Home Buyer’s Checklist: Touring Homes Like a Pro

  • March 31, 2025
  • devinlucas

Tour Homes Like a Pro: What Every Newport Beach Buyer Should Know
Ready to move beyond online listings and start touring homes in person? Whether you’re buying in Newport Beach, Eastside Costa Mesa, or surrounding coastal communities, this step-by-step checklist will help you evaluate properties with confidence. Learn what to look for — inside and out — and how to spot red flags before making an offer. Written by local real estate attorney and broker Devin R. Lucas, this guide blends real-world experience with professional insight to help you make smart, informed decisions in today’s competitive market.

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Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Trend Report 2024

  • January 24, 2024
  • devinlucas

The Trend Report, published by the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® program, curates high-net-worth consumer insights generated from a Censuswide survey, along with supporting data from the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, Wealth-X, and other top experts to uncover the latest luxury home trends driving the market now and in the future. View the full report … Continue Reading

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FHFA Announces 2024 Conforming Loan Limits

  • December 15, 2023
  • devinlucas

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced it will increase the 2024 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $766,550 on one-unit properties and a cap of $1,149,825, in high-cost areas (including Orange and Los Angeles counties).

map of eastside costa mesa home sales as of december 2023

Eastside Costa Mesa Activity Report as of December 3, 2023

  • December 12, 2023
  • devinlucas

Here is your latest Eastside Costa Mesa Activity Report as of December 3, 2023, analyzing data as it affects a specific market area. The Market Summary below offers a look at sales activity for the prior month and year, along with current and past year-to-date statistics. The graphs cover several different aspects of the real estate market. Note how some of the graphs break out trends by price increments.

map of eastside costa mesa for sept. 2023 market report

Eastside Costa Mesa Market Report (mid-September, 2023)

  • September 30, 2023
  • devinlucas

Here is our Eastside Costa Mesa Market Report (this report is as of September 9, 2023). This Market Report contains detailed information about properties currently for sale or that have recently sold in Eastside Costa Mesa. This data will help track and assess values and trends in Eastside Costa Mesa. The report is based on … Continue Reading

Graphic of Costa Mesa real estate sales July 2023 (small)

Costa Mesa Monthly Activity Report – All Activity For July 2023

  • August 16, 2023
  • devinlucas

Here is your latest Costa Mesa Activity Report, analyzing data as it affects a specific market area. The Market Summary below offers a look at sales activity for the prior month and year, along with current and past year-to-date statistics. The graphs cover several different aspects of the real estate market. Note how some of … Continue Reading

Graph of Costa Mesa Real Estate sales in June 2023

Costa Mesa Monthly Activity Report – All Activity For June 2023

  • July 15, 2023
  • devinlucas

Here is your latest Costa Mesa Market Report, analyzing data as it affects a specific market area. The Market Summary below offers a look at sales activity for the prior month and year, along with current and past year-to-date statistics. The graphs cover several different aspects of the real estate market. Note how some of the graphs break out trends by price increments. Please contact us if you would like more information on the current market.