There are fewer active buyers in the real estate market these days — but every one of them seems to be looking for a real bargain.  For many buyers, the… Read more ⇢

Q.  Should I sell my Westwood home now, or wait until the spring? The best way to make a selling decision… Read more ⇢

As homeowners and Realtors know, foreclosure are eating away at the fabric of the local real estate market, putting families on the street and wreaking havoc with the values… Read more ⇢

Recently I have been blogging about the  newly formed Business Roundtable, a group of… Read more ⇢

Last month, I wrote about my meeting with Richard Smith, Chairman of Realogy, who had just been appointed to the newly formed Housing Working Group… Read more ⇢

In March, I started writing about the fact that home appraisals, and therefore home purchase transactions, were being compromised by the lack of recent sales… Read more ⇢

From the California Association of Realtors®, here is the update on the measures included in the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act". Read more ⇢

FICO® Scores are calculated from a lot of different credit data in your credit report. This data can be grouped into five categories as outlined below. The percentages reflect how… Read more ⇢

I received an email from Barbara Boxer today to update me on the progress of amendment SA 1035, which just passed the US    Senate.  It’s good news that I thought… Read more ⇢

It’s no secret that qualified potential buyers are sitting on the fence, waiting for some indication that real estate prices are at, or near, their bottom. While increasing sales… Read more ⇢

Richard Smith, the Chairman of Realogy (Parent company of Century 21, ERA, Coldwell Banker, and Sotheby’s International Realty) came by our office today to update some of the Coldwell… Read more ⇢

Find out if you qualify for Obama's "Making Home Affordable" refinance. Read more ⇢

The Treasury Department has moved at record speed to implement one piece of the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 aka the stimulus act. The Department and… Read more ⇢

Everyone is aware of the challenges the housing market faces on a national level, but for savvy buyers, the long-term benefits of home ownership and the opportunities… Read more ⇢

In the month of March we saw a record level of foreclosure activity — the number of households that received a foreclosure filing was more than 12 percent higher than the… Read more ⇢