Happy Holidays! (Time to Get Your BEST DEAL!)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I hope that you are enjoying your Chanukah and that your Christmas shopping is finished!  ‘Tis the Season to Get the BEST DEAL on Your Real Estate Purchase! There are a couple of reasons why the holiday season presents one of the best times to shop for real estate: With few exceptions, every […]

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Should YOU Buy a House in 2016?

Is 2016 YOUR Year to Buy? There are many good reasons to buy your new house, or your first house, in 2016. With real estate prices remaining relatively stable for the foreseeable future, coupled with historically low interest rates, increasing rental rates and continued demand for housing, now is a great time to consider your […]

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Real Estate Comps – Can You Ever Really Know if the Price is Right?

Use the Real Estate Comps!  Whether you are selling your house, or looking at a house that you are interested in buying, understanding “the real estate comps” is an important part of the process.  If you use comparable sales data correctly, you will know that you are selling, or buying, your house at an appropriate […]

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Make $$$ With Tax Strategies for the New Year!

The two strategies discussed below are perhaps the MOST IMPORTANT pieces of information that EVERY homeowner, or future homeowner, must know! If you are not quite ready to take advantage of these tax benefits, perhaps your parents are! Two Tax Strategies GUARANTEED to Save You (or your parents) Money!  Upsize OR downsize AND / OR […]

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Ten Quick and Easy Tips to Sell Your House Fast

The Summer House Selling Season is Coming!  The busy summer selling season is almost here.  If you are thinking about selling your house, now is the time to start getting your house ready to show its best!  The “House Spa”:  Sell your house fast!  There are several things that you can do to spruce your […]

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Time to Reduce Your Asking Price?

Price Your House Correctly!  Pricing your house correctly is the most important thing that you can do to sell your house in a timely fashion and at the highest possible price.  Price your house too high and your house will languish on the market.  A house that sits on the market too long will get […]

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Real Estate Market Update & Forecast Fall 2013

Market Update for Fall 2013 Market Update:  As we come to the end of another summer selling season it is a good time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future of the Southern California real estate market. In the Beginning:  Springtime of 2013 saw a flood of buyers looking to take […]

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How to Prepare for Rising Interest Rates

Five Things to Know About Rising Interest Rates My First House:  My wife and I purchased our first house in 1996.  We thought that we hit the jackpot getting a mortgage interest rate of 6.25%!  We sold that house six years later, for more than twice the price that we paid for it, and purchase […]

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Negotiate Well! – Buying and Selling Real Estate

Negotiate Well for Your Best Deal A Real Estate Transaction is a Negotiation!  Every house will sell at the right price.  Sellers want to receive the highest price possible and buyers want to pay the lowest possible price. Whether you are selling your house or buying a new house, it is good to have an […]

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Balanced Market = Buy a House Now!

Should You Buy a House Now? Today’s Real Estate Market:  In February of this year, and again in April, I talked about a strong seller’s market and my belief that the market would achieve some balance as we got further into the summer selling season.  It appears that my feeling was correct.  I would call […]

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