Debbie's Irvine Real Estate Blog

Swing by the 29th annual Holiday Faire, hosted by the Irvine Fine Arts Center.   It's on Friday, November 4, from 5-9 p.m, and also on Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.   Over 150 talented artisans will showcase a variety of unique holiday arts and decorations. Yes, they're for sale!   Joi...

Are you over 50? Well come to the Senior Health and Resource Expo tomorrow, (Saturday, Oct. 22nd), from 9 a.m. to noon! Information on a variety of services will be offered, including alternative medicine, financial management, assisted living options, mobility products, safety and personal prot...

If you're a cyclist, you're invited to enjoy an hour-long mountain bike ride along a portion of the City's more than 40 miles of bike trails. The free 40th Anniversary Bike Ride, put on by the City of Irvine, starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 15 at the Quail Hill Trail Head, located at 34 Sha...

I was taking the dog for a walk around South Lake in Woodbridge last night, and the view of the lake was quite stunning. Here's a short video I took with my iPhone. I really love working and living in Woodbridge, and it's not only because of all the activities in and around the two lakes, or the ...

Think print ads are a waste of time?I ran a full-color half-page newspaper ad yesterday with the heading "FREE IRVINE HOUSE".Here's the actual ad. For the benefit of those reading this on their mobile phone, let me say that the ad continued to read "with purchase of this SPECTACULAR SALT-WATER PO...

Irvine is definitely in a Buyer's Market now, with 961 homes for sale at the end of September, and only 159 sales. Of course this doesn't mean that some Irvine areas & tracts aren't in a Neutral or Seller's Market. The number of homes for sale dropped slightly from end-August's number of 992. If ...

 I'm holding an Open House at my latest Irvine listing today, from 1 pm to 5 pm. 2 Glenoaks sits on a huge corner lot. There's a magnificent custom salt water PRIVATE POOL & oversized 8-person SPA and waterfall, and a Volcano-blower with FOUNTAIN effect in the shallow-end. Flagstone decking, rais...

Interested to see what the "July, August & September" activity was like in the Seasons tract in Woodbridge, Irvine?Well, only three homes are offered for sale right now, and only four sold the whole quarter.      People just love the white picket fences around all the Seasons homes. 'Just closed ...

"The Landings" consists of only Single Family Residence detached homes. Both tracts are "inside the Loop" and a wonderful community spirit exists.  6 homes have sold so far this year, up from 5 last year, and 5 the year before... and it's only October!             These Landing I homes are curren...

I just read an interesting article on RealtorMag, (by Melissa Dittmann Tracey), about stressful jobs, and I must say that I was surprised to see the job of a "real estate agent" was considered to be one of the most stressful jobs you can have. This was according to CareerCast's 2010 Jobs Rated re...