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Your #1 resource for sellers and buyers of mid-century modern, modern and contemporary homes.

Real estate company specializing in mid-century and modern homes throughout Southern California.

09/18/2026

Got a Mills Act Contract? Want One? Your Voice Is Needed — Right Now. We need YOU to stand up NOW!

Last November, the Orange City Council paused the Mills Act program to study its costs and impacts. This Tuesday, September 22nd, they’ll decide what comes next — and the stakes couldn’t be higher for historic homeowners and preservation advocates across the city.

Here’s what we know so far: contract holders just received notice that their annual program fee will jump from $100 to $728 — a 682% increase — effective immediately. What else is on the table? We don’t know yet. The City indicated that additional details would be released on September 17th. As of this morning, those details had not been posted.

That’s not a great sign.
What the Mills Act Actually Does for Homeowners

The Mills Act isn’t just a historic preservation tool — it’s one of the most powerful financial benefits available to owners of qualifying historic properties in California. Here’s what’s at stake:

• Significant property tax savings.
• Those savings are reinvested where they belong — into the home.
• It increases long-term value
• It’s transferable.
• Future homeowners benefit too

Showing up in person sends a message that no eComment can replicate. The Council needs to see faces — homeowners, neighbors, history lovers, anyone who has ever walked through Old Towne and felt something. Come ready to speak, or simply come ready to stand.

📍 Orange City Council Meeting
📅 Tuesday, September 22 | 6:00 PM
📍 300 East Chapman Avenue, Orange

Can’t attend in person? Submit a comment via eComment once the agenda is posted:
👉 https://cityoforange.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

Note: Not all Council members review eComments before the meeting. In-person attendance is the single most effective way to make your voice heard.

The City of Orange is recognized across California for its remarkable concentration of intact historic homes. That didn’t happen by accident — it happened because people showed up, spoke up, and cared. Now it’s our turn.

Be there Tuesday. Check the link in our bio for full story and updates

09/07/2026

Some midcentury moderns have been “updated.” This one has been honored. Built by John Lyttle — one of Orange County’s most respected custom homebuilders, whose eye for midcentury modern design made him a quiet legend in the region — this single-level stunner is the one the architecture nerds have been waiting for. Tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac, it arrives with all its bones intact: original beams, clerestory windows positioned to draw natural light deep into the floor plan, a signature breeze-block screen at the entry, and original folding wood dividers that still do exactly what they were designed to do.
The kitchen was fully remodeled and just refreshed with a brand-new stainless refrigerator and dishwasher. The bathrooms were fully reimagined in 2021 — modern, functional, and finished with a high-end water filtration system. Out back, a private oasis awaits: a redwood privacy fence, a hot tub, a fire table, and mature landscaping that earns its keep — including a Hass avocado and citrus trees heavy with key lime, grapefruit, and lemon. Overhead, owned solar (2022) paired with an upgraded electrical panel keeps the bills honest, and a heating and AC system means comfort is never a question.
Sitting between the charming streets of Old Town Tustin and the historic magic of Old Towne Orange, this home puts you at the center of everything that makes this corner of Orange County so special. Tustin Marketplace, The District, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, boutique shopping, and some of OC’s best dining are all within minutes. You’re also a quick 15 minutes from OCVibe, the exciting new entertainment district rising around the Honda Center — home to Ducks games and year-round concerts. Stroll the tree-lined blocks of Old Town Tustin, spend a Sunday antiquing and brunching through Old Towne Orange’s iconic plaza. Hiking trails and golf are close by, every major OC freeway is a quick hop, top-rated schools are nearby, and the beach is just about 20 minutes away. This is the kind of address that makes daily life feel like an upgrade.
17881 Arbolada Tustin
Invitation Pricing $1,325,000

08/26/2026

GET EXCITED!!! We are!! Swanky, sexy, updated and nothing like this honey on the market.

Stay tuned!

08/25/2026

Congratulations….you’ve found the Eichler nobody has ruined for you yet.

You can pay $2M for someone else’s taste (BOLD MOVE) , or pay less and have your own. Wild that this is even a debate.

Project? Yes. Yours? Completely.

Check her out this weekend…636 S. Woodland St. Orange. Saturday, 10-1pm and Sunday, 11-2pm.

05/05/2026

For years, the idea of needing 20% down has quietly kept buyers on the sidelines.

But today’s market tells a very different story.

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time,”
it may not be about timing at all—
it may just be about understanding your options.

We specialize in turning uncertainty into strategy.
Let’s explore what’s truly within reach for you.
☎️ 714.376.0212

05/04/2026

Summer Ready😍
Thoughtful design and intentions set.

04/23/2026

Pour Yourself a Gimlet — The Eichler Was Built for This
Picture it: It’s a Saturday evening in 1963. The hi-fi is spinning Sinatra, someone’s husband is manning the blender with entirely too much confidence, and the neighbors have wandered over — through the garden, naturally — because at an Eichler, the party has a way of just finding you. Joseph Eichler didn’t just build houses. He built a lifestyle — one that looked a whole lot like a cocktail in hand, bare feet on warm concrete, and the line between indoors and outdoors dissolving like an ice cube in July. His open floor plans, floor-to-ceiling glass, and signature atriums created something the design world is still chasing: a home where the architecture does the entertaining for you. The pool wasn’t an afterthought — it was sited deliberately, visible from the main living areas, framed by covered overhangs that created that perfect spot just out of the sun. The kitchen was never banished to the back of the house. At an Eichler, you could be fixing drinks and still be in the party — because the whole home was the party.
Here’s what the cocktail party generation figured out, and what buyers are rediscovering today: these homes don’t just shelter your life — they shape it. When your floor plan invites people in, when your glass walls make the sunset part of every dinner, when your atrium turns a Tuesday evening into something that feels like a vacation — you live more generously, more joyfully, more outwardly. They showed up in sheath dresses and slim-cut suits, kicked off their shoes at the door, and let the architecture do exactly what it was born to do. The homes are still doing it. And honestly? The gimlets still taste just as good.

Thinking about buying or selling an Eichler? Kelly Laule with Better Living SoCal Group has spent 20+ years connecting these homes with exactly the right people — the ones who’ll throw open those glass doors and invite the whole neighborhood over.
📞 714.376.0212 | [email protected]

04/22/2026

Some homes are vintage and some dress like it too 😍
What style would your home be dressed in?

03/12/2026

Flat roofs. Post & beam. Walls of glass. 🏡
Not everyone gets it — but you do.
There’s something about a mid-century modern home that just hits differently. And if an Eichler has been on your radar? That’s not an accident.
Whether you’re buying your first one or upgrading to the one that actually feels like you — we know this market inside and out.
No guessing. No games. Just a real plan, built for buyers and sellers who know exactly what they want.
📲 Let’s talk. Your Eichler era starts now.

02/17/2026

When you still look damn good…even on cold rainy days

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