Diamond Bar Real Estate: July 2008

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Diamond Bar House For Sale $558,000

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2

Sqft: 1,886
Lot SF: 15,990
YrBuilt: 1979

Description: Rare find spacious single story home w/3car garage(new roll-up door), Very high ceiling living/Formal Dining and large family room with fireplace. 4th rm is used as study or office, can be 4th bedroom with room for closet. Big 2 sided frontage corner lot with great curb appeal, beautiful neighborhood, lots of privacy and shady trees, many fruit trees around. Spa and 2 large covered patios,built-in B-B-Q. Airy & breezy,open floor plan. New water heater, newer Storage shed will stay. Grassy park like yard. Owner relocated and motivated.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Diamond Bar House For Sale $1,070,000

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

Sqft: 3,653
Lot SF: 23,169
YrBuilt: 1999
HOA: $194
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: Executive home in the prestigious Diamond Crest private gated community. Walnut school district- walking distance to South Point Middle School & Diamond Bar High School. Very open/Airy floor plan. Double Door entry. 4 bedroom + Library (Downstairs, could be 5th bedroom). Spacious living room w/high ceiling. Upgraded ceramic tile through all of downstairs. Large family room with fireplace. Gourmet kitchen w/sub zero refrigerator/island/butler's pantry and the secondary kitchen for your wok. Extra large master suite with his and hers walk-in closet. Lots of fruit tree in the rear yard. 3 attached car garage. Very nice and quiet location in the community. Close to Asian market. easy access to fwy 57 & 60.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Beautiful Mountain View $609,000

Bed:	5
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 2,355
Lot SF: 8,511
YrBuilt: 1988

Description: BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEW HOME. PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP. WELL MAINTAINANCE HOME. HIGH CEILING IN LIVING ROOM. VERY OPEN AND AIRY FLOOR PLAN. 5 BEDROOM 3 BATHROOM ( 1 BED/ 1 BATH DOWNSTAIRS ) UPGRADED HARDWOOD FLOORING IN LIVING AND FORMAL DINING ROOM. NEWER REMODELED KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOPS. UPGRADED WINDOW DRAPERIES. EASY MAINTAINANCE FRONT AND BACK YARD WITH PATIO AND LOTS OF FRUIT TREES. INTERIOR LAUNDRY ROOM. 3 ATTACHED CAR GARAGE. LOCATED AT QUIET END OF CUL-DE-SAC. VERY CONVENIENT LOCATION. CLOSE TO DIAMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND PANTERA PARK.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Diamond Bar Beautiful house with views $858,000

Bed:	5
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	3

Sqft: 3,203
Lot SF: 21,601
YrBuilt: 1985
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: Attention please! Huge Price Reduction from original price by $90,000. Take this opportunity before anyone else. Location, Location. Location This is a beautiful home with view located in Diamond Bar. Excellent Walnut school district. Huge backyard with like new swimming pool and spa. Professional Landscaping front and back. Situated on quiet cul-de-sac. 5 bedroom, 3 baths plus bonus room. Large master bedroom with walk in closet. 1 bedroom and 1 bath down stairs. Approximately 3,203 sf. Gourmet Kitchen with Center Island, Eating Area, and Pantry. 3 fireplaces: Living room, family room, and Master Bedroom. Beautifully Decorated Master bedroom with Retreat and Balcony. Exquisitely Decorated Throughout. 3 car attached garage with automatic door opener and built in cabinets. Central Air conditioning.

Monday, July 07, 2008

Diamond Bar REO Property $465,900

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2

Sqft: 1,859
Lot SF: 10,603
YrBuilt: 1964

Description: REO..BANK FORECLOSURE.TRADITIONAL DIAMOND POINT HOME LOCATED AT END OF CUL DE SAC.ONE YEAR OLD CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING & ENCLOSED PATIO(WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SQ FOOTAGE)..PREVIOUS OWNER STARTED WITH ENTIRE REMODELING,BUT NEVER FINISHED.PERFECT FOR SOMEONE LOOKING TO HAVE IT "THEIR OWN WAY."HUGE LOT WITH A 180 DEGREE VIEW OF MOUNTAINS.CLOSE TO SCHOOLS,SHOPPING AND ALL TRANSPORTATION.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Diamond Bar REO Property $339,900

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

Sqft: 1,391
Lot SF: 7,866
YrBuilt: 1973
Elem: Armstrong Elementary
Midsch: Lorbeer Middle
Highsch: Diamond Ranch High

Description: REO/Bank Owned- Priced to Sell! Large Lot, Kitchen Large and Airy, Lots of Cabinet Space & Island. Indoor Laundry Area. Large 2 Car garage with Rollup Garage Door. Pomona School District, Convenient location. Close to Schools, Shopping, and 57 and 60 Freeway. Approximate Sq Footage, Buyer(s) to Verify. Property needs some TLC. Sold AS-IS.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Nice Mountain's View $799,888

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

Sqft: 2,880
Lot SF: 12,005
YrBuilt: 1981
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: Panoramic city and mountain’s view home with Walnut school district. Built in 1981, boats 4 bedrooms, 3 baths + a bonus room, 3 car garage. Inside 2880 sqft, lot size over 12000 sqft. Good tasted interior design and decoration, very cozy feeling. High ceiling, upgraded carpet, newer outside paint. Master bedroom connected with backyard’s deck, panoramic city and mountain’s view from backyard. Backyard has fish pond, rockwork, water fall and deck. Fully landscaped backyard with many flower, fruit trees, and bamboo, whole backyard has sprinkler system. In spring and summer, the flower perfumed the air. Very spacious side yard with lawn. Easy access to 57, 60 Fwy. Quiet neighborhood.

Diamond Bar City

Diamond Bar City History

Diamond Bar as with many Southern California communities, Diamond Bar's recorded history began with a Mexican land grant. On March 30, 1840, Governor Juan Alvarado deeded 4,340 acres, which included Brea Canyon and the eastern Walnut Valley, to Jose de la Luz Linares, who founded Rancho Los Nogales, or Ranch of the Walnut Trees. Linares died in 1847, and his widow sold a choice portion of the ranch to Ricardo Vejar for $100 in merchandise, 100 calves, and the assumption of her late husband's debts. Vejar already owned the Rancho San Jose to the east (now Pomona), and by acquiring the rest of Rancho Los Nogales over the next ten years, became the fifth wealthiest landowner in Los Angeles County, with over 10,000 acres.

A community icon...The Windmill can still be seen at the Diamond Bar Towne Center)

Unfortunately, Vejar's luck did not last. When the United States government took over California and resurveyed the old land grants, he ended up with only 464 acres. Then the great drought of the 1860's forced most of the area ranchers to borrow money to feed their cattle. Vejar had been trading with two Los Angeles merchants, Isaac Schlesinger and Hyman Tischler, and they loaned him $600 for supplies at an interest rate of eight percent per month. When the note, with compounded interest, was finally called in for over $28,000, Vejar couldn't pay, and his property passed to Schlesinger and Tischler in 1864.

The Rancho Los Nogales did not prosper under its new owners, and they were surrounded by hostile neighbors who remained loyal to Vejar. In 1866, they sold the ranch to Louis Phillips for $30,000, bringing his holdings to over 12,000 acres. Phillips sold a portion of the ranch to WiIliam Rubettom, who opened up a tavern and overland stage station for the Butterfield route near where the Orange Freeway (57) now crosses Pomona Boulevard. He called the community "Spadra," after his hometown in Arkansas, and this became the first named settlement in the Diamond Bar area.

In 1873, the Rancho Los Nogales was sold again, this time to Wilson Beach and George Butler. After that, the property became quite fragmented as parcels were sold off to many different owners. But in 1918, Frederich E. Lewis bought up most of the original Rancho Los Nogales again, and he registered the Brand of Diamond Bar with the California Department of Agriculture. Lewis sold the Diamond Bar Ranch to the Bartholome family in 1943, and they continued to raise cattle on it for the next thirteen years.

An aerial view of Diamond Bar in the 1970's ...

In 1956, the Diamond Bar Ranch looked much as it did in 1840, with its golden hills peppered by green stands of oak and walnut trees, and grazed by large herds of cattle. The changes of the previous century were nothing, however, compared to the plans that the Transamerica Corporation had for Diamond Bar. In that year, they paid $10,000,000 for 8,000 acres of Brea Canyon, and they master-planned a community that would eventually become home to some 50,000 people. The first model homes were built at the north end of town in 1960, and a development "boom" had begun that continues today.

Today's Diamond Bar is a young, upscale residential community of about 60,000, situated among the meandering hills and valleys of Brea Canyon. Located at the junction of the Orange (57) and Pomona (60) freeways, Diamond Bar is central to all of the Los Angeles basin. A twenty-five mile radius encompasses Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Irvine and Riverside. Inside that radius, can be found such attractions as Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, Anaheim and Dodger Stadiums, the theaters of Los Angeles' Civic Center, the Rose Bowl and the Coliseum, the Santa Anita and Los Alamitos race tracks, the Mt. Baldy ski slopes and all of the Orange County beaches. The Ontario International Airport is only twenty-five minutes away, giving Diamond Bar residents an attractive alternative to Los Angeles International Airport. A two-hour drive lands you beside the waters of Lake Arrowhead, or in the snowy mountains of Big Bear. Whether you prefer the hills and canyons in the city, the nearby mountains, the sun on the surf, or the desert, Diamond Bar places you at the center of the active Southern California life-style.

All desired services can be conveniently found in Diamond Bar's shopping and business centers. The Diamond Bar Golf Course has 18 beautiful and challenging holes, and the Los Angeles Royal Vista Golf Course is just down the road. Diamond Bar's parks offer residents more than 80 acres of recreational facilities. Mt. San Antonio College and California Polytechnic University, Pomona are located at the north edge of town, while California State University, Fullerton is just ten minutes to the south.

Diamond Bar, CA

Top 100 rank: N/A^C
Population: 59,700

Financial
	City stats	Best places avg.
Median family income (per year)	$84,173	$90,316
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)	$69,051	$82,867
Sales tax	8.30%	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)	9.57%	13.41%
Housing
	City stats	Best places average
Median home price	$583,825	$359,352
Average property taxes (2006)	$3,730	$3,585


Education
	City stats	Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles)	49	29
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles)	55	18
Test scores reading (% above/below state average)	66.7%	20.1%
Test scores math (% above/below average)	52.0%	24.8%
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)	97.0/3.0	91.1/8.9
Quality of life
	City stats	Best places average
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)	32.1%	77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)	2	13
Property crime incidents (per 1,000)	15	206
Median commute time (in minutes)	30.7	23.1
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer	31.9%	15.6%
% population walk or bike to work	0.8%	2.7%

Health*
	City stats	Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)	83.2%	90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)	27	27
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed)	7.3%	9.3%
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed)	28.4%	30.6%
Elder-care facilities^**	263	107
Meet the neighbors
	City stats	Best places average
Median age	37.0	36.8
Completed at least some college (% of residents)	72.9%	72.4%
Married	58.6%	60.8%
Divorced	6.7%	8.0%
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)	428.6	59.2
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)	$9,056	$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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $78,800 (it was $68,871 in 2000)

Diamond Bar	$78,800
California:	$53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $564,100 (it was $245,800 in 2000)

Diamond Bar	$564,100
California:	$477,700

Diamond Bar Real Estate