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2011 

  Newport Coast is a luxury residential community - part of  Newport Beach and south Orange County - where many owners and residents have large homes and Pacific ocean views. Newport Coast CA property sellers can expect some of the same local real estate trends next year 2012.  194 Newport Coast ...
12/31/2011
  Mortgage rates reached new all-time lows last week and moved home buyer affordability even higher. Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages have been at or below 4 percent for the last eight weeks and now are almost 0.9 percentage points below where they were at the beginning of the year.  So home buye...
12/29/2011
  With strong rents being paid and moderated home selling prices, buyers and investors are expected to like Orange County CA home and value opportunities for 2012. During 2011 (so far as of December 28, 2011) - 25,790 Orange County homes have been resold (according to records of the CRMLS) - aver...
12/28/2011
Estate planning for rich people and waiting to die until after January 1, 2012, might help the heirs. As of January 1, the federal estate tax exemption will be indexed for the first time and go up. For 2012, that exemption is up to $5.12 million of an estate (up from $5 million in 2011), so that...
12/28/2011
Laguna Beach has 154 homes now listed for lease at Orange County CA real estate.  Home for lease - $3,500 per month 31942 SUNSET Avenue - Laguna Beach, CA 92651 - 2 bedroom and 2 baths     Click here to see active link to all LAGUNA BEACH CA single family homes now listed for lease.     _________...
12/26/2011
Newport Beach CA is a luxury ocean, beach, harbor, and back bay oriented residential and thriving commercial city. Newport had 43  homes resold this year during November 2011 - average sold price of $1,450,658. Newport had 51 homes resold last year during November 2010 - with average sold price ...
12/19/2011
      Turtle Rock is one of the most popular areas for homes and property buying at Irvine CA.        Turtle Rock village is one of the most sought after areas for homes at Irvine and has property opportunities.          Click here to see active link to single family detached Turtle Rock area ho...
12/17/2011
  There are 11,651 homes and properties now in some stage of foreclosure at Orange County, CA. Is your rental property in foreclosure? More “accidental” landlords are surfacing as home owners turn their underwater homes into rentals to try to come up with some extra cash.  But some of these accid...
12/17/2011
  A valuable and interesting article by Chris Clothier and posted at Realtor.com highlighted 3 real estate investor mistakes to avoid.   1.  Experience counts  -  "My first biggest mistake was not leaning on them for their advice".   2.  Being inquisitive is the sharpest tool in an investors tool...
12/16/2011
  Newport's annual Christmas Boat Parade is scheduled to start on December 14 this year. Newport Beach is famous for its emerald green and blue Pacific ocean waters, surfing and sand, sunsets, beaches and harbor, kayaking, sailing, fishing from the piers, beach volleyball, great restaurants, peo...
12/14/2011
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