Four great properties in Coastal Orange County made this week’s best buys list: two from Laguna, one in Newport Beach, and one in Irvine in the exclusive community of Shady Canyon. For further details on any of these listings, please contact me.

This weeks Best Buys list contains properties from Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Niguel, and San Juan Capistrano. The success rate of the Surterre Properties Best Buys list continues to grow, this week, reaching a huge 54% of properties selling. An interesting statistical note - the properties that are selling are selling at 94% of the Best Buys List price and 79% of the original list price. It seems that many sellers are still listing their properties too high for the current market conditions. For further information on any of these Best Buys properties, please feel free to contact me.

Time again for this weeks best buys as debated and selected by a committee of Surterre Properties Realtors. In this way, our expertise is working to highlight the best valued properties currently available in Coastal Orange County. This weeks list highlights properties in Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Big Canyon, Newport Coast, and Dana Point. For further details on any of the properties listed below, please contact me.

This weeks list of Surterre Properties Best Buys has properties from the communities of Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, and Newport Coast. You can see from the tag line that our best buys list has a 49% success rate! As a reminder, the list is comprised of those listings that represent the best value in the Coastal Orange County market area. For further information on any of these listings, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

I get several questions about the weekly Surterre Properties Best Buys program. This Q&A has been put together to help give you a better understanding of the program. It is based on the 59 properties that have made the weekly Best Buys list as of 5.3.08 and provides excellent information for evaluating the listing price of your home in order for your property to be considered a "Best Buy".

• Newport Beach is 16.81%
• Corona Del Mar is 7.3%
• Laguna Beach is 8.22%
• Newport Coast is 12%
• Shady Canyon is 12%
• Other areas is 4%

Q: What was the percentage that the property sold at compared to the Best Buy list price and the original list price ?
A: For the properties that have sold, the sales price averaged 95% of the Best Buy list price and 80% from the original list price. 

Q: What is the total inventory of the Best Buy list and the average list price?
A: Total inventory is $113,495,799 or $1,923,657 for the average list price

Q: What dollar volume of sales has the Best Buys list generated?
A: $15,084,750 in total - $10,184,750 from Surterre Listings and $4,900,000 from Outside listings 

Q: How does Surterre’s inventory compare to other offices?
A: Surterre has $73,727,999 compared to other offices listings at $39,767,800 

If you have further questions about the best buys program, please contact me at 949.885.6497 or