Are you leaning towards stepping into the investment market? You may get the idea that buying a foreclosure is your best bet for a great deal on a home. Well, it’s possible, but remember that the foreclosure market is full of perilous pathways and competitive investment pros who know what they’re doing. Whether you’re considering purchasing […]
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An article in today’s Los Angeles Times discusses the reasons deterring people from buying a Los Angeles home these days, and quotes me, a Los Angeles realtor®, as an example: “There’s a zillion reasons [sic] why people aren’t buying, but honestly, they would if they could,” said Jane Peters, a real estate agent in Beverly
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If you are on the fence about buying a Los Angeles home, consider that the tax benefits of Los Angeles home ownership can be attractive. What are the tax benefits of buying a Los Angeles home? Mortgage interest reduction. A Los Angeles homeowner can deduct the interest on a mortgage up to $1 million on
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Echo Park Lake, the heart and soul of Echo Park, is to be drained for two years to make way for a $65 million clean up project. The 13-acre lake was built in 1860 as a water supply reservoir. Los Angeles Public Works officials plan to remove years of pollution from the lake and make
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Work is under way to turn the Depression-era Beverly Hills Post Office into a world class cultural center, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, due to be completed in late 2012. Built in 1933 on the site of the Pacific Electric Railway Station, the Beverly Hills Post Office is on the National Register
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If you are thinking of selling your Los Angeles home, or are actually in the process of trying to sell it, you might consider a reverse offer. What is a reverse offer? A reverse offer is counter to what normally happens in the home buying process, where the buyer presents an offer to the seller.
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If you are looking for the ultimate in green roofing for your Los Angeles home, KB Home and Irvine-based Boral roofing are introducing smog-eating tiles. For those Los Angeles homeowners who are concerned about the environment, installing these concrete tiles will help neutralize the smog-forming nitrogen oxides emitted by automobiles and other burning processes. It
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