Category: Real Estate Wealth Building

5 Hot Orange County Investment Properties Under $350,000

Hillary’s Picks of the Weekend  11/26/10 The Big Orange is ripe with Real Estate investment opportunities galore. Need proof? Here are five personally hand-picked Orange County homes that have amazingly low price tags and high upside potential. $304,000   28315 Paseo El Siena 6    Laguna Niguel     Elegant Estates   Al Johnston Nestled in an exclusive gated community, [...]

Saturday November 27th, 2010 in laguna beach, Orange County Real Estate, Pick of the Week, Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »

Laguna Beach Homes Fall to Less than $1 Million

Who would have believed that prices for a quality Home for Sale in Laguna Beach could be found at less than $1 Million. This is the area made famous by its arts community, enjoyable climate, palatable restaurants, and of course the TV teen drama! Are prices heading in a direction where you can slip in and enjoy the Laguna Beach lifestyle? Keep a watch and check out these homes that have dropped in price several hundred thousands of dollars…

Monday July 12th, 2010 in laguna beach, Real Estate Wealth Building, Short Sales/REOs | No Comments »

Historic Laguna Beach Storybook Cottage Home for Sale – Distressed Short Sale Opportunity

From a storybook cottage with commercial possibilities to a duplex on the sand in Capistrano Beach, find out which orange county and laguna beach homes for sale have come onto the market this week. Hillary Caston and her team at The Coastal Property Experts keep an eye on the market for you.

Monday June 21st, 2010 in laguna beach, Real Estate Wealth Building, Short Sales/REOs | No Comments »

Are You Suffering from ‘Cognitive Resource Depletion’? Buying a Home is a Brain Drain According to Washington Professors

According to professors at George Washington University, buying a home is hard. So hard, in fact, that the capacity of your brain to make a smart loan choice is depleted significantly. Are Laguna Beach Homebuyers in danger of this “phenomenon’? Will there be an outbreak? Read on.

Monday June 14th, 2010 in Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »

Are Lenders at War with the Government?

After a harrowing loan approval process for a Laguna Beach Home purchase, a lender shed’s some light on the war between the government and the lending industry. Read the “Lender’s Perspective”….you don’t hear this from main stream media!

Thursday June 10th, 2010 in First Time Homebuyer, General Information, Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »

Discover How to Use a Recast Loan to Solve Your Down Payment Dilemma

Are you anxious to close escrow on one of those great Laguna Beach Homes for Sale that just hit the market, but you haven’t closed escrow on the home you are selling? Well, a recast loan scenario may be just the right solution for you. Read about the benefits of this option.

Saturday June 5th, 2010 in General Information, Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »

Tax Credit is not the Only Savings Game in Town for Laguna Beach Homes for Sale

If you missed the $8000 Government Tax Credit to purchase real estate in Laguna Beach, you didn’t miss the boat! Buyers now are finding even lower interest rates to purchase a home. This savings could be substantial as you look at Laguna Beach Homes for Sale. Find out where the bottom of the market is.

Friday May 28th, 2010 in laguna beach, Real Estate Wealth Building, Short Sales/REOs | No Comments »

Seven Tips to Profitable Investing in Foreclosures

Seven Tips to Profitable Investing in Foreclosures can serve as a guide for those interested in real estate investments. Most wealth is created with or around real estate as a tangible asset. The fact that real estate can be an investment can get lost in the current climate; however, some of the same rules of real estate hold true today, just as they have in the past. Laguna Beach Homes have always been a desireable addition to a family’s portfolio – is your next investment gem waiting to be found here?

Tuesday May 18th, 2010 in Real Estate Wealth Building, Short Sales/REOs | No Comments »

Median Real Estate Prices in Orange County on the Rise-Is this the bottom of the Real Estate Market for Laguna Beach?

The Orange County Register recently reported that they continue to “marvel” at the sales bump at the beach. What do the numbers really mean for Laguna Beach Real Estate? Is this the time to get into that Laguna Beach Home that you have always wanted? Get the other side of the story from Hillary Caston, Laguna Beach Real Estate Agent. It may not be what you think…

Monday May 17th, 2010 in General Information, laguna beach, Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »

Stolen Jewelry and $270 Insurance Refund Needed to Close $1 Million Laguna Beach Home Purchase

We have all heard the cautions of tightening lending standards. Most homebuyers in today’s Orange County real estate market have braced themselves for the adventure that has become the loan underwriting process. The “old rules” of “easy” lending that have plastered the news, targeted as being the culprit of our current economic situation, have been replaced by “new rules” which the big banks have promised are here to stay in the quest for more favorable lending practices. But how good can the “new rules” be when a buyer needs to scramble for $270 after putting over $200,000 in escrow to purchase their dream home in Laguna Beach? Will the “new rules” squeeze the financial middle class out of the real estate market?

Friday May 7th, 2010 in General Information, Real Estate Wealth Building | No Comments »