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]
Grant was exactly what we were looking for in an agent. He kept us up-to-date on new listings that would interest us and always gave his honest opinion on the properties. We enjoyed his no pressure attitude and easygoing style. He found us an amazing rental property in a short sale and negotiated perfectly. Share [read more]
Coldwell Banker today launches a new TV commercial promoting home ownership (The Value of a Home). The timing coincides with the spring buying season that we enjoy from March through June each year. Actor Tom Selleck handles the voice over to appeal to those nostalgic Magnum P.I. lovers out there. It addresses the emotional side [read more]
*NOTE: Article paraphrased from email by Kathy Mehringer, Director of Risk Management / Short Sale Advisor for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Clients and agents are starving for information and solutions to the delays and roadblocks of the short sale process. A short sale is a real estate transaction where the homeowner sells the property for less than [read more]
It is important to remember that no matter the economy, our real estate market still follows the same trends on a calendar year. It just varies in degree of severity. So, what can we expect for this year? Here is my guesstimate, based on past annual cycles. January remains sleepy, but phones begin to ring [read more]
With home values bottoming out (and in some cases bouncing back), and with interest rates at or near all time lows, I expect to see increased buyer activity in the coming months. Add those two facts with our typical high volume season of spring into early summer and we have a recipe for a strong [read more]
It is expected that both the House and Senate will vote today on restoring the FHA mortgage limits. FHA mortgage limits, both the 125% calculation and the $729,750 maximum, should be restored for two years until December 31, 2013. Assuming the Congress acts today, we believe the bill will be signed quickly and the [read more]
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.
