House On The Coast

Orange County sees highest home price increases in years

Changes in FHA loan down payments and loan limits drafted in Bill

Legislation will likely draw fire from industry groups, Senate Democrats

on the House Financial Services Committee have drafted legislation that would raise the minimum down payment for FHA mortgages to 5 percent, cut FHA loan limits in most markets, and move the Agriculture Department’s rural housing program to FHA’s parent [...]

Rare Opportunity Surfaces for Buyers

There is a rare opportunity for Buyers who are financing their homes. A variety of financial components has made this a unique time for buyers to have purchasing powers

We often point out that a buyer should be more concerned about the COST of a home rather than the PRICE. Price obviously is a component of [...]

Five Non-Debatable Reasons To Sell your House Now

The conventional wisdom when selling a home has always been to wait until the ‘Spring Buying Season’. Over the years, that has seemed to make sense and is now accepted as a good strategy for those who want to sell their house and receive the best possible price. This real estate market has shattered many previously [...]

Stats don’t lie, First Team Estate rises to the top

POWER BROKERS REPORT RANKS FIRST TEAM® REAL ESTATE #1 IN SALES IN CALIFORNIA AND 8TH NATIONWIDE
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the cream rises to the top in business when numbers are involved.  That is probably one of the many reasons Roxana Greenman has contributed to First Team’s success.

(COSTA MESA, Calif., [...]

FBI Pinpoints Huntington Beach a violent crime attraction

If a community’s safety is a marketing tool for real estate, new crime stats were no help for Huntington Beach.

According to the latest FBI statistics, overall crime incidents in Surf City rose 3.2% in the past year. Violent crimes went up 19.1% in 2010 as property crimes increased 2.2% in the same period.
Every year, the FBI tallies crime [...]