South Coast Metro Homes

THIS GUY!!!  As many of you know, I started working towards my CA Broker License last December. After 8 years as an appraiser, I decided that obtaining my broker license would be the best way to further my career as a real estate professional.   I began taking the coursework, studying diligently ...

US home prices bounce back, after lowest of lows   The Standard & Poors/Case Schiller Index is showing that after the prior 3 quarters of the lowest of low housing prices nationally, home prices have shown a modest 3.6% rise. It appears that this is not the case for all areas, and regionally (Ora...

  The Department of Veterans Affairs will guaranty a VA home loan for a fully eligible veteran to a maximum of 25%. As an example, if a veteran is fully eligible for $104,250, the maximum loan amount with a VA guaranty is $417,000 with no down payment.   Most counties in the United States fall un...

                                             Into The Belly Of The Beast Taking the little ones to Disneyland is always a lot of fun. Occasionally we find that even the rides in 'Its a Small World' are still a little unnerving for our kids. Heading off on our boat ride was almost too much for the...

The Reverend Robert Schuller began as a preacher in the '50s, giving his sermons at a SoCal drive in movie theater. By the 1970's he became internationally known through his 'Hour of Power' TV evangelism show.  In 1980, Schuller opened the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove CA. The amazing structu...

  This post by Christine Donovan shows the power of seo that can be accomplished through active AR involvement and how it can ultimately work to our clients benefits. --Andrew   Will Your Costa Mesa Home Get More than the 5 Ps of Marketing?     When you decide to sell your Costa Mesa home, be sur...

One of the nice benefits of the Droid OS is that it is tied in to your gmail email account. Most of us who have decided to go with a Droid phone did so because we were already enjoying many google apps, labs, etc. But for those who were or are still dedicated to using another email acct such as Y...

Gas in Orange County CA has gone down by a little more than 20 cents per gallon over the prior couple of weeks. I noted in a blog a couple of weeks ago that lower gas prices should help spur on our economy. That said, I am always surprised by those who say that they are going to let higher gas pr...

I was trying out some of the filters on my droid's camera, this one was terrible but I think it did give the pic a hazy, dreamy quality. My wife and daughter are in there somewhere but heck if I can find them in this pic. My son and I chose to sit it out as we had been on lots of rides already t...

On the evening of May 24th, the Morning Sun Neighborhood Association of Santa Ana will be holding meeting regarding Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness. The meeting will take place at 700pm to 815pm at Jim Thorpe Fundamental School at 2450 West Alton Avenue on the corner of Alton and Greenville....