Briant Patterson-Realtor. Pacific Sotheby's International

Briant Patterson-Realtor. Pacific Sotheby's International Realty 

Briant Patterson is a top South Orange County Realtor with Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, proudly serving Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach. He specializes in luxury coastal homes, downsizing &amp; 55+ transitions, buying and selling beach homes, vacation homes, first-time home buying, and high-impact home selling. Known for his deep local knowledge and strategic expertise, Briant helps homeowners maximize property value, navigate complex transactions, and achieve their real estate goals. What sets him apart is his genuine commitment to listening—he takes the time to understand exactly what his clients want, their lifestyle needs, and long-term goals, ensuring a personalized and stress-free experience. For clients seeking flexibility, he offers all-cash purchase options and can facilitate quick closings, providing speed and certainty in today’s competitive market. Whether buying your first home, downsizing to a single-level residence, or selling a high-value coastal property, Briant’s client-first approach, market insights, and negotiation skills consistently deliver exceptional results. Trusted, professional, and results-driven, he is the go-to realtor for South Orange County clients who value guidance, honesty, and a tailored experience in California’s most desirable communities.

Orange County

Miranda Ceja

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Laguna Beach

California

Briant Patterson-Realtor. Pacific Sotheby's...

Briant Patterson is a top South Orange County Realtor with Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, proudly serving Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, San...

Capstone Federal Credit Union

Capstone Federal Credit Union is a federally insured, member owned financial cooperative. Our purpose is to serve our members by providing savings, loans and other services in a convenient, equitable and competitive manner. Our members are the bedrock of our credit union. Member-owned and not-for-profit, we’re a financial cooperative that puts your needs first. Our core responsibility is to actively serve our members and the communities they live in whenever possible. You’ll be treated with the respect you deserve and be assured of rock-solid dependability and accurate information from our highly trained staff. Our membership is comprised of a diverse social and economic group, and that’s the way we prefer it. We can only strengthen our credit union through a wide-ranging spectrum of worldviews and ideas. At Capstone FCU, we recognize the value of demographic diversity in our staff as well as volunteers. For this reason, we strive to bring people of diverse backgrounds and experiences into leadership roles at the credit union. We consistently communicate our service to members in a meaningful way so that members, potential members and the community at large will understand and appreciate the unique role that member-owned financial cooperatives can play in their lives. We promise to build our members’ financial strength by helping them to become financially self-sufficient and successful. We further this through consumer education and staying at the forefront of leading-edge ideas and educational programs. The financial strength of the credit union is maintained through annual board elections, periodic focus groups, committee involvement and diversity programs. We also provide financial and in-kind resources to others within the credit union community, and participate in cooperative activities from a local to a national level when appropriate. Capstone FCU also supports other public service activities ranging from the Alzheimer’s Association to the United Way.

Aliso Viejo

Capstone Federal Credit Union is a federally insured, member owned financial cooperative. Our purpose is to serve our members by providing savings,...

California's monthly employment report, delayed for two months by the federal government shutdown, shows the unemployment rate in Orange County declined from 6.2 percent in August to 5.8 percent in October. The report from the <a href="http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Employment Development Department</a> on Friday showed that 1,533,200 people were employed in the county in October, 29,200 more than at the beginning of the year. The unemployment rate in January was 7.1 percent. Orange County's unemployment rate is much lower than for California as a whole, which was 8.7 percent in October, down from 8.9 percent in August.  Here are the unemployment rates in October for individual cities and communities in Orange County covered by Patch: <ul><li>Aliso Viejo - 3.0% </li><li>Dana Point - 4.2% </li><li>Fountain Valley - 4.8% </li><li>Laguna Beach - 4.3% </li><li>Laguna Niguel - 4.5% </li><li>Lake Forest - 4.0%</li><li>Los Alamitos - 3.2% </li><li>Mission Viejo - 4.2% </li><li>Newport Beach - 3.6%</li><li>Rancho Santa Margarita - 3.7% </li><li>Rossmoor - 3.6% </li><li>San Clemente - 4.7% </li><li>San Juan Capistrano - 5.1% </li><li>Seal Beach - 4.3%</li></ul>

California's monthly employment report, delayed for two months by the federal government shutdown, shows the unemployment rate in Orange County declined from 6.2 percent in August to 5.8 percent in October. The report from the <a href="http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Employment Development Department</a> on Friday showed that 1,533,200 people were employed in the county in October, 29,200 more than at the beginning of the year. The unemployment rate in January was 7.1 percent. Orange County's unemployment rate is much lower than for California as a whole, which was 8.7 percent in October, down from 8.9 percent in August.  Here are the unemployment rates in October for individual cities and communities in Orange County covered by Patch:

<ul><li>Aliso Viejo - 3.0% </li><li>Dana Point - 4.2% </li><li>Fountain Valley - 4.8% </li><li>Laguna Beach - 4.3% </li><li>Laguna Niguel - 4.5% </li><li>Lake Forest - 4.0%</li><li>Los Alamitos - 3.2% </li><li>Mission Viejo - 4.2% </li><li>Newport Beach - 3.6%</li><li>Rancho Santa Margarita - 3.7% </li><li>Rossmoor - 3.6% </li><li>San Clemente - 4.7% </li><li>San Juan Capistrano - 5.1% </li><li>Seal Beach - 4.3%</li></ul>

Orange County has gained nearly 29,200 jobs since the beginning of the year, and the unemployment rate has fallen from 7.1 percent to 5.8 percent.