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 [...]
Recently a friend and colleague, Robert Hahn, encouraged the readers of his own blog to submit posts for his upcoming ‘Carnival of Housing Policy’, hoping to collect thoughtful discussion around the potential changes in housing policy. I’ve been somewhat reluctant to participate so I’ll start with this disclosure: Until recently, I have followed politics superficially [...]
Robinson Ranch is a unique community, just Northeast of Rancho Santa Margarita. It’s technically in the Trabuco Canyon zip code and is one of the gems of South Orange County. Few neighborhoods afford the views found in Robinson Ranch. Friends know that I think one of the great gifts of South Orange County is Saddleback [...]
Forbes Magazine recently published an interesting visual representation of moving trends. It allows one to visually get a sense if more people are moving into, or out of, a particular county during 2008. Orange County was pretty interesting. Guess I’m not entirely surprised to see that the interest in relocating to Orange County, during one [...]
The housing bottom can be an elusive thing. Determining when we’ve actually arrived can only be seen in retrospect, but clearly there are some signs that indicate, we haven’t quite seen the end of this housing recession. As I’ve said before, there are several things that have me concerned about the housing market in Orange [...]
The real estate market is a strange world right now. It’s plagued by distress sales, foreclosures, a challenging lending environment, and economic uncertainties, and yet there are certain price points where inventory is so low that sellers are receiving multiple offers within days of listing. If the home is priced right and it’s under $500,000 [...]
This post is LONG, but if you are thinking of buying a short sale (or if you’re an agent looking for an outlet for your short sale frustrations), PLEASE read. Understanding this information is a must. I completely understand the allure of the short sales when you are a buyer. The prices are attractive and [...]
Today the microscope is on Mission Viejo. So many of the media numbers focus on Orange County performance, but real estate performance can vary dramatically within our large county and particularly at various price points. I’m going to spend the next several posts breaking down each of the South Orange County cities to give you [...]
After years in this business, my husband has learned a few realities about my business: “I just have to return this one phone call.” Translation: 30 minutes and several phone calls. “I just have to run down to my office and shoot out a quick email.” Translation: 20 + minutes in the office. “I’ll be [...]
The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan was recently released. It attempts to address some of the issues that the current housing market is struggling with and I have been through some of the details and as it currently is written, I’m disappointed. Near the end of December last year I posted the article about about [...]
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