1 Minute Housing Report How do Americans view owning a Home? Last week, Fannie Mae released the National Housing Survey. Here are the survey's more interesting findings. 96% of all homeowners said homeownership has been a positive experience. 84% of Americans still believe that owning a home mak
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03/18/2011
Is now a better time to buy a home or to sell a home? The general consensus is that the housing market has hit a long-awaited neutral spot, meaning that prices have somewhat stabilized but could still go down a little or up a little. It's a good time to sell! If you believe that the banks are hol
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02/18/2011
1 Minute Housing Report from Brian Jones, Laguna Beach Realtor Although home prices have fallen, interest rates are on the rise and that can have a huge impact on your cost. The monthly mortgage payment you can negotiate today may be the lowest it will ever be in your lifetime. John Paulson, a m
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02/16/2011
I was fortunate to attend UCI at a time when the Fine Arts department was enjoying a resurgence of attention to the arts. Every quarter we would have visiting artists come in and teach classes; there was Billie Al Bengston, Joe Goode, Ed Moses and other highly accomplished artists who would criti
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12/02/2010
A pink toilet seat, pro football and 41 Laguna Beach homes - what's the connection? My wife and I take the dogs for a walk every evening and last fall we kept seeing a pink toilet seat move from house to house in the neighborhood. Finally, we asked the question, "So what's with the pink toilet s
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12/01/2010
This Week's Talking Point from ZipRealty Agent Brian Jones What's Ahead for Home Loans in 2010? This year could bring significant changes from 2009 for those seeking home loans. Over the last year, home prices fell to 2003 and earlier levels in many parts of the country. In addition, home loan
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01/18/2010
Laguna Beach Homes - Sales 2008 Sales Soar in September Compared to the year before, sales of single-family, re-sale homes in Orange County rose 83.9% in September. This is the third month in a row home sales have been up year-over-year. The good news for buyers - the median price for single-fa
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11/04/2008
My last post was about the Dia de los Muertos Festival in San Juan Capistrano that my wife and I attended. It was held at the public library and featured face painting, dancing and colorful altars dedicated to friends and family. As we wandered through the library we found a small outdoor patio.
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11/03/2008
The San Juan Capistrano Library presented a Day of the Dead festival last weekend that my wife and I attended. Dia de los Muertos is a week-long holiday when the souls of the dead return to be with their families for one night, Nov. 1 and the early morning of Nov 2. The Library featured altars,
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10/29/2008
Driving the streets of Shady Canyon feels like you've suddenly been relocated to Italy. You almost expect to see a donkey cart ambling along. "Almost" as in "it'll never happen", Shady Canyon is a very exclusive gated community in the coastal hills of Irvine. The homes range from $4,000,000 to $2
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10/23/2008
