Real Estate Blog

Addressing Wall St. Jitters with the SDIRA Approach

For many typical Huntington Beach breadwinners, last week’s stock market gyrations undoubtedly revived feelings that had been largely absent for quite a while: retirement jitters. Nearly a quarter of working Americans own Individual Retirement Accounts—but since most IRAs’ values fluctuate considerably with the ups and downs of Wall Street, when major indexes officially enter correction territory (as the New York Times reported last Thursday), savers’ anxiety levels head toward redline territory. That’s too bad because one of the principal purposes of saving for retirement is to create a secure feeling about the future. Even if the financial pundits seem undismayed by all the correction territory chitchat, those feelings can begin to evaporate.…

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L3's Open House This Weekend in Costa Mesa! 4/7 & 4/8

L3 Real Estate Featured Open House for Saturday, April 7th and Sunday, April 8th: 

                                                        3012 Buchanan, Costa Mesa                                                     

                                                                         1-4 PM Saturday & Sunday                                                                        

We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle L3 is a full service real estate agency with a

regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa offering a wide-array of custom services to

meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission to provide trusted,

convenient, responsive service to ensure clients…

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National Press Close to Declaring a Sellers Market

“Circumlocution” —the hefty word for “beating around the bush”—describes what the national

real estate news feeds have been practicing for a while when it comes to the state of the marketplace.
Until recently, most analysts seemed reluctant to call this spring’s U.S. lineup a “sellers
market”—perhaps because the phrase might discourage would-be buyers. That began to change last
month.

As the week came to a close, Costa Mesa homeowners who’ve been putting off their own decisions
about whether to list their properties could find ample reasons for acting. Not only was that “sellers
market” label showing up more often, but a host of supporting reasons had appeared in month-end
reports:

Compared with the last quarter of 2017, the percentage of…

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The L3's Open House Tomorrow In Huntington Harbour! 3/31

L3 Real Estate Featured Open House for Saturday, March 31st:

                                                        17036 Bluewater Lane, Huntington Beach                                                       

                                                                         1-4PM Saturday                                                                        

We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle L3 is a full service real estate agency with a

regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa offering a wide-array of custom services to

meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission to provide trusted,

convenient, responsive service to ensure clients enjoy their real…

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New Mesa North Listing from The L3!

Fantastic Mesa North Home in Quiet Cul-De-Sac! - $775,000 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Parking Spaces: 2 Year Built: 1965 Garage Size: 2 Car School District: Newport Mesa Square Footage: 1242 Agent Name: Larry Weichman Broker: The L3 MLS #: PW18069036 Price: $775,000 3012 Buchanan Way   Costa Mesa, CA 92627 View Map View More Photos Range/Oven Full Refrigerator Microwave Reverse Osmosis Water System Fireplace Kitchen Island Patio Fenced Yard Grass Lawn Secluded setting …

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Great Santa Ana Home on Large Corner Lot!

Great Santa Ana Home on Large Corner Lot! - $514,900.00 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Year Built: 1968 Garage Size: 2 Square Footage: 1344 Agent Name: Elia Ceniceros Broker: The L3 MLS #: NP18065301 Price: $514,900.00 701 E. Stanford St   Santa Ana, CA 92707 View Map View More Photos Full Refrigerator Dishwasher Microwave Fenced Yard Grass Lawn AFFORDABLE & MOVE IN READY! This nice home sits on a large corner lot. This single family home offers 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths and attached 2 car garage. Nice…

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Costa Mesa Easter: Is It Really Early This Year?

Costa Mesa real estate agents are like everyone else when it comes to Easter Sunday. There is the holiday part, the spiritual part, and the kids-searching-for-hidden-Easter-eggs part. The day can also serve as a sort of mental signpost that reads “Spring is here!” (or something like that). When I think back to major events that happened around this time in years past—like memorable spring vacations—Easter is usually the clearest mental reference point: This happened just before Easter or that happened a couple of weeks after Easter. I bet I’m not alone in that.

But for Costa Mesa real estate agents, this time of year has some other, distinctly professional overtones. It’s the time of year when keeping a clear calendar becomes more necessary than…

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Stunning Huntington Harbour Home with Boat Slip!

Stunning Huntington Harbour Home with Boat Slip! - $774,888 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Parking Spaces: 2 Year Built: 1975 Subdivision: Sea Harbour (SEHR) School District: Huntington Union Square Footage: 954 Agent Name: Jamie Pirritano Broker: The L3 MLS #: OC18062321 Price: $774,888 17036 Bluewater Lane   Huntington Beach, CA 92649 View Map View More Photos Range/Oven Dishwasher Microwave Fireplace Hardwood Floors Patio Boat Slip/Dock Stunning Turn Key home in the beautiful…

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The L3 Open House This Weekend 3/24 & 3/25

L3 Real Estate Featured Open Houses for Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25th: 

                  17036 Bluewater Lane, Huntington Beach                                                                       701 E. Stanford St, Santa Ana

         10:30 AM- 1:00PM Friday, 1-4PM Saturday & Sunday                                                                          Sunday 1-4PM

We are built on a philosophy of Heritage & Hustle L3 is a full service real estate agency with a regional office located in the heart of #CostaMesa offering a wide-array of custom services to meet their clients’ needs with roots in the community since 1976. It’s L3 mission to provide trusted, convenient, responsive service to ensure clients enjoy…

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The “Amazon Effect” on Costa Mesa Residential Neighborhoods

Amazon—or, more precisely, the Amazon phenomenon—is bound to have an increasing impact on Costa Mesa residential neighborhood preferences. The connection hasn’t yet been widely acknowledged, but it’s hard to deny the logic behind it.

The connection I’m pointing to isn’t the web behemoth’s rumored expansion into real estate. That was quietly floated last summer—and just as quickly abandoned. Without ceremony, Amazon had debuted a “Hire a Realtor” page under a “Coming soon” blurb—but took it down the next day. The Seattle retailer has been mum about the reason for the misfire—but it could well be its use without permission of the NAR’s “Realtor®” designation (it’s a registered trademark).

Nor does a prediction of an increasing “Amazon effect” on…

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