Donovan Blatt Realty

Orange County Short Sales - A Trend Without End?   Short sales have become a hot topic in the last couple of years in Orange County.  How many people before that were even familiar with the term which refers to the difference between what a home is worth and what…

Orange County Short Sale Realtor - Saving Homeowners from Foreclosure - by Obtaining Additional Education - CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) Designation Awarded   Getting Involved with Short Sales A few years ago, I realized that short sales were going to be part of the Orange County real estate market for the…

Has the Orange County Fairgrounds Been Sold?   On January 14, 2010, the State of California held an auction to sell the Orange County Fairgrounds. The highest bid was $56.5 million from the Craig Realty Croup.  The President and CEO, Steven Craig, is a resident of Newport Coast. His company…

Huntington Beach Real Estate Minute - Huntington Beach Market Report Huntington Beach well known as “Surf City USA” with its excellent surfing has 8.5 miles of beaches and over 200,000 residents with 11 million visitors annually coming to see events such as the US Open of Surfing, the Surf City…

Life is Great It's been a rough couple of years for many people in many ways.  Economically, the stock market took a major hit, the real estate market took a nose dive, banks failed, jobs were lost in record numbers, foreclosures hit the news and the neighborhoods. There's been plenty…