We are heading towards a Shakespearean tragedy here, extreme shortage of inventory. The Los Angeles housing market is not going to recover if there is nothing for buyers to purchase.  Getting a loan is not a slam dunk, but mortgage rates are at an all time low and more than half of California home buyers can afford the median price in the state. So what is causing the anemic inventory? The expected shadow inventory of homes hasn't happened.  Less people are willing to short sell their … [Read more...]

You are in the process of selling your Los Angeles home and have hired your Los Angeles Realtor®, and you have signed the listing agreement.  What's next? Now you have to plan to put your home on the market. Pricing.  You will sit down with your Los Angeles Realtor®,  and decide on the right list price.  Your Realtor® will have provided you with sales comparables - similar homes in the area which have sold.  You may want to look at how the home was originally priced.  Maybe … [Read more...]

Sharon Paxson, my colleague, a Newport Beach Realtor has written a great series on selling your home.  Rather than reinvent the wheel, I am reposting the series here.  Everything of course applies to selling your Los Angeles home. You have prepared to sell your Los Angeles home to sell, and you have addressed deferred maintenance, made necessary repairs, you are thinking like a buyer, you have selected your Los Angeles Realtor, and this post will be addressing managing your listing. … [Read more...]

You have decided you are selling your Los Angeles home and are starting the process of hiring a Realtor®.  This is the start of what is going to be a long relationship and you need to choose carefully. How do you choose a Los Angeles Realtor®? I think the same way you choose your friends.  Someone you relate to.  Someone with whom you are comfortable. Someone who is going to work towards the ultimate goal, selling your home. As a Los Angeles Realtor® with a buyer I get to meet your … [Read more...]