We’d like to thank Nick Alvino from JMJ Financial for sharing this important information with our clients. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to either Danny (949-413-6967) or Jade (949-246-2078) if you have any questions about what this update means to you. The Federal Housing Administration, which is the largest insurer of low-down payment mortgages, announced last…
New in 2013 is the SoCalLife team VIP program – packed with services for your home, investment, and rental properties. Make sure to keep the most money in your pocket this year by signing up for the FREE SoCalLife team VIP program! As a member, these services will be available to you once per year:…
You’re on Pinterest, right? We are! And we’d love for you to check out our Pinterest boards! We have boards about home organizing, food, things to do in Orange County (broken down by cities, of course!), home decor and design… just about everything you can imagine. We’re highlighting some of our favorite pins of the…
Jade and I hope that this holiday season has been filled with joy, plenty of good food, an abundance of quality time with family and friends, and maybe you have even been lucky enough to slow down a little and recharge your body’s batteries. While life is not perfect, and we are often presented with many challenges, I’m…
In the spirit of making a little fun of ourselves, we all know that realtors are NOTORIOUS for using pictures of themselves that are clearly NOT current. Well here’s one for you… Jade & Danny at our 8th Grade Graduation! While Danny looks like he just pulled his finger out of a light socket and…
The third edition of the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is rumored to be just around the corner. The most recent program is called HARP 3.0 and dubbed #MyRefi by the government. A lot of questions and speculations surround the new would-be government program, but the most popular question is, “What is HARP 3.0?” Image…
To understand the Mortgage Interest Deduction Call For Action, you must first understand the bigger issue at hand – the fiscal cliff. The “fiscal cliff” is on the minds of politicians and citizens everywhere right now – it’s what will happen on December 31, 2012 when several laws including temporary payroll tax cuts, certain tax…
Come see Santa in Huntington Beach! This time of year is one when we are especially thankful for all of you – our friends. We would love for you to come connect with us in person during our holiday celebration at our First Team office in Huntington Beach. On December 1st from 9am-5pm, Santa will be…
New or gently used coats will be accepted from now until December 2 at any of the Western Resources Title offices and will be distributed among 11 homeless shelters. Find a Western Resources Title office: 625 The City Drive, Suite 150 Orange, CA 92868 221 W. Crest St., Suite 110 Escondido, CA 92025 7676 Hazard…
We have a new home listing in Huntington Beach! This home in Millstream is one of the best floor plans and price per square foot around. This home is an end unit (shares only one wall!) and is situated across from the streams and pool. Almost 1500 square feet, the spacious layout offers a full bedroom,…
It was a warm summer day in early August 2011, when The SoCalLife Team helped their client Mike find his perfect first home, a 2-bedroom condo in West Costa Mesa. Around this time, competition had already become stiff for properties in this price range, and there was no exception for this nice condo tract. Mike…
A recent Orange County Register article reports that it’s a good time to buy a house in Orange County! The article, by columnist Jonathan Lanser, states that buying a house in Orange County can save you up to 34% over renting. Now, this doesn’t mean that the monthly rent on a house or apartment…
