You have decided to buy a home in Los Angeles but cannot decide whether to buy a single family home or a condo. Each has their pros and cons, so how will you decide. Single family home: Pros: Outdoor space if you like to putter around the garden, have a private pool, barbecue, etc. No […]
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Imagine living in Los Angeles and not being tied to your car. If you are buying a home in Los Angeles right now the new Los Angeles Metro Expo Line is almost finished with the last phase, from Culver City to Santa Monica scheduled to be completed by 2015. When finished the light rail line
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If you are looking to rent a home in Los Angeles, you will need to be aware that your credit is extremely important. I cannot count how many times potential tenants have been refused because of the state of their credit. Checking your credit report is the main tool that a landlord has to see what kind
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We’ve all heard the news, Los Angeles is a sellers’ market. So what does that mean if you are buying a home in Los Angeles? Well, you may need to look for your inner Hulk, because it is not pretty out there. Case in point: A home recently listed in the Westwood area for $829,000 sold in
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Debbie Gartner knows her flooring. Below she has some great articles about flooring for pets. Top pet questions about flooring Pets are an important part of our family, and choosing flooring that works with your pets is important for many of my Westchester customers. So, I thought it would be helpful to gather my
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When buying a home in Los Angeles you will be faced with the term “Title Insurance”. So what is title insurance? Title insurance protects against any kind of problems affecting the title to a piece of property. Some of those problems could be: Questions about the legal ownership of the property Any errors in the public
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I try to keep track and analyze those blog posts that receive the most attention and get the most comments. What I learn from doing this, is that posts that recount actual transactions and actions that have transpired within a client’s mortgage process seem to educate best and hit a chord most often. My readers
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When buying a Los Angeles home it helps if you understand the Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA) which is what will be filled out when making an offer. The majority of the contract is standard and pretty much self-explanatory, but there are areas that need to be filled out that can cause some confusion. Below is an
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Interest rates are still low and Los Angeles home buyers are scrambling to find homes. It is such an excellent time be selling real estate. Homes are going into multiple offers and over asking. Interest rates are low and buyers are bullish. Waiting until prices rise more could diminish the affordability factor for these buyers,
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With all the talk about rising homes prices and shortage of inventory, it is time to check on the Santa Monica real estate market performance for May 2013. Is the inventory up, median prices up? Let’s take a look. April 2013 Sold +/- March Median +/- March Active New +/- March Pending +/- March Single
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