The median price for a home in Orange County, CA. now stands at $628,000 which includes both Condos and detached Houses. And for a detached single family homes the median price now stands at a whopping $750,000. For those seeking a much more affordable alternative for a detached home that is only 45 minutes from Orange County, there is a beautiful newer master planned community called Horsethief Canyon in south Corona. The Orange County register recently named Horsethief Canyon the most desirable community in western Riverside County and currently is home to about 8,000 residents.
Horsethief Canyon consists of 1,964 single family homes and was built by Presley Homes. The first home was built in 1988 and construction was completed in 2002'. The homes range in size from 1,000 square feet up to 2,800 square feet. Horsethief Canyon was built in the foothills of the Cleveland National forest and the rolling hills provide many home sites with panoramic views. It's located in south Corona just of of the 15 Freeway and 14 miles south of 91 Freeway.
There are currently 76 homes active for sale in Horsethief Canyon ranging in price from $425,500 for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,281 square foot home built in 1994 and no view, on up to $659,000 for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath 2,794 square foot home with many upgrades and a panoramic view. Our featured home for this article is a model perfect single story home for sale located 27480 Coyote Mesa. This home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,639 square feet of living area and boasts of a large backyard with panoramic views of the distant valley and mountains. This fine home features vaulted ceilings, an open gourmet kitchen with Oak cabinets and stone kitchen counter tops, 18" Italian tile flooring, newer Berber carpet and much more. The asking price is just $518,000 and a similar home of this age and condition in south Orange County would cost around $800,000. To view more details about this home for sale, visit: www.27480CoyoteMesa.com
Horsethief Canyon is governed by the Horsethief Canyon Ranch Homeowners association and boasts of many community facilities, such as: large clubhouse, Volleyball and Tennis courts, Basketball courts, several parks, multiple baseball diamonds, sparkling pool, spa and wading pool and more. The association dues are only $66 per month. Horse Thief Canyon also has it's own award wining elementary school called Luiseno Elementary.
For the future, a tunnel, called the TriTunnelExpress, is being proposed from south Corona to south Orange County through the Cleveland National Forest. This 3 Billion dollar project would reduce the commute from south Riverside County to south Orange County to just 15 minutes and would have a huge positive impact on housing values in Horsethief Canyon and elsewhere in the immediate area.
