El Niño and King Tides: What a Wet Coastal Winter Does, and Doesn't Do, to Your Home's Appraised Value
A strong El Niño and three rounds of king tides are coming. An Orange County appraiser on what a wet coastal winter does, and doesn't do, to home values.
What 24 Years of Appraising South OC Taught Me About View Premiums
An appraiser's honest read on how ocean views actually get valued — and where most rules of thumb about "view premium" go wrong.
The 19th-Century Decision That Still Draws South Orange County's Value Map
A 19th-century railroad decision drew the value map south Orange County still lives on. An appraiser's read on why location-within-a-mile matters so much here.
The 1929 Grading Plan That Still Shapes Capistrano Beach Values Today
A century-old bluff-grading plan created seven terraces above Capistrano Beach — and those terraces still drive property value today. An appraiser's read.
Fifty Years Later: What the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Means for Local Property Values
Dana Point Harbor's $600M revitalization is reshaping the waterfront. An appraiser's read on what this means for nearby home values.