Category Archives: OC housing market

Homes for Sale Listing Inventory Down at Orange County CA Real Estate

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Harrison K. Long

Listing inventory of homes for sale at ORANGE COUNTY CA REAL ESTATE has dropped to lowest number since June 2005. Orange County CA now have current active listing inventory of 5,883 – according to CRMLS. Highest point was June 2011 – when Orange County had 11,388 homes for … Continue reading →

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Orange County CA Home Buyers Still Like Incredibly Low Mortgage Rates

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Orange County CA home buyers aren’t bored with incredibly low mortgage rates and continue to be happy about their opportunities.  The average rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage conforming loan has fallen to 3.25 percent (loan up to $417k with … Continue reading →

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Irvine Foreclosure Properties at Irvine CA Real Estate

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Irvine California now has 268 properties in pre-foreclosure (as of today, August 31, 2011) ~ where notices of default have been recorded, and where no trustee auction sale date has yet been set.  Irvine CA has 382 homes and properties … Continue reading →

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Orange County CA Public Property Auction by Treasurer/Tax Collector – June 29, 2011

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

Orange County, CA, Treasurer/Tax collector Shari Freidenrich has scheduled the county public property auction for Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at 10 AM at the Orange County offices. See list of properties scheduled for Orange County auction at http://www.ttc.ocgov.com/auction/auctionlist.htm. One such property scheduled for public auction … Continue reading →

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FHA Loans Becoming Popular at Orange County CA

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

I like the Paul Scheper article “FHA Loans becoming popular in Orange County” in this month’s Orange County REALTOR® magazine, which was published by the Orange County Association of REALTORs®.    Paul says in his article that FHA loans have emerged as loan of choice … Continue reading →

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Short Sale Issue of Costs to be Paid at Closing

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Short sale buyers should know or get information about the possibility that seller’s lender/lienholder might not agree to pay for all costs at closing.   Some of these costs at short sale closing might otherwise be the seller obligation (like title insurance, … Continue reading →

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Irvine Home Sales are Positive for the Orange County Economy Moving Forward

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Irvine is the primary driver for the economy engine at Orange County, California, and is one of the most sought-after cities for home buyers in Southern California. 438 Irvine homes were resold by real estate professionals during the first quarter … Continue reading →

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Turtle Rock Homes for Sale – Irvine CA Real Estate

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Turtle Rock village is located in the hills east of the University of California campus and west of Shady Canyon at Irvine, CA.  Turtle Rock is one of the most popular places for home selling and buying at South Orange County.  Hiking and … Continue reading →

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Irvine California Celebrating its 40th Year City Birthday

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

 Irvine as a city is coming of age for its 40th birthday this year. The economy powerhouse of the area, Irvine is the third largest city by population at Orange County, California.  Irvine was charted as a city during 1971 and then had 10,081 … Continue reading →

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27.4% of Orange County Homes Sold January 2011 to Cash Buyers

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

27.4% of Orange County Homes Sold January 2011 to Cash Buyers Continue reading →

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