Diamond Bar Real Estate: October 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

Diamond Bar Country Estate For Sale $1,380,000

Bed: 5
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 4,0,0,0
Sqft: 4,533/A
$/Sqft: $304
Lot SF: 80,000

YrBuilt: 2006
HOA: $200

Stories: Three or More Levels
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: REDUCED $300,000. FROM ORIGINAL PRICE.BRING ANY RESONABLE OFFER. NO NEED TO PREVIEW. THIS LUXURIOUS HOME LOCATED IN “THE COUNTRY OF DIAMOND BAR”. PEACEFUL CANYON VIEW. ELEGANT INTERIOR INCLUDES CUSTOM-DESIGNED STAIN PAINTED WOODEN WALLS, MARBLE AND UPGRADED CARPETS FLOOR, WET BAR, BALCONY. SPACIOUS KITCHEN INCLUDES GRANITE COUNTER TOPS, GRANITE CENTER ISLAND, TOP OF THE LINE STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, REFRIGERATOR, VIKING COOK TOP AND OVEN UNIT. END OF CUL-DE-SAC. HUDGE LOTS OVER 80,000SQ. ROOM FOR TENNIS COURT. SPARKING HEATED POOL AND SPA. FOUR-CAR GARAGE WITH ADDITIONAL PARKINGS. ORIGINALY BUILT IN 1978 BUT REBUILT IN 2006. CALL LISTING AGENT FOR 24 HOURS ADVENCE TO SHOWING.

Diamond Bar House with Excellent Walnut School District $984,500

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3,0,0,0
Sqft: 2,646/A
$/Sqft: $372
Lot SF: 55,321
YrBuilt: 1985

Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified
Elem: EVERGREEN
Midsch: CHAPARRAL
Highsch: DIAMOND BAR HIGH SCH

Description: LOCATED IN THE CUL-DE-SAC OF A PRESTIGIOUS GATED COMMUNITY. A LIFETIME TREASURE. EXQUISITE BEDROOM AND BATH DOWNSTAIRS FOR GUESTS/IN-LAWS. FAMILY ROOM WITH FIREPLACE, NEWER WOODEN FLOORS. MOVE RIGHT IN. AWARD-WINNING SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Features
Heat: Forced Air
Utilities: Public Water
Eat Area: Area, Breakfast Nook, Formal Dining Room
FirePlace: Family Room
HOA: Pool, Spa, Tennis
Style: Traditional
Lot/Com Cul-De-Sac

View: Valley
Parking: Direct Garage Access, Garage Door Opener, Driveway
Structure: Double Door Entry
Laundry: Individual Room
Rooms: Dressing Area, Entry, Family Room, Living Room, Master Bedroom, Walk-In Closet
Floor: Hardwood

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Diamond Bar Short Sale House with City Lights View $998,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3,0,0,0
Sqft: 2,695/A
$/Sqft: $370
Lot SF: 58,806
YrBuilt: 1970

HOA: $250

Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified
Elem: Castle Rock
Midsch: S. Pointe/Chaparral
Highsch: DBHS

Description: Short Sale, subject to lender's approval.Lovely home nestled in a private location surrounded by beautiful views, trees, nature, a peaceful environment within the 24 hr guard gated community known as 'The Country Estates'. Appealing long driveway ascending to main house(2 private suites with one suite downstairs) new windows,new sliding doors and granite kitchen, new bath rooms, new paint, new A/C, new flooring, with a green park on the side, 3-car garage plus a separate garage. Main house (living space) approximated at 2,695 square feet, with total LOT approximated at 58,806 square feet. Long, appealing driveway, Spacious & open floor plan with dramatic volumes of incoming light, aesthetic city lights view and snow capped mountains in the distance. Large, usable Lot with great potential, and room to build a tennis court and pool if desired. Owner spent approx.200k to remodel, owner's loss is buyer's gain.

Features
Roof: Concrete, Tile
Heat: Forced Air
Utilities: Cable TV, Water District, Sewer Connected & Paid
Eat Area: Breakfast Nook, Formal Dining Room
FirePlace: Family Room, Gas, Wood
HOA: Pool, Club House, Tennis
Lot/Com Gated Community, Gated With Guard, Paved Street

View: City Lights, Mountain, Panoramic, Park or Green Belt, Trees/Woods
Parking: Garage Door Opener, Driveway, Guest, RV Access/Parking
Structure: Double Door Entry, Main Floor Bedroom, Custom Built, Termite Clearance
Laundry: Individual Room, Gas or Electric
Rooms: Bonus, Den, Dressing Area, Entry, Family Room, Great Room, Living Room, Master Bedroom, Separate Family Room
Appliances: Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Garbage Disposal
Floor: Ceramic Tile, Wall-To-Wall Carpet

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Diamond Bar Country Estate with View $999,900

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3,0,0,0
Sqft: 2,725/A
$/Sqft: $367
Lot SF: 49,654
YrBuilt: 1978

HOA: $205

Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified
Elem: Castlerock
Midsch: S.Pointe
Highsch: Diamond Bar High

Description: In the country Estates, unobstructed view of California Island and some city lights and green Mountains, high elevation with great sea breeze. Very Open floor plan, Bright and Airy, New wood floors, New carpet & painting, Modern Kitchen and Bathrooms, Beautiful double leaded glass Entry Doors. One bedroom suites on the main level can be 2nd suite. Big frontage, lot of green trees, usable land in rear and side. Seller already bought another property, List for quick sale.

Features
Roof: Spanish Tile
Pool: Association, None
Heat: Forced Air
Utilities: Water District
Eat Area: Area
FirePlace: Family Room
HOA: Pool, Spa, Club House, Tennis, Sport Court, Guard
Style: Modern
Lot/Com Cul-De-Sac, Gated Community, Gated With Guard

View: Catalina, Mountain
Parking: Garage Door Opener
Structure: Double Door Entry, Main Floor Bedroom
Exterior: Stucco
Laundry: Individual Room
Interior: Built-Ins
Rooms: Entry
Appliances: Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Garbage Disposal
Floor: Hardwood

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Diamond Bar Country Estate For Sale $950,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3,0,0,0
Sqft: 2,700/S
$/Sqft: $352
Lot SF: 51,401

HOA: $205

YrBuilt: 1978
Style: Spanish

Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: THE COUNTRY ESTATE - VALUE IN THE LAND!!! SERIOUS BUYER ONLY!!! APPOINTMENT ONLY: AVAILABLE SHOW TIME 10:00AM - 5:00PM, FIVE HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED!!! NEWLY REMODELED KITCHEN, NEW PATIO, NEW FIXED-BRICK BBQ SET, NEW FRONT DOOR, WITH LIMA, SHEEP HERD IN THE PROPERTY, END CORNERLOT IN THE BLOCK NEXT TO NO ONE, COZY, QUIET, PRIVACY, BORDER WITH CHINO HILLS, 75 OWNER PLANTED FRUIT TREES, LARGE PARKING SPACE: PRIVATE DRIVE WAY, 3-CAR GARAGE, RV PARKING. COULD BE USED AS INVESTMENT RENTAL PROPERTY $2900-$3200/MONTH, VACATION HOME. GRADED BUILDABLE AREA ~8000 SQ FT, REMODEL/ADD/BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Diamond Bar Country Estate with View $1,490,000

Bed: 5
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 5,0,0,0
Sqft: 3,555/A
$/Sqft: $419
Lot SF: 43,995
YrBuilt: 1987

View: Canyon, Hills

HOA: $250
Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: JUST REDUCED PRICE! A+ HOME QUIET AREA IN COUNTRY AT CUL-DE-SAC, NEW REMODELD KITCHEN & NATURAL WOOD FLOORING, WOOD BLIND, WINDOW FRAME. MASTER ROOM AT DOWN STAIRS, HAS SUN ROOM FOR GYM INSIDE OF HOUSE. SELLER IS VERY MOTIVATED.

Diamond Bar House with Walking Distance to School $1,168,000

Bed: 6
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 4,0,1,0
Sqft: 4,521/A
$/Sqft: $258
Lot SF: 8,351
YrBuilt: 1998

HOA: $194
Stories: Two Level

Midsch: South Pointe Middle
Highsch: Diamond Bar High Sch

Description: Luxury Home in the Prestigious " Diamond Crest " Gated Community. 6 Bedrooms House Facing "South" (One Suite on the 1st Floor + One Suite on the 2nd Floor) + 4.5 Bath + Den + 20 FT High Ceiling in the Living Room (Very Open & Bright). Gourmet Kitchen Area with Large Kitchen Island. Fireplace in Family Room. Large Lot with Professional Landscaping. Walking Distance to South Pointe Middle School and close to Diamond Bar High School. Easy Access to 60 FRWY & 57 FRWY. Close to Shopping Centers and Market. Great Walnut School District. Sold in As Is Condition.

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