When selling your home during summer months, keep your home comfortably cool on hot summer days. This will make potential buyers feel comfortable and welcome and they will be inclined to stay and spend extra time checking your home out. Turn on ceiling fans, to keep the air moving. Potential buyers will sure to notice how well maintained appliances are and how comfortable the house can be during hot days.

“The Tempest” is being performed on Tuesday, August 18th at 7pm. This is a special “Rain Check” performance due to a rain out a couple of weeks ago.  The Shakespeare by the Sea group will put on the performance at the Civic Center Green at 100 Civic Center Drive. Bring a picnic dinner, beach chairs and blankets and sit back, relax and enjoy this performance.  The Newport Beach City Arts Commission is sponsoring this event. This event is free for the public to attend. Free parking is available at the Civic Center Parking lot or at the library parking lot. For more information about Shakespeare by the Sea, see their website at: http://www.newportbeachca.gov/home.

Pelican Hill is situated in the Newport Coast section of Newport Beach. In addition to Pelican Hill, Crystal Cove is also part of Newport Coast. Pelican Hill is made up of five luxury developments: Pelican Crest, Pelican Hill, Pelican Ridge, Pelican Ridge Estates and Pelican Point. Located at 11 Pelican Vista, this 7,600 square foot home is part of the Pelican Crest neighborhood.  This five bedroom, nine bathroom estate has a contemporary architectural style. The home has abundant natural light. Attention to detail can be seen in the Bang and Olufsen multimedia equipment, Miele appliances and Dorn Bacht fixtures. The home has amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, white water, Newport Harbor and stunning evening sunsets. There are just 166 homes in Pelican Crest, which are all custom designed and built. This is a 24 hour guard gated community.