Concourse Park is a local park in the community of Portola Hills in the City of Lake Forest. What makes this park so special to the community is that it is set up against Whiting Wilderness Ranch, which offer unobstructed views of the Saddleback Mountains. The park offers a wide range of amenit
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05/04/2016
Yes you read that headline correctly the Average Days on the Market in April for homes closing escrow in Portola Hills was just 11. The longest a home stayed on the market was 40. So I would have to say yes, the community of Portola Hills in Lake Forest can be considered a hot real estate mar
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05/03/2016
All clients are special but there is something extra special about First Time Buyers. Even more special when those buyers are close to you personally. I had the pleasure to assist this lovely couple purchase the perfect home for them in Corona. As you can see it's an adorable cottage style hom
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04/29/2016
Residents of Portola Hills are blessed to have some amazing views of from many of the homes situated in the community. Looking East you will have views of the Saddleback Mountains, West the Pacific Ocean. Depending of the tract residents also enjoy views of the Whiting Wilderness Park and Missi
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04/27/2016
Lake Forest is a community in South Orange County that incorporates five unique communities with several different neighborhoods within each. Communities include: Lake Forest North, Lake Forest South, Bakers Ranch, Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills. Below is quick look at how the real estate ma
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04/24/2016
I don't know about you but one of my least favorite things to do is laundry and my laundry room shows that I don't have much love this chore. However, recently while I was previewing homes with a buyer, a wife commented she loved this one house, but wouldn't buy it cause the laundry room was
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04/20/2016
Are you a new homeowner and getting mail to the house regarding Homesteading or Exemption's? The letters are enticing, save $7000 on your property tax or save up to $175,000 in equity. Are you wondering if these are scams... They technically are not a scam. Exemptions are available in the sta
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04/18/2016
March has silently left us and we are now mid-month into April. Tax Time!! Often during this period we see in Orange County a slight increase in the number of homes available for sale. But looking at the Orange County market a substantial number of homes would need to come on the market to cu
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04/14/2016
The real estate market is in full swing in the Portola Hills community of Lake Forest. This week alone, 4 homes have come on the market... has spring sprung for homeowners? Looking at the community of Portola Hills, the number of sales was down with 7 homes closing escrow in March 2016 and 10
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04/05/2016
My favorite thing to do is call my home buyers and say "It's official you are a homeowner". Got to make that call this week for a our newest neighbor in Portola Hills, as we closed on his home at 19532 Dorado Dr, Trabuco Canyon.He picked this home because it had a great open floorplan, larger ki
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03/31/2016