July 2012

Huntington Beach is one of the few places in Orange County, Ca where you can buy a condo that comes with it's own boat dock.  In most coastal cities like Huntington and Newport Beach you will find large luxury bay front homes that come with their own private boat docks.  

If you are not looking for a luxury single family residence and prefer the conveniences of a condo then Huntington Beach is the right place to look.  Of all the condos in Huntington Beach we always recommend he Seagate condo community when clients have a private boat and looking for an attached boat dock.  Seagate condos typically range from $600,000 to $950,000 depending on size and location of the condo.  Waterfront condos will typically accommodate boats up to 30 feet but that

One of the most popular styles in Southern California is the Spanish style.  Huntington Beach has a lot of Spanish style homes throughout the city but the downtown area offers a wider variety of these architectural pleasing homes.  A great example of this is a new single family home that just came on the market in the downtown area that was built in 2005 in the classic Spanish style.  The homes exterior has all the classic elements of this architectural style with clean stucco lines and tile roofs.  One of the elements that is different from the classic white style stucco is the home exterior color.  

Here in Huntington Beach you will find a lot of Spanish style homes in the cream and brown hues with darker roof tiles.  The interior of these homes is

The Huntington Beach Real Estate market seems to be in full swing as many real estate investors and home buyers are jumping back into the marketplace.  Why is this happening?  First, buyers confidence is up, way up!  Real Estate by the beach has always been desirable and as the economy starts to improve we tend to see the improvement by the beach a lot quicker than other locations not by the water.  Ask any real estate agent and home buyers looking to buy a home under $500,000 and you will hear countless stories of multiple offers and the struggles it takes to buy a home in 2012.  Second, Huntington Beach is a huge inventory of three to four bedroom single level homes that tend to be priced right around the $500,000 price point which is very attractive to

The city of Huntington Beach has a wonderful affordable Inclusionary Housing program aimed at helping middle to low income residents purchase a home in the Huntington Beach community.  This is a city wide program with designated communities that participate in this program.  Not applicants will be approved so it's important to check with city of Huntington Beach website for the complete list of guidelines and criteria.  One of the neat features of the program is the calculations are based on the affordability rather than current market values.  One of the basic requirements is the total household income must not exceed certain limits in order to qualify.  The city is very strict in looking at all candidates application and approves home buyers who truly

Portofino Cove Patio Homes are some of the most sought after water front homes here in Huntington Beach.  One of the main reasons why is the location.  Located directly on the Huntington Harbor and next to the luxury Portofino Cove condos sits 17 single family waterfront and water close homes.  The history of these homes dates back to 1985 when these single family homes were built.

Built in the Spanish style, these gated community patio homes range in various sizes from two to four bedrooms with up to 5,154 square feet of living space.  Over the years we have only seen 8 different homes come on the market and have varied in price from $1.3 to 3.75 million dollars.  The 11 Homes that are located on the water side have great views of the Huntington