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Real Estate Agent - Keller Williams Realty Los Angeles-Brentwood
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Good morning everybody!  Sorry for the late notice, but this week has been busy for me.  In addition to meetings, training and showing properties, I have a buyer who has been searching for a home for over one year.  Yesterday I submitted an offer on a property in Ventura County on his behalf.  I'...
10/22/2011
Good morning: Every morning I sit down at my computer and do a general search for expired listings through my Multiple Listing Service.  In areas throughout Los Angeles, home prices have decreased.  I have a buyer who has been searching for a property for over a year.  She's a military Reservist....
10/18/2011
Whose idea was it to name a broker's open, "Caravan"?  Whenever I hear someone use the word, I shake my head and cringe a little.  When I was on Reservist (Active) Duty in Saudi Arabia about 6 years ago, we landed in Cairo, Egypt on the return flight to the states.  The plane had a malfunction, s...
10/12/2011
A few weeks ago the town of Newhall, which is in the city of Santa Clarita, California hosted the William S. Hart Annual Pow Wow.  Tribes thoughout the area and out-of-state representatives participated.  Newhall was the home to many silent movie makers.  Jane Russell is one of those stars who ha...
10/07/2011
Last week I visited Washington, DC.  I use to live near that area, so I didn't have the desire to do the usual tours.  Since I was with some friends who never visited our nation's capital, I threw in the towel and decided to venture into the city with them.  Well on Friday, it poured buckets of r...
09/30/2011
Since I'm a Reservist, I am passing this vital information on to my military associates!  This is great news to all Veterans who want to buy a home!    GOOD NEWS FOR VETERANS.  VA LOAN COSTS ARE DROPPING SOON!  The Veterans Administration has just announced that the VA Funding Fee required for VA...
09/18/2011
  While driving on Canoga Avenue yesterday, I noticed that the Borders bookstore was going-out-of-business.  The large yellow and black sign prompted me to do a "U Turn" and double back to the store.  I can't believe we are loosing another business in our community.  This book store was one of m...
08/12/2011
Welcome to Santa Monica Pier  The following is the real estate market report from 7/1/2011 to 8/1/2011.  For Sale By Owners and Pocket Listings were not included.  The statistics were taken from the Multiple Listing Service.  Before buying a property in Santa Monica or any other area of interest,...
08/12/2011
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Good afternoon: If you want to buy a home, now is the time to do it.  As a member of the Southland Regional Board of Realtors, I want to announce that there may be incentives for home buyers to still buy a home in the San Fernando Valley.  Throughout the United States, there is an initiative call...
08/04/2011
I'm sure many of you have seen those late night info-commercials advertising how you can make a lot of money investing in real estate.  The spokesperson tells you that it's easy, but they don't tell you how it's done.  You better believe that they want you to buy their book, program or system.  T...
08/03/2011
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Joanne Louise Stevens

Realtor - Serving Brentwood and Surrounding Cities
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