Chino Hills Real Estate: November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Chino Hills Bank Owned Property with Walking Distance to Park $435,900

Bedrooms:	3
Baths (FTHQ):	2,0,1

Year Built:	1993
Sqft/Source:	1,975

Lot Sqft/Source: 4,329
Assoc Dues: $ 35/Mo

Property Description:
Bank owned. Beautiful gordon ranch 2 story with all the extras. Elegant raised, formal living & dining areas with corner fireplace. Spacious Kitchen with Brkfst nook, Brkfst bar overlooking large family room. Upgrated throughout with cistom window & wall treatments + custom light fixtures, large lot with custom endless pool. Xlnt near-culdesac, walking distance to Gordon Ranch Marketplace and Crosswoods Park.

Chino Hills House For Sale $340,800

Bedrooms:	3
Baths (FTHQ):	2,0,1

Year Built:	1992
Sqft/Source:	1,409

Lot Sqft/Source: 2,840

Property Description:
Step into this adorable home in the desired Sonora Springs Development of Butterfield Ranch. Walk thru the doors and discover the comfort and charm of this cozy floor plan. The front door opens up to a living room accented with neutral colors, vaulted ceilings and a warm and inviting fireplace. The home features light bright and cheery good sized bedrooms on the 2nd floor with ample closet space and large windows. The downstairs half bath is upgraded with travertine tiles of neutral shades and uses designer color schemes . This delightful home is just a convenient walk away from the community pool. Property is being sold as-is.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Chino Hills Two Level Bank Owned Property $244,900

Bed:	3
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2

Sqft: 1,603
Lot SF: 4,200
YrBuilt: 1989

Description: Spacious Single Family Home in nice Chino Hills Neighborhood. Greatl 3 Bedroom floorplan with C/A. Close to shopping and transportation. Bank Owned ( NOT A Short Sale). Submit all offers with prequal letter and copy of depost check.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Chino Hills Bank Owned Property $364,900

Bed:	3
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2,0,1

Sqft: 1,567
Lot SF: 5,178
YrBuilt: 1999

Description: WOW! CHINO HILLS! BANK OWNED! Located on a cul-de-sac. Some carpet and paint and property will be ready for move-in. Must See! Property sold "AS IS".

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Chino Hills Two Level House For Sale $519,999

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,631
Lot SF: 5,390
YrBuilt: 1989
Stories: Two Level

Description: GREAT FLOORPLAN. 4 BEDROOMS PLUS A LARGE BONUS ROOM. DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM. CUSTOM DOOR CASINGS. OPEN KITCHEN W/LARGE ISLAND AND BREAKFAST NOOK. FAMILY ROOM WITH COZY FIREPLACE. ENTRY, LIVING ROOM, AND FORMAL DINING ROOM WITH CATHEDRAL CEILING. MASTER SUITE WITH SITTING AREA. CUSTOM PAINT COLORS. BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED-LOW MAINTENANCE FRONT YARD AND BACKYARD.

Monday, November 03, 2008

Chino Hills Two Level Short Sale Property $329,000

Bed:	3
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2,0,1

Sqft: 1,531
Lot SF: 4,100
YrBuilt: 1989

Description: Sale subject to lender approval. Backs to foothills! 3 bedrooms plus 2.5 bathrooms. Living and dining room with high ceilings. Family room with brick fireplace. Needs some TLC. Desirable neighborhood. Potentially Worth the wait!

Chino Hills

Chino Hills is well known for its high quality of life and beautiful rural atmosphere. The community, with its growing population of 77,969, boasts 3,000 acres of publicly-owned open space, 37 parks, 38 miles of trails, and five community buildings.

Chino Hills’ reputation is known in the national arena as well, as it was featured on the list of 87 of America’s hottest towns in the January 2004 issue of Money magazine. Chino Hills was ranked 8th on the list of “best places in the west with a population under 100,000.” The magazine reviewed a decade of data for communities with above average population growth, income, and home prices “to see where people were most willing to devote a high multiple of their annual income to live happily ever after.”

Ranked 21st Safest Place to Live in the United States

Not only is Chino Hills a place people want to live, it’s a City that is safe to live in. Based on June 2006 FBI statistics ranked Chino Hills as the 21st Safest City in the United States.

Recreation in Chino Hills

Recreation is a priority in Chino Hills and Big League Dreams Chino Hills Sports Park is definitely a recreation destination! This 33-acre multi-use sports facility attracts tournaments, visitors, and new commercial ventures to Chino Hills.

Chino Hills is also home to the McCoy Equestrian & Recreation Center. This beautiful 20-acre facility includes two lighted arenas, covered bleachers, a gazebo, a community building, and trail connections.

Attractive to Commercial Developers

Chino Hills’ strong demographics and its location at the convergence of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties make it attractive to commercial developers. The City’s high median household income of $86,443 (in 2002) is second only to the exclusive community of Indian Wells in the Inland Empire. Prominent retailers, like Trader Joe's, are choosing to locate in Chino Hills. Many high-end national retailers are coming to Chino Hills when the Shoppes at Chino Hills opens in 2008.

High Residential Education Level

Chino Hills is also home to a professional workforce. Nearly 40% of Chino Hills’ adult residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher and the community ranks among the top 15 Southern California cities in its share of residents employed as executives, professionals, or technology specialists.

“One of Southern California’s Best Kept Secrets”

Dr. John Husing, an expert on the economics of the Inland Empire, has taken a magnifying glass to the community and considers Chino Hills to be “one of Southern California’s best kept secrets.”

Financial
	City stats	Best places avg.
Median family income (per year)	$97,224	$90,316
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)	$79,757	$82,867
Sales tax	7.80%	6.74%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)	9.30%^I	6.38%
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)	1.00%^I	2.74%
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)	$2,076	$2,121
Job growth % (2000-2006)	31.39%	13.41%
Housing
	City stats	Best places average
Median home price	$647,674	$359,352
Average property taxes (2006)	$3,954	$3,585


Education
	City stats	Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles)	48	29
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles)	49	18
Test scores reading (% above/below state average)	55.4%	20.1%
Test scores math (% above/below average)	47.0%	24.8%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)	99.3/0.7	91.1/8.9
Quality of life
	City stats	Best places average
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)	42.7%	77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)	1	13
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)	13	206
Median commute time (in minutes)	34.6	23.1
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer	40.3%	15.6%
% population walk or bike to work	1.0%	2.7%
Leisure and culture
	City stats	Best places average
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)	60	30
Restaurants (within 15 miles)	6,755	2,899
Bars (within 15 miles)	306	287
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)	211	125
Libraries (within 15 miles)	88	71
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles)	16	11
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)	7	17
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)	0	1
Weather
	City stats	Best places average
Annual rainfall (inches)	16.96	40.18
% clear days in the area	44	28
High temp in July ° F	88.7°	86.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F	41.5°	24.0°
Health*
	City stats	Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)	81.0%	90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)	28	27
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed)	14.4%	9.3%
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed)	28.5%	30.6%
Elder-care facilities^**	220	107
Meet the neighbors
	City stats	Best places average
Median age	31.2	36.8
Completed at least some college (% of residents)	71.2%	72.4%
Married	64.6%	60.8%
Divorced	6.2%	8.0%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)	231.2	59.2
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)	$8,624	$8,250

*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
(C) Cities with populations greater than 50,000 were not eligible for this year's Best Places to Live list.

(I) Income tax notes:
17 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only.
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income.
Tax credits.
An additional 1% tax is imposed on taxable income over $1 million.

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