PORTOLA HILLS LIVING by Kelly Turbeville

Check out this great new listing in Portola Hills. 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom/ 2500 sq. ft - Great floorplan. Click ont he client report for details. Client Brief Report Know someone looking to move to Portola Hills or to schedule your own showing, give us a call!

Direct from Baldwin & Sons the Developers of the Portola Center:  The next community meeting is scheduled for August 18, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. As a result of Portola Hills Elementary School not being available during the summer, we are very appreciative of the cooperation of the Portola Hills I HOA for allowing us to use their recreation room. Their address is: 18891 Saddleback Ranch Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679 We have made a request of each HOA to provide a Board representative to create a steering committee to provide input into agenda development over the next year. The formation of the steering committee is a work in progress. Until then, our thoughts for the August meeting are to provide the land use plan approved in the Opportunity Study by the City Council, an overview of the project description, and an overview of the Area Plan with a focus on those items requested to be addressed by the community. An agenda will be provided within the next several weeks. S

Lovely Master Bedroom w/Master Bath for rent in Rancho Santa Margarita.  $850.00 a month!  Townhome features 1500 sq. ft. 3 Bedroom/3 Bath 2 Car Garage Great Association Amentities to enjoy! Contact Sandra - (909)556-2855 zoegirl72983@yahoo.com Or send us a note and we will forward along.

The love for the canyon areas in Orange County (Silverado, Modjeska, Santiago and Trabuco Canyon) is strong in Portola Hills, so it is great to see this news for these homeowners.  The Santiago fires was a scary time. Congrats to these Canyon Homeowners

Thought I would share this article on Tips for First Time Homebuyers published in the O.C. Register.  It is very comprehensvie. If you know someone considering buying their first home, give us a call.  First Time buyers are one of our favorite clients to work with.

OK, this is disturbing... According to a report in the Orange County Register this morning, Portola Hills has the highest percentage of homes currently on the market that are in distressed situation.  First, Distressed is identified as any property that is either being sold as a Short Sale/ REO /or has a Notice of Default. Currently in Portola there are 16 active properties listed on the market and 10 of the properties are listed as Distressed. So if you do the math, 10 of 16 equals 62%, which is high!    But there is a key point missing in this report and that is there are only 16 homes for sale in Portola Hills.   Overall in Orange County the number of distressed homes on the market equals 30%. So what does this mean.  There is no doubt Portola Hills like everywhere else is being effected by the current market.   The difference however is the low inventory. With only 16 homes on the market the demand for the area does tend to out weigh negative perception, especially i

Check out our newest llease isting. A lovely Coral Gardens Townhome, located in Mission Viejo, walking distance to Mission Viejo Lake. Tell a friend! Click on the client sheet to check out the picutres. Client Full Report