tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35216423066155174672024-02-06T21:18:25.423-08:00Explore Properties at Southern CaliforniaInformation for Discussion about Homes and Real Estate in Orange County and Southern CaliforniaHarrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.comBlogger762125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-45923567620085222842013-03-18T14:36:00.001-07:002013-03-18T14:36:48.635-07:00Orange County CA Home Sales and Prices February 2013<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Orange County CA home selling market" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/1/9/530x71xar136363042991367.jpg.pagespeed.ic.QmQPnsn85t.jpg" height="71" alt="Orange County CA Home Selling Market" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; display: block;" width="530" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong>Orange County CA homes sales and median selling prices were up last month during February 2013.</strong></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.liveatirvine.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Quail Hill Irvine" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/6/7/2/6/400x248xar136364170462763.jpg.pagespeed.ic.q7HuOvHe7U.jpg" height="248" alt="Quail Hill Irvine" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="February 2013" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/3/0/4/4/202x75xar136363189744038.png.pagespeed.ic.JqAaY63kwh.png" height="75" alt="February 2013" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="202" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong style="text-align: center;">Home Sold Prices Median at Orange County CA- during February 2013</strong></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Resale Homes - $529,500 - up 16.4 percent as compared with January 2013 </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Resale condominiums - $325,000 - up 30 percent from last month</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> New Homes - $676,000 - up 21 percent from last month</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> All homes - $477,000 - up 22 percent from last month - also up as compared with one year ago</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong>Homes sold at Orange County CA - during February 2013</strong></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Resale Houses - 1,424 homes sold - up 2.4 percent from January</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Resale condominiums - 679 homes sold - up 6.8 percent from January</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> New Homes - 149 homes sold - up 75 percent from January</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> All homes - 2,252 homes sold - up 6.7 percent from January - also up from one year ago</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> It's not surprising that the Orange County CA home selling market continues on a rebound and has lots of qualified and motivated buyers and not enough sellers. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> However, the small number of homes listed for still as compared with last year limits options for buyers. This results in big-time buyer competition for homes and multiple offers, which drives prices and sellers expectations upward. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Even though this Orange County housing market is very favorable for sellers, I expect that the selling price upward movement should stablize and level off as home selling supply goes up and gets closer to buyer demand. </p> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> ____________________________________________________</div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em> </em></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em>Source of information is DataQuick News and OCRegister.com. </em></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong> </strong> </em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at Orange County, CA. </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Harrison K. Long, Realtor and broker associate - CADRE 01410855 - also an attorney member of the California State Bar Association #69137 - 949-701-2515 for direct telephone or text contact. </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">People ask us about strategy for listing and selling Orange County CA homes and real estate.</a> </p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/orange-county-ca-home-sales-and-prices-februa">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-84788803545628367002013-03-17T13:57:00.001-07:002013-03-17T13:57:56.448-07:00How to Transfer Your Home's Property Tax Basis to a Replacement Home at Orange County CA<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/property-taxes/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Property tax" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/7/6/2/ar136355048626737.jpg" height="89" alt="Property tax" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="118" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> People who want to sell a house at Orange County and buy a replacement house ask us how they can protect and transfer their prior property tax basis.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/property-taxes/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Ad valorem property taxes in California</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are primarily guided by what is set forth in California Proposition 13, a constitutional amendment enacted by voters during 1978. <a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/2011/02/03/california-propositions-impacting-property-assessed-values-and-taxes/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CA proposition 13" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/2/3/9/5/ar136355102359326.jpg" height="66" alt="CA proposition 13" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: right;" width="218" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Annual property taxes according to Proposition 13 to be paid by owners are generally equal to one percent of assessed value each year. (This assessed value can be increased by as much as two percent per year by the county assessor.) </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Example: If your home at Orange County has value of $500,000 determined by county assessor, your annual property tax would one percent of that - or the amount of $5,000.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> If you want to sell your home and buy a replacement home in Orange County, and if you follow California law guidelines, you can sell first and then buy a different house - or you can buy a house in Orange County first and later sell the prior house - while taking advantage of transfer of Proposition 13 property tax basis.</p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://ocgov.com/gov/assessor/programs/55plus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">You must follow all conditions for qualification and property tax relief as set forth by the Office of Orange County Assessor</span>.</a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> California Proposition 60 allows transfer of an existing Proposition 13 base year value from former residence to replacement residence, if certain procedures are met (once in a lifetime benefit for homeowners who are 55 years of age or more).<a href="http://ocgov.com/gov/assessor/programs/55plus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="FOR PEOPLE 55 YEARS OF AGE OR MORE" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/6/0/2/0/ar131273447602066.jpg" height="66" alt="PEOPLE 55 YEARS OF AGE OR MORE" style="border: 3px solid black; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: right;" width="366" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Proposition 60 was a constitutional amendment approved by the voters of California in 1986.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> This is codified in Section 69.5 of the California Revenue & Taxation Code, and allows the transfer of an existing Proposition 13 base year value from a former residence to a replacement residence, if certain conditions are met. This benefit is open to homeowners who are at least 55 years old and are able to meet all qualifying conditions.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> The following conditions must all be met for qualification and property tax relief to be granted under California Proposition 60:</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> a) Both the original property (former residence) and its replacement must be located in the same county. If the replacement property is located in a different county from the original, see possible transfer basis rules set for at California Proposition 90.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> b) As of the date of transfer of the original property, the seller or a spouse living with the seller must be at least 55 years old.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> c) The original property must have been eligible for the Homeowners' Exemption or entitled to the Disabled Veterans' Exemption.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> d) The replacement dwelling must be of equal or lesser value than the original property.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> e) The replacement dwelling must have been purchased or newly constructed on or after 11/06/86.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> f) Without exception, the replacement dwelling must be purchased or newly constructed within two years (before or after) of the sale of the original property.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> g) The original property must be subject to reappraisal at its current fair market value as the result of its transfer, in accordance with Sections 110.1 or 5803 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> h) Without exception, a claim for relief must be filed within three years of the date a replacement dwelling is purchased or new construction of a replacement dwelling is completed.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://ocgov.com/gov/assessor/programs/55plus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">For detailed information about Orange County CA property selling and possible transfer of property tax basis - see the web site at <span class="prNormal" style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;">Office of Orange County CA Assessor.</span></a></p> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span class="prNormal" style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"><span class="bodyText"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em>This is for information only and is not the providing of legal or tax services. For questions about your own situation, you should consult with an experienced real estate attorney and with the office of Orange County Assessor. </em></div> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><div style=""> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong> </strong> </em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <span style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</span>. </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Harrison K. Long, Realtor and broker associate - CADRE 01410855 - also an attorney member of the California State Bar Association #69137 - 949-701-2515 for direct telephone or text contact. </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em> </em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><em>People ask us about strategy for listing and selling Orange County CA homes and real estate.</em></a> </p> </div><div class="price" style=""> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/how-to-transfer-your-homes-property-tax-basis">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-37328555999556344802013-03-16T10:37:00.001-07:002013-03-16T10:37:20.996-07:00Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Letters from Some Lenders in California<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;">As part of the "National Mortgage Settlement" reached during 2012, some lenders in California are in the process of determining whether to forgive balances on certain second mortgage loans.</h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.irs.gov/uac/Mortgage-Debt-Forgiveness:-10-Key-Points" target="_blank"><img title="mortgage debt forgiveness" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/5/2/7/ar136339527372536.jpg" height="75" alt="mortgage debt forgiveness" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="343" /></a></p> <a href="http://www.irs.gov/uac/Mortgage-Debt-Forgiveness:-10-Key-Points" target="_blank"></a><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">In those very limited situations where borrowers qualify, a letter from the lender would be sent to the borrower spelling out the conditions of the "offer of mortgage debt forgiveness".</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Because of possibility that such a lender letter could be a fraud or a hoax, title companies will need to do serious diligence in order to clear or eliminate the prior trust deed from title. Until completion of title company due diligence, there would not be a recorded reconveyance of a prior deed of trust.</p> <p>Title companies must verify that the "offer of mortgage debt forgiveness" is valid, and that the borrower has not opted out and has in fact accepted the lender's offer. </p><p>Some borrowers are expected to decline such an "offer of mortgage debt forgiveness" because of significant tax liability on phantom income - and receiving a 1099 from the lender for the amount of the debt forgiveness.</p> <p>In order for title company to verify all of the essential these facts, a third party authorization and full cooperation will be required from the borrower and lender. </p><p>If you as borrower receive such a letter "offer of mortgage debt forgiveness", be very careful. Contact the lender and determine all necessary facts, including contact information for the person at the lender making decisions. Then consult with an experienced real estate attorney or income tax professional about your decision whether to accept the offer.</p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">____________________________________________ </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"> <em> </em><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - 949-854-7747 (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - also an attorney member of the <a href="http://www.calbar.ca.gov/" target="_blank">California State Bar Association #69137</a>.</em></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><p /><div class="price"><em>This is for information only and is not the providing of professional legal or tax services. If you have questions about your legal rights involving mortgage debt forgiveness letter, you should contact the IRS and an experienced real estate attorney or income tax professional. </em><em> </em><em> </em></div> <div><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p><em><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong>Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</strong></a><strong> - </strong><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong>for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</strong></a><strong>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at </strong><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong>Orange County, CA</strong></a><strong>. </strong></em><strong> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong>People ask us about strategy for listing and selling Orange County CA homes and real estate.</strong></a><strong> </strong></p> </div><p /></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/mortgage-debt-forgiveness-letters-from-some-l">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-22727098997279548412013-03-14T23:57:00.001-07:002013-03-14T23:57:03.695-07:00Irvine CA Home Selling and Real Estate Trends<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.liveatirvine.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Woodbury village at Irvine" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/1/2/8/3/ar136329958738215.jpg" height="222" alt="Woodbury Irvine" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="350" /></a> </h1> <p><a href="http://www.Irvine-homevalues.com">Irvine CA real estate</a> has lack of sufficient inventory of homes for sale during this time to satisfy buyer demand.</p><p>Irvine has 190 homes listed for sale on the MLS - as of today March 14, 2013.</p> <p>238 Irvine homes went into "backup" or "pending" status during the past 30 days.</p><p>Larger number of Irvine homes are being sold now on a monthly basis than the number the market has for sale.</p> <p>87 of those listed are detached single family residential properties, and 103 of the Irvine homes listed are condo properties. </p><p><a href="http://www.irvinebestvalues.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Irvine real estate market update" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/0/7/1/ar136329994617096.jpg" height="66" alt="Irvine real estate market update" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="398" /></a></p> <p>Buyers continue to move forward, and 419 Irvine homes have sold with closed escrows so far this year 2013.</p><p>This number of sold Irvine homes is modest during this time only because of extremely low number of homes listed for sale.</p> <p>Irvine average market time is unbelievably fast, and it would take less than 30 days to theoretically sell all homes now listed on the market. This compares with 3.4 months average Irvine market time 3 years ago. </p> <p> Irvine CA home owners who want or need to sell should get organized, have their properties cleaned and staged, and hire an experienced REALTOR to put the home on the market now and as soon as possible. </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">____________________________________________ </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"> <em> </em><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - 949-854-7747 (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - also an attorney member of the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California state bar association</a> #69137.</em></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><p /><div class="price"><em>Source of some information is CRMLS. </em><em> </em><em> </em></div> <div><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p><em><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </em> </p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">People ask me about strategy for listing and selling Irvine CA homes and real estate.</a> </strong></p> </div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/irvine-ca-home-selling-and-real-estate-trends">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-12959962159855585622013-03-11T22:39:00.001-07:002013-03-11T22:39:00.092-07:00Shady Canyon Luxury Homes at Irvine California<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="utdU2e"> </div><p /><p /><div class="ii gt adP adO"><div><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Shady Canyon at Irvine" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/2/8/1/3/ar133502808831826.jpg" height="273" alt="Shady Canyon at Irvine" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; display: block;" width="439" /></a></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank"> <img title="Shady Canyon Irvine" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/7/2/3/ar133502867732712.jpg" height="66" alt="Shady Canyon Irvine" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black;" width="289" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank">Shady Canyon at Irvine</a> has been prized for its exclusive estate homes and private golf course since start of development eleven years ago.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Shady has about 400 homes or home sites - some of the most expensive properties in Orange County.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004052&city=Irvine&address=28-BOULDER-VIEW&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/52/u12004052_1.jpg" height="300" alt="" width="469" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004052&city=Irvine&address=28-BOULDER-VIEW&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank">28 Boulder View at Shady Canyon - $9,499,000 - 6 bedrooms and 11 baths - 15,002 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# U12004052</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Shady Canyon</a> is a spectacular part of Irvine and Orange County CA real estate - where owners and residents seek privacy and luxury at exquisite residential properties. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12003939&city=Irvine&address=81-CANYON-CREEK&page=2&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/39/u12003939_1.jpg" height="305" alt="" width="455" /></a></p> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12003939&city=Irvine&address=81-CANYON-CREEK&page=2&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank">81 Canyon Creek at Shady - $5,500,l000 - 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms - 8,200 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# U12003939 </a></div> <p /><p /><div><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="SHADY CANYON REAL ESTATE" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/6/8/6/1/ar133230107116861.jpg" height="66" alt="SHADY CANYON REAL ESTATE" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="321" /></a></div> <p /></div></div><p /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SHADY CANYON at Irvine - click here to see all Shady homes now listed</a>.</strong></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"></strong></strong><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> ____________________________________________ </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> </p><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"></strong></strong><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><em></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - <a value="+19498547747" target="_blank">949-854-7747</a> (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - also an attorney member of the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California state bar association</a> #69137.</em></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><p /><div>Source of some information is CRMLS, and this is for listings by all agents and brokers.<em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em></div> <div><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p><em><strong><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </strong></em></p> <p> </p></div><div><p> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">People ask us about strategy for listing and selling homes at Shady Canyon and Irvine CA real estate.</a> </strong></p> </div></div></div></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/shady-canyon-luxury-homes-at-irvine-californi">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-58986881314667498352013-03-11T21:53:00.001-07:002013-03-11T21:53:30.245-07:00Shady Canyon at Irvine Luxury Homes<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><p><p><div><div><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Shady Canyon at Irvine" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/2/8/1/3/ar133502808831826.jpg" height="273" alt="Shady Canyon at Irvine" width="439" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; display: block;" /></a></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank"> <img title="Shady Canyon Irvine" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/7/2/3/ar133502867732712.jpg" height="66" alt="Shady Canyon Irvine" width="289" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black;" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shadycanyonlive.com/" target="_blank"><span class="il">Shady</span> Canyon at Irvine</a> has been prized for its exclusive estate homes and private golf course since start of development eleven years ago.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="il">Shady</span> has about 400 homes or home sites - some of the most expensive properties in Orange County.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004052&city=Irvine&address=28-BOULDER-VIEW&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/52/u12004052_1.jpg" height="300" alt="" width="469" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004052&city=Irvine&address=28-BOULDER-VIEW&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank">28 Boulder View at <span class="il">Shady</span> Canyon - $9,499,000 - 6 bedrooms and 11 baths - 15,002 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# U12004052</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><span class="il">Shady</span> Canyon</a> is a spectacular part of Irvine and Orange County CA real estate - where owners and residents seek privacy and luxury at exquisite residential properties. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12003939&city=Irvine&address=81-CANYON-CREEK&page=2&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/39/u12003939_1.jpg" height="305" alt="" width="455" /></a></p> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12003939&city=Irvine&address=81-CANYON-CREEK&page=2&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_blank">81 Canyon Creek at <span class="il">Shady</span> - $5,500,l000 - 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms - 8,200 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# U12003939 </a></div> <p /><p /><div><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="SHADY CANYON REAL ESTATE" src="https://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/6/8/6/1/ar133230107116861.jpg" height="66" alt="SHADY CANYON REAL ESTATE" width="321" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" /></a></div> <p /></div></div><p /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&subdivision=shady%20canyon&propsubtype=Single%20Family&sorting=listprice%20desc&" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><span class="il">SHADY</span> CANYON at Irvine - click here to see all <span class="il">Shady</span> homes now listed</a>.</strong></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"></strong></strong><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> ____________________________________________ </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"> </p><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><strong style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"></strong></strong><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><em></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - <a value="+19498547747" target="_blank">949-854-7747</a> (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - also an attorney member of the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California state bar association</a> #69137.</em></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><p /><div>Source of some information is CRMLS, and this is for listings by all agents and brokers.<em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em></div> <div><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p><em><strong><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </strong></em></p> <p> </p></div><div><p> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">People ask us about strategy for listing and selling homes at <span class="il">Shady</span> Canyon and Irvine CA real estate.</a> </strong></p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></p></p></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/shady-canyon-at-irvine-luxury-homes">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-10630902822784342162013-03-05T23:31:00.001-08:002013-03-05T23:31:19.276-08:00Big Drop in Distressed Homes for Sale Listings at Orange County CA<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); margin-top: 2px;"><span style="font-size: large; color: rgb(51,51,51); font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.LIVEATORANGECOUNTY.COM">Orange County CA real estate</a> has experienced a big and dramatic drop in number of distressed residential properties - both short sales and foreclosures - listed for sale.</span></h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><a href="http://www.reportsonhousing.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="Orange County distressed homes listing inventory" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/8/8/3/ar136255331038836.png" height="374" alt="Orange County distressed homes listing inventory" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="500" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Total Orange County distressed property listings, short sale and foreclosure listings, is down from peak during 2007 of about 5,000 - to less than 500 homes - lowest level in many years. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="Orange County CA real estate 2013" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/0/0/0/1/ar136255407310001.jpg" height="80" alt="Orange County CA real estate 2013" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="547" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">The current Orange County market continues to be strong with buyers who are basically cleaning out the inventory of homes for sale almost as fast as they get to market.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Average market time to sell all Orange County homes is less than 1.5 months - time it would take to theoretically sell all Orange County homes now listed at current rate of sale. This fast market with not enough listings favors the sellers.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;">____________________________________________ </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><em></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - 949-854-7747 (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - also an attorney member of the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California state bar association</a> #69137.</em></div> <p /><div style="text-align: center;"><p /><div class="price">This is for information only and is not the providing of tax or legal services, and source of Graphic is <a href="http://www.ReportsOnHousing.com">www.ReportsOnHousing.com</a>. <em style="font-size: large;"> </em><em style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em><em style="font-size: large;"> </em></div> <div><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" style="border-style: none;" /></a></p> <p><em> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> - <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">for property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. <b> </b></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/ar135994524787721.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">People ask us about strategy for listing and selling homes at Irvine and Orange County CA real estate.</a> </p> </div></div></div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/big-drop-in-distressed-homes-for-sale-listing">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-71142001213464648662013-03-02T11:16:00.001-08:002013-03-02T11:16:12.685-08:00C.A.R. Launched New Tool to Help Home Buyers Bridge Down Payment Gap<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 2px;"><span style="line-height: 1.42em;"><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="California Association of Realtors" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/3/3/0/203x93xar136225118803382.png.pagespeed.ic.qK2NEngJEV.png" height="93" alt="California Association of Realtors" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="203" /></a> </span></h1> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;">In an effort to provide California home buyers with up-to-date information about available home buyer assistance programs, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R</a>.) today (February 19, 2013) launched California Mortgage Resource Directory (</span><a href="http://mortgage.car.org/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(4,122,198); line-height: 1.42em; text-decoration: underline;">http://mortgage.car.org</a><span style="line-height: 1.42em;">), a powerful search tool that identifies current mortgage programs in communities throughout the state.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">Buyers can search by city or address for public- and private-funded assistance programs including FHA/VA, HUD, affordable fixed-rate mortgages, rehab loans, and more.</p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">“Millions of dollars go unused every year because home buyers are unaware of the various buyer assistance programs available to them,” said C.A.R. President Don Faught. “With California Mortgage Resource Directory, REALTORS® and buyers can quickly connect with any number of home buyer resources without having to search within each municipality individually.”</p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">California Mortgage Resource Directory helps bridge the down payment gap for homebuyers and connects them with resources that they may not have otherwise known existed. The new directory is powered by Down Payment Resource, the nation’s only web-based aggregator of home buyer programs.</p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">“With real estate-related searches growing more than 200 percent over the past four years, it’s clear today’s buyers are increasingly using online tools to find financial information,” said Rob Chrane, president and founder of Workforce Resource, creator of Down Payment Resource. “We’re excited to work with C.A.R. to deliver this valuable information to REALTORS® and home buyers alike.”</p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">Leading the way…® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<a href="http://www.car.org">www.car.org</a>) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States with 155,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.</p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;">Down Payment Resource, winner of the 2011 Inman News Innovator “Most Innovative New Technology” award, helps potential home buyers become qualified buyers by connecting them to hard-to-find down payment assistance funds. The tool was developed by Workforce Resource (<a href="http://www.workforce-resource.com/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(4,122,198); text-decoration: underline;">www.workforce-resource.com</a>) and is made available through Multiple Listing Services, REALTOR® associations, and nonprofits. </p> <p style="padding: 0px; line-height: 1.42em;"> </p><p style="padding: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: 1.42em;">______________________________________________ </p> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em> <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;">Source of information is </span></em><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;"><em>California Association of Realtors</em></a><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;">, February 19, 2013 </span> </em></p> <p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent and broker representation</a> and help for <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">People ask us for information about market trends and selling and buying Orange County CA homes and real estate.</a> </strong> </p> </div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/car-launched-new-tool-to-help-home-buyers-bri">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
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Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-10508927358953146502013-02-26T19:07:00.001-08:002013-02-26T19:07:11.250-08:00Top Things Orange County Home Sellers Should Consider for Listing Strategy<div class='posterous_autopost'><table class="cf adz"><tr><td class="ady"><div class="iw ajw"> </div></td></tr></table><div class="utdU2e"> </div><div class="ii gt adP adO"><div><div><h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 2px;"> <a href="http://ocpropertyvalueguide.com/?s=home+selling" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Top Home Selling Strategy" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/7/7/5/335x75xar136191431257724.jpg.pagespeed.ic.VOcJMaBGjo.jpg" height="75" alt="Top Home Selling Strategy" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="335" /></a> </h1> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <strong>Top Things for Orange County CA home sellers to consider prior to listing for sale. </strong><a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/?s=oc+home+selling" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Orange County CA home selling" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/8/4/8/348x56xar136191439684824.png.pagespeed.ic.yo9Oy_bF8X.png" height="56" alt="Orange County CA home selling" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: right;" width="348" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> 1. <strong>Clean and uncluttered is key for your seller success.</strong><span> </span> Buyers always like to see clean and uncluttered homes. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/?s=home+selling+tips" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="LISTING YOUR HOME FOR SUCCESS" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/1/8/6/0/292x57xar136191455006815.png.pagespeed.ic.At7BjDzX4J.png" height="57" alt="LISTING YOUR HOME FOR SUCCESS" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="292" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> 2.<span> </span><strong> Staging for showing and sale</strong><span> </span>- Interior new paint and replacement furniture and furnishings could be the perfect improvement for your home to show off for buyers. Contact an experienced local Realtor agent for information on your choice of staging contractors. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> 3. <strong>PRICE IT RIGHT</strong><span> </span>- See and used closed sale property comp data as key for success. <a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/?s=Pricing" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="price it right" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/1/8/8/184x66xar136191469888197.jpg.pagespeed.ic._EqOMWHWnN.jpg" height="66" alt="price it right" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: right;" width="184" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> Buyers will always look at the comps. When it comes to price, the market’s opinion on sold homes is what matters and will indicate range of value.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/2013/01/08/huge-advantage-for-sellers-at-orange-county-ca-real-estate-2/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CHARACTER OF LOCAL PROPERTIES" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/0/4/4/350x61xar136191483244027.png.pagespeed.ic.F4khsoU9zP.png" height="61" alt="CHARACTER OF LOCAL PROPERTIES" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="350" /></a> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);">4. <strong>Preview other homes in the neighborhood</strong>. Real estate is local, and character and attractiveness of your home for buyers will depend upon how other properties show.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);">5. </span><strong>Consider possible renovations and improvements</strong>, which would bring you home up to community expectations and help it sell quickly. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> 6. <strong>Prepare your property and list your home for sale now and as soon as possible before start of springtime</strong>. You will want to list and market your home while others are on sidelines and before other sellers compete for your buyer. </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> __________________________________________</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us for free comparative marketing analysis of your Orange County home and strategy for listing and selling at the highest price in the shortest possible time.</a></strong> </p> <p /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3576744/huge-sellers-advantage-at-orange-county-ca-real-estate#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">tax professionals</a>, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">People ask us about strategy for listing and sale of their Orange County CA homes and real estate.</a></strong> </p> </div></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/top-things-orange-county-home-sellers-should">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. 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Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-27722378414670263002013-02-20T13:44:00.001-08:002013-02-20T13:44:48.941-08:00Orange County CA Housing Markets Continue to be Tight<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="text-align: center; color: rgb(30,119,185); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Orange County continues to experience very tight housing markets and not enough homes listed to satisfy buyer demand.</h1><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ocpropertyvalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="ORANGE COUNTY CA HOME SELLING" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/8/2/2/9/497x80xar13613934492287.jpg.pagespeed.ic.FEsTRIRM0T.jpg" height="80" alt="ORANGE COUNTY CA HOME SELLING" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="497" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Broker Steven Thomas at his <a href="http://www.ReportsOnHousing.com">www.ReportsOnHousing.com</a> said again this week that Orange County simply doesn't have enough homes on the market.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.reportsonhousing.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="ORANGE COUNTY LISTING INVENTORY" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/0/5/8/0/ar136139308408505.png" height="333" alt="ORANGE COUNTY LISTING INVENTORY" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="450" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Orange County homes that are priced correctly and placed on the market these days are selling very quickly.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Number of homes sold last month January 2013 at Orange County is down from last year, because <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">REALTORs®</a> and brokers don't have enough homes to show and sell.</p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Number of active listings at Orange County - 3,271 homes - is close to number of pending sales - 2,887 homes. This shows big buyer demand. </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Average market time for Orange County home selling - from list date to conclusion of sale - is very fast and favors sellers big time.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em>Orange County home owners who want to sell should know: Now is the best time for Orange County sellers to get going, list for sale and price properties correctly. Owners should contact experienced local </em><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><em>REALTORs®</em></a><em> and get their homes listed for sale now and as soon as possible.</em> </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3613989/home-sellers-best-time-to-move-up-is-now" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="WHY NOW IS BEST TIME TO SELL" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/8/2/ar136139243028456.png" height="80" alt="WHY NOW IS BEST TIME TO SELL" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="457" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em> </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><em> </em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of information is <a href="http://www.ReportsOnHousing.com">www.ReportsOnHousing.com</a>.</span> </em><em> </em></p> <p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"> property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/ar135994524787721.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">People ask us about real estate market information and about selling and buying Orange County CA homes and real estate.</a> </strong></p> </div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/orange-county-ca-housing-markets-continue-to">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. 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Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-4581568536891219252013-02-12T21:46:00.001-08:002013-02-12T21:46:18.555-08:00Most Californians Still Follow the Suburban Living Dream<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;"><span style="line-height: 1.42em;">Millions of Southern Californians have followed the suburban living dream involving single-family homes during the past fifty years, and that trend continues.</span></h1> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.liveatorangecounty.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CA SUBURBAN LIVING" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/1/7/3/ar136072043237177.png" height="80" alt="CA SUBURBAN LIVING" style="margin: 2px auto; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="435" /></a></div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;">Governor Brown has recently tried to dampen the California trend toward single-family home living. He wants to encourage people to move away from suburbs and toward his urban living model - toward apartments and condos located near bus and rail transportation centers.<br /> <br />But that urban living idea won't work for most Californians. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;"></span> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;">About 80 percent of new construction for residential property in CA continues to be single-family homes. Californians like to buy and live in single-family houses, mostly in suburbs.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;"> <br />With the California housing recovery is moving in a positive direction, the market for rentals will probably decrease while people continue to buy single-family homes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /> <br />Most Californians like their suburban living and won't move toward urban city life.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;">Planners and CA politicians should pay more attention to what people want and value in suburban living. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: 19.98px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 1.42em;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 1.42em;">Suburb </span>areas should be improved for quality of life, including placement of solid public schools in each geographic area, hiking and biking trails, creating more open spaces and parks to be permanent and accessible for residents.</div> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> __________________________________________________ </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em></p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><span><em> </em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of some information is OCRegister.com and commentary by Joel Kotkin.</span> </em></span><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us for information about buying and selling Orange County CA homes and real estate.</a> </strong></p> </div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/most-californians-still-follow-the-suburban-l">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. 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Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-39048828983463786432013-02-11T11:00:00.001-08:002013-02-11T11:00:08.340-08:00Turtle Ridge Irvine CA Real Estate Update<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXMini.aspx?pb=Y&uid=41211&segmentid=3245054&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&htmlfile=943125.html&page=1&psize=6&sorting=listprice%20desc&view=0" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Turtle Ridge Irvine real estate" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/8/2/4/400x65xar136056444042824.jpg.pagespeed.ic.JINWCBpMgp.jpg" height="65" alt="Turtle Ridge Irvine real estate" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="400" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Turtle Ridge at Irvine CA is a luxury and private residential community - with about 1,400 homes located on the western side of the city in the hills area above Newport Coast. </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P836588&city=Irvine&address=57-SHADY-Lane&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/88/p836588_1.jpg" height="230" alt="" width="412" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P836588&city=Irvine&address=57-SHADY-Lane&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">57 Shady Lane, Turtle Ridge Irvine - $2,500,000 - 4 bedrooms and 3 baths - <span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3534 SF interior - active for sale - </span></a><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P836588&city=Irvine&address=57-SHADY-Lane&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">MLS# P836588</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> 92 Turtle Ridge homes have sold during this past one year - with average sold price at $1,409,649 - average interior size of 2680 SF. </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> 11 Turtle Ridge homes are now under contract and in backup and pending status on the MLS.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Turtle Ridge now has 11 homes listed active for sale - with average asking price of $2,274,000 - and average interior size of 3624 square feet. </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S721174&city=Irvine&address=26-WOODCREST&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/74/s721174_1.jpg" height="231" alt="" width="409" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S721174&city=Irvine&address=26-WOODCREST&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">26 Woodcrest, Turtle Ridge - $2,399,000 - active for sale - 3 bedrooms and 5 baths - <span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3887 sf interior size - </span></a><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S721174&city=Irvine&address=26-WOODCREST&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">MLS# S721174</a></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Many of the Turtle Ridge homes have expansive views of the hills and some with Newport Coast views.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245054&uid=41211&mlsid=CARETSMLS&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&htmlfile=943125.html&op=add&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&area=Turtle%20Ridge&status=Active&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Turtle Ridge Irvine homes for sale listings - click here</a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><br /></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=L40471&city=Irvine&address=22-CEZANNE&page=2&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/71/l40471_1.jpg" height="224" alt="" width="392" /></a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=L40471&city=Irvine&address=22-CEZANNE&page=2&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">22 Cezanne, Turtle Ridge - $2,000,000 - 5 bedrooms and 5 baths - 3400 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# L40471</a></p> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245055&uid=41211&mlsid=CARETSMLS&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRNT&htmlfile=943126.html&op=add&listprice1=1&listprice2=9999999&city=Irvine&area=Turtle%20Ridge%20(Trg)&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Turtle Ridge Irvine homes for lease listings - click here</a></strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong> </strong></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us about Turtle Ridge Irvine homes and properties.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a> </strong></p> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); 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color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em></em> </p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of information is CRMLS and IDX and references listings and sales for all agents and brokers.</span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3555676/new-california-law-requires-lenders-to-record-foreclosure-sales#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">property owners</a>, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners, income tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p> </p></div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us about Turtle Ridge Irvine homes and properties - whether you want to list and sell or buy a home.</a> </strong></p> <div class="agent_signature" style=""> <p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/turtle-ridge-irvine-ca-real-estate-update">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-78103397624065480572013-02-06T16:24:00.001-08:002013-02-06T16:24:15.055-08:00Northpark Homes at Irvine CA Real Estate<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;">Northpark homes at Irvine CA real estate are properties mostly built at some time during the past 15 years - and continue to offer safe and sought-after neighborhoods for buyers and residents. </h1> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245054&uid=41211&mlsid=CARETSMLS&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&htmlfile=943125.html&op=add&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&area=Northpark&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self"><img title="Northpark Irvine homes" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/6/2/4/6/386x80xar13601950964262.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gxk8-Dhveo.jpg" height="80" alt="Northpark Irvine homes" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="386" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245054&uid=41211&mlsid=CARETSMLS&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&htmlfile=943125.html&op=add&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Irvine&area=Northpark&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self">7 detached single family homes are now listed for sale at Northpark</a> - with average asking price of $1,031,612 - average interior size of 2826 SF.</p> <p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722147&city=Irvine&address=7-HALLWOOD&page=3&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/47/s722147_1.jpg" height="252" alt="S722147" width="382" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722147&city=Irvine&address=7-HALLWOOD&page=3&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self"> 7 Hallwood, Northpark, Irvine - $845,000- 4 bedrooms and 3 baths - 2300 sf interior - <span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sale is pending - </span></a><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722147&city=Irvine&address=7-HALLWOOD&page=3&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self">MLS# S722147</a></span></p> <p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S719815&city=Irvine&address=24-KERNVILLE&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/15/s719815_1.jpg" height="243" alt="S719815" width="408" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S719815&city=Irvine&address=24-KERNVILLE&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self">24 Kernville, Northpark - $1,198,888 - 4 bedrooms and 4 baths - active for sale - <span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3664 sf interior size - M</span></a><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S719815&city=Irvine&address=24-KERNVILLE&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html" target="_self">LS# S719815</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S715622&city=Irvine&address=30-PACIFIC-Grove&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html#moreInfo" target="_self"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/22/s715622_1.jpg" height="269" alt="" width="416" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S715622&city=Irvine&address=30-PACIFIC-Grove&page=1&mlstableid=CARETSMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245054&uid=41211&htmlfile=943125.html#moreInfo" target="_self"> 30 Pacific Grove, Northpark - $1,285,000 - 4 bedrooms and 3 baths - <span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 3500 sf interior size - sale is pending</span></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">51 detached single family homes sold at Northpark last year during 2012 - with average sold price at $963,534.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Northpark is located in the Tustin Unified School District where young people would mostly attend Beckman High School.</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </span><strong style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Contact us about listing and selling or buying a Northpark Irvine CA home.</a> </strong><span style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p> <p> </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________ </p><p /><div style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Source of some information is CRMLS and involves homes listed and sold by all Realtors and brokers. </span></em></div><div><p /><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/154x65xar135994524787721.jpg.pagespeed.ic.H2qQ69qiwl.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Contact us about selling or buying a Northpark Irvine home.</a> </strong></p> </div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/northpark-homes-at-irvine-ca-real-estate">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-32087328494268631682013-02-05T22:37:00.001-08:002013-02-05T22:37:29.987-08:00Newport Heights at Newport Beach CA Real Estate Update<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.liveatnewportbeach.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="NEWPORT HEIGHTS HOMES" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/8/8/1/281x66xar131264819918884.jpg.pagespeed.ic.0y3IgeYUr2.jpg" height="66" alt="NEWPORT HEIGHTS HOMES" style="border: 3px solid black; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: left;" width="281" /></a></h1> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51);">Newport Heights is an area of Newport Beach with homes and businesses located above Newport Harbor and Pacific Coast Highway, East of Newport Blvd, south of 16th street, west of Upper Back Bay - and is a sought-after area for home buyers.</p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">16 single family detached homes are now listed for sale at Newport Heights ~ with average interior size of 4,000 sf - and average asking price at $2,644,306. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </p><div class="listing_image_container" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004402&city=Newport-Beach&address=2401-CLAY-Street&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_self"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/02/u12004402_1.jpg" height="323" alt="U12004402" width="459" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=U12004402&city=Newport-Beach&address=2401-CLAY-Street&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_self"><span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><span> 2401 Clay, Newport Beach - $2,250,000 - 6 bedrooms and 8 baths - 5100 sf interior - active for sale - </span></span><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>MLS </span></span><span style="color: rgb(65,65,65); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">U12004402</span></a></div> <p /><div class="price" style="text-align: center;">Some people like architecture at Newport Heights for the vintage houses on some of the streets, and others like those that have been completely rebuilt from top to bottom during the past eight years.</div> </div></div><div class="listing_info_container" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><div class="listing_info"><p /><div class="price"> <a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P844079&city=Newport-Beach&address=546-TUSTIN&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_self"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/79/p844079_1.jpg" height="266" alt="P844079" width="469" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P844079&city=Newport-Beach&address=546-TUSTIN&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html" target="_self">546 Tustin, Newport Heights - $1,600,000 - 4 bedrooms, 3 baths - 3400 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# P844079 </a></div> </div></div><p /></div></div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><strong><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=999999999&city=Newport%20Beach&area=Newport%20Heights&property=SINGLE%20FAMILY%20RESIDENCE&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">See all NEWPORT HEIGHTS single family detached homes now listed for sale - click here.</a></strong> </p> <p /><div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">__________________________________________________ </p><p /> <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Source of some information is CRMLS. </span></em></div><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p /><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, sellers, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/154x65xar135994524787721.jpg.pagespeed.ic.H2qQ69qiwl.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Contact us about listing and selling your Newport Beach or Orange County CA home at the highest possible price.</a> </strong></p> </div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/newport-heights-at-newport-beach-ca-real-esta">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-7640416823853385482013-02-05T10:57:00.001-08:002013-02-05T10:57:27.896-08:00Home Sellers Best Time to Move Up is Now<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Move up home sellers" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/7/0/1/340x71xar136008707610777.jpg.pagespeed.ic.xIZmJkmVvD.jpg" height="71" alt="Move Up home sellers" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="340" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Best time for sellers to move up is now at Orange County CA real estate.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Selling prices have gone up during the past twelve months - with lots of motivated buyers - and limited number of listings, which resulted in markets now favoring sellers.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Sellers at Orange County should get off the sidelines to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ocpropertyvalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">list and sell homes now</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- while taking advantage of higher selling prices and home buying at the next level with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.myratemailer.com/MyAccount/MailerView.aspx?MID=hkEt6yZfLNo=" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">excellent mortgage rates</a>. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="SELLERS ADVANTAGE ON MOVING UP" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/3/1/2/4/506x80xar136008726642139.jpg.pagespeed.ic.zxnugVWY95.jpg" height="80" alt="SELLERS ADVANTAGE ON MOVING UP" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="506" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Example: If a homeowner wants to upgrade and move up from a $500k home to an $750k home - and if he waits one year for prices to go up ten percent - the $500k home would be $550k, and the $750k home would also be $75,000 higher - now at $825,000. So the seller would lose $25,000 by waiting to sell and move up. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <img title="LOW MORTGAGE RATES ARE TEMPORARY" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/4/0/3/5/562x80xar136008779553041.jpg.pagespeed.ic.N9Bsd_DB-X.jpg" height="80" alt="LOW MORTGAGE RATES ARE TEMPORARY" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="562" /><a href="http://www.myratemailer.com/MyAccount/MailerView.aspx?MID=hkEt6yZfLNo=" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"> Mortgage rates have remained near all-time lows and are still excellent.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a> </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> But these rates are temporary and will not last. Expect U.S. Government's continued putting money into markets will eventually lead to inflation and higher<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3613989/home-sellers-best-time-to-move-up-is-now#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">mortgage rates</a>.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Our advice to those who want to move up to a nicer or larger home is to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.irvinebestvalues.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">ACT NOW</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- hire an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.christianthonylong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">experienced Realtor and real estate professional</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>who will get your property on the market as soon as possible. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Use your HOME SELLERS ADVANTAGE to list and sell quickly - then buy your next home while using<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.myratemailer.com/MyAccount/MailerView.aspx?MID=hkEt6yZfLNo=" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">some of the best mortgage opportunities in years</a>.<span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> __________________________________________________ </p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Source of some information is Steven Thomas at ReportsOnHousing.com. </span></em></div><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div class="price" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">sellers, property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/154x65xar135994524787721.jpg.pagespeed.ic.H2qQ69qiwl.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us about moving up - listing and selling your Orange County CA home at the highest possible price.</a> </strong> <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></p> </div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/home-sellers-best-time-to-move-up-is-now">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. 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Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-59806464108500037122013-02-03T18:57:00.001-08:002013-02-03T18:57:06.741-08:00Cash Buyers Dominating Orange County CA Real Estate Markets<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Cash buyers for homes" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/5/2/6/2/ar135994378126251.jpg" height="66" alt="Cash buyers for homes" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="287" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.liveatorangecounty.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County CA home buyers</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or putting enormous amounts of cash money into the buying process.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> During 2012 year, Orange County buyers put $9.06 billion of their own funds into homes – that is cash spent in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ocpropertynews.com/mortgage-home-loans/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">no-loan purchases plus down payments for sales with mortgages</a>.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> 19 percent more cash was used for Orange County home buying during 2012 than during the past year 2011.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> A shortage of for sale inventory at Orange County leads some sellers to favor cash buyers better than those with mortgages.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> This big cash put into deals is a sign of home shopper confidence in Orange County CA homes and real estate. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Orange county ca home selling" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/6/3/5/ar135994480753608.jpg" height="80" alt="Orange County ca home selling" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="497" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">__________________________________________________ </span></p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Source of information is OCRegister.com and its reference to DataQuick.com.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div style="text-align: center;"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for sellers, <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Contact us" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/7/7/8/ar135994524787721.jpg" height="65" alt="Contact us" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="154" /></a></p> </div><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">CONTACT US about listing and selling your Orange County CA home at the highest possible price.</a> </strong></p> </div></div><div class="agent_signature" style=""> <p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/cash-buyers-dominating-orange-county-ca-real">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-63112295626338574332013-02-02T12:45:00.001-08:002013-02-02T12:45:47.858-08:00New California Law Requires Landlords to Inform Prospective Tenants About Foreclosure<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;">New California law requires landlords to provide disclosure to prospective tenants, prior to execution of a lease, if a notice of default (NOD) has been recorded against the property. (applies only to rentals of single-family homes and apartments in buildings of no more than four units).</h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <img title="tenant protections in foreclosures" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/8/6/1/5/ar135983471951687.jpg" height="65" alt="tenant protections in foreclosures" style="margin: 2px auto; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="398" /></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> CA Senate Bill was approved by the Governor September 25, 2012 - and enacted as Civil Code Section 2924.85 - became effective January 1, 2013.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <img title="CA real estate law" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/0/2/0/7/ar135983410070203.jpg" height="65" alt="CA real estate law" style="margin: 2px; float: left;" width="331" /> The required disclosure must be provided in writing and must state: </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> "The foreclosure process has begun on this property, and this property may be sold at foreclosure. If you rent this property, and a foreclosure sale occurs, the sale may affect your right to continue to live in this property in the future. Your tenancy may continue after the sale. The new owner must honor the lease unless the new owner will occupy the property as a primary residence, or in other limited circumstances. Also, in some cases and in some cities with a ‘just cause for eviction’ law, you may not have to move at all. In order for the new owner to evict you, the new owner must provide you with at least 90 days’ written eviction notice in most cases."</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> This law also says that violation of this disclosure requirement "shall void the lease at the election of the tenant and shall entitle the tenant to recovery of one month’s rent or twice the actual damages, whichever is greater, and all prepaid rent from the landlord…" If the tenant elects not to terminate the lease, and foreclosure has not yet occurred, "the tenant may elect to deduct a total amount equal to one month’s rent from future rent obligations owed the landlord…"</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> A new disclosure form for this will be provided by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">California Association of Realtors</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> __________________________________________________</p><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us about leasing of homes and properties at Irvine and South Orange County.</a></strong></div> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of some information is Bob Hunt, real estate broker, San Clemente, CA.</span></em></div> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </div><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- 949-854-7747 (phone) -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- CA DRE 01410855 -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>certified by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">National Association of REALTORs®</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- now serving as an appointed director at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">California Association of Realtors</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- attorney member of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">California state bar association</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>#69137</em></div> <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Contact us here about leasing of homes and properties at Newport Beach and Orange County, CA.</a> </strong> </p> </div></div><p style=""> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/new-california-law-requires-landlords-to-info">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-10364491209230009382013-01-31T13:55:00.001-08:002013-01-31T13:55:34.853-08:00Irvine at the Top in Orange County CA New Home Sales<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self"><img title="San Marino homes, Woodbury" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/2/1/1/ar135966599911294.jpg" height="195" alt="San Marino homes, Woodbury" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="312" /></a> </h1> <p>Irvine CA dominates the Orange County CA new homes market.</p><p>MarketPointe reported that 1,618 contracts, or 55 percent of all Orange County new home deals, were in Irvine CA last year 2012.</p> <p>Housing experts credit <a href="http://www.irvinecompany.com/" target="_self">The Irvine Company</a> for jump-starting Irvine's home building surge with its 2010 New Home Collection, a 685-home project in the Woodbury and Woodbury East developments, west of the former El Toro Marine base.</p> <p>After the slowest market for builders since World War II, this project put six builders back to work building eight tracts - or "neighborhoods."</p><p><a href="http://www.irvinecompany.com/" target="_self">The Irvine Company</a> officials say their decision to build - made at the height of the recession in early 2009 - was no gamble. After more than a year of interviewing buyers and reconfiguring homes to meet today's needs, the company determined that Irvine - with top-notch schools, low crime and a lack of homes for sale - would emerge from the recession first.</p> <p>And that's what happened. <a href="http://www.irvinecompany.com/" target="_self">The Irvine Co</a>. expected it would take two years to sell all 685 the homes. They sold out in less than half that time. A total of 2,600 sales contracts have been signed since the project was launched three years ago, with 22 "neighborhoods" selling out, company officials said.</p> <p>The Irvine Company claimed that sales in its developments topped 25 homes a week for 28 weeks last year. Sales topped 30 a week for 16 weeks.</p><p>In all, builders opened 1,436 new home escrows The Irvine Company projects in 2012, which is up 93 percent from the year before.</p> <p>"The economic forces came together for us in 2012," said Tom Veal, the Irvine Co.'s vice president of sales and marketing. "People in 2012 became a little more comfortable with the economy."</p> <p style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________</p><p /><p /><div><a href="http://www.irvinebestvalues.com/" target="_self"><img title="Irvine CA real estate" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/9/8/5/ar135966583358996.jpg" height="79" alt="Irvine CA real estate" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="347" /></a></div> <p /><p /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Contact us to find out about new homes at Irvine and Orange County.</a></strong><span style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </span></div> <div><p /><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of information is Mariners Escrow Corporation.</span></em></div> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">income tax</a> professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-size: 12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US about strategy to sell your Irvine or Orange County CA home at the highest possible price.</a> </strong> </p> </div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/irvine-at-the-top-in-orange-county-ca-new-hom">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-88998692525792440802013-01-22T00:04:00.001-08:002013-01-22T00:04:17.960-08:00More Sellers Needed at Orange County CA Real Estate<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;">Shockingly low number of <a href="http://www.ocpropertyvalueguide.com/" target="_self">homes for sale listings at Orange County CA real estate</a> during the 2012 year surprised lots of people and market watchers. </h1> <p><a href="http://www.reportsonhousing.com/" target="_self"><img title="OC active for sale listing inventory 2012" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/2/2/4/ar135884034742232.gif.pagespeed.ce.xHiECLv2I_.gif" height="396" alt="OC active listing inventory 2012" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="565" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em> Source of graphic and some information is "Reports on Housing"</em></p><p>The <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self">Orange County market had a huge drop of about fifty percent in number of listings</a> from start of 2012 to end of the year.</p> <p>We now see a slight increase of for homes for sale listings during the first three weeks of this year - and hope this listings increase is a trend that will continue through the Spring. </p><p>However, the main Orange County CA real estate story continues to be that the market needs more sellers to satisfy home buyer demand and aggressive investors. </p> <p><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self"><img title="Orange County needs more listings" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/1/4/1/450x65xar135884053014109.png.pagespeed.ic.DzEXe78hxK.png" height="65" alt="Orange County needs more listings" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" width="450" /></a> </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);">_____________________________________________________________ </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><strong></strong> </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US for a free market evaluation of your Orange County CA home.</a></strong> <em><br /> </em></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p><em> </em><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">tax professionals</a>, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-size: 12px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US about strategy to sell your Orange County CA home at the highest possible price in a short time.</a> </strong> </p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/more-sellers-needed-at-orange-county-ca-real">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-67418834141454945522013-01-17T15:31:00.001-08:002013-01-17T15:31:24.291-08:00Orange County CA Home Prices and Values Are Up<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <h1 style="color: rgb(30,119,185); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.ocpropertyvalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Upper Newport Back Bay" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/4/6/1/390x261xar135846353416418.jpg.pagespeed.ic.ijxGgIuCuv.jpg" height="261" alt="Upper Newport Back Bay " style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" width="390" /></a> </h1> </div><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County CA homeowners</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are happy with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">local real estate news</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that values are going up.</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> Orange County housing markets have been swamped with buyers and investors during the past nine months. </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-382776-market-orange.html%20-%20year%20starts%20with%20OC%20real%20estate%20heat" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">2013 started with Orange County real estate heat</a>.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> More buyers are making decisions, and markets don't have enough listings.</p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-382023-sales-percent.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Top 10 Real Estate Trends for 2013 Orange County</a> include that home sales and prices will go up. </strong> </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="ORANGE COUNTY HOME VALUES" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/1/7/7/5/400x62xar135846371657715.png.pagespeed.ic.ynsVw8CdxP.png" height="62" alt="ORANGE COUNTY HOME VALUES" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; display: block;" width="400" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> This hot buyer demand for homes at Orange County is expected to stay up while markets need more listings. </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-383592-percent-real.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">"</a></strong><span style="line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-383592-percent-real.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">2012 OC housing Oomph no fluke" - according to to OCRegister.com.</a></strong><br /> </span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;">and that</span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><span style="line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/homes-383594-percent-year.html%20" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">"Orange County home selling prices hit 4 1/2 year high"</a></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="Home selling Prices are Up" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/8/5/9/0/400x75xar135846473109587.png.pagespeed.ic.-Y9_0OZn5x.png" height="75" alt="Home selling Prices are Up" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="line-height: 19.98px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Droid Sans,sans-serif;">If you an Orange County homeowner, check this news out on prices and property values up - with markets having more buyers than sellers - and decide whether now is good time to sell.</span> </p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> _____________________________________________________________ </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong></strong> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">CONTACT US for a free market evaluation of your Orange County CA home.</a></strong> </p> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em> </em><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">tax professionals</a>, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185); text-decoration: underline;">CONTACT US about strategy to sell your Orange County CA home at the highest possible price in a short time.</a> </strong> </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style=""> <p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/orange-county-ca-home-prices-and-values-are-u">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-56331791511744972142013-01-16T17:07:00.001-08:002013-01-16T17:07:48.465-08:00Turtle Rock Irvine CA Homes and Real Estate<div class='posterous_autopost'><h1 style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2px;">Even though Irvine CA home listing numbers are down,<a href="http://www.exploreturtlerock.com/" target="_self"> Turtle Rock has some beautiful properties now for sale</a>, and here are some of those. </h1> <p /><div class="listing_image_container" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722705&city=Irvine&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/05/s722705_1.jpg" height="285" alt="S722705" width="490" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container" style="text-align: center;"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price">Turtle Rock crest custom home - $2,958,000 - 5 bedrooms and 5 baths - 5550 sf interior - active for sale - Active - MLS# S722705</div> </div></div><p /><p /><div class="listing_container" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="listing_image_container"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=P842616&city=Irvine&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/16/p842616_1.jpg" height="305" alt="P842616" width="476" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price">Turtle Rock Crest Akins - $1,399,000 - 4 bedrooms and 4 baqths - 3635 sf interior - back up offers - MLS# P842616 </div> <p /></div></div></div><div class="listing_container" style="text-align: center;"><div class="listing_checkbox"><input name="mlsnums" class="selector" value="SOCALMLSRES___S720434" type="checkbox" /></div> <div class="listing_image_container"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S720434&city=Irvine&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/34/s720434_1.jpg" height="314" alt="S720434" width="517" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price">Turtle Rock Highlands Garden - $1,395,000 - 4 bedrooms and 3 baths - 3015 sf interior - active for sale - MLS# S720434</div> </div></div></div><p /><p /><div class="listing_container" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="listing_image_container"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722272&city=Irvine&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/72/s722272_1.jpg" height="285" alt="S722272" width="488" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info"><div class="price">Turtle Rock Highlands Garden - $1,228,000 - 4 bedrooms and 3 baths - 2541 sf interior - Active - MLS# S722272</div><p /><p /></div></div></div><div class="listing_container"><div class="listing_image_container" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXDetail.aspx?mlsnum=S722789&city=Irvine&page=1&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&sp=y&segmentid=3245053&uid=41211&htmlfile=943124.html"><img src="http://idxpic6.superlativestudio.com/caretsmls/89/s722789_1.jpg" height="293" alt="S722789" width="487" /></a></div> <div class="listing_info_container"><div class="listing_info" style="text-align: center;"><div class="price">Turtle Rock Broadmoor - $1,150,000 - 5 bedrooms and 3 baths - 2500 sf interior - Active - MLS# S722789</div> </div><p /><p /><p /> <div class="mls_info" style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=3000000&city=Irvine&area=Turtle%20Rock&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self">CLICK HERE for LINK TO SEE - ALL TURTLE ROCK IRVINE HOMES FOR SALE</a></strong></div> <p /><p /><div class="mls_info" style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://public6.superlativestudio.com/IDXMini.aspx?SegmentID=3245053&uid=41211&mlsid=SOCALMLS&mlstableid=SOCALMLSRES&htmlfile=943124.html&op=add&lstPropType=-1&listprice1=1&listprice2=3000000&city=Irvine&area=Turtle%20Rock&sorting=listprice%20desc&" target="_self"><img title="Turtle Rock homes, Irvine" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/7/1/2/3/317x65xar13583827132178.jpg.pagespeed.ic.M0CR0z5uUh.jpg" height="65" alt="Turtle Rock homes, Irvine" width="317" /></a></strong></div> <p /><p /></div></div><p /><div class="mls_info" style="text-align: center;">Source of some information is CRMLS, and this is for listings by all brokers and agents.</div><p /><p /><p /> <div class="IDX_required_text" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self"><img title="CONTACT US ABOUT LISTING YOUR HOME" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/0/3/6/1/600x70xar135793571416303.png.pagespeed.ic.yOC7XJN0r6.png" height="70" alt="CONTACT US ABOUT LISTING YOUR HOME" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/turtle-rock-irvine-ca-homes-and-real-estate">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
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Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-81010261181086953062013-01-11T17:12:00.001-08:002013-01-11T17:12:03.960-08:00Irvine CA Home Selling Continues Hot With Buyers<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong><a href="http://www.irvine-homevalues.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="HOT IRVINE CA HOME SELLING 2012" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/7/0/4/ar135795198440728.png" height="72" alt="HOT IRVINE CA HOME SELLING 2012" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="440" /></a></strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Irvine CA home sales were brisk during 2012 - where buyers gobbled up most of the for sale listings by the end of the year.</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">This hot Irvine home selling during 2012 resulted from buyers getting motivated, understanding of property values at Irvine, good and safe residential neighborhoods, and some of the best public schools anywhere.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong><a href="http://www.liveatirvine.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">2,406 Irvine home sold during 2012 - which was up 18 percent as compared with the year 2011</a>. </strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Irvine buyers paid more than $1.6 billion for homes last year - a total of $1,615,450,956 for homes during 2012. </strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Sales of Irvine homes continue to be up, and number of listings is extremely low, so the market needs many more home sellers and listings. </strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><a href="http://www.irvinebestvalues.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="IRVINE CA MARKET NEEDS MORE SELLERS" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/1/8/0/ar135795090008196.png" height="57" alt="IRVINE CA MARKET NEEDS MORE SELLERS" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="400" /></a></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> _____________________________________________________________ </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> </p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US for free market evaluation of your IRVINE CA home.</a></strong> </p> <p /><div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> <p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;">Source of some information is CRMLS. </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;"> </span> </em></p> <p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" style="border-style: none;" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3581870/why-is-now-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-orange-county-ca-home-#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">tax professionals</a>, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US HERE about strategy to sell your Irvine CA home at the highest possible price.</a> </strong> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/irvine-ca-home-selling-continues-hot-with-buy">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-28082677206598170282013-01-11T12:39:00.001-08:002013-01-11T12:39:59.550-08:00Why Now is Best Time to List and Sell Your Orange County CA Home<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong><a href="http://www.ocpropertyvalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="WHY LIST AND SELL YOUR HOME NOW" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/6/2/7/9/545x80xar135793454097266.png.pagespeed.ic.xqOZBEOuNC.png" height="80" alt="WHY LIST AND SELL YOUR HOME NOW" style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="545" /></a> </strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Why wait for springtime to list and sell your Orange County CA home? Buyers are ready now. It's the best time for home sellers. </strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Buyers are crushing markets at Orange County. Fewer homes are now listed for sale, which creates big-time buyer competition, with multiple offers and rising selling prices.</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong><a href="http://www.ochomevalueguide.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="ORANGE COUNTY CA HOME SELLING" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/4/3/4/348x56xar13579346243494.png.pagespeed.ic.yo9Oy_bF8X.png" height="56" alt="ORANGE COUNTY CA HOME SELLING" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px auto; display: block;" width="348" /></a></strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong><a href="http://www.myratemailer.com/MyAccount/MailerView.aspx?MID=hkEt6yZfLNo=" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Mortgage loan rates remain excellent</a> and near all-time lows - home loan opportunity perhaps not to be seen again for years.</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Cities and areas at Orange County now have lowest number of homes listed in years:</strong> </p> <ul style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li>Irvine - 211 homes now listed for sale </li><li>Costa Mesa - 55 homes now listed</li> <li>Huntington Beach - 194 homes listed </li><li>Lake Forest - 43 homes listed</li><li>Mission Viejo - 83 homes now listed</li><li>Tustin - 60 homes now listed</li> </ul><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Many <a href="http://www.exploretheoc.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County areas don't have enough homes for sale</a> to keep up with buyer demand - Average market time is very fast, and it would take about 45 days to sell all <a href="http://www.liveatorangecounty.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County homes</a> now listed.</p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong>Note to Orange County home sellers: Get the edge and beat the competition from others sellers. Don't wait until Super Bowl Sunday or the spring. List and sell your home today.</strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CONTACT US ABOUT LISTING YOUR HOME" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/0/3/6/1/600x70xar135793571416303.png.pagespeed.ic.yOC7XJN0r6.png" height="70" alt="CONTACT US ABOUT LISTING YOUR HOME" style="border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; margin: 2px;" width="600" /></a></strong></p> <p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><strong> </strong> </p><p style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US for free market evaluation of your Orange County CA home.</a></strong> </p> <div class="price" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"><span class="prNormal" style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"><span class="bodyText"><span style="font-family: Arial;">____________________________________________________</span></span></span></div> <div class="price" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> </div><div class="price" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;">Source of some information is ReportsOnHousing.com and CRMLS. </span></em></div><p /><div class="price" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"> </div><div class="price" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Harrison K. Long - real estate and business solutions - REALTOR® and broker associate, GRI - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage</a> - 949-854-7747 (phone) - <a href="mailto:ExploreProperties@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">ExploreProperties@gmail.com</a> - CA DRE 01410855 - <a href="http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-american-taxpayer-relief-act-of-2012-14974/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">SFR short sale and foreclosure resource</a> certified by the <a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">National Association of REALTORs®</a> - now serving as an appointed director at <a href="http://www.car.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California Association of Realtors</a> - attorney member of the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3574693/hot-turtle-rock-irvine-market-needs-more-home-sellers#" title="Click to Continue > by Shopping Sidekick Plugin" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">California state bar association</a> #69137</em></div> <div style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-align: center;"><p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" style="border: 3px solid black; margin: 2px; vertical-align: middle;" width="90" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); text-align: start;"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" style="border-style: none;" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US HERE about strategy to sell your Orange County CA home and real estate at the highest possible price.</a> </strong> </p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/why-now-is-best-time-to-list-and-sell-your-or">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521642306615517467.post-13723893377605639382013-01-08T00:40:00.001-08:002013-01-08T00:40:34.561-08:00Huge Advantage for Sellers at Orange County CA Real Estate<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><h1 style="margin-top: 2px;"><span style="font-size: large;">With enormous drop in number of homes listed for sale - Orange County CA sellers have big market advantage.</span></h1></div><p>3,161 <a href="http://www.liveatorangecounty.com/" target="_self">Orange County homes</a> are listed for sale now, which is lowest point in at least eight years.</p> <p><a href="http://www.reportsonhousing.com/" target="_self"><img title="Orange County listings inventory" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/8/1/3/9/ar135758297793186.gif.pagespeed.ce.JhMZmInVq7.gif" height="394" alt="Orange County listings inventory" width="595" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" /></a></p> <p> </p><p>At the same time buyers got motivated during February 2012, number of listings started to drop - eventually down 62% by the end of the year 2012.</p><p>Buyers understood their opportunity with<a href="http://liveatorangecounty.com/?s=MORTGAGE+RATES" target="_self"> low mortgage rates</a>, got off the fence and bought lots of <a href="http://liveatorangecounty.com/?s=MORTGAGE+RATES" target="_self">Orange County home</a>s during 2012.</p> <p><a href="http://liveatorangecounty.com/?s=AVERAGE+MARKET+TIME" target="_self"><img title="AVERAGE MARKET TIME" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/4/9/0/1/166x60xar1357583610943.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AbhjrxilDB.jpg" height="60" alt="AVERAGE MARKET TIME" width="166" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; float: left;" /></a> </p> <p>Average market time at Orange County home selling (the time it would theoretically take to sell all Orange County homes on the market at that pace of sale) - is now incredibly fast at about 54 days - as compared with 109 days at the start of the year 2012. </p> <p><a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self"><img title="ORANGE COUNTY PROPERTY NEWS" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/0/5/6/361x66xar135758414365056.jpg.pagespeed.ic.pVMOypv5DA.jpg" height="66" alt="ORANGE COUNTY PROPERTY NEWS" width="361" style="margin: 2px auto; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" /></a></p> <p> </p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US for information on STRATEGY how to sell your home at the highest price in the shortest possible time.</a></strong> </p> <div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"><span class="prNormal" style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"><span class="bodyText"><span style="font-family: Arial;">____________________________________________________</span></span></span></div> <p /><p /><div class="price" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> <em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Source of information is <a href="http://ReportsOnHousing.com">ReportsOnHousing.com</a>. </span></em></div><p /><p /><p /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51,51,51);"> <p><a href="http://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/specialist/195345-Harrison+Long" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img title="CB previews logo" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/8/2/5/90x90xar134368229552882.jpg.pagespeed.ic.AK749l59OR.jpg" height="90" alt="CB previews logo" width="90" style="margin: 2px; border: 3px solid black; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span></em><em><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> </span> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"><img src="http://ocpropertynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GRI-Logo-at-NAR-20122-300x77.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.harrisonklong.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Professional REALTOR® agent representation</a> - help for<a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);"> property owners, private trust estate representatives, estate administrators, executors and heirs, probate and trust attorneys, estate planners</a>, income tax professionals, public guardians, fiduciaries, investor group managers, bankers, and individuals, with listing and sale of properties at <a href="http://www.ocpropertynews.com/" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">Orange County, CA</a>. </p> </div><div class="agent_signature" style="color: rgb(51,51,51);"><p style="text-align: center;"> <strong><a href="http://www.explorerealestate.net/generalrequest.html" target="_self" style="color: rgb(30,119,185);">CONTACT US HERE about listing and sale of your Orange County CA home and real estate.</a></strong></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://harrisonklong.posterous.com/huge-advantage-for-sellers-at-orange-county-c-9641">Explore OC Homes</a> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Harrison K. Long
Realtor, Broker and Consultant
Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews
949-854-7747
www.ExploreRealEstate.net</div>Harrison K. Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08731926514071867082noreply@blogger.com0