Well here it is beginning of January, 2009; I have seen the weather reports on the East Coast, freezing, wind chill -10 degrees. Yes, I remember those days, since I lived in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. People ask me what is the attraction to Southern California? Why do people gravitate to Southern California?  My answer is easy, it is the climate. I have...

Have you seen this??? Sorry – the user “johnusedtobeactiverainuser ” no longer exists Return to activerain.com   I was tagged for a MeMe so I decided to tagg six other unlucky victims:)) As I clicked on the link to let them know that they are now the recipients of this dubious honor I found the above . As I went one by one same...

  Well here we are, I was tagged for a MeMe by http://activerain.com/craigrutman  “Seven things you did not know about me or were afraid to ask”.  Now be very carefull most of the time knowledge is power, keep in mind,that this does not apply in this case.:))) •1.      I was born in Gyoer, Hungary, where the Danube River intersects with the Raba River.(If that...

  When you think of Skiing, do not just think Colorado, Utah or the East Coast. Here in Sunny Southern California, there are many opportunities to ski, if you desire. For your convenience I would like to pass this on. I am not going to list The Sierras, nor Tahoe. Just Southern California;   Bear Mountain     800.BEAR-MTN            www.bearmountain.com Buckhorn Ski       714.537-5999             www.orgsites.com/ca/buckhorn Mount Baldy       ...

  As I mentioned in my previous Market Report (#5 Part I) we shall do an analysis of 2008 and how it fared with 2007. The numbers are in. So let us look at the statistics.  From January 01, 2008 to December 31 2008 we had 195 Condominiums that were sold.  The most expensive sale was $2,600,000 directly on the beach, not a penthouse...