Buying a Costa Mesa Fixer Upper  Costa Mesa Bank Owned Homes: Buying Opportunity “Fixers” Reward Patience, Prudence, and Realism   These days the words “bank owned homes” have become practically synonymous with a single word: “opportunity.”  With prices and mortgage rates this low, first time home buyers, investors and seasoned property owners alike are looking at a raft of buying options unlike any Costa Mesa has seen in a very long time.    That option of buying a bank owned home has certainly opened a viable route for those looking to own a home at the fraction of what it cost just a few years ago. But not without a price:  the best Costa Mesa bank owned home bargains are almost certain to fall into the ‘fixer-upper’ category.   When considering the purchase of one of our Costa Mesa... 05/21/2012

Total Eclipse of the Heart Sun - Speechless Sundays     Today, we were excited to experience a solar eclipse.  Here in Costa Mesa, the sun was approximately 78% covered by the moon.  There were areas that were 85%, and still ours was amazing. Unfortunately, the marine layer moved in about 10 minutes before the biggest part of the eclipse.  Even so, the kids and the adults found it an exciting experience. 05/20/2012

Larry Weichman is President and Broker of Costa Mesa-based real estate powerhouse Weichman Realtors,”the most trusted name in Costa Mesa Real Estate”. Larry and his highly-trained team of professionals have proudly served Costa Mesa since 1976. For questions about an upcoming sale or purchase, call him directly at 714-241-4532 or email your questions to Larry@TeamWeichman.com. Be sure to visit Larry Weichman in Costa Mesa CA for the latest news and information on the Costa Mesa real estate market. Lic #00573423  Search all available listings  Search Golf Course Homes  View all available foreclosures instantly  Search Short Sale Homes in your area  Search Recent Home Sales See community information     (714) 241-4532 1525 Mesa Verde Drive East Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5221      DRE Lic. 005... 05/14/2012

Below is the chart for Eastside Costa Mesa, CA for April 2012. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me and I would be more then appy to help you out.   Based on information from the CRMLS as of 05/03/2012 and /or other sources. Display of MLS data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. The Broker/Agent providing the information contained herein may or may not have been the Listing and/or Selling Agent. Active - 40 Properties Found Bedrooms Baths Square Feet List Price LP/SqFt Sale Price SP/SqFt SP/LP SP/OLP DOM Min 2 1 932 $300,000 $196.21 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0 Avg 3.2 2.75 1939 $790,184 $431.76 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 71 Max 7 5 4119 $1,695,000 $938.84 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 358   Backup Offers - 24 Properties Found Bedrooms Baths Square Feet List Pr... 05/03/2012

  Open Houses Important Piece in Marketing, Agents Say DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 Open houses are still an important component of marketing a home for-sale to many real estate professionals, according to a recent Inman News poll of real estate agents and brokers.  The REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend event wrapped up this past weekend, as agents across the country held an estimated 31,078 open houses.  Sixty percent of Inman News readers say open houses are a part of their marketing strategy in listing homes for-sale, according to the poll of 218 real estate professionals.  So how do agents spread the word about their open houses? Nearly all of the real estate professionals polled said they use the Internet to promote their open houses. They feature details ab... 05/01/2012

Live, Love Shop! Bella Bleu in Costa Mesa The Bella Bleu boutique in Costa Mesa is hosting a fashion show featuring the Newport Harbor Dance Team on Saturday, May 5, 2012. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Newport Harbor High Dance Team Arreis. The Fashion Show details are as follows: Saturday, May 5, 2012beginning at 2pm Enjoy music from well known DJ Mark Crenshaw, as well as appetizers and drinks. Bella Bleu is located at: 333 East 17th StreetCosta Mesa, CA 92627(949) 722.2538 Bella Bleu has women’s apparel, home decor, and accessories including fashion jewelry.  Keep in mind summer is coming and pick out some great outfits for your summer vacation! The Newport Harbor High Dance Team will be working the run way in Bella Bleu's newest fashions.  Bella Bleu will be featuring p... 05/01/2012

Weichman Realtors Open House List for 4-27, 4/28 and 4/29 Friday-April 27th, 2012 3144 Coolidge Avenue, Costa Mesa 1pm-4pm  Saturday- April 28th, 2012 Go out and enjoy the Orange County Swap Meet! Sunday- April 29th, 2012 3281 Colorado Avenue, Costa Mesa 1pm-4pm 3126 Cork Lane, Costa Mesa 12pm-4pm Larry Weichman is President and Broker of Costa Mesa-based real estate powerhouse Weichman Realtors,”the most trusted name in Costa Mesa Real Estate”. Larry and his highly-trained team of professionals have proudly served Costa Mesa since 1976. For questions about an upcoming sale or purchase, call him directly at 714-241-4532 or email your questions to Larry@TeamWeichman.com. Be sure to visit Larry Weichman in Costa Mesa CA for the latest news and information on the Costa Mesa real estate ma... 04/27/2012

Mesa Verde- Just Reduced Great corner lot home in desirable area of Mesa Verde. Home offers a great floorplan with a lot of natural light. Pool sized private lot with great potential for entertaining. Search Thousands of Listings. View all available foreclosures instantly. Find Recently Sold Homes In Your Area Find Recently Sold Homes In Your Area Weichman Associates, Realtors® Larry Weichman, Broker. REALTOR® CA DRE# 00573423 www.teamweichman.com | 714-241-4532 | Contact Us Laurie Weichman , REALTOR® CA DRE# 00932013 04/19/2012

Kids and Animals Just Delight Each Other - Speechless Sundays   These two seem to be communicating with each other just fine, or maybe my son is communicating and the donkey simply wants to get away.  It seems that they are both eyeing each other; all while not looking directly at each other. 04/15/2012

Battle of Costa Mesa - 2012 Every year, the American Civil War Society (ACWS) performs the Battle of Costa Mesa at Fairview Park where approximately 150 Civil War buffs join together to reenact a Civil War battle. The 2012 Battle of Costa Mesa will take place on April 14 and April 15, 2012. If you want to learn more about life in the Civil War, be sure to visit Civilian Town, with both Confederate and Union soldiers' camps and Sutler Row where you can purchase all sorts of items. Please see a small bit from a previous Battle of Costa Mesa below: Originally Posted at: Battle of Costa Mesa Admission is free as is parking. Fairview Park is located at 2525 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa. If you have questions about buying or selling a home in Costa Mesa, please contact Christine Donovan at ... 04/14/2012

Weichman Realtors Open House List for 4-14 and 4-15  Saturday- April 14th, 2012 Go out and enjoy the Orange County Swap Meet! Sunday- April 1st, 2012 3126 Cork Lane, Costa Mesa 1pm-4pm Larry Weichman is President and Broker of Costa Mesa-based real estate powerhouse Weichman Realtors,”the most trusted name in Costa Mesa Real Estate”. Larry and his highly-trained team of professionals have proudly served Costa Mesa since 1976. For questions about an upcoming sale or purchase, call him directly at 714-241-4532 or email your questions to Larry@TeamWeichman.com. Be sure to visit Larry Weichman in Costa Mesa CA for the latest news and information on the Costa Mesa real estate market. Lic #00573423  Search all available listings  Search Golf Course Homes  View all available foreclosures inst... 04/12/2012

Greetings, for the week of 3/18 thru 3/24, this is the Eastside Costa Mesa Short Sale Summery:   Active - 6 Properties Bedrooms Baths Square Feet List Price LP/SqFt Sale Price SP/SqFt SP/LP SP/OLP DOM Min 2 2 1221 $300,000 $245.70 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 0 Avg 3.3 3.00 1804 $568,033 $312.42 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 50 Max 5 4 2700 $849,900 $471.64 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 129 Backup Offers - 16 Properties Bedrooms Baths Square Feet List Price LP/SqFt Sale Price SP/SqFt SP/LP SP/OLP DOM Min 2 2 1044 $325,000 $208.52 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 28 Avg 3.3 3.00 1836 $470,906 $258.22 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 168 Max 5 4 2450 $749,500 $453.42 $0 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 715 Pending Sale - 9 Properties Bedrooms Baths Square Feet List Price LP/SqFt Sale Price SP/SqFt SP/LP SP/OLP DOM Min 2 1 910 $195,000 $186.78 $0 $0.00 ... 04/10/2012

Single Story Culdesac Location Attain the air of luxury infusing this spotless 3-bedroom single-story with easy-care landscape on a shady street. Search all available listings. View all available foreclosures instantly. See community information. Search Recent Home Sales Weichman Associates, Realtors® Larry Weichman , Broker. REALTOR® CA DRE# 00573423 www.teamweichman.com | 714-241-4532 | Contact Us Laurie Weichman , REALTOR® CA DRE# 00932013 04/07/2012

Egg-Citement - Costa Mesa Easter Egg Hunt     Are you looking for a Costa Mesa Easter Egg Hunt? Well, you've found it!   We will be having our annual Costa Mesa Easter Egg Hunt on April 7, 2012 between 9:30 am and noon at Tanager Park.       Tanager Park is located at 1780 Hummingbird Dr. in Costa Mesa.   In addition to Easter Egg Hunts for different age groups, we will have pony rides, a bounce house, a petting zoo, coloring and jelly bean contests and so much more. So please stop by, say "Hi' and have a great time at Egg-Citement - Costa Mesa Easter Egg Hunt. Please contact Christine Donovan at 714-319-9751 with any questions about this event.       Originally Posted at: Costa Mesa Easter Egg Hunt 04/06/2012

  CENTRAL COUNTY   COSTA MESA TOMORROW, Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm is the annual Easter Festival and Treasure Hunt! Bring your baskets for a free treasure hunt from 10 am - 2 pm. There will be a FREE gift to the first 500 kids in line! Face painting, photos with the Easter bunny, Easter crafts and puppet shows. The event takes place at The Orange County Market Place (88 Fair Drive - Orange County Fairgrounds). AND on Saturday as well from 9:30 am - 12 pm is the Egg-Citement 2012 which is FREE and open to the community! Enjoy a morning in the park with your friends and neighbors. There will be Easter egg hunts done by age group, pony rides, a petting zoo, bounce house, concessions sold by local school groups and much more! The event takes place at Tanager Park in the ... 04/06/2012

This is the first weekly report for Eastside Costa Mesa Bank Owned property update, this is for the week of March 18th thru March 24th, 2012. There are three active properties for sale on the CRMLS, two single family homes and one condo. One single family residence is in back-up status, which means an offer is submitted but the listing agent is still seeking other offers and/or the accepted and is with in the 17 day contingency period, escrow most likely has been opened. There are three properties in pending status, escrow has been opened and most certainly the buyer has removed most of the contingencies and is just waiting for the lender to fund the sale and close escrow. Again, one of the properties in pending is a condo with the other two being single family residences.     Active - ... 03/25/2012

Over The Top Corner Lot Home Delight in the distinctive design of this pristine 3BR/2BA single-level on a quiet street. All the superb features that you expect are here, including: raised Hearth marble fireplace, built in chin... Search Thousands of Listings. View all available foreclosures instantly. Search Recent Home Sales See Community Information Weichman Associates, Realtors® Larry Weichman , Broker. REALTOR® CA DRE# 00573423 www.teamweichman.com | 714-241-4532 | Contact Us Laurie Weichman , REALTOR® CA DRE# 00932013 03/24/2012

  March 14, 2012 La Jolla, CA---The Southland housing market posted the highest number of February home sales in five years as record levels of investor and cash buyers helped spur robust activity under $300,000. The median price paid for homes across the six-county region inched up from January but dropped below the year-earlier level for the 12th consecutive month, a real estate information service reported. A total of 15,573 new and resale houses and condos sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties last month. That was up 7.2 percent from 14,523 in January, and up 8.4 percent from 14,369 in February 2011, according to San Diego-based DataQuick. The increase in sales between January and February was larger than usual. On average, sales have... 03/21/2012

A Good Week and Good Night - Speechless Sundays     The last couple of weeks have been busy, productive and wonderful, and this walk along the bluffs was a beautiful way to end the day. I am so fortunate to live in a place where this type of view is such a common sight. 03/18/2012

Costa Mesa Real Estate- New Listing Culdesac Location! Single Story Culdesac Location Attain the air of luxury infusing this spotless 3-bedroom single-story with easy-care landscape on a shady street. Search all available listings. View all available foreclosures instantly. See community information. Search Recent Home Sales Weichman Associates, Realtors®Larry Weichman , Broker. REALTOR® CA DRE# 00573423 www.teamweichman.com | 714-241-4532 | Contact Us Laurie Weichman , REALTOR® CA DRE# 00932013 Larry Weichman is President and Broker of Costa Mesa-based real estate powerhouse Weichman Realtors,”the most trusted name in Costa Mesa Real Estate”. Larry and his highly-trained team of professionals have proudly served Costa Mesa since 1976. For que... 02/29/2012