Costa Mesa Buying Up in August Buyers continued to bid up the price for Orange County homes and Costa Mesa real estate in August, pushing median prices up $20,500 from July 2013 levels. Good news if you’re a home-owner! Last month’s median home price – or price at the midpoint of all sales – jumpedread more
Great Costa Mesa Staging Tips with Feng Shui
Using Feng Shui Helps Sell Feng Shui is an ancient principal, one that creates harmony and simpleness of living in a home. And let me tell you something, a little feng shui when selling your Costa Mesa real estate home goes a long way. Here are some great tips from author (Feng Shui Books) on howread more
Orange County Continues Real Estate Expansion
Orange County Continues Real Estate Expansion Ranked No. 2 in the nation for the top 10 cities leading the housing recovery, real estate in Orange County is on a tear! In fact, home values in the O.C. jumped nearly 20 percent…and housing sales climbed a whopping 42.6 percent from this time last year. read more
Why are Costa Mesa Real Estate Interest Rates Rising ?
Costa Mesa Real Estate Rising, Along with Interest Rates Here’s a great video clip from the Wall Street Journal’s digital network explaining why interest rates are rising. Costa Mesa home prices have been rising too, accelerating more than 20% in the past year. Better Support Of course, homeowners are very excited to see prices rise. Inread more
Costa Mesa Foreclosures Still Looming
Costa Mesa Real Estate Not Whole Yet Currently, less than 11% of our Costa Mesa market are distressed listings. Great news, clearly. The quick runup in prices have brought a lot of equity back to a lot of folks who were on the cusp of negative equity. Most people who bought homes between 2005-2007 mightread more
Why Are Costa Mesa Sellers Not Selling ?
Selling If you have been reading my posts recently, you know that we are suffering from a record low inventory here in Costa Mesa. We aren’t different from much of the country – record low inventories exist across the country and are spawning stories of multiple offers, bidding wars, eager homebuyers lining up for new homes lottoread more
Costa Mesa Real Estate Bubble or Good Times
Costa Mesa Real Estate: Return of the Bubble? Yes, believe it or not, we now hear Costa Mesa pundits claiming the recent advances in home prices should be viewed with steep skepticism, as in the minds of these purported experts these price increases may already be overdone. I’m all for a healthy debate. But someread more
What Happens If You Get a Low Appraisal ?
Appraisals Often Trail Values The good news for Costa Mesa real estate owners is that the market is hot, and values are increasing. When most people sell their home, the one thing that they often don’t consider is the question of whether a bank will lend money to a buyer on their home. Lenders haveread more
What Home Improvements Add Value
Costa Mesa Real Estate Sellers- Remodeling Advice Spring, has almost sprung, and that’s when our Costa Mesa real estate market usually gets moving. I say usually because inventory levels barely have a hearbeat(!) and are lower than they have ever been. But back to the matter at hand- how do you get the most moneyread more
Our Site Leading Search Results
CostaMesaRealEstate.com in Top 3 Our commitment to the local Costa Mesa real estate market continues in a big way- Google has recognized our site as being an local industry leading site for the Costa Mesa real estate market. Here’s a quick snapshot of a Costa Mesa real estate search from this morning: Why is this goodread more
How Accurate Are Zillow Zestimates
Accurate Information Matters Don’t get me wrong. Zillow and Trulia are nice sites. They are well organized. They are visually appealing to your eye. They have nice maps, and you can generally put in some detailed information in to the search form, and find homes and condos that suit what you are looking for. Allread more
Costa Mesa Market Rebounds
Rebound Quotes for 2013 I wrote a post last week for Costa Mesa real estate readers about my predictions for the 2013 market year. Of course, I’m just a guy, just little ‘ol me, so what credence would you give me? I’ve been doing real estate for more than 10 years. I’ve seen the normal,read more