‘Hangover House’ finds new owner
A Laguna local bought the 2,2000-square-foot house for $2.4 million, about half the original asking price, and an adjacent 8,000-square-foot lot for $800,000, James said. Four other lots that adjoin the ocean-view Ceanothus Street parcel had been sold by the bankruptcy trustee handling the Scott estate.

Catering to Spanish-speaking homebuyers
But the Hispanic population, especially Spanish-speakers, in Orange County may be poised for a return the market, despite the treatment many non-English speakers received at the hands of unscrupulous lenders pushing exotic loan products during the...

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“The ones that didn’t buy have been saving their money,” she said, referring to the majority of the interested buyers she’s starting to see. And many of those buyers are family members who are pooling their resources and taking advantage of the deals out there on the market.