Costa Mesa Solar Panels If you are looking for a city that has a nice, temperate climate with great weather, you have got to check out Costa Mesa. We live in a wonderful place here in Costa Mesa – and one of the benefits about Costa Mesa is that it is located perfectly for solar power; it’sread more
What’s The Best Time of Year to Buy A House in Costa Mesa???
We meet lots of buyers in our Orange County real estate endeavors. What is one of the most popular questions? If you guessed what’s the best time of year to buy a house??? You were right. I have always said that the fall was the best time of the year to buy a home, without question. Why?read more
Costa Mesa Real Estate Market Update August 2014
Costa Mesa Real Estate- Taking a Turn? So how’s the market doing? Especially the Costa Mesa real estate market? It’s interesting, because it seems like it is cooling a bit. We’ve had a tremendous run the last couple of years, especially last spring when there was little to no inventory. But let’s look at theread more
The Right Price in Costa Mesa Real Estate
Pricing Key for Real Estate Success Real estate is far from an exact science. That’s what’s good and that’s what is certainly frustrating about Costa Mesa real estate. Can you get more for a property? More than the last one sold for? Sure! Of course you can. Until the buyers get there. And the appraiser.read more
Multiple Offers Above Asking Price
Costa Mesa Real Estate: Higher Offers??? I often get the “What’s the market like?” or the “The market’s pretty good right now, right?” questions when I go to parties or dinners with friends. As is often the case, the public seems to be a step or two behind what is really happening in the Costaread more
Mid Year Check Costa Mesa Market Report 2014
Market Strong, Carrying On So did I get my 2014 predictions right in Costa Mesa Real Estate? Let’s take a quick look back to my post earlier in the year and see how we are doing mid-year, and also what I think what we might see as the year progresses. Mid Year Check Costa Mesaread more
When Will Interest Rates Rise ?
How soon are Costa Mesa mortgage interest rates expected to rise? Last week, on the heels of a jobs report that completely missed expectations, Costa Mesa mortgage rates dropped dramatically to 1-month lows… settling in around 4.5%. The fact that only 74k new jobs were created in December when estimates were closer to 200k, helpedread more
How Costa Mesa Real Estate Sellers Beat The Competition
How a Homeseller Can Beat the Competition As a homeseller in today’s Costa Mesa real estate market, you certainly know that the tides have changed. Your competition has increased four times from what it was a brief couple of months ago. And while sales prices have also increased in the past months, there is aread more
Costa Mesa Real Estate 2014 Predictions
2014 in Costa Mesa More of the Same??? Let’s look at what characterized the 2013 Costa Mesa real estate market, then work our way into the 2014 predictions. In my 2013 Predictions post, I hit a lot of what was about to happen. Quick recap: 1. Tight inventory – It wasn’t tight, it was downright skinny!read more
Costa Mesa Real Estate Buyers Want List
Buyer’s Most Wanted Features Green Items I sold a home this week to a Costa Mesa real estate buyer who was looking for a home with “green” features. Yes, that goes beyond a putting green or a garden. Green features are becoming more common in Costa Mesa real estate homes, even though the majority ofread more
Smart Costa Mesa Real Estate Improvements
What Costa Mesa Real Estate Improvements Pay? So my wife sat me down today. She said she really had to talk to me. Uh-oh. What did I do? My thoughts went crazy. Towel on the floor? Did I pick up my socks? Did I leave the cream cheese out? “Honey, I’d really like to remodelread more
2014 Predictions for Costa Mesa Real Estate
Costa Mesa Real Estate Still Predicted to Be Strong Last weeks’ California Association of Realtors meetings had positive things to say for the year ahead in Costa Mesa real estate. After distressed sales lost their hold on much of California’s market, the state’s housing market will continue to improve in 2014, with sales shifting towardread more