February 9th, 2010, 9:45 am by abergjans
Here at the Irvine Homes blog, we periodically get a list of the Top 10 most searched Irvine listings on Realtor.com. Below are eight of the hottest houses (priced within 20% of $800,000) in this fair Orange County city for the week of Feb. 1 to Feb. 7 (prices and links included). There are two new additions to the list: 8 Tioga Place and 37 Boulder Creek Way.

Coming in at number 1, a new addition to the list: 8 Tioga Place.
1. 8 Tioga Place, Northpark
- $835,000
- 5 bed, 2.75 bath
2. 60 Cape Cod, Northwood
3. 6 Indiana, Walnut
4. 37 Boulder Creek Way, Northpark
5. 28 Teak Bridge, Northwood
6. 54 Desert Willow, Columbus Grove
7. 25 Chadwick, Oak Creek
8. 3775 Carmel, Walnut
9. 24 Spyrock, Northpark
10. 14 Jackson, Northwood
(Data courtesy of Pierre Kacsinta, Realtor.com)
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February 5th, 2010, 1:07 pm by abergjans
Another round of quick housing stats for your interested home searchers.
For the 22 business days ending January 14 – DataQuick’s freshest homebuying stats — these sales trends appear in Irvine ZIPs …
• Citywide sales totaled 162 – that’s +41% vs. a year ago. Countywide, sales were +9% vs. a year ago.
• Of the Irvine’s 8 ZIP codes, 5 had sales gains vs. a year ago while 4 had a gain in their median selling price vs. a year ago.
• 0 of these 8 ZIP codes beat the 11.5% overall performance of the countywide median for the past year.
Here’s how the latest DataQuick report breaks down Irvine ZIPs; change is vs. a year ago:
| ZIP |
Median price |
Yr. chg. |
Sales |
Yr. chg. |
| 92602 |
$615,000 |
+10.8% |
13 |
+0.0% |
| 92603 |
$755,000 |
+8.6% |
24 |
+60.0% |
| 92604 |
$510,000 |
+7.9% |
11 |
+10.0% |
| 92606 |
$536,250 |
-14.9% |
10 |
-28.6% |
| 92612 |
$420,000 |
-25.0% |
27 |
+107.7% |
| 92614 |
$449,500 |
+5.8% |
19 |
+111.1% |
| 92618 |
$478,000 |
-60.4% |
29 |
+383.3% |
| 92620 |
$615,000 |
-5.4% |
29 |
-17.1% |
| All OC |
$430,000 |
+11.5% |
2,339 |
+9.0% |
• For more on overall Orange County homebuying trends, CLICK HERE!
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February 4th, 2010, 10:24 am by abergjans
Thirteen more Irvine homes are now in default on loans and scheduled to go to auction, according to legal notices printed Feb 4th. Among them: an $890,000 home in Northpark. Below are some highlights of the houses up for auction.

This 1,300 square foot Woodbury condo on Groveland is one of the 13 latest homes to go to auction.
31 Sweet Rain,Woodbridge
- Amount owed: $577,740.50
- Last sale: Oct. 2003, $450,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front steps to the entrance of the Orange Civic Center, 300 East Chapman, Orange
- Trustee sale #: CAA503092
- Information: 714-480-5690
52 Giorgio, Northpark
- Amount owed: $581,457.82
- Last sale: June 2006, $890,000
- Auction date & time: Feb 25 at 9:30 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: CA09-06542
- Information: 714-848-9272
30 Silverwood No. 10, El Camino Real
- Amount owed: $451,251.03
- Last sale: May 2007, $535,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at 9 a.m.
- Location: Front steps to the entrance of the Orange Civic Center, 300 East Chapman, Orange
- Trustee sale #: 20090028701957
- Information: 925-603-7342
223 Groveland, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $458,943.82
- Last sale: Sept. 2005, $503,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at 10 am
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 2009015910661
- Information: 530-672-3033
5212 Skinner Drive, El Camino Real
- Amount owed: $122,980.25
- Last sale: May 1999, $275,000
- Auction date & time: Feb 24 at 10 a.m.
- Location: Front entrance to 8180 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills
- Trustee sale #: 932428
- Information: 925-603-7342
5 Mineral King, Northpark
- Amount owed: $751,353.44
- Last sale: Oct. 2005, $839,000
- Auction date and time: Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 4296478
- Information: 530-672-3033
241 Tarocco, Oak Creek
- Amount owed: $317,668.16
- Last sale: Oct. 2006, $390,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 4298334
- Information: 530-672-3033
2233 Martin Street No. 102, Business District
- Amount owed: $387,557.37
- Last sale: June 2003, $378,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 4296473
- Information: 619-590-1221
5 Goldenwren, Woodbridge
- Amount owed: $322,054.30
- Last sale: Oct. 2004, $399,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 25 at noon.
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana
- Trustee sale #: CA-09-322957
- Information: 714-730-2727
More information and listings can be found in Thursday Feb. 4th’s Irvine World News
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February 1st, 2010, 1:30 pm by abergjans
Here at the Irvine Homes blog, we periodically get a list of the Top 10 most searched Irvine listings on Realtor.com. Below are eight of the hottest houses (priced within 20% of $800,000) in this fair Orange County city for the week of Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 (prices and links included). There are two new additions to the list, 3775 Carmel in Walnut and 14 Jackson in Northwood.
1. 60 Cape Cod, Northwood

Coming in at number nine on the most searched homes, this 2,400 square foot home on 14 Jackon in Northwood.
2. 6 Indiana, Walnut
3. 28 Teak Bridge, Northwood
4. 24 Spyrock, Northpark
5. 53 Carver, Northwood
- $649,000
- 7 bed, 3.75 bath
6. 54 Desert Willow, Columbus Grove
7. 40 North Desert Willow, Columbus Grove
8. 25 Chadwick, Oak Creek
9. 14 Jackson, Northwood
10. 3775 Carmel, Walnut
(Data courtesy of Pierre Kacsinta, Realtor.com)
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January 29th, 2010, 9:55 am by abergjans
Before you spend your weekend scouring Irvine for open houses, I thought I’d treat you to a quick update of housing data from last week.
For the 22 business days ending January 8 – DataQuick’s freshest homebuying stats — these sales trends appear in Irvine ZIPs …
• Citywide sales totaled 181 – that’s +36% vs. a year ago. Countywide, sales were +7% vs. a year ago.
• Of the Irvine’s 8 ZIP codes, 5 had sales gains vs. a year ago while 3 had a gain in their median selling price vs. a year ago.
• 0 of these 8 ZIP codes beat the 8.9% overall performance of the countywide median for the past year.
Here’s how the latest DataQuick report breaks down Irvine ZIPs; change is vs. a year ago:
| ZIP |
Median price |
Yr. chg. |
Sales |
Yr. chg. |
| 92602 |
$625,250 |
-5.3% |
10 |
-23.1% |
| 92603 |
$691,000 |
+6.3% |
24 |
+9.1% |
| 92604 |
$450,000 |
-7.0% |
13 |
+30.0% |
| 92606 |
$536,250 |
-8.7% |
10 |
-23.1% |
| 92612 |
$455,000 |
+4.6% |
30 |
+76.5% |
| 92614 |
$448,750 |
+5.6% |
24 |
+118.2% |
| 92618 |
$510,000 |
-29.2% |
32 |
+255.6% |
| 92620 |
$606,500 |
-8.8% |
38 |
+0.0% |
| All OC |
$430,000 |
+8.9% |
2,569 |
+7.0% |
• For more on overall Orange County homebuying trends, CLICK HERE!
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January 28th, 2010, 10:55 am by abergjans
Twelve more Irvine homes are now in default on loans and scheduled to go to auction, according to legal notices printed Jan. 28th. Among them: two homes in Woodbury and Westpark.
14875 Greenbrae, El Camino Real
- Amount owed: $621,437.25
- Last sale: Aug. 2005, $699,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 18 at noon.
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana.
- Trustee sale #: CA439547
- Information: 714-259-7850
1301 Solvay Aisle, Westpark
- Amount owed: $427,992.12
- Last sale: May 2003, $359,000
- Auction date & time: Feb 18 at 10:00 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: CA736823
- Information: 714-573-1965
77 Alberti Aisle, Irvine Business Complex
- Amount owed: $321,041.36
- Last sale: July 1992, $133,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 20090182201199
- Information: 530-672-3033
30 Nighthawk, Woodbridge
- Amount owed: $762,435.21
- Last sale: Nov. 1995, $353,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 24 at noon
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana.
- Trustee sale #: CA-09-321806
- Information: 714-730-2727
1428 Scholarship Drive, Irvine Business Complex
- Amount owed: $415,404.38
- Last sale: Feb. 2008, $441,500
- Auction date & time: Feb 17 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 1235542-15
- Information: 619-590-1221
1711 Reggio Aisle, Westpark
- Amount owed: $419,594.14
- Last sale: Jan. 2007,$499,000
- Auction date and time: Feb. 18 at noon
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana.
- Trustee sale #: CA09-317605-RT
- Information: 714-730-2727
30 Blakeley, Northwood
- Amount owed: $655,702.35
- Last sale: Dec. 1995, $290,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 1238194-02
- Information: 619-590-1221
14 Bascom, University Park
- Amount owed: $673,147.69
- Last sale: July 2001, $386,500
- Auction date & time: Feb. 18 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front steps to the entrance of the Orange Civic Center, 300 East Chapman, Orange
- Trustee sale #: CAF392401
- Information: 714-480-5690
215 Groveland, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $560,090.87
- Last sale: Sept. 2005, $665,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana
- Trustee sale #: 7037.02100
- Information: 714-277-4845
77 Canal, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $418,305.92
- Last sale: March 2005, $514,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 1246862-11
- Information: 619-590-1221
More information and listings can be found in Thursday Jan. 28th’s Irvine World News
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January 25th, 2010, 12:20 pm by abergjans
Here at the Irvine Homes blog, we periodically get a list of the Top 10 most searched Irvine listings on Realtor.com. Below are eight of the hottest houses (priced within 20% of $800,000) in this fair Orange County city for the week of Jan. 18 to Jan. 24 (prices and links included).
1. 60 Cape Cod, Northwood

The number one most searched Irvine home (within this price range) is this 2,200 square foot Northwood house.
2. 6 Indiana, Walnut
3. 24 Spyrock, Northpark
4. 28 Teak Bridge, Northwood
5. 54 Desert Willow, Columbus Grove
6. 53 Carver, Northwood
- $649,000
- 7 bed, 3.75 bath
7. 40 N Desert Willow, Columbus Grove
8. 25 Chadwick, Oak Creek
(Data courtesy of Pierre Kacsinta, Realtor.com)
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January 22nd, 2010, 2:02 pm by abergjans
On this blog, we’ve discussed the many resources available for people looking to buy a new home. We list open houses and foreclosure auctions, we discuss the current market, and (from time to time) we even poke fun at listings.
For those of you who are in the market for a new place and prefer the comfort of online house hunting over in person shopping, there is a local company that will even allow you to buy real estate at your desk and in your slippers and pajamas.
With Real Estate Disposition Corp (REDC), an Irvine based real estate auction firm, a potential buyer’s dream house is just a click away. Founded in 1990, REDC allows people to bid for houses in live online auctions. Customers can even become pre qualified for financing through its website: www.auction.com
REDC recently had quite a lucrative weekend. According to a report in OC Metro, the company auctioned off 1,000 houses online, including two in Orange County.
Here at the Irvine Real Estate Blog, we’re always on the look out for the newest developments in the business of buying and selling homes, and we suggest you take a look at REDC for yourself.
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January 21st, 2010, 10:57 am by abergjans
Eleven more Irvine homes are now in default on loans and scheduled to go to auction, according to legal notices printed Jan. 21st. Among them: three homes in Woodbury.
Here is a sampling of the properties in default
61 Summer House, Turtle Ridge
- Amount owed: $1,623,025
- Last sale: Not Available
- Auction date & time: Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 4012989
- Information: 714-573-1965
66 Townsend, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $632,980.30 (estimated)
- Last sale: July 2005, $693,000
- Auction date & time: Feb 11 at 10:00 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: CA734218
- Information: 714-730-2727
26 Alevera Street, Oak Creek
- Amount owed: $665,329.40
- Last sale: Not available
- Auction date & time: Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front steps to the entrance to the Orange Civic Center, 300 East Chapman, Orange CA
- Trustee sale #: CA501819
- Information: 714-480-5690
65 Fox Hollow #42, Woodbridge
- Amount owed: $496,103.56
- Last sale: April 2006, $467,500
- Auction date & time: Feb. 11 at 9:30 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 09-05795
- Information: 714-848-7920
3141 Michelson Dr #1307, Irvine Business Complex
- Amount owed: $850,566.38
- Last sale: March 2006, $942,500
- Auction date & time: Feb 10 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: CA12381
- Information: 714-573-7777
89 Winding Way, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $626,756.58
- Last sale: May 2006,$736,000
- Auction date and time: Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: CA12387
- Information: 714-573-7777
16 Rana #57, Rancho San Joaquin
- Amount owed: $518,108.64
- Last sale: May 2007, $535,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana
- Trustee sale #: 7037.01992
- Information: 866-387-NWTS
9 Seadrift #66, Woodbridge
- Amount owed: $553,719.80
- Last sale: April 2004, $650,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 16 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 1220266-14
- Information: 619-590-1221
182 Groveland, Woodbury
- Amount owed: $394,614
- Last sale: Not Available
- Auction date & time: Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
- Location: Front entrance to the County Courthouse, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana
- Trustee sale #: 7037.01057
- Information: 866-387-NWTS
30 Toscany, Westpark
- Amount owed: $657,289.15
- Last sale: October 1997, $312,000
- Auction date & time: Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
- Location: In front of the flagpoles at Placentia Civic Center, 401-411 E. Chapman Ave.
- Trustee sale #: 4281911
- Information: 619-590-1221
More information and listings can be found in Thursday Jan. 21st’s Irvine World News
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January 20th, 2010, 11:52 am by abergjans
Here at the Irvine Homes blog, we periodically get a list of the Top 10 most searched Irvine listings on Realtor.com. Below are ten of the hottest houses in this fair Orange County city for the week of Jan. 11 to Jan. 17 (prices and links included).
1. 6 Indiana - $655,000
2. 60 Cape Cod - $700,000
3. 28 Teak Brg - $719,000
4. 54 Desert Willow - $950,000
5. 53 Carver - $649,000
6. 40 N Desert Willow- $750,000
7. 25 Chadwick - $649,000
8. 24 Spyrock - $825,000
9. 37 Boulder Creek Way - $680,000
10. 15 Del Perlatto - $650,000
(Data courtesy of Pierre Kacsinta, Realtor.com)
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