Orange County Real Estate Blog

Selling Your Newport Beach Home After Divorce: The Tax Side

Do both spouses pay tax when they sell a Newport Beach home after divorce? Each spouse can usually exclude up to $250,000 of gain on the sale of a principal residence, or up to $500,000 together if they are still married and file jointly for the year of the sale. On a longtime Newport Beach home, th

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Treasury Yields Just Hit a 20-Year High. Here's What It Means for Buying or Selling in Orange County.

Photo by Anatolii Nesterov on Unsplash Why did mortgage rates jump, and what does it mean for the Orange County housing market? Mortgage rates rose because the bonds that fund them — Treasury yields — just hit their highest levels in more than two decades, pushing the 30-year fixed mortgage to a one

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Preparing Your Orange County Home for Sale: The 8-Week Plan

How far ahead should you start preparing an Orange County home for sale? About 8 weeks. That is enough time to line up repairs on your schedule instead of a buyer's, clear decades of belongings without rushing, and assemble California's seller disclosure packet before the first showing rather than i

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