Mission Viejo and Ladera Ranch,
California Real Estate
Mission Viejo
Residents
of Mission ViejoCalifornia enjoy
some of the best the county has to offer.
Nestled in the foothills of the Saddleback
Mountains, the master-planned town has its own
huge man-made lake for swimming and fishing.
Mission Viejo schools rival the county's best.
Mission Viejo homes continue to command high
prices. All residents of Mission Viejo belong to
the Mission Viejo Lake Association, and enjoy
the sparkling, 150 acre lake. Shopping and
entertainment can be found at the recently
renovated Mission Viejo Mall and the nearby
Kaleidoscope shopping center. Mission Viejo
is also the home of Saddleback College and the
Nadadores swim team.
Mission
Viejo CA homes range from modest ranch homes to
extravagant estates. The city includes numerous
older and newer single-family housing
developments, several private communities,
condos, town homes, and lakefront condominiums
and estates. Whether you own a home or
lease a home in Mission Viejo, are a first time
home buyer, are interested in a luxury home, or
relocation, you can be sure you are living in
one of the finest communities in Southern
California. Mission Viejo Real Estate continues
to be a best buy. Mission Viejo homes fall into
two zip codes, consisting of North Mission Viejo
(92692) which includes the area near Mission
Viejo Lake, and South Mission Viejo (92691)
which includes the area near Mission Viejo Mall
and Saddleback College. Please use the links
below to view Mission Viejo homes for sale,
rent, or rent to own, plus bank owned properties
(REO), Mission Viejo leases, homes with a lease
option (rent to own, lease with option to buy),
or homes for rent in Mission Viejo, CA.
Also
incorporated into Mission Viejo is the 4,000
acre master-planned community of Ladera
Ranch (zip code 92694). Designed from
the onset to create a great sense of community,
Ladera Ranch is broken into nine Villages,
each consisting of ten or more, Neighborhoods,
each of which designed by individual
home builders. Five of the nine villages have
clubhouses themed on a particular architecture
style that is emphasized within that village.
There are also parks, pools, playgrounds and
open areas within each village. Ladera Ranch
Trail connects the entire community, as well as
much of the 1,600 acres of open space. The
community is served by the Capistrano
Unified School District. Within the
community are the Chaparral and Oso Grande
Elementary Schools and the Ladera Ranch School,
which consists of both an Elementary and Middle
School campus.
Ladera
Ranch real estate includes a wide range of homes
including condominiums, town homes, and
single-family homes. It also includes the
gate-guarded neighborhood of Covenant
Hills, a community of up-scale,
multi-million dollar luxury estates. Covenant
Hills consists of fifteen neighborhoods (14
builder tracts and one custom home area).
Whether you are a first time homebuyer, or
someone looking for the ultimate in luxury
living, you will find your home in Ladera Ranch.
Custom lots are still available as well. Single
family homes and town homes for lease and homes
for rent in Ladera Ranch are my specialty.
Please use the links below to view all Ladera
Ranch homes for sale, lease, lease-option, or
rent.
Mission
Viejo is served by the Saddleback
Valley Unified School District and the Capistrano
Unified School District, Ladera Ranch is
served by the Capistrano
Unified School District also known as the
"Capo" district. Within the community
are the Chaparral and Oso Grande Elementary
Schools and the Ladera Ranch School, which
consists of both an Elementary and Middle School
campus. Schools score in the 80 and 90th
percentile, generally the top 15 percent in the
state. If you prefer either district, I will be
glad to send you listings of homes in the
district of your choice.
Mission Viejo and Ladera
Ranch property taxes and association dues
Lake Mission Viejo
All residents of Mission
Viejo are members of the Lake Mission Viejo
Association and pay annual association dues to
support use of the lake and the public beaches.
All condominium, town home, and some detached
home developments have an additional homeowners
association (HOA) to pay for things like fire
insurance, landscaping, common areas, and
security. Mission Viejo is one of the older
planned communities in the Valley, and as such,
property taxes are very reasonable compared to
many neighboring areas. Most tracts have no
Mello Roos assessments.
Ladera
Ranch property taxes do include a Mello Roos
assessment, since the community is relatively
new. The Ladera Ranch Mello-Roos districts were
created to raise money by the sale of
bonds, for the purpose of
financing infrastructure improvements for
that community such as water & sewer, new
schools, streets, and parks. These bonds are not
permanent, and usually have a life span of 15 to
25 years before they are paid off in full.
All homeowners in
Ladera Ranch are members of LARMAC (Ladera Ranch
Maintenance Corporation) and pay monthly dues to
this association. Currently, the base assessment
for master association dues at Ladera Ranch is
$150 per month. This includes access to all
recreational amenities including five Village
Clubs, pools, parks, dog park, tennis courts,
basketball courts, and all urban and natural
trails running through and around Ladera Ranch.
The base assessment also includes high-speed
Internet access and access to LaderaLife, the
online community Intranet, exclusive to Ladera
Ranch residents.
Specific taxes
and fees do vary from home to home and village
to village. Please feel free to call me for
specific information on property tax, Mello
Roos, fees, and association dues in Mission
Viejo or Ladera Ranch.
I am a Mission Viejo Realtor who lived in
Mission Viejo for many years. I would love the
opportunity to help you buy, sell, lease, rent, or relocate to
a home in Mission Viejo or Ladera Ranch. Please call me to
discuss how I might help you!
Homes for sale, rent, or lease, in
Mission Viejo and Ladera Ranch, CA. Lease options and lease to
purchase, lease to own, rent to own, lots and land, condos and
town homes for lease in mission viejo, CA are also available.
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