Refinancing is Looking Better and Better

You might not be selling for the next five or 10 years, but as your trusted real estate advisor, I’m here to help you anytime. Right now, in fact, I can probably help you save some money on your mortgage payment.

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I am here to help YOU SAVE MONEY before, during & after the purchase or sale of your home.

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In case you aren’t aware, it’s a fantastic time to refinance. Interest rates are at multiple-year lows and you could be saving quite a bit on your monthly payment right now if you would have bought just a few years ago.

Let’s get together and talk about getting you with one of my preferred vendors who can help you by getting you that lower payment and putting more money back in your pocket.

If you want to get connected or just have any questions, give me a call or send me an email anytime. I look forward to hearing from you!

The Sizzling Summer Real Estate Market Is About to Fizzle Out

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

The summer sizzle is about to become the summer fizzle. 

Why? Right now, we have over 7,000 homes on the market, which is the highest inventory has been all year. Rising inventory is a sure sign that the market is slowing down. 

Secondly, kids are going back to school in mid-August, which is earlier than they have started school in many years. If you’re buying a home, this means you want to be in your new home sometime in July. At the very least, you want to be in escrow in July because it takes 30 to 45 days to close on the property and you’ve got to be settled for school. 


In other words, buying decisions are going to be cut short this year. If you’re selling a home, you need to list your property now. Give me a call or send me an email with any questions. I would be happy to help you!

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Zen's Latest Orange County Housing Market Update
(see the latest sales statistics for every city in O.C.)

How Much Do You Need to Buy a Home?

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Many people think they need a lot of money to buy a home. That’s not the case!

In fact, you can get into a home without a down payment in California! If you’re currently active in the military or you’re a veteran, there’s a great VA loan program with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. I’m also a certified military specialist who can walk you through this process.

"You can get into a home without a single down payment in California!"

Secondly, the government offers an FHA program. It requires 3.5% down. For instance, if you’re buying a $500,000 home, you’ll need less than $20,000 as a down payment.

Next, there are conventional loans. There’s a misconception out there that you need 20% down for them. However, you can obtain a conventional loan with as little as 5% down, depending on your loan limit.

Additionally, there’s the 80-10-10 program. I really admire this one. With this loan, you won’t have any mortgage insurance to pay.

With that being said, reach our office to discuss your options with a professional. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home in the surrounding area, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be happy to answer your questions about this topic and more!

Why Would Someone Want a Private Home Sale?

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Even if you’re not a real estate agent, you may have heard the term pocket listing before, but what does it mean?

A pocket listing is when a seller approaches a real estate agent and tells them they want to list a home for sale, but they don’t want to put it online, the MLS, or out in public at all. Why would a seller not want a public home sale?

"Pocket listings are a hidden gem."

There are 2 main reasons:

1. They might not be motivated to sell.

A lot of times, pocket listings come from homeowners who don’t want to go through the hassle of putting their home on the MLS and dealing with a ton of showings. They just want buyers who they know are going to buy.

2. They want their privacy.

The person selling the home may be a celebrity or public figure, and want their privacy. It would then be their agent’s job to let other buyers and agents know that the home was available.

If you have any questions for us about pocket listings or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to speaking with you!

Staging Your Home for Top Dollar!

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Earn Top Dollar for your home as a Seller in 5 Easy Steps!

1) Hire the Z Team. With our Proven Repeatable Home Selling System that can get up to 18% more for your home than the average agent. Our Powerful Marketing plan will help to attract multiple offers and get your home sold for the highest possible price!

2) One Piece of our Proven Powerful Marketing Plan is Home Staging. We focus on professionally staging every home we list in some way or form. We find this strategy to be a great way to maximize your homes' exposure, increase your home's marketability and the final price that a buyer is willing to pay for your home.

3) We do a full Complimentary Consultation with you with our team and our professional designers and home stagers. We will coach you on doing some of the most minimal things to get buyer's to pay more. Sometimes, we use our client's furniture exclusively, bring in new pieces, or we can give your home a complete makeover to give it the WOW factor!

"We can give your home a complete makeover to give it the WOW factor!"

4) We’ll bring in our professional photographers and videographers, which includes HD drone aerial photography as allowed by law. With stunning high quality professional photos and video we’ll make your house look like a model home!

5) Let the Z Team's Proven Repeatable Home Selling System go to work for you and help you earn up to 18% more for your home than the average agent.

Ask for my FREE SELLER REPORT on maximizing profits as a seller. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home in the surrounding area, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be happy to connect with you.

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Zen's Latest Orange County Housing Market Update
(see the latest sales statistics for every city in O.C.)

What Separates Us From Other Realtors?

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Today, we’re here to talk about a special opportunity. We’re offering a couple of complimentary (completely free) gifts wherever you are in the real estate process here. Maybe you’re thinking of buying, selling, refinancing, or something else. Regardless, we have some things we know you’ll be interested in.

We work with many companies relocating employees to and from Orange County. That’s why we offer online virtual tours. This educates buyers, wherever they are, about the Orange County housing market. Before you get here, you’re prepared to make a responsible real estate decision for your family.

Secondly, we conduct detailed market reports for every city in Orange County every month. This breaks down how many listings are available, how long homes sit on the market, average prices, and so much more. We want to help you understand market conditions in the surrounding area comprehensively.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, give us a call or send us an email. We’d be happy to serve your local real estate needs and answer any questions you might have!

Don't Miss Your Opportunity in Orange County

Looking to buy or sell a home in Orange County? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 949-391-3141 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

CLICK TO VIEW
Zen's Latest Orange County Housing Market Update

(see the latest statistics for every city in O.C.)

We’ve just begun the busiest season for real estate in Orange County. It is the selling season right now, and the market is red-hot. I’ll give you some information in order for you to take advantage of current conditions.t

You should know that our inventory of homes under the $500k mark is less than half of what it used to be. This means buyers will be scrambling to find good homes. If you’re a buyer, it may be difficult to find a home, so that is why you need to call us ASAP.

Sellers are having a wonderful time in this market right now. Homes are selling ultra-fast and sellers are getting great prices. Inventory is extremely low and you can take advantage of this. Just give us a call and we’ll begin the selling process ASAP.

We look forward to hearing from you!