• Fed drops their rate .25%, but mortgage rates increase a little and hover around 6%.
  • Great opportunities for buyers as inventory increases and some sellers MUST sell.
  • Off-market opportunities exist.  Call me with your wish list!
In past musings, we’ve covered home preparation for sale, such as fixing a roof leak (obviously!), touching up paint and flooring, and the famous “de-cluttering”.  Once a home is vacant, in today’s market, the most important final preparation step is Staging!  In case this term is new to you, staging is simply renting and placing furniture from a design-savvy company for the duration of the home sale.  Staging covers up small imperfections in a home almost magically.  If the flooring is old, or the kitchen…

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2025 Costa Mesa's Freedom Homes in Canyon Park Home Sales & My Outlook for 2026 

Market value for a standard three bedroom, one bathroom "Freedom Home" with few to no upgrades jumped above $1,200,000 during 2025.  I was honored to sell 2024 Continental for its 99 year old original owner!  Preferring an off-market transaction, but not leaving money on the table, the seller's family asked if I could present them with a fair market value offer without the hassle of full preparation and open houses.  I had a list of 5 buyers to call, and the first group pounced on the opportunity.  Selling at $1.25m, with a small reduction to $1,225,000 due to discovered issues during inspections, this closed sale let me know where the entry level currently was in the…

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