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    Lake Mission Viejo is so fun!

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    Hey everyone! Just wanted to remind you Mission Viejo residents to take advantage of your Lake Membership! Mike & I finally went and got our ID’s yesterday (yes after two years we are so bad), and we rented a boat for $4 an hour, and went fishing. The lake has a couple beaches, fishing areas, paddle boats, kyaks, ooooh and lots of pretty homes to look at. We ARE Realtors… its our job to look right?!? 🙂

    If you live in Mission Viejo, CA, and haven’t got your pass to the Lake yet, it’s painless. Just make an appointment and go to the lake office (off of Marguerite and Olympiad) with your Grant Deed. You usually get a copy of the deed shortly after buying your home, and sometimes when you refi too; so check that paperwork stack of paperwork if you can’t find it.

    Mike & I parked our boat at the mouth of the river by Tortilla Flats and we caught a bunch of small sunfish. He was disappointed because he wanted to catch a big fish and eat it. Me, not so much 🙂 For his sake, though, I’ll ask you guys…where do the big fish like to hide on Lake Mission Viejo? Comment back and let us know! It was a memorable Memorial Day for us out there 🙂

  • Does our Real Estate website pass your test?

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    We need your feedback! How do you like our new website redesign?

    http://www.askangie.com

    Can you find what you’re looking for?
    Did you end up at any dead pages?

    We are constantly striving to be more user-friendly to Orange County locals, and Orange County relocation buyers. We appreciate your comments and will adjust accordingly 🙂

    – Angie Weeks
    The Weeks Team

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    Orange County Pool home – well now it is…

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    While there are millions of homes for sale throughout the Orange County Real Estate market, sometimes it’s hard to find exactly what you’re looking for here in the OC. Not to worry! Remember that any home you buy can be remodeled so that it is exactly what you want.

    Our recent clients loved the Wagon Wheel home they were buying, but the backyard needed help. They really wanted a home with a great pool area as well as a manicured yard for the kids to play. So now they found the perfect Orange County home, and they were determined to add the backyard of their dreams.

    They added an awesome built-in pool with attached hot tub and beautiful rock waterfall. The also added a great yard area by the pool that is the perfect place for the kids to play, or the pets to lounge.

    The new saltwater pool looks great in the yard and has really made their house a model Orange County home. Check out a few pictures of the building process and our client’s new yard – it will leave you wanting to do the same backyard remodel in your new home! 

    Of course, as experienced Orange County realtors, we have to warn you that an investment in a pool is usually only recommended if you plan to stay in your home for at least five years. If you’re planning on selling in the next couple of years, you may not recoup your investment.  Since our clients are planning to raise the family there, they have time on their side 🙂

    Congratulations Krysta and family on your great new backyard!  We know the twins are going to love it!!!

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    2007 Orange County Real Estate Forecast – Gary Watts

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    Thinking about Buying a Home – Great Economic Forecasting Information for OC in 2007

    Hi there!

    Many of you have been abuzz with what is going on with the real estate market this year. Angie and I attended a great informative seminar today, and we felt obligated to share the information with you all. Many of you have heard of Economist Gary Watts, he’s predicted the market almost exact the last 10 years running.

    Bad news:
    As most people were interested in buying a home last year, many did not because they were afraid of the real estate”bubble bursting” myths. As they waited to see what the market was going to do, many of them missed out on another year of positive gains.

    Good news:
    The so called bubble did not burst, and it barely leaked any air. Property owners in Orange County last year did not see record breaking gains as in the previous 3 years(upwards of 17%) but the gains were still there none the less. The average appreciation in OC last year was about 4.5%. So this means if you would have bought a median priced home of $600,000 you would have made close to 30k in equity. Most people say they want to wait and save enough to get a down payment and make sure it is going to be affordable to own a home. The truth is waiting could be costing you a lot of money, thousands of dollars! I don’t know the savings/spending habits of you all, but if any of you are like us you would find it very hard to save 30k in 1 years worth of time. However, if you bought a property and got the financing last year and lived in the property this year as well as next and then sold it, you would have now saved close to 60k in a 2 year time frame. You now have your down payment for your next BIGGER home.

    Better news:
    There is no real estate bubble. We know that the media likes to strike fear in the public by calling it knowledge but most times they don’t give you the so called “fine print”. If they did then you would soon learn that the numbers and facts they give in their reporting is skewed at best. We have pulled all the actual factual data and have all the stats to prove this information. The market has all ready started to rebound and it shows. More properties are selling each month. The amount of inventory is still declining which means a property priced right is still going to sell. The interest rates are still at record lows and are expected to go even lower. The economy is as strong as ever and unemployment in Orange County is the lowest unemployment record in the nation. These are all signs that the next year in real estate is going to be another successful one.

    We want you to enjoy the benefit of owning a home so please give us a call to discuss this information and so much more. We look forward to hearing from you. If you would like more information on this seminar, we are in the process of uploading a dvd we purchased of the seminar. It should be available on our website by Monday. Check back and listen to everything Gary had to say about Orange County Real Estate and where the market will be in the next 12 months!

  • Finding a Feng Shui property in Orange County

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    We have a new Weeks Team project that should make a fun case study blog. Mike & I will be blogging about our previews on our quest to find the perfect property. Our job is to find a Feng Shui property less than 1.2M in South Orange County. Buyers have the following criteria:– No cul de sac (supposedly the energy cannot freely flow through a cul de sac therefore the homes located on one receive negative energy)– Door must face street, AND open between the N/E and S/E direction– Hill in the backyard and lower elevation in the front yard. OR city lights view if the back elevation is lower.– Backyard bigger than the front yard– Water valve (main) or fire hydrant located on the LEFT when leaving (I think this has something to do with money)

    – Stairs not facing you when entering the property

    – NO door directly behind the front door (this makes energy come in and go right back out, which is bad). NOTE a window is ok, and an offset door is ok.

    So far buyers LOVE the floorplan 3F in the Fairfield tract in Ladera Ranch. The only property we can find is on a cul de sac, and the front door does not face the street, so its a no go.

    Our plan of action is to keep a close eye on the Fairfield tract and today I will be researching the builder to see if they have that floorplan in any other South Orange County neighborhoods. More to come!

    Angie
    www.AskAngie.com

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