You are buying a home in Los Angeles and have done all your homework. You have contacted a lender and know what you can afford to buy. You have chosen your Los Angeles Realtor® and you are ready to go. Stop! Think! For the purpose of this post, let’s assume that you have been approved to purchase a […]
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It’s time to check in and see how the Beverly Hills real estate market performed compared to the 2nd Qtr. of 2013. How is the luxury market doing? Since the demographics of Beverly Hills vary the stats are broken down by zip code. Beverly Hills Single Family Homes 90210 Sold +/- Median +/- Active Median Pending
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You are a first-time homebuyer and you are looking for a home in Los Angeles, where do you start? In a city like Los Angeles you would assume that you have so many choices but you really don’t. You are going to be limited by several factors: The main consideration is your budget, that is
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Let’s check on on the Santa Monica real estate market. How does the Third Quarter of 2013 compare to the Second Quarter. Santa Monica zip codes differ in pricing and demographics from each other and will be reported separately. The difference is over the previous quarter. Santa Monica single family 90401 – this is primarily
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If you are considering buying a home in Los Angeles it is important to know what your credit history is going to show before you start the process. Why? Because, depending on your score, and if there are any negative hits on your report, your interest rate is going to rise and you may also
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Another Quarter has passed us by and it’s time to take a look at how Wilshire Corridor condo sales did during the 3rd Quarter of 2013. The +/- stats are compared to the Second Quarter of 2013. Median price differences are not included where there is only one sale reported. Building Sold +/ Price/ Median
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Los Angeles is not an inexpensive place to live, and not a place where you can easily say it makes more sense to buy than rent. However, I often get people who are considering renting a home in Los Angeles and end up buying because it does make more sense. Because rents are so high in
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More and more often, the topic of co-signing on a Mortgage is being brought up both during my initial inquiries and Pre-Qualification conversations. I’m presented with questions regarding Mortgage co-signing from both hopeful recipients of the co-signing and those actually considering becoming a co-signor. I find that there is often confusion surrounding this topic. (Some simply have co-signingconfused with co-borrowing. Two different things.) And many times, recipient and co-signor alike are unsure
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If you are a first-time homebuyer and have started the process of buying a home in Los Angeles you may have been tempted to find a lender online. This would probably be because you have not yet talked to a Los Angeles Realtor® who would be advising you on the path to take. A huge
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You may think that the process of buying a home in Los Angeles is totally a matter of the highest price. Whoever offers the most is going to get the home. In many cases that is true, but there still remains an element of the personal in some transactions. There are still homeowners who are
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