Ask the Expert: Common Financing Questions
Q. What is the difference between Pre-Qualified and Pre-Approved? A. A pre-qualification consists of a discussion between a home buyer and a loan officer. The loan officer… Read more ⇢
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Tour of Lloyd Wright Homes
Tour 3 rarely seen Lloyd Wright homes in the Los Angeles area: an exotic concrete block house with a mysterious past, and upscale version of a Usonian, and a… Read more ⇢
Pay your plastic, skip your mortgage: the “new normal”?
A worrisome trend is emerging in the midst of this tough economy: consumers have begun skipping mortgage payments in favor of paying their credit card bills. The… Read more ⇢
Mother’s Day is less than a week away
Mother’s Day is less than a week away. If you haven’t bought a gift yet, we have you covered. In this post, you’ll find several creative and cost-effective… Read more ⇢
Assessing the Long-Term Housing Outlook
The question on the minds of everyone, both on Wall Street and on Main Street, is this: What will happen to the real estate market after April 30, with… Read more ⇢
Tripping over Sidewalks in Los Angeles
If you are not aware, the City of Los Angeles is proposing to remove themselves from the responsibility of repairing broken sidewalks and place the onus directly on the… Read more ⇢
Understanding real estate appreciation: a Primer
Real estate appreciation refers to an increase in value of your home and the property. When your property “appreciates” you have greater equity against which to borrow, and you… Read more ⇢
“The sign, for me, is our Eiffel Tower.”
Los Angeles’s most famous real estate sign, the infamous “Hollywood” sign atop Cahuenga Peak, was finally saved once again this week by Hugh Hefner (yes, THAT Hugh Hefner). Speaking… Read more ⇢
April Market Update and Tax Credits Explained
If you time things right, you may be able to save thousands of dollars on the purchase of your next home. In this month’s market summary, we explain homebuyer tax credits. Read more ⇢
Travel in Style on a Budget.
As families begin to plan their summer vacations, we take a look at several ways to travel across the country in style and on budget. Deborah Bremner The Bremner… Read more ⇢
Should you buy or rent a home? The cost gap narrows
Thinking of buying a home? Consider this: The gap between monthly rents and mortgage payments is at its lowest level in almost 20 years. Affordable home prices… Read more ⇢
LEAD RENOVATION RULE MAY AFFECT SELLERS AS THEY PREPARE TO MARKET THEIR HOMES
Starting today, renovations that disturb lead-based paint in older residential dwellings and child-occupied facilities must generally comply with the Lead-Based Paint Renovation Rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read more ⇢
National Flood Insurance Program extended
Congress last week passed, and President Obama signed, legislation to renew the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through May 31, 2010. NAR is working with members in Congress to… Read more ⇢
Building permits, housing starts rise in March
Building permits for new housing units rose 7.5 percent in March and housing starts increased 1.6 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Dept. of Housing… Read more ⇢
Assistance in your Short Sale
It’s no secret that we can expect the Los Angeles real estate market to continue to shift as the economy struggles to recover. In the last three years, I… Read more ⇢
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