John Alesi (Orange County California Real Estate)

Recreation Centers In Mission Viejo
by John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
Mission Viejo CA Real Estate

If you are recreation and fitness oriented, feel free to enjoy these fine facilities provided by the City of Mission Viejo:

Montanoso Recreation and Fitness Center
Includes: Weight equipment, Jazzercise, Aerobics, Yoga, Tennis, Basketball, Pool, Babysitting.
25800 Montanoso Dr.
949-859-4FIT (4348)

Sierra Recreation & Fitness Center
Includes: Weight equipment, Group Exercise, Youth Fitness, Pool, Tennis, Spa.
26887 Recodo Ln.
949-859-4FIT (4348)

Marguerite Tennis Center
Includes: Tennis, Lessons, Leagues, Clinics
23840 Marguerite Pkwy,
949-859-4FIT (4348)

Felipe Tennis Center
Includes: Tennis, Lessons, Leagues, Clinics
27161 Nogal
949-859-4FIT (4348)

John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
949-510-2154
John@YourOCHome.com
Search the MLS at: www.YourOCHome.com

Rancho Santa Margarita Housing Element Meeting
by John Alesi, Rancho Santa Margarita REALTOR®
Rancho Santa Margarita CA Real Estate

On Wednesday, March 19^th, the City of Rancho Santa Margarita will be holding a Planning Commission meeting to discuss their Draft Housing Element. The Housing Element is one of seven parts of Rancho Santa Margarita’s General Plan that uses population and employment projections to plan for growth in the city. The Housing Element includes an extensive site inventory of available land to meet the future housing needs of Rancho Santa Margarita.

The meeting will be held in The Emergency Operations Room (EOC) at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita 92688. For more information on the Housing Element or the upcoming meeting contact Nate Farnsworth, City Planner (949) 635-1800. You can also visit the city's website at: Rancho Santa Margarita

John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
949-510-2154
John@YourOCHome.com
Search the MLS at: www.YourOCHome.com

SAT Scores for Mission Viejo Area High Schools - Mission Viejo
by John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
Mission Viejo CA Real Estate

Feb 27, 2008

The following chart lists the results of the 2007 SAT scores for the local high schools which are governed by the Saddleback Valley or Capistrano Unified School Districts. The BOLD print rows are the school district totals while the other rows show individual high schools scores. The top performing high schools are Tesoro HS in Rancho Santa Margarita (Capistrano USD) and Laguna Hills HS in Laguna Hills (Saddleback Valley USD).

School/District	Grade 12 Enrollment	Number Tested	Percent Tested	Verbal Average	Math Average	Writing Average	Combined average score	students above 1,500	% above 1,500
Capistrano Unified	3,414	1,770	51.85	541	552	537	1630	1,193	34.94
Aliso Niguel High	736	398	54.08	547	561	544	1652	275	37.4
Capistrano Valley High	549	242	44.08	542	554	536	1632	168	30.6
Dana Hills High	683	360	52.71	538	547	542	1627	245	35.9
San Clemente High	663	327	49.32	529	535	517	1581	201	30.3
Tesoro High	694	439	63.26	544	559	540	1643	301	43.4
Saddleback Valley Unified	2,741	1,312	47.87	537	565	535	1637	897	32.73
El Toro High	634	319	50.32	537	569	531	1637	223	35.2
Laguna Hills High	447	283	63.31	531	563	532	1626	181	40.5
Mission Viejo High	648	360	55.56	539	559	542	1640	249	38.4
Trabuco Hills High	694	344	49.57	542	568	533	1643	241	34.7

For more information about the SAT Test, visit www.CollegeBoard.com

John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
949-510-2154
John@YourOCHome.com
Search the MLS at: www.YourOCHome.com

Just Listed…SOLD in 5 days! - Mission Viejo
by John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
Mission Viejo CA Real Estate

2007 actually ended for me with a bang instead of a whimper! I took a listing on December 8^th and had it sold in 5 days!

This was a win-win-win-win transaction because all parties involved in this sale came out on the winning end. The sellers got their house sold in a short time frame, the buyers got an excellent deal on a great house, the buyer’s agent got a bonus commission and the seller’s agent (me) got to add a satisfied client to my database (and I managed to pay for a few extra Christmas presents). Here’s the quick version of the story:

The sellers had already moved to the East Coast, leaving a vacant home. In our initial phone conversation I asked them what their bottom line would be and then priced the listing there. My philosophy was “if we can’t be at the top of the (MLS) list, nobody will pay attention.” Well, we got tremendous attention in spite of the market being overloaded with inventory and overpriced homes (and heading smack dab into the middle of the holiday season.) Several offers immediately arrived and we chose to work with a very highly qualified buyer who could close in 10-15 days. EDIT: Buyer accepted our counter offer on day 5 and we opened escrow on day 6. The sale transaction (end EDIT) took 17 days and sold at 99% of the asking price. I was kind of “white-knuckling” it to the very end as the deed was recorded in the late afternoon on December 31^st. What a great way to end the year!

If you would like more information about getting your home sold in this challenging market or would like to see some listings in the Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza or South Orange County area, just give me a call or send me an email.

John Alesi, Mission Viejo REALTOR®
949-510-2154
John@YourOCHome.com
www.YourOCHome.com