23745 San Esteban
4 beds / 2 baths
1,604 Sq Ft
Listed at: $559,000
Sold For: $540,000
Closed On: 11.05.07
23771 AVENTURA
2 beds / 2 baths
1,236 Sq Ft
Sold For: $515,000
Closed On: 9.28.07
24146 JUANENO DR
3 beds /2 baths
1,320 Sq Ft
Sold For: $652,000
Closed On: 8.28.07
26772 VIA ALCALA
3 beds / 2 baths
1,791 Sq Ft
Sold For: $575,000
Closed On: 11.01.07
“Winter” has finally set in to So Cal and we’re head first into the holiday season. This is typically the slow time of the real estate year, so sellers are getting a little more creative. Some of these open houses offer more than a quick glimpse into the house that’s for sale.
23056 Cecelia
3 beds / 2 baths
1,796 Sq Ft
Listed at: $679,900
Open: Sun 12-5
BONUS: Lunch
210 Valley View Terrace
2 beds / 2 baths
1,000 Sq Ft
Listed at: $399,900
Open: Sun 12-5
26712 Las Ondas Dr
4 beds / 2 baths
1,411 Sq Ft
Listed For: $609,000
Open: Sat 1-3
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas .. well, not really. But you can get into the holiday spirit this weekend by grabbing a hot cup of coffee or hot toddy and heading over to these open houses. Ya never know, they just might have some cookies to go with your hot beverage!
Laguna Niguel:
25081 Calle Playa A $449,000; single-level home, 2 br/2bth, Open Sunday 1-4.
29131 Pompano Way $824,900; 4 br/2 bth, single-family residence with major upgrades. Open Sunday 1-4.
Dana Point:
34405 Via Gomez $1.8+Million; 4 br/4bth, custom single-family home. Open Saturday 12-4 and Sunday 12-4.
26601 Calle Lago $698,500; 2 br/1 bth, single-family home on Capo Beach. Open Saturday 1-4 and Sunday 1-4.
Welcome to Irvine open houses for $500,000 to $1,000,000 week. I am sure that home sellers will also welcome you if you show up to these open houses. Good luck with your search!
Open: Saturday and Sunday 12-4 pm
Asking price: $645,000
71 Cape Cod, Irvine 92620
What: 1980 detached, 4 beds/2 baths, 1460 sf
Neighborhood: Northwood
Open: Sunday 12-4 pm
Asking price: $649,000
235 Lockford, Irvine 92602
What: 2004 condo, 4 beds/2.5 baths, 1762 sf
Neighborhood: Northpark
Open: Sunday 1-4 pm
Asking price: $679,900
18 Red Rock, Irvine 92604
What: 1975 detached, 3 bed/2 baths, 1909 sf
Neighborhood: El Camino
Open: Saturday 1:30-4:30 pm
Asking price: $709,000
17 Hickory, Irvine 92614
What: 1984 detached, 3 beds/2.5 baths, 1587 sf
Neighborhood: Woodbridge
Open: Sunday 12-4 pm
Asking price: $749,000
13 Shooting Star, Irvine 92604
What: 1978 detached, 4 beds/3 baths, 2044 sf
Neighborhood: Woodbridge
Open: Saturday and Sunday 1-4 pm
Asking price: $829,000
95 Lamplighter, Irvine 92620
What: 2006 condo, 4 beds/3 baths, 2104 sf
Neighborhood: Woodbury
Open: Saturday 1-5 pm
Asking price: $898,800
59 Oak Dale, Irvine 92604
What: 1977 detached, 5 beds/3 baths, 2500 sf
Neighborhood: Woodbridge
Below $500,000
11021 Alderman Ave #2, Tustin 92782; 2 bed/2 bath; 1,053 sq ft; $479,900; Open Saturday 12pm-4pm
$500,000 to $750,000
4337 West Sirius Ave, Orange 92868; 4 bed/2 bath; 1,358 sq ft; $575,000; Open Saturday and Sunday 12pm-4pm
8337 East Loftwood, Orange 92867; 3 bed/2.5 bath; 2,060 sq ft; $639,500; Open Sunday 1pm-4pm
13552 Epping Way, Tustin 92780; 3 bed/2 bath; 1,662 sq ft; $675,000, Open Saturday 1pm-4pm
14651 Mimosa Ln, Tustin 92780; 4 bed/3 bath; 2,310 sq ft; $749,900; Open Sunday 12pm-1pm
$750,000 to $1,000,000
2362 North Eaton Ct, Orange 92867; 4 bed/2.5 bath; 2,400 sq ft; $839,900; Open Sunday 1pm-4pm
11412 Arroyo Ave, North Tustin 92705; 3 bed/3 bath; 2,400 sq ft; $939,000; Open Sunday 1pm-4pm
Over $1,000,000
1075 North Antonio Cir, Orange 92869; 6 bed/4.5 bath; 4,300 sq ft; $1,099,000
10792 Harrogate Pl, North Tustin 92705; 4 bed/3 bath; 2,756 sq ft; $1,224,900; Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm-4pm
*And again, another week where I can’t find any listings for Santa Ana. I’m beginning to feel like people are just giving up trying to sell stuff there. What’s your take?
Be a part of history and participate in the transformation of the former El Toro Marine base into the first great metropolitan park of the 21st century, the Orange County Great Park. You can do that by attending the open house being held this weekend at the Great Park balloon site or filling out an online survey.
COURTESY THE GREAT PARK CORPORATION
This graphic of the proposed design for the Orange County Great Park shows how
the master plan incorporated the former runways into the Park design.
In addition to asking the Great Park Design Team questions about their plans for the Orange County Great Park, which is about twice the size of New York’s Central Park, you are encouraged to give your opinions on what you would like to see in this park. For example, what would you like to see for items such as Sports and Recreation, Festivals and Events, Ecology and Nature, Historic Preservation, Cultural and Social Institutions and Activities. You can also take a free ride on the Great Park balloon (the balloon rides are an ongoing feature of the Park and are currently free).
This open house and online survey give you an opportunity to help guide the development of the Great Park, which is a public-private partnership between the City of Irvine and homebuilder Lennar Corporation.
So you are invited to attend the open house at the following times and location:
When: December 1st and 2nd, from 10 am to 2 pm
Where: Great Park Balloon Site (Directions)
If you are can’t make the open house, you can still participate by taking an online survey that will be available from December 1st - 8th. For more information on the open house and online survey, call 949/724-7420.
Just as history was made when New York Central Park was designed and developed in a previous century, the design and development of the Orange County Great Park will make history in this century. And it is all in your backyard. So join in. Be a part of history!
For more information on the Orange County Great Park, see the websites for the Orange County Great Park Corporation and the Great Park Conservancy, as well as the wikipedia’s article on the Orange County Great Park and marketwatch.com’s article titled Great Park on Schedule.
Any way you slice it, prices are falling quickly. I cannot seem to keep up with the day-to-day reductions that take place almost at an hourly rate. Here are some Dana Point reductions for those looking to set down roots someplace new and exciting in South OC:
34392 Camino Capistrano This 4 br/2 baths, single-family residence was “$1,650,000″ and changed to “$1,595,000.”
33881 Manta Ct. This 3 br/2.5 bath, single-family residence was $1,599,000″ and changed to “$1,450,000.”
27565 Vista De Dons This 3 br/3 bath, single-family residence was “$1,049,900″ and changed to “$999,900.”
“If prices drop anywhere near what some expect, I’ll trade up. It won’t matter if I take a hit where I am, because I’ll pick it up on the next home.”
This is the comment of one participant in an Orange County Register poll (”49% say housing market has thrown off plans”). As the large number of foreclosures shows, not all homeowners are able to make lemonade out of the current lemon of a housing market, but at least this homeowner was able to do the lemons to lemonade trick.
If fact, many other homeowners might be able to make the same statement. For example, as a previous post showed (“Sold Signs” in Costa Mesa’s Mesa Verde), most of the recent sales in the Mesa Verde area of Costa Mesa ended up with a good-sized profit for the home seller. This was in spite of the home sellers settling for a price lower than their asking price.
My conclusion: I’m guessing that this situation is the same for much of Orange County. Since housing prices have increased so much in the last decade or more, many home sellers are still making decent profits in spite of the current price decline. Maybe there is more lemonade out there than we realize?
Yes, I’m still obsessing about buying a foreclosure. Anyway, here’s an interesting time line following all the events of a foreclosure posted on the Santa Ana, Orange County Real Estate blog. To my surprise, it seems like a very drawn out process.
“Day 1 - Notice of Default recorded with Orange County Recorder
Within 10 Business Days - Trustee mails Notice of Default to borrower(s)
Within 1 Month - Mail Notice Of Default to all entitled parties with an interest in the Santa Ana property
After 3rd Month- Notice of Trustee’s Sale is prepared and sent for publication
25 Days Before Sale Date - Send Notice Of Default to IRS (if applicable)
Within 20 Days Before Sale Date- Publish Notice of Sale in an adjudicated newspaper (must run once a week for 3 consecutive weeks)
Within 10 Days from 1st publication of Notice of Sale - Trustee sends Beneficiary a request for directions to Santa Ana, California property being foreclosed, in order to post Notice of Sale on Santa Ana property
14 Days Before Sale Date - Record Notice Of Sale with Orange County Recorder
5 Business Days Before Sale Date - The borrower’s right to reinstate expires
Sale Date - The Santa Ana property is Sold to the highest bidder or reverts back to lender.”
The same time line is available at All Foreclosure Information. This site also has a good section on avoiding scams when buying a foreclosure.
Lots of homes are for sale and the quaint City of Aliso Viejo is no exception. Here are some recent new listings that have only been on the market a short time, so get your running shoes on and head over for a gander. Oh, they are all condos, too.
186 Cinnamon Teal Listed on Nov. 28 for $425,000; 2 br/2.5 baths, condo, 1,125 sq. feet.
110 Via Athena Listed on Nov. 24 for $599,000; 3 br/2.5 baths, condo, 1,713 sq. feet.
131 La Mirage Circle Listed on Nov. 28 for $399,000; 2 br/2 baths, condo, 1,162 sq.feet.
73 Sandpiper Lane Listed on Nov. 28 for $330,0oo; 2 br/2 baths, condo, 1,000 sq. feet.
124 Verdin Lane Listed on Nov. 28 for $350,000; 2 br/ 2.5 baths, condo, 1,125 sq. feet.
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