Sally Picciuto's (sallyp) Blog

I have a new listing in the Columbus Square area of Tustin, CA.  It is a beautiful home built in 2007, so it really is better than new.  This area is uniquely located near the old Tustin Marine Corp hangers and the newly developed District Marketplace. For those that love new, this is the home fo...

It happens all the time when a listing expires and the seller relists with someone else.  In this case the someone else is ME!  Which I am extremely greatful for and will work extremely hard to get the property sold.  I have been in the business five years, and I have had property not sell, howev...

A couple of months ago I had a client buying a short sale.  After four months, Wells Fargo approved the short sale only to find a judgement attached that could not be eliminated except at foreclosure.  The approved short sale price was 689,000.  Needless to say, the property went back to the bank...

Recently the real estate company I work with, Seven Gables Real Estate in Tustin, CA, started a weekend update of activities and things to do around Orange County that agents and clients may be interested in participating in.  This week the email came out and reminded me of the First Saturday eve...

This week I had a short sale that took a turn for the worst when unexpected judgements showed up on the title report.  The buyers had been waiting for months, the sellers haven't made a payment in two years..short sale was approved with a short closing period only to realize that new judgements s...

Next Sunday, October 10th I will be hosting an open house at my listing at  22 Townsend in the fabulous village of Woodbury in Irvine, Ca. For those of you Orange County residents that are not familiar with the Village of Woodbury, you are definitely missing out!  This village has been designed f...

I just attended at Pre-Foreclosure Coaching Class with Linda Hainsworth today at  the Seven Gables Real Estate Yorba Linda office.  Linda is an accomplished professional that is bringing her knowledge and talent to other agents and teaching a class soon to be certified as a designation with four ...

Four years in the real estate business, alot of ups and downs as we all know, considering the market.  I got stung again from clients I would never expected it from.  Here's the low down...I share these clients with another agent.  We represented this couple on a purchase a year and change ago.  ...

I feel many people are overlooking my listing on Browning in North Tustin.  I have to brag abit.  a single story home with 2600 square feet on an 11600 square foot lot is apealing.  Now look at the facts;  wheel chair access, newer renovations including air, heat, intercom, remodeled kitchen, lig...

Hey!  Something is happening in the market, at least in Southern California.  The activity is picking up and buyers are making decisions across the board.  I see myself getting busier then I have in the time I have been in the business as well as my friends who are out there consistently working....