Open House Review: 12 Silkleaf

May 21st, 2013 by SMS 

Woodbridge Single Family Home - Nice Mix of Assets                               
12 Silkleaf    $881,000

The South Lake area of Woodbridge is known for exceptional properties. And recently there has been a steady stream of million dollar plus single family homes and condos appearing there in open houses as the market goes up.  Some have swooped in and out of the market at a record pace. 

Thinking about this, I was curious to see this Woodbridge single family home, a little farther from the lake but still within the loop, in a lower price range. What I found was right in line with Woodbridge’s pattern.  The home has a distinct charm and covers a lot of ground.

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Million Dollar Condominiums

May 20th, 2013 by Cubic Zirconia 

The stock market and Irvine Housing Market are scaling new heights, setting a new normal each week. A year ago, I wrote about half-a-million dollar condominiums of Irvine, and today, I will list three condominiums that are almost a million dollars.

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Irvine Housing Numbers - April 2013

May 19th, 2013 by Sylvia Walker 

The Irvine Housing Numbers by Neighborhood—April 2013
For a snapshot of the Irvine housing numbers by neighborhood in 2012, see my previous post. And for a look at what is happening this year, see the following:

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Open House Review: 37 Canopy

May 14th, 2013 by SMS 

Quail Hill Surprise Package Condo                                        
37 Canopy   $999,888

Driving up Knollcrest in Quail Hill, I noticed several other streets that I had visited.  But I was a little surprised at what I encountered, turning on Peppercorn and then onto 37 Canopy. 

This 2 story condo has some prime assets and a price tag that is just a smidge under a million dollars.  As a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath detached home in the desired end unit position, it has canyon, hill and city light views, plus a 3 car garage.

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Paging the Fit and Fabulous

May 13th, 2013 by Cubic Zirconia 

Irvine. When you are outside Irvine, just telling people that you live in Irvine is enough - you are already special. But within Irvine, there are some villages better than others, some tracts better than others, some schools better than others  and of course some builders better than others.  Which side of 405? Which side of 5? Which side of Culver? Northwood or Northwood II? North Park of North Park square? Quail Hill or University Park? Oh.. Walnut- El Camino-West Irvine?  No, this is not a philosophical blog about what's enough, and where does one draws a line and defines happiness. This is a real estate blog, and the question here is..

What's hot in the market today, and how much does it cost?

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Open House Review: 34 Alegria

May 9th, 2013 by Karen 

There are a couple of houses for sale in Northwood’s Woodside neighborhood right now.  This week, I looked at 34 Alegria, a four bedroom home that just came on the market last Friday.

The basics:
Asking Price: $900,000
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Footage: 2,404
Lot Size: 4,792
$/Sq Ft: $374
Days on Market: 6
Property Type: Single Family Home
Year Built: 1977
Community: Northwood - Woodside

HOA dues are $97 per month and there are no Mello Roos taxes.

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“Growing Farmers” and Helping Vets at the Great Park

May 8th, 2013 by Sylvia Walker 

“It’s about serving everybody in the community….A local food system makes a lot of sense to me because the money stays in that local community and we can create jobs, thousands of jobs. As we talk today we are losing rural farm lands, and we’re losing rural farmers. So what we need to do is grow farmers…train farmers to be able to farm a different kind of way.”

“The UN stated in 2010 that the only way we end world hunger is local food systems.”

–Will Allen, Urban Farmer and MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient

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