MARKET UPDATE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA  - TURTLE ROCK VILLAGE is a special place ... beautiful and most popular area of Irvine and South OC.  MARKET UPDATE - TURTLE ROCK, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA Located in the rolling hills about 20 minutes to the east from the Pacific Ocean and Corona del Mar.  Turtle Rock is made up of 23 different residential communities and 3,481 SFR detached and condominium homes. Broadmoor Turtle Rock homes;  Campus View Broadmoor homes; Concordia homes by Fieldstone;  Crest Akins homes;  Crest homes by Standard Pacific;  Glen Garden Homes by Irvine Pacific;  Glen Patio Homes by Broadmoor;  Glen Townhomes Irvine Pacific;  Highlands Garden by Bren;  Highlands by Lusk;  Highlands Townhomes Akins;  Ridge Townhomes Akins;  Hills President by Anderson & Middlebrook;  Turtle Rock... 10/31/2008

October 25th, from 2:00 to 5:00, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine will host their first Great Park Pumpkin Harvest.   Bring the whole family for all kinds of fun with a pumpkin patch,  pumpkin decorating, games, petting zoo, and mask making.  At 3:00 there will be a Monster Mash and at 4:00 there will be marching in the Great Halloween Costume Parade.  Click here for directions. The event is sponsored by the Great Park Neighborhoods, the Second Harvest Food Bank and the Great Park Conservancy. Second Harvest Food Bank recently opened its new Orange County headquarters at the Great Park.  A food drive will be underway at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest.  They are looking for canned fruits, vegetables and meat products, dry and packaged goods,  refrigerated and frozen products, prepa... 10/24/2008

Driving the streets of Shady Canyon feels like you've suddenly been relocated to Italy. You almost expect to see a donkey cart ambling along. "Almost" as in "it'll never happen", Shady Canyon is a very exclusive gated community in the coastal hills of Irvine. The homes range from $4,000,000 to $20,000.0,00. The private Tom Fazio 18-hole golf course blends seamlessly with the natural open space.I recently toured eight featured homes in Shady Canyon, each one more spectacular than the last one. There are approximately 400 luxury homes and home sites surrounded by 16,000 acres of natural sanctuary. Shady Canyon has extensive trails, a clubhouse, a tennis and swim center with a junior Olympic swimming pool and spa.        Like to see a home in Shady Canyon? Give me a call.Click here to see ... 10/23/2008

Located in the heart of Irvine, Rancho San Joaquin, a public golf course has terrific views of  the newly evolving city. The just built high rise condos, the corporate buildings and proximity to John Wayne Airport  make this area the new business center of Orange County. I've played similar courses in other cities, such as Encanto Golf Course in downtown Phoenix and always enjoy the park like setting of a golf course surrounded by city. You can't help thinking how nice it is that those people in the buildings are hard at work and you're not.     Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course has 3 small lakes which luckily don't come into play too much but the potential for disaster is always there. Palm trees are everywhere and one of them was nice enough to knock down one of my errant shots and keep ... 10/20/2008

TURTLE ROCK VILLAGE is a special place ... beautiful and most popular area of Irvine and South OC.  It's located in the rolling hills about 20 minutes to the east from the Pacific Ocean and Corona del Mar.  Turtle Rock is made up of 23 different residential communities and 3,481 SFR detached and condominium homes. Broadmoor Turtle Rock homes;  Campus View Broadmoor homes; Concordia homes by Fieldstone;  Crest Akins homes;  Crest homes by Standard Pacific;  Glen Garden Homes by Irvine Pacific;  Glen Patio Homes by Broadmoor;  Glen Townhomes Irvine Pacific;  Highlands Garden by Bren;  Highlands by Lusk;  Highlands Townhomes Akins;  Ridge Townhomes Akins;  Hills President by Anderson & Middlebrook;  Turtle Rock Pointe by JM Peters;  Ridge Garden by Standard Pacific;  Ridge Townhomes by Br... 10/20/2008

Irvine Properties For Lease And Rent Are you looking for a home to rent or lease in Irvine? If so this is where you will find all the properties that are available. The best part is, our services are FREE. All fees are paid for by the landlord/owner of the properties. You only pay for a $15.00 fee per applicant over 18 years of age for the credit report. If you have any questions or if you would like to set up a time to see any properties for lease or rent in Irvine or Orange County, please contact Fred Sed at (949) 274-3733. PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR LEASE & RENT Fred Sed (949) 274-3733 FredSed@PGCoastal.com The Pahua Group (To reference a property, use the MLS # that is located next to the pictures. It is in bold and it starts with a letter then a series of numbers) 10/14/2008

What ever happened to knowing your neighbors? Well recently, a homegrown, old fashioned thing happened to me...a neighbor came over to borrow some eggs for baking. She really was not making homemade cookies but blueberry muffins from a box. But when you think about it this is the kind of neighborliness that used to happen a lot more in the "olden days". I remember in the neighborhood where we grew up "out in the valley" that it was common for us neighbors to borrow an item to finish a recipe. Perhaps an egg, cup of sugar or some vanilla were the most common items that we thought we still had in our pantry but forgot to stock up on afterall. And everyone we knew was quick to share. You never knew if you might be the one in need and you always felt willing to give whatever you could to he... 10/13/2008

                                                                        Stressed Out?                                     Need to pull off a Short Sale in Irvine? Most homes for sale in Southern California are typically going to be either a Short Sale, or REO property. What's a Short Sale? Whats an REO, Bank Owned, Foreclosure? What is my home worth in Irvine?  Want to.... Need to .... SHORT SALE IN IRVINE ?                                                           Here at the Nate Secor Group and our Orange County Real Estate Connection, we can help you find a local Irvine Short Sale Specialist to help guide you through this difficult time. Whether  you are financially distressed and unable to make your payments, already are behind them, or are facing foreclosure in Orange County, CONT... 10/03/2008

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Irvine has many great Golf Courses and a couple of  great Golf Course Communities to live, work and play in!                                                If you are looking for Golf Course Properties in Irvine, check out these two particular communities by THE VILLAGES OF IRVINE: 1) Oak Creek Golf Homes in Irvine 2) Shady Canyon Golf Course Homes in Irivne   Oak Creek Rancho San Joaquin Pelican Hill Strawberry Farms Tustin Ranch                                          Search Homes in Irvine by Map!   Keywords: IRVINE GOLF COURSESIRVINE GOLF HOMESIRVINE GOLF PROPERTIESIRVINE GOLF COMMUNITIESIRVINE GOLF TEE TIMESIRVINE GOLF RANGESIRVINE GOLF LESSONSIRVINE NEW HOMESIRVINE OAK CREEK HOMES FOR SALEIRVINE SHADY CANYON HOMES 09/30/2008

                                                    Want to live in Turtle Ridge?      The new community of Turtle Ridge is located right off the 73 Toll Road along the rolling hills of Irvine. Homes in Turtle Ridge range from Condos and Townhomes in Turtle Ridge starting in the high $300's and go all the way up to Luxury Homes in Turtle Ridge capping off at around $4 million!      Search Irvine Homes by Map! Whether you are a "high-roller" home buyer in Turtle Ridge, seller, or perhaps a first time home buyer in Irvine, you should contact a local Turtle Ridge Irvine specialist to help you with your Irvine Real Estate needs.  Got questions about what's going on in Turtle Ridge? What's are short sales, Bank Owned Homes, REOS, etc. What are some comps and or recent sales activity in Turtl... 09/30/2008

                                                                             Want to live in Columbus Grove.. in Irvine and Tustin?               Search Irvine Homes By Map! Columbus Grove is a new masterplanned community in Irvine and Tustin. Columbus Grove is made up of ten distict neighborhoods as follows:                                         Columbus Grove Neighborhoods Alexandria Cantara Lantana Ainsley Park        Kensington Court Ciara Savannah Clarendon Madison Westbourne                                                        If you want to see homes in Columbus Grove, SEE ALL COLUMBUS GROVE HOMES IN IRVINE                                                                     OR                                   Begin your search for IRVINE HOMES FOR SALE HERE                  ... 09/30/2008

Searching for Downtown Irvine Condos, Homes and Townhomes? Get smart and let all the newest listings find YOU in Irvine! Sign up here to start getting the newest DOWNTOWN IRVINE CONDOS    To get a list of Homes sent to you in IRVINE for any of the great Irvine Communities, Neighborhoods, Highrise, New Homes etc. HAVE AN IRVINE REALTOR SET YOU UP ON BECOMING A VIP HOME BUYER! Search Irvine Homes by Map!                                                                    Irvine Homes for Sale Most Popular Areas Columbus Grove Marquee Park Place High Rise Condominiums Woodbridge Woodbury College Park North Park Square North Park Irvine Homes for Sale Areas A-Z Cobblestone College Park Columbus Grove Como Deerfield East Irvine Eastland El Camino Frances Greentree Harvard Manor Harvard Square... 09/29/2008

Intermediate Level 1031 Exchange Seminar  This is an intermediate level workshop on forward, reverse and improvement (build-to-suit or construction) 1031 exchanges.  The 1031 exchange workshop will begin with an introduction to various tax-deferral and tax-exclusion strategies, including combining Section 1031 with Section 121.  The discussions will focus on the requirements, structures, processes, strategies, and compliance issues necessary to successfully complete a 1031 exchange transaction.  We will finish with an explanation of the new fractional ownership opportunities of tenant-in-common property interests (TIC or CORE Interests) used as like-kind replacement property solutions pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2002-22. There will be plenty of time for open discussions, questions and... 09/27/2008

Educational Workshop Content  The educational workshop will begin with an introduction to various tax-deferral and tax-exclusion strategies, including combining Section 1031 with Section 121.  The discussions will focus on the requirements, structures, processes, strategies, and compliance issues necessary to successfully complete a 1031 exchange transaction.  We will finish with an explanation of the new fractional ownership opportunities of tenant-in-common property interests (TIC or CORE Interests) used as like-kind replacement property solutions pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2002-22. There will be plenty of time for open discussions, questions and answers with our 1031 exchange experts.  Handout materials will be provided for future reference. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in... 09/23/2008

These are some thoughts that might make live a much happier and sucessful life. 1. Dream more while you're awake. 2. Try to make at least 3 poeple smile everyday. 3. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 4. Life is too short to waste hating anyone. 5. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 6. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 7. Make peace with the past, so you won't screw up the present. 8. Don't compare your life with others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 9. Forgive everyone for everything. (my personal favorite). 10. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time. 11. Do the right thing. 12. Call your family often. 13. the best is yet to come, enjoy the ride. These thoughts were written by Brett Noel coaching you to Success. 09/18/2008

According to this weeks Business Journal, Orange County's 34 cities added people and revenue in the past year with fast growing Irvine overtaking Huntington beach as the third largest city.  The list ranks cities by current population and includes yearly revenue, city workers and large employers. All together, the cities have 2.99 million residents, which is virtually all of the county's 3 million people.  Residents in the cities were up 1%, or 30,555 people, from  a year earlier. The five biggest cities- Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, and Garden Grove have 1.28 million people, more than 40% of the county's total.  Workers and Revenues have grown too. These cities employ 15,355 people, up to 10 % from a year earlier. Their revenue grew 2.3% to $2.05 billion for 12 months ... 09/17/2008

Like every cloud has a silver lining, so does inflation for every home owner. Here is my point. If you bought a home 10 years ago and had a payment of $1,000.00, it was a substantial expence. The same $1,000.00 today is very manageable and not as much of a burden.That being said, keep in mind that we just came through the years with the lowest inflation in recent history. Now imagine what the same $1,000.00 will have the power to purchase in the next 10 years. Maybe a good lunch??? Seeing what the gas prices, food prices and energy prices have done in just the last year, we all can be sure that inflation is here to stay and will rage in the years to come. Here is the only viable solution for renters and buyer that are on the fence. Go out and buy a home from this depressed market at a r... 09/17/2008

No matter what anyone says, I think this is the best time to buy a home. Here is the reasons why I advocate, NOW IS THE TIME. For one thing the inventory is high and plenty to choose from, the rates are low and they won't stay this way for ever, but the most convincing fact is that no matter how hard the Feds are trying to curb inflation, it is coming. With today's reduced prices and near all time low rates, in a few years from now, most people will look back at these times and say, "Darn, I should have bought". If you think what $1,000.00 was 10 years ago and what it is today, you can get a pretty clear picture what inflation means. You will be able to pay for today's purchase with very cheap dollars in the near future. Do not look at the home purchase just as an investment, keep in mi... 09/16/2008

                            The Plaza 3000 Condos, Townhomes and Highrise Penthouses 3000 The Plaza is a luxury 15-story high-rise tower that has a rooftop pool with fabulous entertainment areas. It features 105 stunning homes ranging in size from 1,375 to 3,025 square feet. Ten incredible penthouses offering both one-story and two-story plans. Attention to every detail, both inside and out.                                        Let all Condos for sale in Irvine find YOU!                                                        Or                                   Search for Homes around Irvine by Map! Click it!                   Set up an appointment with one of our REALTORS to see all the Condos for sale in The Plaza that are available.                                                  ... 09/15/2008