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Mission Viejo: The Beautiful Ranch Life
Mission Viejo has been declared as one of the safest cities in the US by a Morgan Quitno crime survey in 2007. Despite the fact that it remains one of the largest master planned communities built in the US, Mission Viejo has retained its image as a peace-loving city. With a total population close to 100,000, Mission Viejo is largely a suburban district that is rich in both nature and culture.
The land where Mission Viejo California stands is only a parcel of the 52,000 acre Rancho Mission Viejo, a cattle ranch with origins dating back to the mid 1800’s. A wealthy baron in the person of John Forster first purchased Rancho Trabuco in 1843 and added Rancho La Paz and Mission San Juan Capistrano to his properties in 1845. Eventually, he also bought the nearby Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores in 1873. When Forster passed away in 1882, two Irish immigrants, Richard O'Neill Sr. and James Flood, bought the ranches in an equal partnership arrangement. For many years, the ranch flourished – cattle breed was upgraded, land was developed further, new crops were introduced and the ranch became one of the county’s biggest wheat fields. Rancho Mission Viejo is now divided into 4 communities: the City of Mission Viejo being one of them.
Mission Viejo CA is home to the biggest hospital in the south region of Orange County. Appropriately named Mission Hospital, the institution serves as the region’s trauma center. It also houses the Childrens Hospital of Orange County which specializes in providing exceptional medical care for children. The Mission Hospital is one of Orange County’s most valuable assets, and undergoes multi-year expansions and improvements. Medical offices and associated medical services have sprouted in the hospital area, bringing in more jobs and businesses to the general Mission Viejo public.
Mission Viejo has many parks for recreation with complete picnic and sports facilities. Three world-class golf courses, The Mission Viejo Country Club, Costa del Sol Golf Course, and the new Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, provide excellent golfing amenities. At the heart of the city is Lake Mission Viejo, a man made lake surrounded by beautiful Mission Viejo homes whose residents have the select privilege of boating, fishing and swimming in the lake waters.
Mission Viejo real estate is full of interesting picks both in the commercial and residential market. Homes for sale in Mission Viejo averaging to less than $500,000. As of October 2008, the number of homes for sale in Mission Viejo listings total to 810 while the number of foreclosures total to 608. These homes range from simple small-family houses to lavish estates. The homes near Lake Mission Viejo command the highest price.
If you are looking for homes for sale in Mission Viejo , you can search the multiple listing service (Mission Viejo MLS).
