Author Archives: Chelsea

Mortgage rates have been rising at a pace not seen in almost 50 years

  Mortgage rates continued their upward march this week, extending the most prolonged increase in rates in 46 years. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.66 percent with an average 0.4 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1 percent of the […]

Mother’s Day – Get Out of the Brunch Rut

Many of us bring mom flowers and take her out for an overpriced brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day.  This year, let’s do something a bit different, something Mom will remember forever. Here are some ideas for us local to the Huntington Beach area. Here are a few ideas form Surfcityusa.com   Pacific City Mother’s Day […]

8 Facts About the Huntington Beach Single Family Housing Market

Most  of us have noticed that the housing market, especially in desirable Southern California is pretty crazy right now.  One of the driving forces over the past couple years have been record low interest rates.  Another huge influencer is the low amount of inventory.  These factors are ripe for creating a sellers market.  Finding the perfect […]

Transition Plan: 10 Steps to Creating a Major Life Change

Originally published by The Chopra Center   Many people yearn for personal transformation without knowing how to jump-start such a major change in their lives. They generally waste energy on false starts or take a few steps in the right direction, only to find that old habits and conditioning pull them back to where they […]

Orange County

We all know how amazing Orange County is, that’s why we live here.  We have beaches, nearby mountains, convenient airports, world-class colleges, and universities, you name it, we’ve got it! But just in case you need a little reminder of how good we have it, Expedia put together this amazing video that we want to share with […]

THE SIX DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS

Originally published on The National Wellness Institute Six Dimensions of Wellness Developed by Dr. Bill Hettler, co-founder of the National Wellness Institute (NWI), this interdependent model, commonly referred to as the Six Dimensions of Wellness, provides the categories from which NWI derives its resources and services.               Definition of […]

California home prices on track to hit a record high in 2018, Realtor forecast says

Originally published on Orange County Register   California’s five-year run of rising home prices is expected to last another three to five years, with median house prices on track to beat the record highs set during the housing bubble, a Realtor economist said Thursday, Oct. 12. The California Association of Realtors forecast home prices will […]

Whale Watching, Now Is The Time

Originally published on USA Today.com Off the shores of Orange County in southern California, whales can be spotted year-round and the whale watching is best off of Dana Point. Several species of whales and their cousins, dolphins, live or migrate here, including the large blue and gray whales. Unlike most whale-watching trips in North America, there’s […]