Arbor's team recently toured the almost-completed Lido House, an Autograph Collection, located in Newport Beach. Set to open on April 14, 2018, the 130 luxury room hotel will offer an upscale full-service restaurant, spa and fitness center, rooftop bar with bay and ocean views and eight luxury suites. Briana Hicks, Dual Senior Catering Sales Executive / Destination Sales Executive, led two sets of hard-hat tours of the hotel, owned by Marriott, and showed off the resort's

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1. Demand Is Strong

The latest Buyer Traffic Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that buyer demand remains very strong throughout the vast majority of the country. These buyers are ready, willing and able to purchase…and are in the market right now! More often than not, multiple buyers are competing with each other to buy a home.

BOTTOMLINE: Take advantage of the buyer activity currently in the market.

2. There Is Less Competition Now

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Double the fun! Twins Cole and Jack are the winners of our Stoke a Student contest! The Newport Elementary third graders won a new Surf Prescriptions surfboard through Arbor Real Estate's contest. The campaign in partnership with Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa began four years ago and is aimed to inspire students to value education and to succeed in school.

The custom-made surfboard was shaped by legendary designer Doc Lausch of Surf Prescriptions. The 5'8" V12 Flying Turtle is

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Arbor Real Estate and The Rob Machado Foundation created the Clean Water for Kids initiative with the goal of installing FloWater station in every school in the Newport-Mesa school district. Today the pro surfer along with representatives from Arbor Real Estate dedicated two new refilling stations that were recently installed at Ensign Intermediate school.

The purpose of the stations is to eliminate single-use water bottles -- which pollute our watersheds and oceans -- and

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Founded by Newport resident Casey O’Connor, Sean’s Pot of Gold provides people with the opportunity to donate towards an effort to supply hospitalized children across Orange County with gift baskets. These baskets will contain toys, stickers, hats, necklaces, and fun games with the aim of distracting children from doctors, medications, and the pains of being hospitalized. 

 “I know hospital stays can seem very long, so I hope Sean’s Pot of Gold can brighten their day!” Says

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  How much did your brokerage pay you this year? Just ask an Arbor agent about our profit sharing program to find out how much they earned.  Qualifying agents received a check from us at the end of the year that represented their share of our profits. It’s just one of the many ways Arbor Real Estate actively gives back to the team members who have helped make Arbor one of the fastest growing brokerages in coastal Orange County.    Contact Kristin Barry for more…

It's 5:00 a.m. on a weekday morning. Most of the residents in the Upper Newport Bay and Eastside Costa Mesa are tucked in their beds -- except perhaps the NAC rowers out on the bay -- but Matt Perry's day is already in high gear. 

Perry likes to get the day started early, "My grandfather came to California on a boxcar and became a farmer." He credits him for the way he lives and works today. "I live a farmer-type lifestyle -- get up early, work hard," he says. He remembers his

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With an exquisite juxtaposition of raw and refined materials, this incredible estate was designed with exceptional materials, planning, detail & furnishings by Spinnaker Development. Spinnaker’s newest and most innovative build to date incorporates traditional architectural materials and form while introducing a contemporary open floor plan concept, pursuing maximum ocean views. Dramatic and expansive indoor / outdoor living elements and modern technology are blended with custom

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Your playlist for the week of November 10th – 17th

Veterans Day Celebration in Dana Point

Dana Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9934 and Ladies Auxiliary and the City of Dana Point recognize all Veterans for their service and sacrifices for America. 

The lowdown

Where: Stands Vista Park Dana Point

When: 10 am

Price: Free

The Ice Rink at Irvine Spectrum

Irvine Spectrum Center has transformed into a winter wonderland with its outdoor OC Chill Ice Rink. Now

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Located in Southern California's extraordinary residential golf preserve of Shady Canyon, this exquisite estate is situated on a large 21,475 square foot lot with scenic hillside, golf course, city lights and reservoir views. Native vegetation and serene panoramic vistas create the sense of visiting one of the stately villas that can be found throughout the hillsides of Tuscany.

The home features a spacious great room with doors opening to one of several inviting loggias.

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