FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS ASK: Do I really need a Realtor to buy a house? The fact that home buyers in this day and age of "scam-bam-thank-you mam" still even ask this question on one of the biggest, most costly investments of their lives, continues to boggle my mind. So I'm going to make this r
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08/25/2011
DWP Overcharging Already Struggling Homeowners with Monthly Utility Bills in the $1000ds? I spoke with a wonderful past client today who bought a home in early spring of this year in South Los Angeles area that falls under DWP (Dept of Water and Power) coverage. During a conversation, she told m
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08/17/2011
IF ONLY I COULD GET THE HOT LEADS! Which Glengarry Glen Ross Agent are You? Have you ever seen this Real Estate based movie? It's no wonder that those who have consider agents to be nothing more than slick snake oil salesman as I found myself cringing on a number of occasions at some of the sc
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08/16/2011
Tenants Being Used as Pinballs in the Seller's Short Sale Machine This past weekend I took a set of retiree buyers to view homes in Murrieta CA over 50 miles away from my service area. This was due to my client not being treated very well by the referral agent. Even with pre-approval in hand, n
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08/11/2011
Long Beach Luxury Homes for Sale - Long Beach Luxury Real Estate as of 8/10/11 There are currently only 126 Long Beach luxury homes for sale priced from $800,000 up to $9.9million with square footage ranging from 1476 sq ft to 8000 sq ft. Most are in the very desirable areas Bixby Knolls, Belmon
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08/10/2011
Long Beach First Time Home Buyer Alert! 285 Long Beach Homes for Sale priced below $300,000 as of 8/10/11 Long Beach First-time home buyers are finding homes with mortgages priced closer to rents now more than ever before! Long Beach homes are selling in spite of economic forecasts, with over 7
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08/10/2011
HOME SELLER ALERT! In this difficult market people ARE buying homes. Below is an article by Karen Kruschka detailing quite simply what the primary factors are for creating a winning listing and ultimately a closed sale! [Used with permission by author]. If your are ready to sell your home or have
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08/10/2011
Downey Luxury Homes for Sale priced $800,000 and above as of 08/09/11 There are currently only 17 Downey luxury homes left for sale. The Downey estate home prices range from $800,000 to just over $2.7 million with square footage ranging from 2800 sq ft to just under 10,000 sq ft. Most are in th
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08/09/2011
Downey First Time Home Buyer Alert! 42 Downey homes priced under $300,000 as of 8/09/11 Are there any affordable homes in Downey, CA? YES! Is now the time to buy? YES! There are a lot of renters and first-time home buyers who keep asking themselves these very same questions. Although Downe
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08/09/2011
Sellers Stop Camouflaging Your Great Home by Wearing an Overpriced Listing! I wrote a blog last week about unrealistic expectations when it came to competitively pricing a home on factors other than comparables (comps) of recently sold homes and nearby active homes for sale of similar size and f
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08/08/2011
