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Planning to come to the California Riviera Gold Coast for a visit or vacation and need a special place to stay on a weekly basis during your trip? If so, take a look at this newly renovated, San Clemente Beach Cottage in the popular Southwest section of San Clemente, California, only 0.4 miles from world famous T-Street surfing location and another 0.4 miles from the Historica San Clemente Pier and Casa Romantica. Once here, you just park in the driveway...and you can walk to the shopping, downtown gourmet, trendy, upscale or family restaurants, top notch entertainment, the best morning bagels, Starbucks (of course!), Duke's Bitchin' Burgers and the Sunday Farmer's Market. Or, bike to the Pier for breakfast and watch the surfers.

This Charming Beach…

Come on out with the family or friends, have a great time and enjoy the Metrolink's Holiday Toy Express experience on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at either the Tustin, Irvine Transportation Center, Laguna Niguel or San Juan Capistrano Metrolink stations.  It's free, festive and colorful!!

The special Metrolink Train is decorated with over 50,000 colorful lights and includes an appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus.  Also included at each stop is a live 15-minute stage show with dancing and singing.

Help Santa by bringing an unwrapped toy to support the Southern California Firefighters' Spark of Love Toy Drive.

It's festive and great fun for all! Bring the kids, grandkids and stand right next to the 450-ton  lighted train. It definitely gets you in the…

The media continues to play up the bad ecomonic news, including real estate problems in the lending marketplace. The truth is, a home remains the most enduring investment most of us will ever make.

That's because the return goes so very far beyond financial rewards.  To own a home is to make a priceless investment in our lives - and a confident affirmation about our future.

Here is what the news media has said over time:

• 1969- "The goal of owning a home seems to be getting beyond the reach of more and more Americans.  The typical new house today costs about $28,000." - Business Week
• 1969- The median price of a home today is approaching $50,000. -  Housing experts predict price rises in the future won't be that great." National Business
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Marblehead Coastal is one of the most anticipated projects along the Southern Orange County Coast. The San Clemente coastal development,  what developer SunCal has proclaimed "One of the  last remaining oceanfront enclaves aong the California Coast, is shaping up and reported as follows:

If you listen to the news media the sky is falling and the last thing anyone should consider doing is buying a home. As with everything in life, real estate goes in cycles. Prices fluctuate in the short term, but long term real estate is still an excellent investment.

Below are the Top 10 Signs It Is Time To Buy A Home:

10. You are ready to stop paying your landlord's mortgage payment and start building wealth of your own.

9. You could use the property tax and mortgage interest deductions.

8. You want a vested interest in your community.

7. Temperatures have been close to 100 and you can no longer tolerate waiting for your landlord to fix your air-conditioner.

6. You are working at a job that you will no longer leave the country every other year.

5.…

Prestigious Hidden Mountain home... this lovely and elegant home is in the peaceful, wooded and small private community of Hidden Mountain Estates. Located just off of San Juan Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano in a gate guarded community of custom homes, this beautifully upgraded home welcomes you as soon as you enter the private entrance courtyard. A few features of this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3406 square foot home include:
 

• Newer Kitchen, Granite counters and S.S. Appliances
• Tumbled Marble and Granite Baths
• Large Master Suite with walk-in closet
• Fantastic view back yard
• 3-car garage
• Huge back yard with view of the surrounding hills
• Great home for entertaining!

All homes within the gates of Hidden Mountain are…

Over the last several weeks, we have been working with a potential client that has been looking at a variety of custom built estate homes in exclusive Covenant Hills in Ladera Ranch.  Covenant Hills is the only gate-guarded village within Ladera Ranch.  Covenant Hills is located on 722 acres at the southernmost tip of this master-planned community that is part of Mission Viejo.  In total, it will eventually comprise of some 1,013 homes.

An example of one of several of the estate caliber homes that are being built are those located on San Jose Court.  One home of 7,200 square feet, offered at $5,200,000,  has gorgeous Spanish Meditterean architecture. The large private lot is situated so you can lounge in your secluded pool or spa with views of the…

We recently had the opportunity to work with two different couples who were looking to downsize, yet be in an active lifestyle environment. As one would expect, Orange County, California's  year-round sunny weather and beautiful oceanside setting make it an ideal place for an active living retirement. We were highly impressed with the variety of attractive 55+ communities where residents can enjoy sports like golf and tennis, and live within easy walking distance of amenities.  Many have resort like facilities with Clubhouse, Pool, Spa, Putting Greens, exercize rooms and almost any imaginable club activity available.
We were fortunate that we had  an opportunity to visit and research these senior communities in San Clemente, Mission Viejo,  San Juan…