La Habra home searches are very popular in Orange County lately.  For a city that is not all that large, we are seeing a lot (daily) of searches on our web site.  We have to assume that the searches we see are representative of the rest of the market (why not).  The diversity of cultures and price ranges have to be the big draw to La Habra.  Even the investors are looking into La Habra more and more. Check for comparable neighborhood prices at www.foustonline.com, Home searches will help you to see what the market is saying.  Also review neighborhoods to get a comparison of the areas. 04/07/2009

The market will tell you the truth - it does not lie.  If the sellers will pay attention to and listen to the market, the truth about their house value will be evident.  Agents and friends all have opinion (so do sellers), but traffic or no traffic to your listed house or condo will or should be telling you something.  If no traffic is coming then probably you are overpriced.  If you get traffic but no offers you are probably overpriced.  It takes a willing buyer to set the real price or value of a home.  Appraisers nor agents set the price, the market does.  We all have opinions, some of them are even "informed" opinions, but when you get right down to it -- the market will set the price. Check for comparable neighborhood prices at www.foustonline.com, Home searches will help you to se... 04/06/2009

Today I went on the La Habra Homes tour for agents.  I met some very special people and will be returning to the quick and effective event on a regular basis.  I suggest that others do the same. A user friendly Quick home search is provided at www.foustonline.com and is a top performing tool for buyers and sellers.  A current, relevant, and "must read" Real estate blog is also provided at www.foustonline.blogspot.com 03/31/2009

As a Realtor in La Habra as well as a neighbor of Octomom I have first hand information about how a public figure can impact property values. Her street has been packed with news trucks and onlookers daily, which makes getting home for us very hard and frustrating. Our neighbors have had to use police barricades to be able to just get to their own homes and keep people out.  The real big issues are when new babies come home and the news channels have their helicopters hover to do a report. When they come every hour till 11:00pm it gets to be a HUGE nuisance to all of us. Try and get kids to sleep with the thump, thump of the rotor blades hovering over your house  As for the property values of surrounding homes how much would pay for a home to be near Octomom and have people and news tru... 03/26/2009

La Habra, California Home Sales Report for February 2009. La Habra, CA 90631 (not to be La Habra Heights) is located in North Orange County,CA. This marketing report will give you an overview of the real estate marketas compared to prior months in La Habra for both single family homes and condominium sales.    If you're a home buyer or a home seller it's essential you have an understanding of today's real estate market when it comes to market conditions in pricing and inventory. As a home buyer it's important to begin the loan process in advance of your home search. Once approved you normally have greater strength in negotiating prices. If you're a home seller, pricing your ahead of others is crucial for a timely sale. That's right, pricing it ahead of the competition, including foreclo... 03/25/2009

What would it be like to live on her block?  The reporters, cameramen, public officials, and any of the thousands of purely curious public -- all coming down your street.  Not too good I suspect.  Will it ever end?  Sure in 18 years or so.  WOW The below post seems really nuts now - I am sorry for that - but I had no idea what OCTOMOM was planning (maybe no-one does) US News and World report selects La Habra as "best places to retire".  La Habra was selected to receive this designation as can be reviewed at http://www.usnews.com/listings/retirement/california/la_habra.  What a proud day for the La Habra real estate community as well as surrounding communities.  Several years ago La Habra was also designated as an "All American City/Town" - not too sure what that means, but it is another... 03/17/2009

Actually this home is in Whittier, but seriously I can throw a rock to La HabraLa or to La Mirada -- talk about being on the border line!  Right where two counties collide, North Orange County and Los Angeles County, this home is exceptionally nice and close to everything.   16669 Flowering Plum Cir   Whittier (WH)  Price $479,000   Whittier (W1) Zip 90603-3263 TGNO 708A6 Los Angeles County (LA) XSTS West of Beach just South of La Habra blvd Aerial Map P678462 Media: 19 Builder Tract Morningside On The Park (OTHR) Bed 3 Model large (0) Baths 2 Style Contemporary Stories Two Levels Floor View Park or Green Belt View HOA Dues $ 125 +  $ 0 Land Lse/Yr $ ASqFt 1,772 Assessor  YrBlt 1984   Assessor Land Fee ALotSize 4,200 Assessor  Dim 56x75 Acres 0.17 Prkng Direct Garage Access, Garage Atta... 03/11/2009

US News and World report selects La Habra as "best places to retire".  La Habra was selected to receive this designation as can be reviewed at http://www.usnews.com/listings/retirement/california/la_habra.  What a proud day for the La Habra real estate community as well as surrounding communities.  Several years ago La Habra was also designated as an "All American City/Town" - not too sure what that means, but it is another honor they received. 03/06/2009

La Habra, California Home Sales Report for January 2009. La Habra, CA 90631 (not to be confused with La Habra Heights) is located in Northern Orange County,CA. This marketing report will give you an overview of the real estate marketas compared to prior months in La Habra for both single family homes and condominium sales.    If you're a home buyer or a home seller it's essential you have an understanding of today's real estate market when it comes to market conditions in pricing and inventory. As a home buyer it's important to begin the loan process in advance of your home search. Once approved you normally have great strength in negotiating prices. If you're a home seller, pricing your ahead of others is crucial for a timely sale. That's right, pricing it ahead of the competition, inc... 02/10/2009

Real estate in La Habra, California, might be the very best place to look for a good value on some Orange County real estate. While most are aware that it represents the inland border between Orange and Los Angeles Counties, many do not realize the full gamut of property types that La Habra has to offer. From custom view estates down to very affordable condos, the city of La Habra is often the "sleeper" for value within the area. For these reasons and others, the city of La Habra rates very well on our Orange County Real Estate area rating system.  La Habra Real Estate guides can help the consumer discover this valuable city. 01/25/2009

The city of La Habra has  a lot to give.  From high-end homes to very affordable condo and apartments, La Habra real estate offers a vast spectrum of opportunities.  Besides homes and real estate, you will find the annual "Corn Festival" (highly publicized and attended) and fair that is a real "kick" to attend.  Schools are above average and the local community is very family oriented.  La Habra is in the North Orange county real estate sphere of desirability.  Many people want to live here. 01/23/2009

Now is the right time of year to see your tax man (CPA), and not just about your taxes.  Talk to him/her about referrals to you, yes, you have to ask for it.  Each year at this time the tax preparers are our good friends.  It is hard to say how many times a new client tells us that their tax man says they need to buy some property and get some deductions.  We love that -- and it is very true.  These are easy referrals and come from solid sources -- people trust their tax preparer.  Cultivate the tax people -- you will be amazed at what you get. 01/21/2009

La Habra, CA 90631 (not to be confused with La Habra Heights)  home sale report for December 2008. This marketing report will give you an overview of the real estate marketas compared to prior months  in La Habra for both single family homes and condominium sales.    If you're a home buyer or a home seller it's essential you have an understanding of today's real estate market when it comes to market conditions in pricing and inventory. As inventory, (homes for sale) continues to decline it's still a matter of supply and demand, therefore prices have continued to decline in each month of 2007. Our biggest issue at this point is financing. While FHA financing is available at increased loan amounts, conventional financing especially in large loan (we refer to as jumbo) remain difficult. If... 01/20/2009

Buyers looking for the "deals" may be in for a big shock - what if the new administration puts a freeze on all foreclosures for 90 days (or possibly more)?  I am alerting everyone that if this happens (and rumor has it that it will) then the number of bank owned (REO) homes on the market will dry up.  And if the new administration finds ways to help people in trouble, then the whole market changes -- and the bargains are gone.  It is very possible that now is the time to buy, and later could be much worse.  Just a serious heads up! 01/19/2009

More and more we are providing the basics of understanding for Short Sales to our buyers.  By utilizing our blog, we have been able to put up a series of informative posts about the in and outs of this kind of real estate searching and buying.  We send our buyers (or any buyers or sellers for that matter) to www.foustonline.blogspot.com to read and learn from our series of articles.  We provide a series of six informative article about short sales.  They love it, because they can learn quickly and go back to reread at any time in the future. The Foust Team Real Estate Blog has become a strong tool in our campaign to educate the buyers on North Orange County Real Estate.  The first article is at this link.  Give it a try, let us hear your feedback - - that is how we improve, thanks. 01/18/2009

La Habra Real Estate is one of the best areas to look for income investments.  Why?  Well It all has to do with price per square foot and then rent per square foot.  La Habra real estate is currently selling for very competitive prices, while the rents are on par with many other areas in North Orange County.  This gives the owner a better return on their investment.  And isn't that what it is all about -- my customers think so. 01/16/2009

Now I am starting to get a little miffed about this issue.  We heard that big government was coming to the rescue, but I don't see them.  I even notice that we don't hear about it much either.  Other than lower interest rates on mortgages I fail to see much to tell us that help is coming.  Today the speeches just barely mention the housing problems -- and we hear no pending stimulus to it.  Cash to taxpayers will not help this market, I guess the best we can hope for is continuing declines in interest rates (might start some buyers moving). 01/08/2009

The new FICO 08 system or formula has been released by one of the three credit bureaus, with the second bureau adopting the changes very soon.  All three are to be using the latest rules by late spring.  In short - good and bad news for consumers.  There will be less punishment for under $100 collections, but even more reliance on the amount of credit used versus the available credit limits.  Please alert your customers that the reduction of available credit on a credit card will then change the ratio of used to approved, thereby hurting the credit scoring. 01/06/2009

The comming year, 2009, will be quite an opportunity for many of us.  Interest rates on homes will be below 5%, maybe even below 4.5%.  This low rate really drives the monthly home payment , down of course.  The rate has such a profound influence on the monthly payments that this factor alone will bring more buyers from the sidelines and gobble up some real bargains.  If low rates are not enough, then the low prices should do it.  If the combination or low prices and low rates doesn't entice the buyers, then they are probably not buyers at all (just lookers and parlor room investors).    12/28/2008

Today the FED cut rates again, and to all time lows.  Is that the answer?  I sure wish that it was, but I think the questions are much harder and that one move will "not the solution be".  Don't get me wrong, I am sure glad they did it, but we will need the 10 year treasury rates to fall also (since the 30 year mortgage is dependent on that).  I am afraid that we will need many bold moves for us to break the back of this recession.  But again, this is a good one  -- and we want more.  12/16/2008