The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly in South Orange County Real Estate

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Over the course of the last several months, I’ve become really interested in the way this housing market has impacted individual neighborhoods in South Orange County.  It’s become clear that the makeup of a neighborhood, the strength of the buyers from the last decade, the age of the community, the local amenities, it’s overall stage… [Continue Reading]

Trade Your Halloween Candy for Money

Halloween Candy

A Ladera Ranch Orthodontist is thinking outside the box and I dig it!  Dr. Harold Barkate is hosting a candy buy back program from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd.  For every pound of candy a child brings in, Dr. Barkate will pay $1. Go to his Ladera Ranch office at 800 Corporate… [Continue Reading]

When Will this Orange County Real Estate Market Improve?

Charting the Orange County Real Estate Market

Isn’t this the million dollar question!  People talk about it, speculate over it, study it, and try to make buying and selling decisions based on all of it.  So when will the Orange County real estate market improve? I thought we’d be in this condition at least until Spring of ’09, because historically election years are… [Continue Reading]