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Families who value top education for their children will appreciate the collection's access to the highly regarded Capistrano Unified School District, as well as prestigious private schools from kindergarten through grade 12. Within the exclusive, guard-gated village, residents have countless opportunities for fun and…

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And it is finally a reality for our Dana Point city this year. Here's an extract from the OCRegister on Feb 11 2015.

----The Dana Point City Council last week unanimously awarded a contract for trolley service to Professional Parking, which will operate a summer weekend trolley along Pacific Coast Highway.

Called Project V, the PCH trolley would connect with Laguna Beach’s trolleys and run from the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel to the St. Regis Monarch Bay, the Town Center, Dana Point Harbor, Doheny State Beach, Beach Road and Palisades Drive and Doheny Village.

It would run noon-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays. Shuttles will also run during various events, starting with the Festival of Whales this March.

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And the reason why we title this blog that way, is because more often than not, we get customers saying ' I saw this 'value' online...'

Here's an article posted on the LA Times, February 8th 2015, by Ken Harney.

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When "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell asked the chief executive of Zillow recently about the accuracy of the website's automated property value estimates — known as Zestimates — she touched on one of the most sensitive perception gaps in American real estate.

Zillow is the most popular online real estate information site, with 73 million unique visitors in December. Along with active listings of properties for sale, it also provides information on houses that are not on the market. You can enter the address or general…

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Since opening last June 2014, the Village of Sendero at Rancho Mission Viejo has blossomed. Parks, trails, pools, paseos, and three clubhouses are many of the amenities attracting the hundreds of new residents. 

Family and Active Lifestyle Senior Communties (over 55 years old) neighborhoods are coming beautifully together and every resident can enjoy a calendar full of activities from the nature reserve as well as the RanchLife Team. 

The Village of Sendero includes the neighborhoods of Lyon Cabanas, Lyon Villas, Shea Townhomes for about mid $500's and under and about 1800 sq ft and less. Then the single family homes of Seacountry, Tri Pointe, Ryland, Meritage and Standard Pacific with homes from low 600's and high 800's.

The Village of Sendero at…

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We've been hearing about all those whales sightings off the coast of Dana Point...and this annual festival is coming up just in time! The celebration marks the 44th anniversary this year and hope you’ll be able to join us for BOTH fun-packed weekends. The Festival of Whales, is a signature 'small town' event packed with many activities, that include a parade, shows, street fares, classic cars and more.

When: Saturday and Sunday March 7-8 and 14-15th.

Where: Dana Point

The Dana Point Festival of Whale celebrates the incredible 5000-mile migration of the majestic California Gray Whale from Alaska to Mexico that begins in December and continues through March.  During this peak season, 40 – 50 whales pass by Dana Point each day, using the Dana Point…

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