AUCTIONS

EL MONTE: Thirty-eight single-family homes at California Vista, by Los Angeles-based Kaufman & Broad; 3-5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,215-2,488 square feet; minimum bids, $168,000; auction to be held at 11 a.m., Nov. 17 at the Universal Terrace Hilton in Universal City; on-site auction office open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily at 5004 Aberdeen Court, reached from southbound Santa Anita Avenue exit of the Foothill (210) Freeway; preregistration required.

MOORPARK: Twenty-one home sites at Orchard Downs, by Colmer Development Co.; each lot about 5 acres, with certified grading pads ranging from 17,000-100,000 square feet; minimum bids, $164,000; auction to be held 2 p.m., Nov. 17, at Universal Terrace Hilton in Universal City; on-site auction office open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily at 6790 Grimes Canyon Road, reached from northbound Grimes Canyon Road exit of California 118; preregistration required.

LAGUNA NIGUEL: Fifty-two single-family homes at Chatelain Estates, by the Frost Group of Laguna Niguel; 3-4 bedrooms, 2 1/2-4 baths, 2,124-3,369 square feet; minimum bids, $160,000; auction to be held at noon, Nov. 18, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Irvine; on-site auction office in 24000 block of Rue de Gauguin, reached from westbound Crown Valley exit of Interstate 5; preregistration required.

All three auctions are being handled by LFC Real Estate Marketing Services, (800) 966-0660.