I've written about 1130 Summit Drive before. It is a newer modern house with ocean views but no ocean access. A rumor posted by a reader on this blog indicate that it has been sold for $2.38 million. If true, this represents a huge reduction from its original list price, which was $5,000,000 in 2007. According to the prior link, it was Lee Ann Canaday trying to get that price from someone. Didn't work.
The sale price would be more than a 50% reduction from the $5,000,000 price that turned out to be completely unrealistic.
All in all, once the sale is confirmed, this will be a comp for Laguna Beach at $496 per square foot. There are a lot of houses out there priced way above that at $700 or $800 or $1000 per square foot. I'd advise a healthy dose of caution when dealing with listing agents claiming homes can be valued at these prices, especially homes with views, but no ocean access. I personally think the buyer paid a little too much, but everyone has their own way to value things.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Foreclosure Activity Keeps Surging in Crystal Cove
Time for an update on foreclosure activity in Crystal Cove. Like anywhere else, a spike in foreclosure activity is likely to precede a drastic drop in home prices.
And the Crystal Cove foreclosure activity is UP since I last checked.
The foreclosure activity includes recorded notices of default, trustees auctions and then the resulting properties are "bank owned."
About twelve months ago, there was only one property in crystal cove that had foreclosure activity. About six months ago or so there were five properties involved in foreclosure. The twelve. And as of today, there are thirteen, according to Realtytrac.com. This pretty much proves out what I've seen with the homes in Crystal Cove - homes can't be sold for the debt they carry and home values are dropping fast. Homes that are priced high are just sitting there with a few exceptions...... Some listings have drastically reduced listing prices as some owners have determined that it is better to get the home value now rather than lose more in the coming months.
How many of those "good" real estate agents have told our readers about this spike in foreclosure activity in Crystal Cove? Or do you see agents citing the same old and tired statistics. Be careful out there......
And the Crystal Cove foreclosure activity is UP since I last checked.
The foreclosure activity includes recorded notices of default, trustees auctions and then the resulting properties are "bank owned."
About twelve months ago, there was only one property in crystal cove that had foreclosure activity. About six months ago or so there were five properties involved in foreclosure. The twelve. And as of today, there are thirteen, according to Realtytrac.com. This pretty much proves out what I've seen with the homes in Crystal Cove - homes can't be sold for the debt they carry and home values are dropping fast. Homes that are priced high are just sitting there with a few exceptions...... Some listings have drastically reduced listing prices as some owners have determined that it is better to get the home value now rather than lose more in the coming months.
How many of those "good" real estate agents have told our readers about this spike in foreclosure activity in Crystal Cove? Or do you see agents citing the same old and tired statistics. Be careful out there......
Thursday, March 4, 2010
LA Times - High End Owners Forced to Drop Prices
Good article on high end homeowners testing the market, then having to make huge cuts to their asking prices. Testing the market? Is that like a hunt for the rare moron who will drastically overpay for a house? I'd say there are a lot of owners "testing the market" in Crystal Cove, Neport and Laguna Beach.
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