Thank you for visiting my website. It has been designed for you, to be a source of information for your Real Estate questions and to use for your own research. Use the buttons on the left to get advice and easy access to many areas of real estate and general Orange County information.

Residential - Commercial - Investments - Property Management - Short Sales 

Serving all of your real estate needs, I use extensive market research to provide my clients with up-to-date information. With the change in market, professional real estate help is essential.

Distressed property owners need someone they can trust for answers to the best way(s) to handle their specific situation. As a Certified National Association of Realtors® Short Sales and Forclosure Resource I can help you connect with professionals for legal, tax and credit advice with no upfront fees to decide how to save your home or sell. If a short sale is the best option, I help sellers and buyers through the process professionally. One of my short sale sellers told me recently, "You have restored our faith in real estate agents". And a buyer's agent said, "You are the first listing agent that has given me a checklist of exactly what I need to submit with the offer so it's complete for a short sale, you are great to work with." And one of my short sale buyers said, "I hear nightmare stories about short sales, that wasn't so bad."

If you are selling your home, staging it to make that important first impression for the buyer is no longer just a good idea. It is essential to selling a home and an important element of my marketing plan. As a professional, certified home stager and redesigner, I give a complimentary home staging consultation to sellers who list their home with me. Click on the Home Staging and Redesign button on the left for info. See an example of my real estate shows, click on the button on the left. To prepare a home for sale, with the sellers I stage it, photograph it and design a show to use in all marketing materials to attract buyers and buyer agents. One home sold in less than two weeks of staging and the show going on the internet.

It is a great time to buy but nowadays some people want to wait and look before buying, I provide you with MLS access that updates with new listings and price adjustments regularly so you can keep on top of the area and properties you want to watch. When you are ready I will spend as much time as you want showing you property to find your dream home.

With 35 years of knowledge and experience, Lantern Bay Realty, Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected independent Real Estate companies in Orange County. Always current and active in the community, Lantern Bay Realty was the 2002 Business of the Year and July 2007 Business of the Year.

Interested in GREEN, energy efficiency in a new home or in your existing home. Click button on left - "GREEN Press Release" to find out how I can help you.

If you are considering a move or know friends and family who are, please call or email me for market information and help. I appreciate your referrals.

Claire Woodruff, REALTOR®, GREEN, GRI, SFR (DRE Lic. #0139387)