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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!

Happy Holidays from Zen and the Z Team!

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, I'd like to take a moment to wish you and your family Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. I personally want to let you know how grateful I am to have the opportunity to serve you and get to know you and your family, not only in 2015 but over the past years of my career.

Thank you so much for your referrals of all the people you care most about, like your friends, families, and coworkers. They all mean the world to us!

Because of you and your referrals, I'm honored to be selected once again as a Five Star agent in Orange County and recognized in the December issue of Orange Coast Magazine.

The Five Star award is for having the highest level of customer service and client satisfaction as a real estate professional in the OC. Less than 3% of all agents are selected for this honor.

Nationally, my team is ranked in the top 1% of Keller Williams, the largest real estate company in North America.

So thank you from the bottom of my heart. As your trusted real estate advisor, my team and I look forward to serving you and your loved ones at the highest possible level now and in the future. If you have any real estate questions, give me a call or send me an email. My team and I would be happy to help you.

As we say goodbye to 2015, I wish you and you family an abundance of joy, happiness, wealth, health, and love in the New Year. God Bless from Zen and the Z team!

Why Are People Waiting to Buy Homes?

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.

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

One thing we know for certain about the real estate market is that it is never going to stay the same for long. Today we want to talk about an interesting trend we’ve noticed in real estate: millennials are waiting longer to purchase their first homes than their parents did.

The typical first-time buyer now rents for an average of 6 years before buying a home, which is up from 2.6 years in the early 1970’s, according to Zillow.

We came across this great video from CNBC. I will give you my three biggest takeaways from the video.

 
1. Down payments are a huge factor
Renters in today’s market are struggling to save for down payments and qualify for mortgages. Most first-time buyers still depend on personal savings for at least some of their down payments, but rising rental prices have complicated the task of socking away money for a down payment.

2. Rising rental rates are complicating things as well
  Rental rates are causing 46% of renters aged 25-34 to spend more than 40% of their income on rent, up from 30% a decade earlier.

3. Job security is important to millennial buyers
 The Money Source, a mortgage lender, examined applications from 5,404 millennial buyers and found that these buyers averaged nearly 4.5 years in their field of work and had held their current job for slightly more than three years. Those figures point to how critical career stability is to a younger generation.

Thanks for joining me today. Give me a call or send me an email if you have any questions. Talk to you soon!