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Aliso Viejo Real Estate
Aliso Viejo Real Estate is some of the best real estate in the world. In the past few years Aliso Viejo has continued to shine as a beacon to the world as a perfect community.

The city we know today as Aliso Viejo was once part of the twenty two thousand acre Moulton Ranch. The Moulton's took the title in the 1890's to the land that was originally granted by the Mexican government in 1842 to Juan Avila. The Mission Viejo Company purchased the last 6,600 acres for a new planned community in 1976, that is now a big part of Aliso Viejo. The homes were first offered in March 1982 and the very home owners arrived early November in the same year.

On July 1, 2001 Aliso Viejo became Orange County 's 34th city. The first completely planned community in Orange County, the home developments were targeted to middle and upper-middle income homebuyers. Aliso Viejo had less than eight thousand residents in 1990. Companies were building the homes, condos and apartments so fast there were waiting lists and lotteries for singles and couples that wanted to be a part of the community. By the year 2000, Aliso Viejo's population expanded by thirty-two thousand residents, making it the number one city in regards to population growth in Orange County.

Aliso Viejo was designed to make it a possibility to live, work and play all in the same community, today Aliso Viejo continues to grow and prosper.

Aliso Viejo has beautiful real estate award-winning schools, a convenient geographical location, with great shopping, delicious dining and awesome entertainment, state of the art employment centers, gorgeous parks and also an extensive recreational program offered by the Aliso Viejo Community Association. The city has expanding wok and housing options, top notch educational centers, a well balanced retail & commercial mix, and healthy recreational opportunities, Aliso Viejo continues to offer more convincing reasons for families and businesses to choose Aliso Viejo as their number one choice for a hometown.

Aliso Viejo Historic Information

After Mexico had gained it's independence from Spain in the early 1800's, many of the loyalists were given large land grants in California. On of them was the thirteen thousand acre Rancho Niguel. which was given to Don Juan Avila. The very location where Laguna Hills would later be. In 1874 the land was sold to a Mr. Lewis Moulton, who was a land and home developer. With this real estate purchase the sprawling ranch was increased to twenty two thousand acres. The primary use of the ranch was raising sheep and cattle. Around 1960, the Moulton Ranch property was divided up. One portion of the land became known as Laguna Hills.