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Stacy Joel Safion
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Orange County Real Estate Home Prices Are Up
Orange County home prices were up 9.4% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $1.2M. On average, homes in Orange County...
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Stacy Joel Safion
May 7, 20241 min read
Fed Rates Remain Unchanged
Federal Reserve leaves rate unchanged as inflation progress stalls: The Federal Reserve kept the fed funds target range steady at 5.25%...
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Stacy Joel Safion
May 2, 20241 min read
Judge grants preliminary approval of NAR settlement
The judge who presided over the Sitzer Burnett class action lawsuit has granted preliminary approval to the proposed settlement reached...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Orange County Home Prices Continue to Rise
The median sold price of existing single-family homes in the county reached $1,350,000. This represents an from January, where the median...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Apr 1, 20241 min read
More Rain On The Way
The last remnants of the storm exit the region Monday morning, forecasters say sunny skies and warming temperatures will, once again,...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Metro Link Open
All tracks are now open between Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo & San Juan Capistrano. All traffic may continue through the area with no...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Median Price for A Single Family Home In Orange Count is $1,320,000
This reflects a 1.5 percent month-to-month increase, it represents a substantial 10.5 percent year-over-year growth. These figures...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Mar 15, 20241 min read
National Association of Realtors Settles Lawsuit
The National Association of Realtors will pay $418 million in damages and will amend several rules that housing experts say will drive...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Southern California Housing Market Update: March 2024
Orange County again posted the region’s highest median sales price, at $1.1 million. Orange County posted the region’s largest annual...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Buying or Selling Real Estate
If you are buying a home, prepare to pay a high mortgage interest rate. Prospective buyers had received some good news in recent months...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Feb 27, 20241 min read
California Real Estate Market up for January 2024
In January 2024, home prices in California were up 6.5% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $739,100. On average, the...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 19, 20241 min read
$250 million in down payment assistance is availalbe for some California home buyers
Between 1,700 and 2,000 lucky lottery winners will receive vouchers that they’ll then have 60 days to spend on a home as part of...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 11, 20241 min read
Mortgage rates go up slightly to start off 2024:
After reaching a 7-month low in the last week of December, mortgage rates kicked off the year with a mild uptake in the first week of...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Home Sales Start to Rise
The National Association sees a rise in home sales in 2024. https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/home-sales-start-to-rise-bu...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Orange County Creates Hall of Fame
Orange County launching its own Hall of Fame by inducting Kobe, Tiger Woods https://abc7.com/orange-county-hall-of-fame-kobe-bryant-walt-...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 7, 20241 min read
Southland Gas Prices Are on The Way Down
The Orange County average price dropped 1.2 cents to $4.635. It is 2 cents less than one week ago and 6.3 cents lower than one month ago,...
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Stacy Joel Safion
Jan 7, 20241 min read
New Laws for California
New California laws for 2024: Higher minimum wage, cannabis protections, expanded sick days.) From how much renters pay to secure a spot...
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