The Median Is telling The Wrong Story

Prices are currently not appreciating despite year over year and month over month increases in the median sales price. Median Sales Price: Don’t be fooled by reports of the median sales price. Reports of the median sales price for last month are in and in Orange County they are up 21.3% year over year and…

Choosing The Right Agent

When it comes to selling or buying a home, it’s vital to make sure you are being represented in the best possible way. If you choose someone who isn’t skilled at real estate, you could be setting yourself up for a 30 year fixed problem. There are so many Realtors, it’s hard for one to…

Market Outlook For The New Year

As 2012 comes to a close, the U.S. housing market remains one of the bright spots of the economy. In November, existing home sales rose 5.9% to an annualized rate of 5 million, beating what experts predicted on Wall Street. Last month was the 17th consecutive month of the housing market growing, and the highest…

What Flooring Brings The Best ROI

Here we are officially in summer and I know a lot of Orange County home owners are thinking about doing some upgrades for the summer. Back three months ago I wrote on “Two Upgrades To Produce The Greatest Return On Investment” and if you have not read that I would recommend you CLICK HERE and…

Advice About Moving After A Sale

You’ve sold your Orange County or Huntington Beach home for sale– congrats! Now this is where it get rough. You are probably so mentally and emotionally spent through the taxing process of selling your home, you can’t even handle just thinking about “the move”. A lot of clients ask me how they should handle moving.…

Open Houses, Yard Signs, News Paper Adds- Oh My!

Being a young Huntington Beach realtor I know how important it is to market using other strategies alongside traditional home marketing methods. It is important that we do not abandon traditional marketing as it still is a piece of what needs to be done to finally get your home or Huntington Beach condo sold.  I…

Thinking About A Rebuild? Location Is Key!

I know everyone has heard the real estate term “location, location, location!” But when it comes to a rebuild that saying holds true. Being that I am an Huntington Beach Realtor I’ve seen just about everything when it comes to rebuilds, add-ons, and upgrades. However, there is one truth that always holds true when one…

Real Estate Investments

Being an Huntington Beach Real Estate expert I get lots of questions about real estate market in Huntington Beach and also the Orange County Real Estate market as a whole and if there are any good investment opportunities. People commonly ask me what makes a good investment property, and what they should look for in…

For Buyers-What A Seller Wants

This may sound elementary but it takes two sides for a real estate transaction to work. A buyer has to sign off on the deal and the seller has to sign off on the deal. Both sides have agendas and needs to make the deal work. And rarely does one side come out on top…