Category Archives: Orange County CA

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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Dove Canyon Homes at Rancho Santa Margarita CA Real Estate

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

Dove Canyon at Rancho Santa Margarita CA has some excellent home values for buyers.      Dove Canyon home ~ $899,900 ~ overlooking 14th fairway of DC Golf Course ~ 5 bedrooms and 5 baths ~ MLS# S667520 ~ IDX link   … Continue reading →

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Top Reasons to Invest in Orange County CA Rental Properties

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

    Top reasons that now could be a good time to buy Orange County residential rental properties: 1.  Good prices for buyers  2.  Fewer home buyers and more renters are in the market these days.  3.  Rents have gone up and are expected … Continue reading →

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Home Buyers Alert ~ Now is Your Best Time

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  Home buyers have heard it before that “Now is Your Best Time”.  It’s a worthy message, and we’ll say it again … “Now is Your Best Time” … for home buying. So get organized for home buying, contact your experienced and professional mortgage … 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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Irvine CA Home Values Solid and Economy Strength at OC

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

IRVINE is the economy powerhouse at Orange County CA with industry, jobs and employment. Irvine’s home buyers continue to buy and spend more total dollars on homes than at any other city in Orange County. Irvine’s solid home resale values are bucking against property data … 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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3 Orange County Seller Tips to Stay Away from Competition

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Harrison K. Long

  TIPS FOR ORANGE COUNTY HOME SELLERS to help them stay competitive in today’s real estate market  1.  Price the Orange County home competitively from the start  Largest number of showings will occur in the first two to three weeks.  The multiple listing … 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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