Diamond Bar Real Estate

Friday, November 14, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Walking Distance to School and Shopping Center $499,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 2
Sqft: 1,704
Lot SF: 9,465
YrBuilt: 1977

Description: “HUGE BACKYARD-9465SQ.FT USABLE LOT” BEAUTIFUL SINGLE STORY HOME. EXCELLENT CONITION. 4BED+2BATH. CUL-DE-SAC. WALK TO SHOPPING, SCHOOLS. WALNUT SCHOOL.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Swimming Pool $400,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 2
Sqft: 1,654
Lot SF: 8,300
YrBuilt: 1962
Stories: One Level

Description: Make sure this house is on your list! “A Must See” Great Opportunity to live in Prestigious Diamond Bar! This is NOT a short sale or REO. This is a Standard Sale. Sellers are Motivated. Spacious floorplan, Large family room with views of sparkling pool, spacious dining area, Private setting with garage in rear and large covered carport. Lovely backyard with beautiful landscaping and many fruit trees: (apricot,orange,peach,lime,cherry,figs,grapes,avocado) pool was replastered approximately 2 years ago, Concrete Resurfacing in garage and carport area, steel tile roof. See you in Escrow.

Diamond Bar One Level Bank Owned Property $383,900

Bed: 3
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 1,1
Sqft: 1,500
Lot SF: 8,630
YrBuilt: 1960
Style: Traditional
Stories: One Level

Description: **BANK OWNED** Single story home with 3 bedrooms and 1.75 baths located in a nice Diamond Bar neighborhood. Home features tile floors, enclosed patio plus an additional free standing patio cover, inside laundry, fireplace in livingroom and front yard sprinklers. Garage has been partially converted for possible use as a den/office. Lots of potential just needs some TLC.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Diamond Bar Two Level House For Sale $429,900

Bed: 3
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3
Sqft: 2,021
Lot SF: 6,890
YrBuilt: 1968
Style: Traditional
HOA: $20

Description: Located just east of 57 fwy of Temple is convenient to schools, shopping and transportation. Gracious gated entry leads to private secluded patio. Lovely LR with lots of windows createslight , bright, happy atmosphere. Formal Dining Room is perfect for entertaining over the busy holiday season. Gourmet kitchen will please the family chef while other relax in the cozy Family Room with wall to wall brick fireplace. Lushly landscaped patio offers spectacular Mountain and Valley View. You can enjoy the amenity of the Diamond Point Swim Club in an easy walk.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Swimming Pool and Spa $489,888

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 2
Sqft: 1,854
Lot SF: 6,990
YrBuilt: 1971
Stories: One Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: gorgeous home in the heart of diamond bar, walnut school, new paint in and out, travertine floors, medallion accent in entry, remodeled bath, maple kitchen with granite countetop and travertine back splash, large open floor plan with an oversized living room and formal dining room,separate family room near breakfast area, sliding doors from kitchen & rear yard, brand new central system just got installed a month ago great cul de sac location with lots of privacy, large master suite with sit in area, built in cabinet in hallway, wood shutters in all bedrooms and family room,don’t miss this one priced to sell, close to shopping and fwys,fireplace in living room, this home is very spacious in and out. covered patio off kitchen and living area great for gathering and entertaining, enjoy a summer near the pool and spa. lovely home just show and sell. any questions don’t hesitate to call me.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Diamond Bar House with Walnut School District $589,000

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

Sqft: 1,884
Lot SF: 11,687

YrBuilt:	1986
Style:	Contemporary

Stories:	Two Level
SchDist:	Walnut Valley Unified

Description: Beautiful home in walnut school district. Well maintained with open floor plan. bright and clean. very good and quiet location. 3 big bedroom plus one den wich could be used as 4th bedroom. Hardwood flooring. Granite countertop in kitchen. large flat backyard room for pool and basketball court. peach and lemon Fruit trees. 3 car attached garage, professional landscaping. cul-de-sac.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Diamond Bar Huge Custom Built Estate For Sale $2,388,000

Bed: 10
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 7,0,2
Sqft: 8,166
Lot SF: 42,340
YrBuilt: 1987
HOA: $205
Stories: Two Level
SchDist: Walnut Valley Unified

Description: Huge Custom Built Estate in “The Country” gated community with 24 hr guard. Almost completely remodeled in 2006. Cathedral ceiling and newer granite floor. Newer gourmet kitchen with newer cabinets, Viking appliances, built-in refrigerator, and granite countertop. Breakfast nook. Master suite with retreat, wet bar, fireplace, balcony, Jacuzzi bath tub and separate shower. Newer lighting fixtures and crystal chandeliers. Newer custom window draperies and newer paint in & out. Family room with large wet bar with granite countertop, fireplace, and bay window. Entertainment room with wood floor and wet bar. Maid quarter. 5 Central A/C, RV parking. pool and spa. New driveway.

Monday, November 03, 2008

Diamond Bar One Level House For Sale $625,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 3
Sqft: 2,165
Lot SF: 6,940
YrBuilt: 1972

Description: Beautiful 4BR 3BA house in very desirable residential area in Diamond Bar, 1BR and 1BA in first floor, Granite counter top, remodeles bathrooms, new windows and lots of upgrades, large backyard with a beautiful splashing pool, fruit trees, and large patio area Walnut school dist.

Diamond Bar House with Hillside View $549,000

Bed: 4
Bath(F,T,H,Q): 2
Sqft: 1,708
Lot SF: 8,990
YrBuilt: 1973
Style: Ranch
Stories: One Level

Description: Spacious single story home in great condition. This 4 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch-style home has hardwood flooring, carpeted bedrooms, living room fireplace, ceiling fans in dining area and main bedroom, recessed lighting in the kitchen and along the hallway, double paned windows and a bay window facing towards the front of the property. New AC system was installed this year and has a 21 SEER rating. Kitchen includes granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. The laundry area is adjacent to the two car attached garage. From the dining area you have access to the rear patio covered by an awning. You also have access to hillside views. On the rooftop there are two solar powered attic fans. Easy access to major freeways, schools and shopping nearby.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Diamond Bar Two Level House $599,900

Bed:	4
Bath(F,T,H,Q):	2,0,1

Sqft: 2,268
Lot SF: 6,510
YrBuilt: 1974

Description: Beautiful two story home, secluded back yard with sparkling pool with exterior shower, spa and patio designed for entertaining and relaxation. Was built as a 4 bedroom, third bedroom is Jack and Jill with partition that can seperate the room making it a 4 bedroom home---- or one huge bedroom. Master bedroom with fireplace, dressing area and great closet space. This is not a short sale, not an REO, it is a traditional sale. The house is like new and reflects pride of ownership in every room. R.V.Parking on the west side, don't foreget to lcheck out that very important feature.

Diamond Bar View Home with Pool $559,000

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

Sqft: 2,192
Lot SF: 8,170
YrBuilt: 1975
Stories: Two Level

Description: This lovely and elegant home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, has 2,192 Sq. ft of living space, and sits on a 8,168 sq ft lot. The kitchen is a chef's dream, with a large open cooking area, granite counter-top, and a view to the magnificant pool. The bedrooms are all upstairs with the master bedroom and master bathroom fit for a king and queen. The master bedroom has an entryway to the balcony that has a nice view of the Diamond Bar Golf Course. The sparkling pool has an attached jacuzzi ready for the pool party. Outside this home has a nicely designed covered Bar-B-Que patio for sumertime entertainment. Hardwood flooring as a nice touch of elegance to this home. This home is pride of ownership and ready to move in and enjoy.

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