For Magic Johnson, Dana Point vacation home's a slam dunk (Los Angeles Times) It took a year to find it, but L.A. Lakers legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and his wife, Cookie , have purchased what they call their "vacation home" in time for Thanksgiving. ...more...Second-home alternatives lower stress (The Record) Enjoying the pleasures of a second home once meant buying a house, cottage or condo, just as one would a primary residence. But no more....more... Functional & radical (Southeast Missourian) PERRYVILLE, Mo. In the rolling hills northwest of Perryville, a woman with an idea has caught the imagination of people looking for a radical departure in home design. Like many people with a plan......more... Wildfire victims cope with 'new normal' (Contra Costa Times) SAN DIEGO -- In Rancho Bernardo, ground zero for the Witch wildfire that burned more than 1,700 homes in San Diego last month, neighbors are adjusting to what they call the "new normal....more... A Calif. neighborhood returns to life (Baltimore Sun) In Rancho Bernardo, ground zero for the Witch wildfire that burned more than 1,700 homes in San Diego last month, neighbors are adjusting to the "new normal." ...more... Terra Sur Coastal Resort Makes Debut Along Scenic Baja California Peninsula (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico----Real Estate Development International , the Mexican operating entity of an international real estate development firm focused on residential projects in Mexico, today announced its plans for Terra Sur: 119 beachfront homes valued from $400,000 to $2 million in northern Baja California....more... Rates decline on soft inflation news (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Benign inflation news was followed by lower mortgage rates this week....more... Bodies removed from Temecula home (North County Times) Updated at 1:05 p.m. By: The Californian Sheriff's officials are officially investigating the shooting deaths of two men and three women as a case of multiple murders and then a suicide....more... Romance reconnected (Orange County Register) Orange County couples share their stories of sweethearts who part in their youth, only to reunite later in life. They met: At Mariner's Church. She was a month shy of 16, when her parents would let her start dating. He went to Fountain Valley High. She attended University High in Irvine....more... |