Laguna Beach Oceanview Trustee Sale

Laguna Beach Oceanview Trustee Sale

March 11, 2010 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

Laguna Beach Oceanview Trustee Sale

Not in the Mulitple Listing Service yet, this pocket listing is a secret.  Enjoy Catalina Island views from your Laguna Beach ocean view pool home.  This single level charmer, built in 1961, is located on an over 8,000 square foot lot and includes 4 bedrooms plus 2 bathrooms.  This house has [...]

Valentine’s Day Getaway Locations

Valentine’s Day Getaway Locations

January 26, 2010 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

Valentine’s Day Getaway Locations
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Treat your loved one to a Valentine’s Day they won’t forget in beautiful, coastal Laguna Beach. Even if you don’t have a Laguna Beach home, you can come to Laguna and enjoy these gorgeous resorts. Here listed are resorts that are rated with [...]

Dana Point Homes See Headlands View Revealed

Dana Point Homes See Headlands View Revealed

January 9, 2010 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

January 9, 2010

Just a few days ago the green construction fencing came down and the much anticipated views on the bluff top appeared.  Near Selva Road and Pacific Coast Highway, is the new Strand Vista Park.  For years there has been just the public parking lot for the Strands beach where surfers would catch [...]

Home for the Holidays along the Coast

Home for the Holidays along the Coast

December 8, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · 1 Comment 

Holidays bring a “busyness” to all of our lives but remember to take time to enjoy the warmth of your home whether it be in Laguna Beach or Laguna Niguel.  Yes we don’t have real snow but we do have oceanview homes with which to enjoy the coast of South Orange County.  [...]

Crest de Ville –Prime Laguna Niguel Real Estate

Crest de Ville –Prime Laguna Niguel Real Estate

November 10, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · 2 Comments 

This upscale community is an impressive and graceful gated retreat known for its large 4 and 5 bedroom homes and estates.  Built by Standard Pacific in the early 1990’s, Crest de Ville homes demonstrate superb quality with distinctive and refined style.  Crest de Ville’s luscious hillside location provides homes with spacious and striking lots that [...]

Going “green” with Solar Energy for your Laguna Beach or Laguna Niguel Home

November 9, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

Going “green” with Solar Energy for your Laguna Beach or Laguna Niguel Home

One of my passions as a Realtor is in the satisfaction I get from helping Southern California coastal homeowners in making solid long term investments, an investment in a home.   Homeownership gives a person a keen sense of stewardship and the importance of [...]

Laguna Beach Homes used for Vacation Rentals will be Taxed

September 17, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

The City of Laguna Beach will now be enforcing a tax that had been on the books but not enforced previously.  A 10% tax will have to be paid on all bookings beginning July 1, 2010.  This tax will not affect those that are annual leases, but the short term leases.  Typically this [...]

Carbon Monoxide Detectors May Be Soon Required for California Homes

September 7, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

If approved , SB 183, will require homeowners to install carbon monoxide detection (CO) devices in their home by Jan. 1, 2011.  The cost of these range from $25 – approx. $200.  This new law would apply not only to single family owners but also to multi-family homes or apartments.  You may also purchase a [...]

Laguna Beach Homes Holding Their Value

August 25, 2009 by Gilda Duhs · Leave a Comment 

Have the luxury homes really suffered along the coast?  Do the Laguna Beach oceanfront and ocean view homes sustain their value?  I compared the first seven months of this year in 2009, to last year in 2008.  What I saw was interesting.  The average sale price of a Laguna Beach oceanfront or Laguna Beach ocean [...]