Orange County Real Estate

O.C. house shoppers get busy early

Ajones — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:02:19 +0000

Orange County’s housing market started the year quickly.

The latest Orange County home inventory report from Steve Thomas and ReportsOnHousing.com — data as of February 2 — includes these thoughts:

Orange County’s housing market started the year quickly.

•Demand, the number of new pending sales over the prior month, is up 13 percent vs. 2011

•In two weeks, demand increased by 24 percent.

•For homes priced below $500,000, demand is up 26 percent.

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Ex-Doomsayer: ‘It’s a great time to buy a home’

Ajones — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:44:06 +0000

A former housing market skeptic has become a housing market booster, telling a gathering of real estate insiders Thursday that now is “a great time to buy a home.”

Chris Thornberg, a former UCLA economist and a founding principal of Beacon Economics, once derided the National Association of Realtors and other housing industry bulls for saying that same thing back when the economy was overheated.

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Apartment Living in Northeast Irvine

Ajones — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:50:08 +0000

Northeast Irvine offers exceptional choices for every lifestyle. Woodbury Village offers four award-winning communities near parks and schools. At Stonegate Village, you will enjoy resort-style living every day. Live away from it all in Portola Springs. Portola Place is steps away from hiking, biking and walking trails with a stunning foothill backdrop. Orchard Hills, with gated entry and resort style salt water pools and spas, received The “Best Master Plan” Grand Award.

Call for more information on pricing and floor plans (714) 529-0271 or e-mail Kathleen at: kathleen@kathleenjones.com.

San Marcos at Stonegate – Quick Move-in

Ajones — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:24:36 +0000

San Marcos at Stonegate – Quick Move-In Homes

Homesite 18, Unit 92

Priced at $632,275

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Occupy Movement Turns Its Attention to Home Foreclosures

Ajones — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:05:00 +0000

In Southern California, members of the Occupy LA movement headed to South Gate on Tuesday to try to help a homeowner stave off foreclosure.

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FSBO Sellers Decline as More Sellers Turn to Real Estate Agents to Sell the Home

Ajones — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:58:50 +0000

The method most used to sell a home has changed in recent years. A higher share of sellers are relying on the expertise of real estate agents and brokers to sell their home, rather than trying other methods.

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