Do You Give Your Full Attention to What You Are Doing? Speechless Sundays Some days I feel I learn so much just watching my own children. They are so involved in what they are doing. You never feel that they are somewhere else or not concentrating on something which has truly caught their
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01/30/2011
Fountain Valley Real Estate News - Fountain Valley Real Estate Market Report Fountain Valley is centrally located in Orange County. It lies between Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana. It is known as "A Nice Place to Live". Fountain Valley homes are fortunate enough to have
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01/30/2011
Newport Beach Real Estate News - Newport Beach Market Report Newport Beach real estate has come a long way since it began in 1906. Back then, bayfront houses sold for as little as $500. Today, homes in this area are priced in the millions of dollars as the area is considered prime, Pacific Coast
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01/30/2011
Huntington Beach Real Estate Minute - Huntington Beach Market Report Huntington Beach well known as "Surf City USA" with its excellent surfing has 8.5 miles of beaches and over 200,000 residents with 11 million visitors annually coming to see events such as the US Open of Surfing, the Surf Ci
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01/30/2011
Multiples Offers on a Huntington Beach Foreclosure - How Do We Compete?It isn't uncommon for there to be multiple offers a well-priced Huntington Beach foreclosure, especially one in decent condition with upgrades.When a client finds a home they like, especially after looking at several homes, th
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01/29/2011
Getting to Know Your Costa Mesa Realtor Christine Donovan is a real estate and mortgage consultant with Donovan Group Realty; she founded the company in 1999, after a successful career as a corporate attorney. Christine is a lifetime local resident of Newport Beach and Orange County, Californ
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01/28/2011
January in Newport Beach - Wordless Wednesdays Reasons to live in Newport Beach? It was around 80 degrees today. Women were laying on the beach in bikinis, surfers were out without their wetsuits. The blue sky was dotted by puffy white clouds. In other words, it was a perfect January
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01/26/2011
It's Not a Costa Mesa Short Sale. Is that Better or Worse for a Buyer? Okay, it's not a Costa Mesa short sale, why should a buyer care? Does it matter if you're buying a home whether or not it's a short sale? What difference does it all make any way? If you're buying a Costa Mesa home, you
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01/25/2011
When is the Right Time for a Costa Mesa Buyer to Find a Real Estate Agent? Some Costa Mesa buyers feel that they should not engage a real estate agent until they're ready to buy a home, which is usually defined by the need to see the inside of homes. I feel this is a mistake. A Costa Mesa Re
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01/24/2011
Boys and Their Dogs Hanging Out Together - Speechless Sundays The boys never seem to be able to get enough of their dogs though I will say that trying to get a fifty pound dog down from a top bunk is an excercise in frustration especially when the dog isn't sure if she doesn't want to get down.
01/23/2011