You know the story. The kids are gone. You have more space than you could ever use. The maintenance of the home is becoming more than you can handle and you are thinking, “should I downsize my Los Angeles home?” You have decided that you are ready and are wondering how to proceed: Should I […]
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You are buying a home in Los Angeles and are the lucky buyer who has had your offer accepted. You are on your way to home ownership and everything should be smooth sailing. However you start to get nervous. This is a big step with financial responsibility. You want to make sure you have not
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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 presently in the market to buy or sell a home in Los Angeles, I am sure you have been following the news about the crazy real estate market right now. You have been hearing things like “low inventory”, “low interest rates”, “rising interest rates”, “rising prices”, etc. So what is it like
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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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If you have been looking for a home in Los Angeles for a while you are probably becoming extremely frustrated. There is very little inventory, and that which does come on the market in a good area at market price is met with multiple offers and generally sells over asking price. Stay on top of
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I am sure you are hearing stories from all around the country about the shortage of inventory. Is this true about the Los Angeles real estate market? Yes it is. The Los Angeles real estate half-yearly market report for June 2012 will give you an idea how low that inventory is. There are buyers out
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Believe it or not, it really is not that difficult to get around Los Angeles without a car. I am living proof. When we take our cars in for service, or body work or whatever in Los Angeles we almost always arrange for a ride, rent a car or, if we go to a dealership,
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Let’s check in on the Downtown L.A. condo market to see how First Quarter figures look. The numbers are taken from the MLS/CLAW and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Number Sold: 110, a decrease of 3.77% over the same period last year. Median Price: $283,750, a 2.99% decrease over the same period last year.
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When buying or selling real estate in Los Angeles we often talk about the market as being a buyers’ or a sellers’ market, based on the absorption rate. The absorption rate is the number of months it will take to sell the existing inventory based on prior months’ sales. 6 months is a balanced market, under six months
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