by Calculated Risk on 6/19/2008 02:00:00 AM
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Real O.C. Foreclosure Auction Results
Eugene Garcia at the O.C. Register has a followup to his earlier photo tour of foreclosed homes in Orange County: UPDATE: Auction prices for 'The real foreclosures of Orange County'
Garcia notes:
It’s important to note that the winning bids are subject to an undisclosed reserve price set by the seller.Here are the same two houses I featured last week with updated auction results. See Garcia's article for much more. Note: photos used with permission.
515 W. CAMILE, SANTA ANA: This Dali-inspired home (3 bed, 2 bath, 894 sq.ft.) went for $175,000 in cash. I tried to catch up with the two investor-looking guys who bought it, but they left the auction pretty quickly. I guess when you pay cash, there's not too many papers to sign. PRIOR SALES: Mar 2006: $585,000 Apr 2007: $515,198. (CR note: Starting bid was $99,000)If the $175,000 price sticks that is 70% off the 2006 sales price. My guess is it will stick.
4 LANGFORD LANE, LADERA RANCH: This one came back to the auction block a second time after the first high bidder ($675,000) dropped out. Curiously, the bid went up to $680,000. There was frenzied bidding on this house. And many exited the auction after the 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 2600 sq. ft. home was sold. PRIOR SALES: Oct 2007: $808,120 Feb 2006: $1,000,000 (CR note: the starting bid was $299,000).