). It offers up-to $40,000 towards downpayment and closing costs but you have to buy in the towns and cities that they say. This is the problem for my buyers, not because they don't like the city but in South...

Orange County's median home price last month saw its first yearly increase since August 2007 to $429,000, a 1% increase from a year ago. August Median home prices are still down approximately a third what they were at the peak of the market in June 2007 but did inch up a little over $1,000. Close...

Just did a check on how the market in my area is doing. I work out of Mission Viejo, CA Population is over 95,000 Total Active on the market        9/21/09- - 239 detached houses.               10/18/09- - 238 detached houses. Short Sale Active        9/21/09- -82 out of 239                      ...

      Hometown Halloween is a public celebration in Misssion Viejo for all ages of our community to come enjoy. It will be held on Saturday 24th at the City's Norman P, Murray Community and senior Center, 24932 Veteran's Way, from 4 to 8 P.M. and will be a colorful fun-filled event. Wear your sca...

LOCATION, LOCATION, In CASTA DEL SOL, MISSION VIEJO, CA! THIS HAS IT ALL, BACKS UP TO PARK FOR PRIVACY AND FANTASTIC VIEW in 55+ Community! SERENE Beautiful turnkey single story, ON ELEVATED LOT! Covered Patio! Open Floor Plan, FRENCH Doors To Atrium, Front Porch and Atrium W/tiled Floors, Home H...

Halloween comes at the end of October and coincides with the last of the apple harvesting. producing such favorites as candy apples, caramel or taffy apples, which are a common treats made by rolling whole apples in a sticky syrup. sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts. There was a custom th...

It was reported last week that the number of newly laid-off Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since early January, as layoffs eased a bit. The last five weeks have seen four drops in new claims, hopefully it is a sign the labor market is slowly heali...

Reported in the Orange county Register this week was Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a fresh signal that he's in not in any hurry to change direction and start raising interest rates. At a Fed conference, Bernanke said that the Fed's key bank lending rate is now near zero, a record low and is ...

The 7th Annual "THINK PINK" Breast Health Wall of Honor is presented by Capistrano Volkswagen and will be taking place throughout the month of October-Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the The shops at Mission Viejo (lower level, center court). Mission Breast Health Services will once again be the...

Casta del Sol Mission Viejo, CA Market report from January 1st till October 1st 2009. September had a showing of 10 closed escrows making it a total of 75 houses sold this year to date. Way ahead of the last couple of years. There were 11 properties that opened escrow in September. The activity i...