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Looking for Southern California real estate? Southern California homes come in all sizes, from small condominiums to million dollar estates. Hi, my name is Bob Willis. I am a native Southern California REALTOR® who helps people sell homes throughout the Southland, including Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Covina, Diamond Bar, Fullerton, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Orange, Placentia, Rowland Heights, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park, West Covina, Whittier and Yorba Linda. My Whittier real estate office is conveniently located on Whittier Boulevard at First Avenue, close to the La Habra border, to easily help my clients looking to buy or sell homes in Orange County or Los Angeles County.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
I just came across an old spreadsheet that I had created on October 7, 2008 that compared interest rates and payments for a typical home in Whittier.The average interest rate at the time was 6.5%.The average Whittier home price was $470,000.FHA loans allowed borrowers to have a down payment of on...
02/07/2012
The article below by Lindsey Hasford is great advice for any home seller.  If you have wondered what you need to do to prepare for putting your home on the market, here are "Ten things to remove before listing".  It's important to declutter, clean and remove.Everyone has heard rumors of de-clutte...
02/03/2012
It is clear that we are in a declining real estate market.  In an interview on On The Edge (discussion starts at 19:40 in the interview), Karl Denninger of Market-ticker.org has predicted that housing prices may fall another 50% or more over the next 2-3 years.  “My expectation is that over time,...
01/02/2012
 Prudential California Realty is the Whittier home for collecting Toys for Tots by the U.S. Marines Corps.  Every year, the U.S. Marines come by our office to pick up toys as part of their Toys for Tots program. The Marines will be picking up all of the toys on Wednesday, December 15, 2011 at Noo...
11/22/2011
Have you thought about what it takes to get a home sold?Well, it's not just one thing, but a combination of several different aspects of home selling that must come into alignment that will cause your home to sell.Enjoy the video. __________________________________________________________________...
09/19/2011
Just like most For Sale By Owner home sellers, the CEO of forsalebyowner.com tried to sell his home himself until he finally gave up and turned it over to a professional real estate broker.  The Wall Street Journal has reported that ForSaleBYOwner.com founder Colby Sambrotto has sold his Manhatta...
08/09/2011
Janet Guilbault provides some common sense in her post about making low ball offers, and why it might not be such a good idea.  In a Southern California market where homes are selling at or near 100% of list price, it makes no sense to try to lowball an offer on an already discounted price.What i...
07/25/2011
This Market Report is for Whittier, California. This Market Report on Whittier Homes for Sale will focus on Single Family Residences in Whittier, California.  It does not include condominiums or Multifamily Residences. As of today, there are 544 homes for sale in the Whittier area, and 459 of the...
07/03/2011
I had been hearing some people say that it seems like all the properties for sale these days are Short Sales.  So, I checked to see how many homes sold during the last 4 months, and what type of transactions they were. Here is the breakdown of the 330 homes that sold in Whittier from April 1, 201...
06/30/2011
Standard Sale of a Wonderful  Home in East Whittier. Open House Address:  11527 Groveside Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604 Date:  Saturday, June 4, 2011 Time:  1 -  4 p.m.    3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms.     1,878 Square Feet     Year Built:  1960                         $439,500 This lovely Whittier home ...
06/03/2011
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Looking for Southern California real estate? Southern California homes come in all sizes, from small condominiums to million dollar estates. Hi, my name is Bob Willis. I am a native Southern California REALTOR® who helps people sell homes throughout the Southland, including Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Covina, Diamond Bar, Fullerton, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Norwalk, Orange, Placentia, Rowland Heights, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park, West Covina, Whittier and Yorba Linda. My Whittier real estate office is conveniently located on Whittier Boulevard at First Avenue, close to the La Habra border, to easily help my clients looking to buy or sell homes in Orange County or Los Angeles County.



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