Let’s see how the Brentwood real estate market is doing. There are actually two Brentwoods in California. I of course am referring to the community in Los Angeles. I always struggle with what information to include in these reports. Average price vs. median price: Average prices can affect what is really going on if there […]
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You are excited about buying a Los Angeles home and have been very good about keep your credit immaculate. However the holiday season looms putting your hard work in jeopardy. Your shopping list sits in front of you beckoning. You are probably not going to pay cash for all those gifts, or write a check.
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Buying a Los Angeles home, selling a Los Angeles home, or even looking for a Los Angeles rental can be a confusing task. You don’t know where to begin. What might you need help with? Selling a Los Angeles home How are you going to price your home? Pricing is an art these days. Price it to high
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Maybe the following has become a more personal worry to me this last year because I became the grandfather to a beautiful baby girl last October. That certainly has brought the urgency of the following topic “home” to me. In the not too distance past, having conversations with a daughter concerning finances, credit, and
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California is an escrow state but escrow procedures differ between Northern and Southern California and from county to county. For the purposes of this post I will address the reason you do not need an attorney for real estate transactions in Southern California. What is Escrow? Escrow is a neutral party which provides protection to
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When buying a Los Angeles home you would like to feel that you are getting the best price. But if you have a Los Angeles home for sale you feel the same. East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet. You know how it goes. This is what makes the pricing
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I am getting a lot of calls lately from people looking for luxury homes for rent in Los Angeles. Often these are calls from assistants doing a preliminary search for their bosses, so having a Los Angeles real estate agent help with the search is going to make life so much easier. Los Angeles homes
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I continue to receive a number of calls on a weekly basis from people looking for a Los Angeles rental. I will tell you, it is starting to get extremely frustrating. A call will come in on a particular Los Angeles rental property, and by the time I make the call to the listing agent, it
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With home prices nearing, if not at their bottom, now might be a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate as income property. Many more people will be looking to rent now that pre-approved mortgages are more difficult to come by. However, before you become a landlord, you’ll want to make sure your potential rental property
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Previously, Part 1 of this post, “How Appraisals Can Affect Your Real EstateTransaction“ offered information regarding facts and details addressed and documented within an Appraisal report. In this post, Part 2, I will attempt to explain what “logic” is used to support the value reported by the Appraiser in their report. In today’s challenging mortgage underwriting, that logic has to hold up to
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