Monthly Archives: April 2008

Lakeside Park Real Estate Report 4-26-2008

The Lakeside Park neighborhood has been plagued with short sales and foreclosures.  There are currently 7 active short sales on the market, 1 in escrow along with another foreclosure in escrow, and 3 bank-owned homes that have closed. Lakeside Park Real Estate Report 4-26-2008 

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Parkwood Estates in Lake Forest California

The homes in Parkwood Estates are some of the largest in the Lake Forest II community, so they often command the highest prices.  These large homes are well-located with the Sun & Sail Club, Serrano Creek Park, Heritage Hill, the Ralph's shopping center only blocks away, ...

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Serrano Woods Condos in Lake Forest California

The first closing of the year in Serrano Woods Condos should be coming soon.  One that was bank-owned came on the market, priced at $329,900 for the two story townhome and went into escrow almost immediately in March, so it should be closing in late April, or early May.  There are 3 condos currently in the active ...

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Parkwood Estates II and Park Place Homes in Lake Forest

Park Place and Parkwood Estates 2 are the smallest neighborhoods (and currently the most stable) in the Lake Forest II community with a combined total of only 176 homes.  So far this year, neither neighborhood has had any real estate activity at all!  There are no active listings, no closings, and none in escrow.  The ...

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The Woods of Lake Forest California

The Woods of Lake Forest II currently has 6 homes available on the MLS.  One of them is a foreclosed home that I wrote about on my other blog when it was auctioned in February.  After sitting vacant and neglected for over 6 months, the bank decided ...

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Ranchwood Homes in Lake Forest California

The homeowners in the Ranchwood neighborhood that are not under financial pressure to sell, are not putting their homes on the market right now.  There are currently 2 short sales offered on the MLS, 1 short sale in escrow, and 2 foreclosures that have not yet been put back on the market.  The only closing ...

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Forest Creek Homes in Lake Forest

Forest Creek has always been one of my favorite neighborhoods in Lake Forest.  Since my kids went to the elementary school at Rancho Canada, many of their friends lived in Forest Creek, and we attended many birthday parties, and Girl Scout meetings, and we usually trick-or-treated there with their friends on Halloween.  Due to the ...

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Lake Park West Homes in Lake Forest

Lake Park West currently has 7 active listings available for sale in the MLS.  Two of them are short sales, two are bank-owned, and the other three are owner-occupied "normal" sales.  The first closing of the year was corporate owned by a relocation company.  There are currenly two more in escrow, one owned by a ...

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