Orange County is the home to one of the most exclusive coastal neighborhoods in California. This community is Corona Del Mar (Spanish for Crown of the Sea a luxurious beach front community of about 13,000 residents. Settling in this exquisite community began around the early 1920′s when the Corona Del Mar real estate market was opened to development by several southern California investors.

A peaceful city featuring splendid oceanfront properties both old and new as well as a state park, state beach and the breath taking Sherman Library and Gardens. The Gardens encompasses an entire city block featuring exotic flora as well as fountains, sculptures, flowers and hanging baskets. While the library features more then 15000 books and pamphlets on the Pacific southwest and Corona Del Mar history. Corona Del Mar real estate offers the finest in upscale fashionable boutiques, grandiose art galleries, and dining in exquisite style.

Away from the bustling big city, this upscale beach community offers the finest living complete with magnificent ocean views. Homes in the area neighborhoods consist of Mediterranean style and beach cottages. The outskirts of Corona Del Mar real estate consists of homes that feature the gorgeous views of the cliffs over the Pacific Ocean. The newest developments in the Corona Del Mar real estate market features many California Ranch style homes with exciting ocean views in the Harbor Hills neighborhood.

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A beautiful community of just over 35,000 residents is the southern Orange county city of Dana Point in California. This great beach community is well known for its surfing, fishing and especially whale-watching. Garnering the title, Whale Capitol of the West, It was the site of the 1990 capturings of the rare ‘megamouth’ shark. The Dana Point real estate area is also designated as a California Historical Landmark.

Dana Point real estate was described as “the only romantic spot in California”, by its namesake, author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., in a visit to the area and neighboring San Juan Capistrano. Dana Point real estate began as a planned community by a developer. However, the economic depression of the early 1930s stopped the construction and by 1939, all the investors had backed out or sold their investments. That tragedy did not stop the future development, which was revived in the 1950s, as today there are more than 14,000 homes, and Dana Point real estate continues to be desirable to people seeking a beach front retreat.

Aside from the city, Dana Point also hosts over 2500 boats in its harbor. Every major amenity is offered at the Harbor including guest slips, fuel dock, shipyard, and a myriad of recreational activities. The harbor is also home to more than 17 dining establishments and over 30 specialty shops to appeal to the diversity of residents, tourists and visitors.

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The Century 21 Real Estate company was founded by Art Bartlett and Marsh Fisher in California in 1971. In 1977, the two initiated a public offering on the stock exchange in order to raise capital to expand their company throughout the US. By 1984, the Century 21 Real Estate company was bought entirely by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. Like a lot of other companies of the 1980s, Century 21 Real Estate was the mark of big financial companies looking to expand their product lines to customers.

Eventually, Century 21 Real Estate was acquired by the conglomerate HFS, a company that had varied interests in other franchised companies. Subsequently, HFS and Cendant merged and the real estate division, was spun off. The new parent company, Realogy, would also control Coldwell Banker and ERA, as well as Century 21 Real Estate. This put Realogy in 25% of every residential real estate transaction conducted in the United States.

Worldwide, Century 21 Real Estate has over eight thousand offices and more than 140,000 independent agents, in more than 40 countries. Practically every major city in the United States, and a large majority of smaller cities, has at least one Century 21 Real Estate branch office.

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In the great state of Arizona, situated in Cochise county, Benson real estate offers the small town feel with the big city needs; established neighborhoods, shopping malls and a modern hospital. In addition, nearby you will find a great deal of history, amusements, culture and breathtaking scenery only found in the painted deserts of Arizona. All combined into one affordable opportunity.

Prime Benson real estate is located in the scenic San Pedro Valley near the San Pedro River. Although surrounded by majestic mountain ranges, a great deal of Benson real estate is primarily flat and level land, ideal for ranches and homesteads.

Even though a majoriy of the Benson real estate is in unincorporated villages or areas, the close proximity to major shopping and city life makes it a good investment since the prices are lower. There is also plenty of available Benson real estate in the city limits, if you rather choose more populous areas. For both city dwellers and suburbanites, Benson offers many activities and annual festivals.

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