The Beverly Hills luxury real estate market is slow. With ten months of inventory this is a buyers market. The median price over the past year has risen, but so have the average days on the market, slightly. Check out the report for Beverly Hills homes under $2 million
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I was asked today whether I had ever worked for a brand real estate brokerage. I have. I worked for Keller Williams for five years. To clear up any misconception of the need to sell your Los Angeles home with a brand real estate brokerage let me lay out some facts. Real estate agents are not
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Scared away from the prospect of buying a home? Think buying a home no longer makes sense? Think again. Consider these 10 reasons to buy a home in Los Angeles: 1. Deals can be made. Prices are down, in some cases 30% from their top. Are we at the bottom, who knows, but you will
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With record low mortgage interest rates, and low prices buying a home in Los Angeles right now should be a no-brainer for first-time home buyers. However, here are some mistakes to avoid: Selecting a Los Angeles Realtor® Many Los Angeles first-time home buyers, and home buyers in general spend their time online checking out homes
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If you have ever taken out an FHA loan it is possible HUD owes your a refund. HUD has been attempted to identify people owed a refund on an old FHA loan and you may qualify for one. Maybe there was money due from an impound account, but after close of escrow you moved and
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In today’s real estate market many Los Angeles homeowners needing to sell because of relocation or having sold to downsize, and finding their home slow to sell and vacant should look into their homeowners policy and the vacancy protection option. Leaving your home unoccupied can cause you to be denied coverage should something happen for
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A recent news story tells of National Guard commander who served in Iraq last year received an urgent call from his wife while there telling him that their Homeowner Association had foreclosed on their paid for $300.000 home because she had missed two payments. Yes, only two payments. And, someone taking advantage of this bought
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Reverse mortgages now less costly. If you are 62 or older and interested in a reverse mortgage you now have more choices as upfront fees have come down substantially and some lenders are eliminating them totally and even offering to pay some of the mortgage insurance premium fees up front. A reverse mortgage allows homeowners
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If you are thinking of buying a home in Los Angeles now is the time to buy. The California first time home buyers tax credit is due to run out soon. The new home buyers credit will last longer. If you have tried to file and found the fax lines busy the Franchise Tax Board
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More signs that the City of Los Angeles is broke. They are considering ending the policy of repairing driveways and sidewalks. The burden will then fall on homeowners and with lawsuits totaling anywhere from $3 to $5 million a year in defense of trips and falls, homeowners who do not take care of these hazards
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