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Cadê News · The Cadê Brazil newspaper and the California regions — each region with its own local paper.
Rules & Permits
No parking on the street overnight, maximum shrub heights, pet limits, rental rules. Realtor Sammy Veicer tells how he got a letter from his HOA in his first week — and what California law does (and doesn't) allow an association to require.
Lifestyle
Trails everywhere, a chilly ocean, skiing two hours away and animals Brazilians don't expect to meet in the suburbs. Realtor Sammy Veicer describes outdoor life in south Orange County — and how to keep pets safe.
Buying & Financing
New arrivals have no credit and no history, and that counts against them when competing for a rental. Realtor Sammy Veicer explains how the application works, what the law caps, why subletting a room without permission is risky and how to start a financial history before the move.
Episode 2 · Part 4 of 7
New arrivals have no credit and no history, and that counts against them when competing for a rental. Realtor Sammy Veicer explains how the application works, what the law caps, why subletting a room without permission is risky and how to start a financial history before the move.
Episode 18 · Part 4 of 10
You offered $1 million, and the bank's appraiser said the house is worth $800,000. The lender finances the lower of the two — and the $200,000 gap has to come from somewhere.
Episode 18 · Part 3 of 10
The deposit does not land in the account of the person selling. It goes to a licensed, neutral company that holds money and documents until the last condition of the contract is met — and returns it if the deal falls through for a reason the contract foresaw.
Episode 2 · Part 3 of 7
In Brazil, the sale price of the house next door is doorman gossip. In California, it's on record. Realtor Sammy Veicer explains how the MLS works — the database that pools homes for sale from every brokerage — and why it changes the way people negotiate.
Episode 2 · Part 5 of 7
On the south Orange County coast, two identical houses can have very different prices. Realtor Sammy Veicer explains the factors that matter — the view, even if it's from a single window, the dead-end street, the hillside — and San Clemente's price range.
Episode 18 · Part 10 of 10
In Costa Mesa, six offers on the same house — and the highest one wasn't his. What settled it was a timeline: closing in 10 days instead of the usual 30, backed by a lender willing to pick up the phone when the other agent called.
Episode 4 · Part 9 of 9
Known for surfing and its laid-back climate, San Clemente is the last city in Orange County before the San Diego line. Meet the city where agent Sammy Veicer lives and understand why it works as a commuter town for people working in Irvine.
Episode 5 · Part 9 of 11
An artists' colony in the 1950s and 1960s, a stronghold of the hippie movement, and today one of the most valued areas of Orange County: meet Laguna Beach, a coastal city of about 25,000 residents where houses cost two to three million dollars.
Episode 6 · Part 10 of 10
Designed by a single company, Irvine grew up around its university and became a tech hub. The region's agent explains what you'll find there, starting at what price range, and how to move just a bit further out and pay less.
Episode 2 · Part 1 of 7
No parking on the street overnight, maximum shrub heights, pet limits, rental rules. Realtor Sammy Veicer tells how he got a letter from his HOA in his first week — and what California law does (and doesn't) allow an association to require.
Episode 18 · Part 7 of 10
An old leak, a fight with the neighbor, unpermitted work, a death on the property. California law requires the seller to answer in writing — and whoever hides a known defect answers for the loss after the sale.
Episode 18 · Part 8 of 10
Before closing, the seller is required to disclose whether the house sits in one of the six hazard zones mapped by the state. In the California of 2026, that paper stopped being paperwork: it sets the price of insurance — and, at some addresses, whether the financing happens at all.
Episode 2 · Part 6 of 7
Trails everywhere, a chilly ocean, skiing two hours away and animals Brazilians don't expect to meet in the suburbs. Realtor Sammy Veicer describes outdoor life in south Orange County — and how to keep pets safe.
Episode 7 · Part 10 of 10
A small town of 35,000 people with a busy harbor; right next door, the Orange County of horses, big lots and a country music festival. The region's realtor introduces this stretch of the south coast.
Episode 18 · Part 6 of 10
The report arrived with a list. From it, the buyer can renegotiate the price, ask for a credit at closing, demand the repair — or leave the deal with the deposit back. The seller, by contract, is not required to respond at all.
Episode 18 · Part 5 of 10
Seventeen days as the standard deadline, a few hundred dollars and a report that runs past 90 pages. It isn't required by law — and it's done in practically every purchase, for a very concrete reason.
