PORTOLA HILLS LIVING by Kelly Turbeville

So I was out taking Pinot for a walk and thought how exciting.... the park is almost complete.  I love the covered shade areas over the play area but I have to say I am also impressed with excersise equipment on the walking path throughout the park. Love it but I might have to change my mind set that parks are for play and relaxation.. With the spirit of Concourse Park in mind we are going to offer any homeowner who list their home or buys a home in Portola Hills utilizing our services, we will donate a tree via the Lake Forest Program to the Park in your honor .   Contact Kelly for Details (terms apply) Ther city of Lake Forest is planning a celebration on Aug 24th....In the mean-time check out these pictures. Get out enjoy the park and the beauty Portola Hills offers you!

Thought those of you who live in Portola Hills II HOA section might be interested in some highlights from the HOA meeting on 8/10. I decided to attend for two reasons: one a presentation from the city of Lake Forest was to address the communities traffic concerns with the upcoming Portola Center Development and two there was to be a discussion about the upcoming Special Assessment coming to homeowners for the hill sliding off of Highridge. I have to say, 1st I was really shocked with the 2 topics at hand how light the attendance was. A total of 11 attendees was there and not all homeowners.   The Lake Forest City spokesperson spoke about recent changes to Saddleback Ranch..... Did you see that little pork chop figure when you come up Saddleback Ranch and make a right onto Malabar, that is it but other than that there was no discussion about the concerns regarding Portola Center. In addition, he spoke about the the Alton completion with a tentative schedule of April 2012.   He a

July was a pretty active month for Portola Hills Real Estate.  Below is snapshot of how the market performed. Portola Hills Sales:                 8 Attached                                    3 Bedroom / 2 Bath Average Square Feet:               1181 Average Sold Price:                  $284,000 Average Price Per Sq. Ft.          $238 Average Days on the Market:   100 Best Sold Property :  When looking at the numbers the property sold at 28366 Klondike beat the market percentages by 16%.  Yay, it just happens to be our listing and we have one happy hom seller. Description.                            3 Bed/ 2 Bath Monticedo Condo Sq. Footage                             1305 Price Per Sq. Ft.                      $256 Sold Price:                              $335,000 Days on the market:                79 Active Properties:   The month ended with 21 Active Properties, below is breakdown of current list price and description. Attached:                                2