With inflation top of mind for everyone, Doug Greene of Signature Properties outlines five ways it can impact your plans to buy or sell real estate in 2022. Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past couple of years, you are probably seeing and feeling the real impacts of inflation. A staggering 8.6% change […]
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I have written often about dual agency in real estate and how to choose the right agent but there is an excellent article from the Consumer Federation of America which goes into great detail on the downside of consumers using the listing agent to help them negotiate their home sale or purchase. Here are some
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In theory there is really no difference between a buyer’s agent and a listing agent. We are all trained to handle both sides of a transaction representing the seller or the buyer and in some cases both. There are some agents who specialize in working with buyers only and market themselves as exclusive buyer’s
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Whether you are a buyer or a seller in the Los Angeles real estate market below are 5 questions you should be asking your real estate agent before you hire them. How do you choose your agent? Obviously the best way is going to be a referral from someone you know and trust who used
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It is important to find the right agent when buying or selling a home in Los Angeles. This can be a challenge, as it would be in any area, but especially in the diverse city of Los Angeles and its neighboring cities. You need someone with local knowledge, and sometimes specific neighborhood knowledge. Many prospective home
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Looking for a home in Los Angeles? You have many options to choose from. I will not name the main sites, we all know them. However, I have endeavored with this site to provide you with a safe, no-pressure tool to search for homes anonymously for as long as you wish. There is no forced
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Are you selling a home in Los Angeles? Now is the time to hire a Los Angeles Realtor®. You may be tempted to put a sign on your lawn and handle the transaction yourself, but that would not be wise. You think you are going to save money by not having to pay commission fees,
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The world of real estate has settled into the 21st Century. There no excuse for your real estate agent to be unfamiliar with how to conduct business on the internet, and especially as a seller you will be at a distinct disadvantage if they are not. The main focus of this post is the Internet Data
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If you are a home buyer, especially in the Los Angeles area, I feel compelled to offer a heads up on what you should be expecting from your agent. This especially applies if your are a first-time home buyer because you may not understand how the process works.
I often get calls from buyers, especially first timers, asking about a property they presume is my listing because it is on my website. Since I run an Internet Data Exchange (IDX) feed on my website, all listings provided by my Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are provided to my site through my IDX, hence the confusion. I am, of course, happy to help them since this is a source for some of my business. However, the first question I ask is if they already have an agent. Many of them do. That is when I feel compelled to explain what the role of their agent is which is what their agent should have already explained to them.
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I know we all want a bargain. We want to feel we are not overpaying for our purchase. But, unfortunately, if you are buying a Los Angeles home in our present market, you are almost definitely not going to be getting that bargain. Our duty as Los Angeles real estate agents is to help our
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