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  • Insurance Protections Granted for Hughes Fire Homeowners

    California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has expanded the one-year moratorium on homeowners insurance non-renewals and cancellations to include residents affected by the Hughes Fire. This measure protects homeowners from losing their insurance due to wildfire risk, providing stability for families recovering from disasters. The moratorium now covers specific ZIP codes around the Hughes Fire area.…

  • How Stable Is California’s Housing Market?

    How Stable Is California’s Housing Market?

    California’s housing market has a 33.1% chance of a 5% price drop over the past 25 years, higher than the US avg of 26.4%.Home prices ↑ 315% since 2000, compared to ↑ 196% nationwide.

  • How California’s Climate Chaos Hikes Property Taxes

    How California’s Climate Chaos Hikes Property Taxes

    California faces rising property taxes as wildfires increase, leading to costly reassessments. Rebuilding after wildfires restores pre-damage property tax assessments, leading to higher taxes once homes are reconstructed.

  • Cities with the most expensive homes in the Los Angeles metro area

    The Los Angeles metro area features several cities with high home values, reflecting significant price changes over the past year and five years. Hidden Hills tops the list with a typical home value of $4,791,166, followed by Beverly Hills at $3,453,888 and Newport Beach at $3,321,652. Other notable cities include Malibu, Rolling Hills, and Manhattan…

  • The price has reduced for this Listing, check it out Listing Address: 49 Nightshade Irvine, CA 92603

    WOW $50K price improvement, don't miss your chance. Welcome to 49 Nightshade, a charming 3-bed, 3-bath condo in Irvine’s desirable Quail Hill Community. Built in 2002, this 1,683 sq. ft. home features a three-level floor plan with a 2-car garage and bonus storage basement. The spacious living area boasts a gas fireplace, while the dining…

  • Happy Nowruz

    Happy Nowruz

    Nowruz is a 3,000-year-old festival, making it one of the oldest in the world. Haft-Sin is a Nowruz table, featuring 7 symbolic items, all beginning with "sin" and representing different aspects of life. Nowruz celebrated by over 300M worldwide, including Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and many more. Nowruz is a time for forgiveness and…

  • New Law Ensures Insurance Interest Goes to Homeowners

    New Law Ensures Insurance Interest Goes to Homeowners

    New legislation ensures homeowners benefit from interest on insurance payouts after destructive wildfires. New bill seeks fairness by ensuring homeowners, not lenders, earn interest on escrowed insurance funds.

  • California: AB 238 Offers Mortgage Forbearance Relief

    California: AB 238 Offers Mortgage Forbearance Relief

    AB 238 (Mortgage Deferment Act) provides financial relief to California wildfire victims through mortgage forbearance. Borrowers can request forbearance for up to 360 days, split into two 180-day periods.

  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day

    St Patrick's Day is the day we all turn a bit Irish. 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day. Green is now the traditional color of St. Patrick's Day.

  • Check out my listing Address: 49 Nightshade Irvine, CA 92603

    Welcome to 49 Nightshade, a charming 3-bed, 3-bath condo in Irvine’s desirable Quail Hill Community. Built in 2002, this 1,683 sq. ft. home features a three-level floor plan with a 2-car garage and bonus storage basement. The spacious living area boasts a gas fireplace, while the dining area flows seamlessly into the updated kitchen with…

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