Live from Newport Harbor High! It’s “Senior Night Live!” This Thursday (May 17th) and Friday (May 18th) at 7 pm, the Senior Sailors at Newport Harbor High School will be putting on one of their most successful and entertaining shows of the year. With students writing, directing, casting, and starring in skits, their comedic performances [read more]
We had a rental property that we needed to sell for a 1031 exchange. Grant helped us by suggesting select improvements to be made, then priced the property according to the market, and positioned it in such a way that we had a quick sale with a great price and good terms. Share this:
Notice to all applicants: The NHHS Bixby Residential Media Scholarship deadline has been extended to May 21, 2012. Below are the entry guidelines.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Bixby Residential Media Scholarship @ NHHS is open to ALL senior students who wish to submit an entry. Acceptable submissions may be posted at www.bixbyblog.com and in the NHHS Beacon at the discretion of the sponsor and NHHS staff. Any student featured in an entry MUST complete the NHHS media release form and have it on file with the school. Students will generate community interest entries in either print journalism, still photography, or video/film components. Students may submit more than one entry in any category. NHHS staff, guidance counselor Grace Nguyen, and Grant Bixby will vote on the winner for each category. Those winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship award with no strings attached. The goal is to promote creativity, individuality, and freedom of expression.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submissions accepted beginning January 15, 2012
Submission deadline is May 21, 2012
Sample Topics include:
Not-for-profit Spotlight—Showcase a worthy cause
Special Event Coverage—Report on a newsworthy happening
Arts & Sciences—Feature a performance, art exhibit, science fair
Business & Community Issues—Report on a topic of local importance
The Op/Ed or commentary piece
NO PERSONAL ESSAYS. THIS IS NOT A COLLEGE APPLICATION.
Print:
Maximum word count of 1,000. Content must be appropriate for all ages. No personal essays or fiction. This is a journalism, non-fiction reporting contest. Submit as a Word document. Entries may include one photograph or illustration if it helps the story, but it is NOT required. $1,000 prize. 2nd Place receives “Honorable Mention” in all categories.
Still Photography:
One image or a sequence is O.K. Must receive both print and digital copy of image(s) in an acceptable format (JPEG or other). Protect images accordingly in envelope with cardboard or other. Important: accompany image with 250 word (max) description of image, where taken, camera & film details. Content must be appropriate for all ages. $1,000 prize.
Film/Video:
Maximum running time of 5 minutes. Submit in suitable electronic file type or YouTube type link. Content must be appropriate for all ages. $1,000 prize.
***Include student name, telephone, address, and email with each submission.
Submit to: grant@bixbyresidential.com (electronic) and mail or drop hard copies toBixby Residential @ CB Previews, 140 Newport Center Drive, Suite 100,Newport Beach, CA 92660
Newly constructed in 2006, this former model home with the finest upgrades offers luxury, space, and style in a picturesque neighborhood village. Shea Homes, one of the nation’s most revered builders, hit a home run with Half Moon Lane. Excellent architectural detail with varied exteriors and functional floorplans make for easy living. High ceilings, large windows, and great flow add to an airy, gracious feeling. Downstairs you’ll enjoy formal living and dining rooms, plus a kitchen and family “great room”—each area with its own warm fireplace and access to either the covered front porch or the backyard patio, perfect for barbecues or a hot tub. Upstairs lies the generous master suite with office/seating area and a spa like bath and closet. Two additional bedrooms, a hall bath, and laundry room complete the sleeping area. The home feeds to excellent area schools and enjoys easy beach, park, shopping & dining, and freeway access.
Coldwell Banker, one of the first Real Estate Brokers to market luxury real estate, and one of its most storied firms, continues to innovate the marketing of properties by telling a story through film. This year Bixby Residential and Bixby Blog will be bringing you more information via film. Our lives enjoy constant movement. So should our listings. Our neighborhoods are living and breathing–constantly in flux. So too, should our communities be showcased as vibrant and dynamic places where life takes place, kids go to school, residents enjoy the environment, and homes sell (if we do our job well).
Each short film might not be Michael Bay or James Cameron quality, but our aim is to bring you pertinent news and valuable insights, encased in a digestible format and placed in proper context. In an era where there is a lot of Internet and regional news noise, we will bring a local interpretation and common sense.
The bluff top elevation, combined with the proximity to the bay, and the positioning and architecture of this home give it the best view in all of Newport Harbor. 1523 Dolphin Terrace, on the front row of Irvine Terrace in Corona del Mar, enjoys a comprehensive view of the harbor entrance, main and Balboa Channels, Balboa Island, Catalina, and Palos Verdes. Sunsets are fantastic from this perch. For more on this listing click here.
Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu and deeds-for-lease in order to help more homeowners avoid foreclosure. The effort will come in stages with the first taking place this June. The new, aligned timelines include the requirement that mortgage servicers review and respond to requests for short sales within 30 calendar days from receipt of a short sale offer.
“FHFA and the Enterprises are committed to enhancing the short sales and deeds-in-lieu process as additional tools to prevent foreclosure, keep homes occupied and help maintain stable communities,” said FHFA Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco. “These timeline and borrower communication announcements set minimum standards and provide clear expectations regarding these important foreclosure alternatives.”
With the alignment, servicers will be required to do the following:
review and respond to requests for short sales within 30 calendar days from receipt of a short sale offer and a complete borrower response package;
provide weekly status updates to the borrower if the short sale offer is still under review after 30 calendar days;
make and communicate final decisions to the borrower within 60 calendar days of receipt of the offer and complete borrower response package
By the end of 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will announce additional enhancements addressing borrower eligibility and evaluation, documentation simplification, property valuation, fraud mitigation, payments to subordinate lien holders, and mortgage insurance.
*My two cents: First, it’s about time. Second, it’s about time. If you read the language, this still gives banks plenty of ways to stall. While it puts in place response times and attempts to cap the final approval or denial date, it does nothing to increase transparency otherwise. For the average buyer and seller, the short sale approval process is shrouded in mystery and decisions are made with little to no explanation, or communication, for that matter. We can only hope that this speeds the process up, thus easing the pain a tad for all sides involved.
I grew up in Long Beach, a 5th generation California resident, with two older brothers, Mark and Brett. My forefathers came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly realized their livelihoods would center around feeding and clothing our state’s growing population, rather than striking it rich in the mines and rivers of the Sierras.
