Diane is a seasoned Real Estate professional based in Irvine, California. Born and raised in Long Island, NY her passion for helping people began early on. Over the last 10 years, Diane has worked in property management and Real Estate Sales assisting 100’s of clients achieve their Real Estate goals. With her well-rounded experience in all areas of the industry, Diane prides herself on a more consultative approach to buyers and sellers.

Diane has combined her dedication and her well-rounded approach to making a giant footprint in the Orange County residential Real Estate market. Her strong business acumen allows her to build and maintain lifelong relationships, which explains why her business is achieving tremendous growth.

Understanding your home is

If you haven't heard the word on the street these days...the tax code just had a MAJOR reform that will effect everyone. And I mean everyone. But for today, I'm just going to talk about everything that pertains particularly to real estate. So let's get started.

Capital Gains Tax

Prior to the recent tax bill, the rule of thumb with capital gains on a primary residence was as long as you lived in the home for two of the last five years you could use a primary residence exemption and a single person could have an exemption of up to $250,000, while a married couple could have a deduction of $500,000. There was a lot of talk about removing this in Congress but in the end this piece remained exactly the same. So if you plan on renting your home after

We are thrilled to announce we are in escrow on a beautiful property in Sun City Palm Desert. The home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this popular great room home has a spacious south east facing rear yard with an extended, salt finished patio, multiple sitting areas, desert landscaping and with out homes flush behind it making the yard private and light. There is a leaded glass door and salt finished hardscape which provides excellent curb appeal. Inside of the home there is chiseled edge tile in all but the bedrooms. Shutters are on all windows except for the greatroom view windows.

The kitchen has corian counters, a breakfast bar, wall oven and single basin, granite sink. Crown molding is throughout the greatroom and kitchen. Off the great

We are so proud of this sale in Thousand Oaks for asking price of $875,000! A little outside of the OC we went and it was worth it! This beautifully, open and bright home is located behind the gates of Chanteclaire Estates. The double door entry invites you into the formal living and dining rooms with soaring ceilings, large picture windows and plantation shutters. The kitchen has a butcher block counter island with breakfast nook, walk-in pantry and opens to the family room. One bedroom with slider and bathroom is conveniently located downstairs. The master suite has a sitting area with fireplace, built in bookshelves and window seat, slider to balcony and large walk-in closet. Master bath has double sinks, separate tub and shower. Quiet and serene