Diamond Bar Real Estate: Diamond Bar House with Nice View

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Diamond Bar House with Nice View $609,500

Bed: 6
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3
Sqft: 2,500
Lot SF: 10,270
YrBuilt: 1978
Stories: Two Level

Description: Rare find Model perfect SFR. Owner spent $100,000+ for upgrades & Custom Touch thru out this "Executive Beauty". 3 bedrooms upstairs, 3 downstairs. Double Crown Molding thru out house, tile flooring in entry, kitchen, downstairs bedrooms, bathroom & laundry room. Upgraded recess lighting in kitchen, family room & master bedroom. New matching chandeliers in entry, dining room & master bedroom. Custom bay window w/seat & storage at Living room. In kitchen - new Granite counter tops, deep Chef Kohler kitchen sink w/ restaurant grade garbage disposal. State of art Stainless steel kitchen appliances - such as Kitchen Aid double drawer dish washer, 5 burner high BTU thermador gas stove ... etc. Double door pantry with pull out drawers. Extra storage closet with selves behind the wet bar. Entertainers backyard w/ build in bar, heated SPA in a professional landscaped yard w/palm trees, roses and various flowers. Seeing is believing. Please come and see.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Nice View $609,999

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

Sqft: 2,364
Lot SF: 10,868
YrBuilt: 1984

Description: this is a great house.quit area. views front and back. large lot with pool/spa. inside of house is well maintained. you will love the tile through out with a large masterbed room. formal dining area and alot more. show anytime on the weekend seller will get you in.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Nice View $2,880,000

Bed: 7
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 6
Sqft: 7,133
Lot SF: 61,916
YrBuilt: 1999
HOA: $205

Description: Luxurious mansion in the Country Estates! Located on a cul-de-sac street with an appealing panoramic view, 7 suite bedrooms, all purpose bonus room and grand library, 6 full bathrooms, granite floor throughout, granite kitchen counter tops, high cathedral ceilings, 3 schonbek crystal chandeliers, over 18000 sq.ft flat lot.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Nice View $519,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 1,1,
Sqft: 2,002
Lot SF: 12,170
YrBuilt: 1968
HOA: $20

Description: GORGEOUS, IMMACULATE HOME WITH OUTSTANDING CURB APPEAL LOCATED ON A QUIET CUL-DE SAC WITH BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEWS*COMPLETELY REMODELED HOME OFFERS BEAUTIFUL BAMBOO HARDWOOD FLOORING THRU OUT, NEW CARPET, REMODELED BATHROOMS, NEW DOORS, NEW BASEBOARDS, NEW CASINGS, NEW PAINT IN & OUT, TILE ROOF, NEW HEATER, NEW A/C & NEW LANDSCAPING*BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE DOOR ENTRY LEADS TO VERY BRIGHT LIVING ROOM W/FIREPLACE & VIEW OF PRIVATE FRONT PORCH AREA*REMODELED KITCHEN W/GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, BREAKFAST COUNTER & EATING AREA LEADS TO FORMAL DINING AREA WITH SLIDING DOOR ACCESS TO BACKYARD*LARGE MAIN FLOOR BEDROOM WITH ACCESS TO PATIO*3 GREAT SIZED BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS WITH VIEW OF LARGE BACKYARD*PRIVATE BACKYARD WITH LARGE CONCRETE PATIO & NEW LANDSCAPING*GREAT HOME FOR ENTERTAINING*2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE*

Friday, October 31, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Nice View $519,900

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

Sqft: 2,100
Lot SF: 8,400/
YrBuilt: 1967

Description: BEAUTIFUL REMODELED 2 STORY 3 BEDROOM 3 BATH HOME WITH BONUS ROOM 1,908 SQFT. DRAMATIC OPEN STAIRCASE OVER ENTRY, LIVING ROOM WITH FIREPLACE. VOLUME CEILINGS, LARGE BACKYARD WITH VIEW. LOT SIZE IS 8,400 SQFT. LOCATED ON CORNER LOT OF CUL-DE-SAC. CLOSE TO PARKS AND SCHOOLS.

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