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In race to build 'green' home, a winner and my newest listing open every Saturday 12 -4 and Sunday, Feb. 21!
A man who spent a year building the ultimate "green" home in Costa Mesa has won his prize: He's the first homeowner in Orange County to receive the nation's highest rating under the LEED green-building program.
Real estate developer Steve Blanchard, 35, was engaged in a kind of friendly rivalry with other O.C. builders to obtain the coveted platinum LEED rating ("Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.")
But as he reached the finish line — he was notified last month of his victory — Blanchard said he wanted to start the race all over again.
"I actually like the hunt now more than the kill," Blanchard said, as he waited in his green home for solar-power workers to arrive. "I'm anxious to go and do another one of these."
An Orange County native who once was part owner of an oil and gas company, Blanchard began planning to build his green home from scratch more than two years ago, he said.
Construction took about a year. Blanchard hopes to sell the home — it's on the market for $2.9 million — but if he can't, he and his family will move in.
It's loaded with features — solar panels, a gray-water system, natural lighting, low-flow water fixtures, landscaping with drought-tolerant native plants — that helped Blanchard earn his certification.
The standards to achieve a platinum rating, along with the competition, were tough, said Michael Lillis, a general contractor who is also a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. Lillis consulted with Blanchard to help him gain the council's certification.
"I know there was a group over in Westminster, another one in San Clemente, another one in Laguna Niguel and one in Huntington Beach," all vying to be the first homebuilder in Orange County go platinum, Lillis said. "We've been holding our breath."
A major challenge was the economic situation, he said.
"Honestly, the economy, straight up, was the most difficult aspect of this whole thing," he said. "Watching the economy and what it did to the industry was just tough."
The 5,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom home is built next to a golf course. Blanchard listed a few of the features that helped him win the green-building race:
•Solar power
•Internal gray water system, recycling sink & shower water for toilet flushes & outside irrigation
•Low-flow, dual-flush toilets and faucets
•An interior built with materials free from volatile organic compounds, a common pollutant
•LED lighting throughout
•Energy Star appliances
•Natural lighting throughout the house
•Tankless water-heating system
•High-efficiency heating and cooling units
•Gas-burning fireplaces
•Low-flow drip irrigation
•Landscaping w/Orange County native plants, which won't require any irrigation once established.
Buyers |
 Let me take the work out of finding your new home. Instead of looking at hundreds of homes that do not meet your needs, tell me what you are looking for in a home. I am listening and can narrow your search down to just a few homes for you to preview. I love the hunt for the perfect home that meets your criteria. When I find the home that excites you, let me make the rest of the process a memorable experience. There is a difference in a Realtor who loves what she is doing and one who just does it for the numbers! The latest list of homes in Huntington Beach facing foreclosure: Address: 17401 Keelson Lane A,B,C,D /92647 Amount: $981,357.13 Sales date: Aug. 26 Time: 3 p.m. Auction location: North front entrance to the Orange County Information: 800- 281-8219 TS#: 10-0039568 ————————————————- Address: 503 17th St. /92648 Amount: $866,134.71 Sales date: Aug. 19 Time: 10 a.m. Auction location: Flagpoles at main entrance to Placentia Information: 714-259-7850 TS#: 737120CA ————————————————- Address: 20371 Bluffside Circle #103 /92646 Amount: $532,419.76 Sales date: Aug. 19 Time: 3 p.m. Auction location: North front entrance to the Orange County Information: 800- 281-8219 TS#: 08-0065208 ————————————————- Address: 9642 Cornwall Dr. /92646 Amount: $365,897.67 Sales date: Aug. 30 Time: 10 a.m. Auction location: Flagpoles at main entrance to Placentia Information: 714-573-1965 TS#: CA05000051-09-1 ————————————— Address: 14872 Trojan Circle /92647 Amount: $103,356.30 Date: Aug. 18 Time: 10 a.m. Auction location: Flagpoles at main entrance to Placentia Information: 619-590-1221 TS#: CA1000198894
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Sellers |
 Considering a Short Sale or Foreclosure?If you are a troubled borrower looking for Free Foreclosure Prevention Counseling, as well as information about the Obama administration’s mortgage modification and refinancing programs, you may contact a local HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agency, to apply for help in working with your mortgage servicer. You may also check to see if you qualify for a loan modification and refinance under the Obama plan and you can apply online at www.makinghomeaffordable.org for help from your mortgage servicer. Visit Orange County Home Ownership Preservation Collaborative for a list of local housing counseling resources and events at www.ochopc.org or the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s website at www.hud.gov. Local Orange County HUD-Approved Agencies include three of OCAR’s Community Partners: the Fair Housing Council of Orange County www.fairhousingoc.org, Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County www.nhsoc.org, and Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Orange County www.cccsoc.org.
I am a certified Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR), the only distressed property certification available for realtors, with comprehensive experience in this area. Providing you with outstanding, high-quality listing service is my top priority. So when you decide to sell your home, please contact me and let's get started!
“According to a recent report from the California Association of Realtors, the average market time for a home is 4.5 months. Homes priced at $1 million and greater, which are most of the homes for sale in Laguna Beach with its median sales price of $960,000, have average market times of 10.1 months. Ten months is a long time to wait for your home sell, especially when industry experts are unsure if prices will increase or decrease over the next few months. Many homeowners recognize the opportunities presented with today’s favorable real estate prices and low interest rates. They want to sell their existing home in order to move up, move down, or move into an area that once seemed only a dream. Homes in Laguna Beach may have seemed untouchable in the past, but are becoming very affordable. For sellers hoping to take advantage of the positives in this real estate market, Hillary Caston of The Coastal Property Experts offers these tips:
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