Don't be afraid, be educated! The bottom line is that Orange County real estate inventory is exceptionally low and many of the active listings are short-sales.  Unilaterally ruling them out of a h…

My REALTOR license renewal just came through my e-mail inbox this week.  It made me think about how Orange County Real Estate has evolved these past 4 years, and the lessons I have learned from these…

2011 is the year of CHEAP MONEY!  With interest rates so low it is a great time to buy a home, or refinance a current loan.  Recently, I held a Home Buyer's Seminar where Mr. Jeff Parks, Bank of Ame…

As Forest Gump says:  like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you are going to get.   This past month I had the pleasure (and fortitude) to close three very different Short-Sales in Southe…

Practicing Real Estate in Orange County right now is hard, emotional, time consuming, and a great GIFT.  Buying and selling a home is a relationship and a future, not a transaction.  I am ho…

These are challenging times in the American economy, to say the least!   Many California Homeowners have been hit particularly hard with loss of equity, wacky loans, and loss of jobs.&#…

Let me introduce you to a very misunderstood and often despised Real Estate transaction:  Short-Sales.  Some REALTORS run from them, some buyers run TO them, and many homeowners are ove…

Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with running and real estate.  In many ways these two seemingly unrelated topics share much in common.  Marathon training requires man…

Mama Realtress always tells her First Time Home Buyers:  "Be prepared to place 10+ offers before you get one accepted.  Put your emotions in the back seat because there a…