As an alumae of the UCI Paul Merage School of Business, I know from experience that there are lots of questions new admits to the program have, and questions about housing during their time at the MBA program is often a good chunk of them. As an active Realtor in the Irvine and greater Coastal Orange County area, and a graduate of the program, I’m happy to help with any off campus housing questions that admits may have. Rest assured, there is no cost to you for my help. I put together a flyer that explains my services and will be posting additional information in the weeks ahead answering common questions about living off campus during your MBA experience. Check back often for more information or subscribe to my RSS feed to be automatically notified of new posts.

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.

I love the idea of having a great blog that provides value for buyers and sellers in the Coastal Orange County marketplace.  And, although most people I deal with still have no idea what “RSS” is, or fully understand the power of the blog, I’m convinced there is a big group of my peers out there who do understand it, and I’m going to San Francisco in July to Connect with my people!

I hope to come back from the conference with an enhanced understanding of what it takes to provide you with relevant content worthy of your time. I’m always open to suggestions so if you have something you’d like to see, please let me know. In the meantime, I will continue to try out new things, and network with the visionaries of the real estate world in order to translate early adopter technologies and business models to you, the buyer and seller, in meaningful ways. I’ll be sure to post an update when I return!

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