Costa Mesa Real Estate -Costa Mesa Short Sales –Why So Long?

Costa Mesa Short Sales Should Not Move at a Snail's Pace

Costa Mesa Real Estate -Costa Mesa Short Sales –Why So Long? Here’s one of our favorite Monday Top 1o posts to start your week off; feel free to visit our others here. Additionally, I have a complete category on this site devoted to Costa Mesa short sales.  Now, why short sales take so long is [...]

Costa Mesa Real Estate Deal!! 2507 Bowdoin Place Offers Buyer Closing Costs!

Awesome new kitchen!

Deal! Deal! Deal! Costa Mesa real estate deal of the week!  Our lisitng at 2507 Bowdoin Place is offering $5,000 toward buyer closing costs with any offer accepted prior to June 1st, 2011. That would take care of nearly all of a buyer’s closing costs for this house, making this a turn-key steal of a [...]

Costa Mesa Real Estate – Disclosures – Post 3 in our 3064 Taylor Way Series

Costa Mesa real estate Disclosures

Costa Mesa Real Estate – Time for Disclosures! This is our third post in the series following our buyer progress on the home at 3064 Taylor Way in Costa Mesa.   So we got through the inspection on our last post, and we are now reviewing the disclosures that the seller has provided to us. [...]

Costa Mesa Real Estate – What’s New With Short Sales in 2011?

Costa Mesa Real Estate Short Sales

Costa Mesa Real Estate – What’s New With Short Sales in 2011 State Bill 931 Passed and Now Law Costa Mesa real estate has been no different than anywhere else in the state and the country, we have seen our fair share.  Short sales and distressed property have been tipping the scales between 35% and [...]

Hidden Costs of Owning and Renting a Costa Mesa Home

Is renting in Costa Mesa costing you more than you think?

Happy Monday to everyone in Costa Mesa real estate land!! Yesterday’s Superbowl was awesome to watch, hope you enjoyed it too!!  One of my friends and I got into a debate yesterday over owning and renting, and which one actually saves you more money or costs you the least. I thought of a few Costa [...]

Costa Mesa Homes – Is It More Affordable To Buy Now?

Costa Mesa home for rent

Costa Mesa Homes Still Affordable Wondering if Costa Mesa homes for sale are affordable right now?  One of my favorite websites, Trulia.com, just published their quarterly Buy vs. Rent affordability chart which analyzes coast to coast rental and sales data.  They did not specifically look at Costa Mesa Homes for sale or rent, but did look at our region (Los Angeles, [...]

Top 5 Real Estate Goals for 2011

Costa Mesa real estate checklist

Do You Have a Costa Mesa Real Estate Goal? When it comes to New Year’s Resolutions,most of the financial goals revolve around paying off credit cards and adding to your savings account.  But do you have any real estate goals?  Many, many fortunes have been made in buying and holding real estate. Whether you want [...]

Old Costa Mesa Real Estate Home? Top Ten Tricks to Winterproof Your Home

Saving on Costa Mesa real estate winter bills

Much of Costa Mesa Real Estate Needs Winterproofing There are lots of homes in Costa Mesa real estate that are now more than 50 years old! Yikes!  Many of the Costa Mesa homes in Halecrest, Mesa Verde, Eastside Costa Mesa, and Mesa North are all past the 50 year mark now, and many could be [...]

1841 Tahiti Drive, Costa Mesa – Mesa Verde Million Dollar Sale

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Just Sold in Costa Mesa Real Estate This was an absolutely monumental sale on a home that was previously on the market during much of 2009.  Listing Colin Delaney was able to find a buyer in the million dollar “rare air” of Mesa Verde real estate.  Best of all, this was a private transaction brokered [...]

Costa Mesa Real Estate Dictionary

Costa Mesa real estate dictionary

Acronyms and Costa Mesa Real Estate Lingo – Costa Mesa real estate and California real estate have a unique language all their own, and here’s the list where you can find out what all of those crazy acronyms and strange words mean. This post is constantly updated, so check back often for new additons. Addition [...]