Ron Buck's Blog

California Proposition 60 is holding back the sellers in California.Don't get me wrong, CA proposition 60 is a fantastic law. Proposition 60 was passed to give a property tax break to home owners 55 and over. Currently home owners who bought years ago and have a low tax base can sell and purchase...

Housing Market Report for Laguna Niguel and Dana PointLaguna Niguel and Dana Point are two cities in south Orange County California. The Spring Housing inventory started fairly low in Orange County. The low point in inventory was mid April with multiple offers occurring on most nice homes. From A...

Rancho Niguel Community Garage Sale June 27th, 2015This is the annual mega garage sale in the Rancho Niguel Subdivision of Laguna Niguel. Save the date and time. Saturday June 27th 7:30 to 1:30.More than 80 families will be participating so there is something for everyone. Come early! The Rancho ...

New Kitchen Upgrade Better Than Granite! What is this sexy new upgrade you say? Well if you are buying a home in Orange County CA there is an upgrade for which you most definitely should look. That most coveted upgrade is REPIPING OR EXPOXY LINING of the whole water supply system.How boring you s...

Open House in Rancho Niguel in Laguna Niguel on June 13th,  28595 Las ArubasLaguna Niguel, CA$671,800 Open Saturday 1:00 to 5:00Best Value 4 Bedroom in Laguna Niguel    Entry level four bedroom  cul-de-sac home in the beautiful community of Rancho Niguel in Laguna Niguel California. This home has...

Laguna Niguel and Dana Point Housing Market Report Real estate sales statistics are always local and vary greatly even between cities, neighborhoods and price ranges. The cities of Laguna Niguel and Dana Point are in South Orange County CA and they have a wide variety of home sizes and prices. En...

Home Sellers - Don't Be a Statistic This Year!   Homes Sellers in Laguna Niguel, Dana Point and Aliso Viejo should avoid making it on this chart. See below. This is a graph of "Off Market Home Listings" for Orange County CA in 2014. The Blue Color graph is tracking homes that did not sell and cam...

CMA - The Real Estate Acronym. All industries have their own acronyms. The “CMA” acronym is used by Realtors all the time and not always recognized by the public. It stands for “Comparative Market Analysis” and is provided to home sellers to aid in determining a listing price. It is almost the s...

Should Home Buyers Trust the Price Per Square Foot Method? Most home buyers have two questions.  The first is, how long has it been on the market? (Will look at that one another day). The second is what is the price per square foot? How can a mathematical division problem be deceptive? Isn’t it s...

Home Owners Must Sell Their Home Three Times for a Closing, in Orange County CA. Actually this applies anywhere. Also it is also NOT original with me. I can't remember where I heard it but it rings so true. What in the world am I talking about? First Sale is to the RE AGENTS. Why? Because agents ...