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Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this gorgeous Stella Mar Plan 4 Talega home has everything you are looking for. With 5 bedrooms and 3,800 square feet of living space, this Talega home for sale features an open and functional floorplan. This pristine Talega home has a formal living room with cozy fireplace, formal dining room with 2 sets of French doors and gorgeous hardwood flooring. The main floor bedroom with private bath in this Talega home is ideal for out of town guests or family members. This Talega home has so many features including plantation shutters, crown molding,  tumbled travertine, ceiling fans, custom built-ins, & recessed lighting.

The kitchen in this Talega home for sale is fit for a gourmet with stainless steel appliances,…

Gorgeous unsurpassed 3-bedroom luxury home in the prestigious President Heights community of San Clemente. Catalina views and unforgettable sunset views with so many upgrades in this San Clemente home for sale. You will love the location of this San Clemente home, which sits in the hills on a quiet single cul-de-sac with only 6 units total. This San Clemente home offers hardwood and travertine flooring, along with custom balustrade and wood stairwell. The formal dining and living rooms offer ideal areas for relaxing and entertaining. The wood beamed ceilings in this San Clemente home compliment the solid mahogany doors and new windows. 

This San Clemente home for sale features an incredible gourmet kitchen. Enjoy the slab granite countertops with…

If you’re considering selling your Orange County home in the near future here are some things to be thinking about. Staging your home most commonly refers to paying attention to how your home shows on the inside to buyers. Curb appeal refers to how it looks to buyers on the outside. Staging and curb appeal are often thought of as separate issues.

However, if you think of them together the results will often be more than just the sum of the parts. The things you do to improve on by staging and curb appeal may even enhance your enjoyment of your Orange County home for the time before you sell. Let’s consider staging for selling in this blog…

There are a of lot things you can do yourself without spending big dollars, especially if you start well ahead of…

This 3-bedroom Mediterranean beauty in Rancho San Clemente has been completely re-done inside and out. This stunning beach oasis offers all new drywall, custom interior/exterior paint, dark distressed laminate wood floors, upgraded carpet, neutral tile floors in kitchen & baths, oil rubbed bronze fixtures, upgraded toilets & sinks and light fixtures. Enjoy 1,520 square feet of gorgeous open living space in this San Clemente home for sale. The vaulted ceilings in this San Clemente home are beautiful. The main level Master and guest bedrooms of this San Clemente home offer a single story feel.

The bathrooms and kitchen in this San Clemente home have all been expertly upgraded. You will love the re-glazed tubs, glass shower enclosure in Master Bath,…

From the moment you pull up to this San Clemente home for sale, you know you've arrived someplace special. This San Clemente North home has a private front courtyard with a fireplace and deck! The open floor plan of this 5-bedroom San Clemente home is ideal for families and entertaining, with 2,550 square feet of living space. The bias laid wood floors and Cathedral ceilings welcome you into this San Clemente home. You will love the main floor Master Suite with a walk-in closet and French doors, leading to the backyard of this San Clemente home. There are also 2 more bedrooms and a 3/4 bath on the main floor of this San Clemente home. The living room of this San Clemente home for sale is so light and bright and has floor to ceiling windows, as well as…

The San Clemente Real Estate Report below reflects the number of resale single family residences and condos as well as new homes selling in San Clemente. Also reflected is the % of change from 2012.

San Clemente Real Estate Market Trends - October 2013

San Clemente	Median Price	Change From 2012	Homes Sold	Change From 2012
San Clemente - 92672	$635,000	+5.2%	34	-26.1%
San Clemente - 92673	$680,000	-1.0%	43	-24.6%

Figures courtesy of DQNews.com.

The 12th annual Laguna Beach Music Festival will be held February 3-9, 2014. This South Orange County event is co-presented by Laguna Beach Live and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. The 2014 Laguna Beach Music Festival will explore different genres of music and veer into the indie-classical and post-genre worlds where "classical art song meets the singer-songwriter tradition and contemporary music draws from the pop music vernacular. " This fun local South Orange County event is a week of concerts, discussions, salons and parties that aim to break down the barriers between the artist and the audience, along with the boundaries between the different musical genres. 

This year's festival is bringing world-class musicians from Brooklyn and…

The Orange County CA Real Estate Report below reflects the number of resale single family residences and condos as well as new homes selling in Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. Also reflected is the % of change is from the same month last year.

Orange County CA Real Estate - October 2013

Orange County Community	Median Price	Change From 2012	Homes Sold	Change From 2012
Dana Point - 92624	$790,000	+42.6%	8	-11.1%
Dana Point - 92629	$770,000	+29.1%	43	-10.4%
Laguna Beach - 92651	$1,425,000	+26.7%	40	-7.0%
Laguna Niguel - 92677	$693,000	+26.0%	86	-25.9%
Mission Viejo - 92691	$559,000	+23.5%	64	+23.6% …

This 5-bedroom Talega home is located in the luxurious Mirador community of San Clemente. This Talega home is on an ultra-private lot with only one neighbor on one side. With 4,600 square feet of living space plus a casita, this Talega home offers comfortable elegance and an accommodating floorplan. Enjoy the bonus room upstairs, along with many upgrades and a dedicated office in this Talega home. From the moment you enter this San Clemente home in Talega, you are welcomed by warm hardwood floors and a sweeping wrought-iron staircase. 

The gourmet kitchen in this Talega home for sale is equipped with professional grade appliances. You will love cooking with the Wolf cook top and using the SubZero fridge. The rich maple cabinets and gorgeous granite…

The California Association of Realtors closely monitors and analyzes trends in the residential California real estate industry. The table below contains the latest reported existing home sales series, median home prices, unsold inventory index, median time on market, first-time buyer housing affordability index, and the latest mortgage rates.