Real Estate in South Orange County California

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Stats are from the 1st. of the year - 09 through today 9/21/09 in Rancho Santa Margarita, Closed Sales. Of 557 sales - below is the break down by price.... 0 to 100K (those were the days) 2 sales 100 - 200K - 46 sales 200 - 300K - 109 sales 300 - 400K - 107 sales 400 - 500K - 132 sales (the sweet...
09/21/2009
It seems like ALL of the listings in Rancho Santa Margarita are short sales, when in reality only about 1/2 are. 74 short sales vs 79 Non- Short Sales. BUT - if you look at listings up to 250K (one bedroom, and maybe two bedroom condos), the story is completely different. $250K max- 19 Short sale...
09/21/2009
So - What percentage of homes that were listed as short sales actually end up selling as short sales? In my very un-scientific study, I found that about 60% sell. That was very suprising as I thought only about 20% would have sold based on what I have been told by others. It's kind of tough to fi...
09/21/2009
Besides selling Real Estate, I also do a lot of BPOs (broker Price Opinions). There are always 6 requirements for doing BPOs, 3 Active Listings and 3 closed sales that are in close proximity and similar description to the subject property. The closed sales need to be within 6 months, preferably 3...
08/20/2009
Another Sale in Mission Viejo! Paul McDuell | Century 21 Superstars | (949) 842-9531 26969 Orchid, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 3BR/2.5BA Condo offered at $355,000 Year Built 1989 Sq Footage 1,200 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $2...
08/20/2009
New Listing in Mission Viejo! Paul McDuell | Century 21 Superstars | (949) 842-9531 27556 Costanero, Mission Viejo, CA Comes with a Detached 1 car garage AND an assigned, covered, Parking Space. 2BR/2BA Condo offered at $275,000 Year Built 1980 Sq Footage 1,327 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 part...
08/20/2009
Another Successful Sale in Mission Viejo Paul McDuell | Century 21 Superstars | (949) 842-9531 27546 Berdun, Mission Viejo, CA NOT A Short Sale, BUT Priced Like One. Properties Like This Rarely Come On The Market. Located on a Cul-de-Sac With a Gorgeous View of Saddleback From 4BR/2.5BA Single Fa...
08/20/2009
Sold Another Home in Rancho Santa Margarita Paul McDuell | Century 21 Superstars | (949) 842-9531 27 Arboleda, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA One of the Most Coveted Tracts in Melinda Heights. Properties Rarely Come on the Market Here, and it’s no Wonder Why. It’s a Great Place to Call H 3BR/2.5BA Si...
08/20/2009
I'm an e-Pro and a Microsoft Certified System Engineer. Someone on the e-Pro forum ask how to move an email system from an old computer to a new computer using Outlook. I typed up the steps I use, and thought, hey, others might be able to use this. So, the following are the (not so basic) steps I...
08/08/2009
I got a call from Paypal today. Seems there was some suspicious activity on my account. At first I thought the phone call was suspicious. Turns out the call was legitimate, and there were two charges made to my Paypal account that I had not made! Paypal is going to take care of the charges, and I...
06/22/2009
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