Ex-Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto sells Newport Beach house for $2.66...
Jerry Dipoto, who resigned as Angels general manager last year, has sold his four bedroom house in Newport Beach for $2.665 million. He listed the home last May at $2.995 million. The price dropped to...
View ArticleIrvine Co. plans grand opening for five new neighborhoods in Portola Springs...
IRVINE – The Irvine Co. plans to open five new neighborhoods – with such names as The Vine and Cressa – in the northern Irvine village of Portola Springs this month. The neighborhoods include...
View ArticleAverage mortgage rate falls to 3.7 percent
What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take. RATE NEWS SUMMARY From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate rolled down again,...
View ArticleWhiting: Laguna Woods, where 77 is the new young
This is part of an occasional series of every Orange County city. In an area with an astonishing diversity of cities marked by different cultures and varied topography, Laguna Woods raises the bar for...
View ArticleBorrowers shun bubble-era mortgages
Steroid mortgages to buy those big boy properties through a lot of leverage and a menu of other exotic mortgages for hard to finance borrowers are back. Orange County borrowers can put just 5 percent...
View ArticleFHA condo buyers: Beware of the lifestyle enhancement fee
Buyers looking to take advantage of current low interest rates, looking for an escape from escalating rents, and in search of a personal income tax write off – beware of the barriers you may face when...
View ArticleHow to avoid becoming a victim of mortgage refinance scams
If you’re a current homeowner, scammers might be targeting you to refinance your mortgage. They’ll use email, phone calls, fliers and even direct mail to lure you in, but beware — these scams are...
View ArticleEx-Angels player Mo Vaughn's onetime Newport Beach house on market at $8.9...
An ocean-view Newport Beach house once owned by former Angels player Mo Vaughn is on the market for $8.9 million. The 8,000-square-foot house has four bedrooms, an island kitchen with a breakfast...
View ArticleRomeo and Juliet - 2 swans on a private lake - offered with Anaheim Hills...
A pair of white swans with Shakespearean monikers are in the offing at an Anaheim Hills estate for sale at $4.4 million. If the homebuyer wants them, Romeo and Juliet, each around 18 years old, would...
View ArticleHuntington Beach scraps senior and high-density housing plans
HUNTINGTON BEACH – The city is back to where it started in its quest to find property on which to build affordable and high-density housing. On Tuesday, after four hours of often emotional testimony...
View Article15-year mortgage rates drop below 3%
What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take. RATE NEWS SUMMARY From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 15-year fixed rate cracked the 3 percent...
View ArticleWhy is an older stretch of Irvine one of the 10 hottest U.S. neighborhoods...
Irvine's El Camino Real community is seen as one of the 10 hottest U.S. neighborhoods for home sales in 2016, according to real estate website Redfin. The area, with many houses built in the 1970s and...
View ArticleHow disasters affect your chances of getting a mortgage
Awful environmental tragedies and natural disasters happen. We have no control over these blindsiding events but we may suffer the brunt of the devastation left behind, for years or a lifetime, be it...
View ArticleNewport Coast home with tricked-out garage that can accommodate 2 dozen cars...
A car collector’s haven in Crystal Cove has sold for $15.025 million. The home's motor court leads to a tricked-out, temperature controlled, 6,000-square-foot garage that can accommodate 25 cars. The...
View ArticleDesigning the world's priciest home: O.C. designer creates a plan for $500...
Four years ago, Paul McClean was working out of his garage. But his business outgrew that setting, and now the Irish-born home designer has an office in Orange’s Old Towne, a staff of 10, two office...
View ArticleHigh-rise Irvine condo tied to Heinz food heir and philanthropist hits market...
A high-rise condominium in Irvine co-owned by the grandson of H.J. Heinz, founder of the global food company, is for sale at $2.257 million. Clifford Stanton Heinz, who died in September 2015 at age...
View ArticleGarden Grove: Water park, hotel openings this week put city on track for...
This is part of an occasional series on every city in Orange County. Step aside, Anaheim. Move over, Buena Park. There’s another city in Orange County ramping up to compete for hotel bed taxes and...
View ArticleO.C. home market starts 2016 with highest January price ever: $618,500
Orange County’s housing market started 2016 strongly with the record-high selling price for January as house hunters rushed to buy at a pace near the post-recession peak. This accompanying slideshow...
View ArticleSanta Ana gives the green light to city's largest mixed-use development
SANTA ANA – The Santa Ana City Council made the rare move Tuesday of rezoning an 18-acre parcel of industrial land for what would be the city’s largest mixed-use development to help solve housing...
View ArticleAllstate reduces homeowner insurance rates 12.6%
Homeowners may have just caught a break. Allstate Insurance Co. will reduce its homeowner insurance rates statewide by an average of 12.6, retroactively effective Feb.1, Insurance Commissioner Dave...
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