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2010 

Newport Coast is a popular and wonderful residential community, and many of the homes have ocean or panoramic views.  With home median sold price of $1,500,000 during April 2010, Newport Coast is the most expensive place to buy a home of the 83 Orange County zip code areas.   Newport Coast homes ...
05/30/2010
Let's Fly Our "Old Glory" US Flags for this Memorial Day 2010.   We celebrate Memorial Day for rememberance of those who have died (about 1.1 million people) in our nation's serivce.      President Ulysses S. Grant presided over the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Ma...
05/29/2010
Please Vote NO on California Proposition 16 at the upcoming June 8th election.  Proposition 16 is sponsored and paid for by Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, which wants to gain monopoly and prevent business competition by changing the state Constitution.   Lots of business and consumer groups ...
05/28/2010
Number of people walking away from their mortgages and homes has increased.   Question is whether this walk away from debt and a home is the right thing for people to do. These strategic defaults result in more lender repossessed properties, bank owned, real-estate owned or REOs.  Number of homeo...
05/27/2010
DEVELOPER NIGHTMARE: CA LAND USE REGULATION By Roger Grable, May 17, 2010, Costa Mesa, CA California is among the first states to aggressively attempt to regulate climate change through land use regulation. First AB 32, and the Governor's follow on executive orders, and most recently SB 375.  AB ...
05/26/2010
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reports April median price increased 21 percent; home sales decreased 8.1 percent. LOS ANGELES (May 24) - Home sales decreased 8.1 percent in April in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 21 percen...
05/25/2010
Central Park West Homes at Irvine Starting Sales Again by Lennar Corp. the builder for new home sales. This 43-acre new homes project is located near San Diego (I-405) Freeway and Jamboree Road, Irvine, where the first homes were built 2.5 years ago and put on hold during market downturn. Central...
05/23/2010
Amazing and positive opportunity is there today for home and real estate buyers with fantastic loan rates.   Our friend and trusted mortgage broker said about his company offerings: Conforming loans ... 30 Year fixed - 4.500% 30 Year fixed to $729,750 - 4.750% 15 Year fixed - 3.875% 5 Year fixed ...
05/20/2010
The California Assoc. of REALTORS correctly wants to warn homeowners about possibility that their purchase money refinance need anti-deficiency protections. The CA Senate is expected to vote on SB 1178 early next week, extending anti-deficiency protections to homeowners who have refinanced "purch...
05/20/2010
Lake Forest Housing Market Update for South OC, California. In the heart of south Orange County and its beautiful Saddleback Valley, Lake Forest is one of Southern California's desirable towns for both homes and businesses.  Lake Forest offers a high quality of life and a thriving business commun...
05/18/2010
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