Orange County Real Estate
Free Foreclosure Workshop
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010There are two upcoming workshops for people who are worried about foreclosure or are going through the foreclosure process. The event is presented by OC HOPE (Orange County Home Ownership Preservation Collaborative) and sponsored by the Orange County Association of REALTORS. The workshops are free and will be in both English and Spanish. You will […]
Help For Divorcing Homeowners
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Going through a divorce is a very tough and emotional experience. Decisions regarding your house are part of this emotional upheaval. Typically your equity is calculated using appraised value less the outstanding loan balance. However, if one spouse decides to keep the house, appraisal minus mortgage does not equal equity. I have heard horror stories […]
Make It Your Highest and Best Offer
Monday, July 20th, 2009I have had this conversation with several clients recently regarding bank owned listings. When you make an offer, it must be your “highest and best”. While it is understandable that buyers do not want to pay more than they have to for a property, the old days of making a low offer and expecting a seller to counter do […]
Keep the Dollars in Lake Forest
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Lake Forest is a great place to live!!! It will be 30 years this April that I have lived here. The community is safe (see page one of The Leaflet Newsletter, Jan.-Feb 2009), the schools are great, and it is close to just about everything. According to a recent survey, I’m not the only happy camper. […]
Stray From the Herd
Monday, January 19th, 2009In a recent Orange County Register article, “O.C.’s Expert Observers Tell What’s Scary“, REALTOR, Steve Thomas comments on “herd mentality”. This is similar to what Donald Trump refers to as “group think” in his audio book, Why We Want You To Be Rich, co-authored with Robert Kiyosaki. Herd mentality or group think is when people do things […]
The Market Gives Us Another Investment Opportunity
Sunday, January 4th, 2009The steep decline in housing prices has brought investors to the market in full force. Many are buying in the bottom price range of the market. In Orange County that consists of primarily of low to mid-priced condominiums. These homes were hit really hard by the demise of the real estate market. Now we are seeing […]
Should I Buy Now Or Wait for Prices To Go Down More?
Monday, July 7th, 2008Although a lot of people are taking advantage of this buyers’ market, otheres are unsure about buying a house as they are concerned that prices may still be declining. It almost seems as if some people are waiting for prices to go up before they will feel good about buying. However, when prices do go up, some people who are qualified […]
The “OC”? You’ve Got To Be Kidding!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Apparently the Orange County Board of Supervisors is now branding Orange County as the “OC”. The thing is, I have never heard anyone from Orange County refer to it as the “OC”. Maybe the Supervisors got the idea from the TV show, “The OC”. I never saw the show, but I heard that it gave a very false idea […]
What A Great Investment Opportunity
Monday, March 17th, 2008My sister who lives up in the San Francisco Bay Area called me yesterday. Her oldest son is a junior in high school and they are coming down to Southern California this week to look at colleges. We have so many great universities here that it would be difficult to see them all in a week.
But, […]