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Sassy by name. Strategic by design.
Luxury Real Estate · OC · since 2010
Sell · Buy · Invest
English · 粵語
949.987.8900 · DRE 01863750
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Mortgage rates hitting 7.5%. Here's what that costs you in actual house. 🏡⁠
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Say you're comfortable at $6,000 a month, 20% down.⁠
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Back in February, at 6%, that bought a $1,251,250 home.⁠
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Today, at 7.5%, that same $6,000 buys $1,072,500.⁠
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That's $178,750 of house, gone. Same you, same paycheck, same credit. Only the rate moved.⁠
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So here's the move. Don't chase rates. Know the monthly payment you're comfortable with, and buy the home you actually want.⁠
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You can refinance a rate later. The home you love today, someone else buys tomorrow.⁠
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And 99.72% of Orange County sales closed with sellers who had equity. Years in your home is how that gets built.⁠
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Buying in OC and want your real monthly number? Call me today. @sassyagent⁠
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SASSYAGENT⁠
Liz "Sassy" Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900 liz@mysassyagent.com mysassyagent.com⁠
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#sassyagent #mortgagerates #buyingpower #orangecountyrealestate #ochomes #firsttimehomebuyer⁠ by @sassyagent
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Life is always in motion 📈, so give yourself a break— smile & laugh more 😍

Leave the husband, the kids & head out 👯‍♀️ — Have you checked out Irvine Improv? 📍@irvineimprov 🤣

Cheers, 🍹
Sassy 

Nice way to end the day 🌙 #laughingisgoodforyoursoul  #sassyagent #sassyshares #girlsnightout👯‍♀️ #goodlaughs😂 taken in Irvine, California by @sassyagent
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Selling? The First Week decides what you get 💰⁠
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Your listing is never newer than the day it goes live. That's when every buyer with an alert set sees it.⁠
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Here's the number. A home gets 3.4 times more online views the day it's listed than the day the seller drops the price. That's across 1.2 million listings.⁠
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Price it right, you get competition. Price it high to leave room and nobody comes. Then you reduce. Now buyers aren't asking what it's worth. They're asking what's wrong with it.⁠
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So before you go live: clean and empty enough to photograph, handle what an inspector would flag, and price off what actually closed nearby, not what your neighbor is asking.⁠
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What's your address? Call me and I'll tell you what your first week looks like. @sassyagent⁠
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SASSYAGENT⁠
Liz "Sassy" Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900 liz@mysassyagent.com mysassyagent.com⁠
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#sassyagent #sellyourhome #listingagent #pricingstrategy #orangecountyrealestate #ochomes⁠ by @sassyagent
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Staging is not decorating. It's editing. 🏡✨⁠
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You're not making it prettier. You're getting your life out of the way so a buyer can picture theirs.⁠
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When in doubt, leave it out. Half the furniture, the books, everything on the counters. Now that's decluttering lol⁠
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Then the personal layer. Photos, diplomas, political or religious references. A buyer reading your life isn't imagining their own.⁠
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And closets count. People open them. A packed closet reads as not enough storage.⁠
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Only doing 3 rooms? Kitchen, primary bedroom, living space.⁠
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Don't forget the outdoors. Show the space to relax into.⁠
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Then the repairs, the paint, even the smell. First impressions are what they remember.⁠
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Selling soon? The win is editing, not buying. Call me, love to help you decide what's a waste of time or money for your next move. @sassyagent⁠
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SASSYAGENT⁠
Liz "Sassy" Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900 liz@mysassyagent.com mysassyagent.com⁠
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#sassyagent #homestaging #sellyourhome #orangecountyrealestate #ochomes #listingagent⁠ by @sassyagent
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Shine your own way ✨Be yourself 👗
~ 💗 Sassy @sassyagent 

#vipinvitation 🌟There’s nothing like it up-close & personal to see China’s top 🏆 female singer @tiarayray here is USA 🇺🇸 sharing the amazing stage at Clive Davis Theatre @grammymuseum 🌟. World wide 🌎 reaches so many ❤️ Shes collaborated with @kehlani @jasonderulo @sogallant  @fareastmovement …🎶 #soulfulvibes #mandarinandenglishsongs #neosoulmusic 

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HOME CRASH 💥 : it takes 3 things, and all 3 have to hit at once 💥⁠
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Home values don't crash because a market feels slow.⁠
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It takes 3 things, and all 3 have to hit at once.⁠
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One. Way too many homes for sale.⁠
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Two. Almost no buyers.⁠
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Three. Sellers who have no choice but to sell.⁠
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Orange County has exactly one of those right now. Low demand.⁠
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Supply? 4,952 homes. A third of what we had in 2007.⁠
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And sellers who must sell, they barely exist. 25 foreclosures and short sales have closed here, through August.⁠
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In 2009 that number was 13,008.⁠
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One ingredient out of 3 isn't a crash. It's a slower market with real negotiating room.⁠
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Which of the 3 were you actually worried about? Tell me in the comments. @sassyagent⁠
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SASSYAGENT ⁠
Liz "Sassy" Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900 liz@mysassyagent.com mysassyagent.com⁠
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*Figures as of September 28, 2026.⁠
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Attended an amazing performance🌟at Grammy Museum 

Love the beautiful & talented @tiarayray 🤩
Tia Ray won the Best Female Vocalist Award at the 15th Freshmusic Awards, becoming the first mainland Chinese singer to receive this honor. She seamlessly blend Chinese musical elements with traditional Western styles. #musicisuniversallanguage 🎶❤️🇨🇳🇺🇸

Spoken Word Poets 🤩: @ken.d.tran @mike.guinn.ent @ajwordartist @concertpoet @mac_since1985 Thank you for bringing this magic live to iconic Clive Davis Theatre @grammymuseum  @ken.d.tran @samantha_d_d_t @tme_official__ 

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A home over 6 million in Orange County is taking 454 days to sell.⁠
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Luxury in Orange County means above 2.5 million. The top 10% of our market.⁠
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Luxury is taking 184 days to sell, up from 157 two weeks ago.⁠
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Sounds rough. But a year ago it was 187 days. Year over year, basically flat.⁠
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Now here's what nobody tells you. Luxury isn't one market. It's multiple tiers.⁠
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Between 2.5 and 4 million, 121 days.⁠
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4 to 6 million, 218 days.⁠
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Above 6 million? 454 days.⁠
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Same word. Completely different worlds.⁠
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Pricing a 3 million dollar home like it's a 7 million dollar home is how you sit for a year.⁠
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So what's your advantage as a seller? Knowing your tier before you pick your price.⁠
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Call me and let's prepare, strategize, and price it right.⁠
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Liz Chu, SASSYAGENT⁠
DRE 01863750⁠
mysassyagent.com⁠
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Does this meet your dream home wish list? 🏡💫

24/7 Guard gated: privacy/security ✅
South facing estate ✅
5 en-suites 🛌 6 baths 🛀 ✅
2 separate garages 🏎️🏎️🚙🚗 ✅
Dramatic dual stunning Stair cases ✅
Seamless indoor/outdoor living 🌴✅
Soaring ceilings, oversized windows, sliding glass doors ✅
Luxurious stones/marble/lighting/appliances & so much more… ✅
Solar ✅
Highlight Large lot: Private resort 🌴✅ entertainment space overlooking beautiful views 🌅🌃 with 55 foot pool /spa 💦 illuminated deck jets ✨/rain curtain water feature/LED lighting/automated controls ✅ Basketball Court 🏀 ✅
$10.58M ✅

DM/Call me @sassyagent for a closer look in person 👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏻 and I’ll help you negotiate your best offer. ✍️

SASSYAGENT 
Liz “Sassy” Chu, REALTOR®
Global Luxury Real Estate
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty
Irvine 🏝️ Orange County 🍊
📲949.987.8900 liz@mysassyagent.com mysassyagent.com

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One number tells you whether 2008 is coming back.⁠
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Foreclosures and short sales closed in Orange County this year, through August.⁠
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25.⁠
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In a county of over 3 million people.⁠
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Now here's 2009. 13,008.⁠
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2008 was 10,244. And it stayed above 10,000 every single year through 2012.⁠
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Why the difference? Back then people bought with no money down, no income documentation, and credit scores in the 600s.⁠
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Today the average buyer is at 735. Real money down. And 40% of homeowners have no mortgage at all.⁠
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People don't lose a home they can afford and have equity in.⁠
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What number would actually make you feel confident about this market? Comment below.⁠
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SASSYAGENT⁠
Liz “Sassy” Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900⁠
liz@mysassyagent.com⁠
mysassyagent.com⁠
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#sassyagent #ocrealestate #orangecountyhomes #housingmarket #foreclosure #realestatefacts by @sassyagent
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Is this 2008 all over again? ⁠
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⁠In 2007, Orange County had almost 18,000 homes sitting on the market.⁠
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Today? 4,952.⁠
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That's not a glut. That's a shortage with slow traffic.⁠
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2008 was a flood of homes nobody could afford, bought with no money down and no paperwork.⁠
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Today buyers put real money down. Credit scores are higher. Homeowners are sitting on 11.7 trillion dollars in equity.⁠
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40% of them don't have a mortgage at all.⁠
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Yes, the market slowed. Homes take 110 days to sell now, up from 101 two weeks ago.⁠
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Slow is not a crash. Slow is negotiating room.⁠
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Are you waiting for a crash before you make your move? Text me and let's talk about what you're actually waiting for.⁠
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SASSYAGENT⁠
Liz "Sassy" Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900⁠
liz@mysassyagent.com⁠
mysassyagent.com⁠
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#sassyagent #ocrealestate #orangecountyhomes #housingmarket #2008vstoday #realestatefacts by @sassyagent
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I wish we had done it sooner. Or I wish we had sold/bought then. Or I regret not purchasing that home. That is what I hear the most. 💬⁠
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Most of us move with life changes, not rates. ⁠
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They move for a life that changed.⁠
A school. 🏫 ⁠
A job. 👨🏻‍💻⁠
Being closer to your parents.👵🏻👴⁠
A marriage beginning or ending. 💍⁠
A baby on the way. 👶🏻⁠
More room, or less of it. ✨⁠
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Why wait? 🧐 The PERFECT move is the one that FITS YOU & YOURS TODAY. 😍🏡⁠
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Our lives are in constant motion. What are your thoughts? 💭🏡 Let’s chat 💬 TODAY. 📲⁠
DM me @sassyagent ⁠
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SASSYAGENT ⁠
Liz “Sassy” Chu, REALTOR®⁠
Global Luxury Real Estate⁠
DRE 01863750 · eXp Realty⁠
Newport Beach 🏝️ Orange County 🍊⁠
📲949.987.8900 ⁠
liz@mysassyagent.com ⁠
mysassyagent.com⁠
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