The following article presented by First Tuesday Journal explains what is homestead, a method of protecting your home should you fall prey to a negative equity situation and subsequent claims from creditors. This article covers what you need to know about the two different methods of homesteading. “Homestead by type and amount California is creating equity […]
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You are in the market to buy a new home in Los Angeles and are actively searching for the perfect home. It has to have everything you want and need. Some of the things you are looking for are: It must be move-in ready. You don’t want to have to do any work. It must
Are You Waiting For The Perfect Home? It Might be a Long Wait Read More »
Sometimes we real estate agents lose out on listings even from our old clients. It is generally not because of some failing or ours, or something we omitted in our presentation. It could be because the seller is impressed with the size of someone else’s team, or their flash presentation, or maybe the successful agent “has
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Are you thinking of buying a condo for investment purposes or simply think you may need rent out your new purchase for a while? Unless you are looking for somewhere to park your money which is not working elsewhere, and paying cash, this is probably not a good idea. A single family home would be a better purchase.
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Pricing your Los Angeles home to sell. Use the Facts. And by pricing it to sell I mean to sell for the best price possible – even in a sellers’ market. Emotions need to be taken out of the decision-making process and it should be based on facts, because this is how a buyer is going
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How’s the L.A. real estate market? Oh would that there was a simple answer. You read about the market around the country. This area is hopping. This area is slow. It’s a sellers’ market, it’s a buyers’ market. But as we all know, real estate is local and can be drilled down to anything from a city
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This is a Zillow article on the current competitive real estate market in which I was quoted. When you’re searching for new digs in a competitive market, buying a house isn’t easy. The good news is “if you keep going, you will get the home you want,” says Los Angeles real estate agent Jane Peters. So
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You are buying a home in Los Angeles and are looking for that ever elusive deal. I hear it all the time. No matter the market everyone likes to think they are getting one. And in any market remember that the seller’s goal is the opposite. They want to net as much money as they can.
I am Buying a Home in L.A. and Want a Deal. Define Deal! Read More »
I have experienced Los Angeles from two different viewpoints and I can tell you that living in L.A. is a totally difference experience from visiting it. As you drive around L.A. you see the buses with tourists being shown all the “sights”: Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills; the Hollywood sign; Griffith Park Observatory; The Magic
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You have probably heard about the severe shortage of inventory in the Los Angeles area and are probably wondering how is the Santa Monica real estate market doing? Let’s take a look. All Homes Sold: 291. This is a drop of 66 sold over the same period the previous year. Median Price: $1,260,000. This is
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