I recently wrote a post, You Have Had your Home Inspection, What’s Next?. As a result I got a call yesterday from a very nice gentleman who wanted my advice on his situation. He is in escrow on a home and had paid $5,000 over the asking price. The inspection showed some problems that were […]
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Gene Mundt was asked to participate in a recent Bridal Show and Expo in Joliet, IL. Below is the advise he put together to share: My suggestion to newlywed couples is … let the excitement of your wedding day die down a bit. Take some time to relax and just bond. Then have a few serious talks together. Ones where
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When looking for a Los Angeles home to buy or rent you may find something on the market that is listed in both categories. What does this mean? In the days when it was a buyers’ market then probably the owner needed out for one reason or another and was not sure he or she
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Why do I say inspect with purpose? When buying a Los Angeles home you should know that each transaction is different, that is why when you are in escrow on that home your inspections should be carried out in a well thought-out manner. If you don’t stay on top of the progression of escrow you
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Let’s see the trend for Santa Monica homes for sale over the past year. Inventory is low, that we know, but how is the median price, how low is the inventory, where was the peak? Single family homes 13 homes sold in January, up 2 over the January 2012. This was the most sales per
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You are buying a Los Angeles home and your offer has been accepted. The very first thing you are going to do is put your good faith deposit (generally 3% of the purchase price) into escrow. This is held, as its name suggests, to show good faith that you are serious about purchasing the property
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It will be interesting to see what the trend for Westwood homes for sale was over the past year and compare with the previous year. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES The median sold price is up 64% in January 2013 over the previous January and the median for sale price is up 22% Only 2 homes sold in
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All we are hearing lately is that the number of Los Angeles homes for sale is down. Is this true? Is there something else going on? Let’s take a look at the City of Los Angeles itself and see the cold, hard facts. These statistics are for single family homes and exclude the cities of
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It is the new year and time to see what happened with the Wilshire Corridor condo market in January. There is a desperate shortage of inventory, sales prices are rising, and the luxury market which has been stagnant for a while is finally starting to move. So, let’s take a look: Wilshire Corridor condo sales
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If you are a Los Angeles home buyer right now you must be feeling extremely frustrated. You can’t get to a property quick enough to make an offer before there are three, four or more buyers ahead of you also making offers. And some of those offers are cash. Don’t give up. Your house is
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