March 2010

California 2010 Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 5:49pm. 233 Views, 2 Comments.

Great news for Orange County CA home buyers!  On March 26, 2010 Govenor Schwarzennegger signed a bill to allocate another $200M to extend the California Home Buyer Tax Credit program that ends on April 30, 2010.  Half of the money will be allocated to first-time buyers of existing homes, and the other half to anyone who buys a new home from the builder.

Extended Through Year End

This program goes in to effect on May 1 at 12:11 AM and (if the money doesn't run out before then) will be in effect until December 31, 2010.  Just for comparison - last year the state set aside $100M for credits to new home buyers but the money was gone 8 months before the program ended.  Hello!  Can you say "History repeats it's self?"  I wouldn't wait til September…

Chatham Beauty - Real Houses of Coto de Caza

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 9:01pm. 566 Views, 0 Comments.

Come with me inside the gates of Coto de Caza to take a quick tour of this fabulous home for sale in the Chatham neighborhood. 

Ready for a New Family

New paint and carpet - move right in!  There's plenty of room with 4,800 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, two private offices, and a bonus room.  There are upgrades throughout the home, including extensive hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and a master suite with a sitting area and cozy fireplace.  The large back yard has a beautiful pool and spa with gorgeous sunset views. 

This is currently the only Coto de Caza home for sale in the Chatham neighborhood, out of almost 50 houses in the tract.   Interested in other Coto neighborhoods?  You can see the whole…

Rosewood Bank Owned - Real Houses of Coto de Caza

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at 5:02pm. 233 Views, 0 Comments.

Take a quick tour of this beautiful home in the Rosewood neighborhood of Coto de Caza, in the South Bend area of Orange County's premier gated community. 

A Luxury REO

The home is Bank Owned and vacant, but in excellent condition compared to most Foreclosure homes for sale in Orange County.  The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 baths, with over 3800 square feet of living space, and is packed with great features, such as granite counters, built in cabinets, stainless appliances, butler's pantry, stamped concrete patio, pool, spa, and more.  For less than $1,000,000, this won't be on the market long!

A Home for Sale in The Village of Coto de Caza

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 9:44pm. 275 Views, 0 Comments.

This is a short video of one of the quintessential homes in the Coto de Caza neighborhood known as The Village. The Village of Coto de Caza is best described as a little bit of Connecticut in Southern California.

Log Cabin Feel in Coto?

Want Unique?  The Village is for You!

Very hilly, many multi-level homes, and a log cabin in the woods feeling is prominent in the homes for sale in The Village neighborhood of Coto de Caza. This is a 5 bedroom 5 bath house on at least 3 levels. It has a  front yard that rivals the decor of the Grizzly River Run at California Adventure or Splash Mountain at Disneyland - definitley a log cabin in the woods theme going on with a flair for the entertainers dream. The kitchen is very large and functional and…

Coto de Caza Luxury Homes for Sale - The Custom Homes of Los Ranchos Estates

Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 9:05pm. 421 Views, 1 Comments.

Resort Style High End Estates with an Equestrian Flair

Los Ranchos Estates is a Coto de Caza community comprised of 75 custom built luxury estates and mansions nestled on about 500 acres in the northern portion of the 4000 acre gated development.

It is amazing to me that there are currently 15 of these homes for sale (that's 20% of the entire community!) in the Southern California Multiple Listing Service, and by my account about 5 others that are not listed, but the owners would welcome your offer to buy.  That makes is more like 30% of the homes in Los Ranchos Estates up for grabs.  And at record low prices.  If you are in the luxury equestrian Orange County Real Estate Market, now's your chance to get a fabulous piece of property and…

What's Up With Coto de Caza Homes for Sale?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 9:16pm. 187 Views, 0 Comments.

21 of the Coto de Caza homes for sale today are Short Sales - they are subject to the owner's lender approving the sale as the value of the home is less that what the home owner owes on the house.

Foreclosure?  What Foreclosure?

Zero Bank Owned homes are a part of the current Coto de Caza real estate picture. Zip. Nada. None.  The 43 REOs homes that have come on the market in Coto de Caza in the last year and a half have all sold - the most recent REO Coto home sale was a real fixer in The Village - went out the door for $740K - for a 4000 sq ft home - that's under $200 a sq ft.  Yikes. But let me be clear - it needed a TON of work.  Can't wait to see what the new owners do with that one!  

Luxury Estates On Sale

The highest priced Coto REO home was…

Coto de Caza Home Sales Market Update for March 7, 2010

Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 12:01pm. 207 Views, 0 Comments.

Homes for Sale in Coto de Caza

There are currently 222 active listings of homes for sale in Coto de Caza. Prices range from $329,900 for a two-bedroom condo in Fairway Oaks to $13.9 Million for a ten thousand square foot home in Los Ranchos Estates. The average list price is $487.71 per square foot.

Coto Homes in Escrow

There are thirty-one homes accepting Backup offers, and seven more in "Pending" status, for a total of thirty-eight Coto de Caza homes in escrow. List prices for these homes range from $345,000 for a Fairway Oaks condo to $1,550,000 for a 4,800 square foot home in Oak Knoll. The average list price is in the between $265 and $292 per square foot.

Homes Sold in Coto de Caza

Forty-one Coto homes have sold in the…

Mission Viejo Bank Owned Home - Pre-Listing Preview

Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 8:38pm. 231 Views, 0 Comments.

Insider Info on the Orange County REO home for sale!
This short video gives you a virtual tour of a new REO single family detached home for sale in Mission Viejo. It is not in the MLS yet, but I am taking names of interested, pre-approved Orange County home buyers and will let these lucky folks know the minute it is on the market. This is a rare opportunity to get in before the flood of people who will be competing to purchase this doll house. With 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms in about 1300 square feet - it will probably sell for about $400,000.00.
Call Leslie Eskildsen if you want to be on my short list of approved buyers for this Mission Viejo REO homes - 949-678-3373