Mario Villagran | Pacific Atlantic Real Estate | (818) 416-7511 6954 Halbrent Ave, Van Nuys, CA Centrally located! Minutes from Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area 4BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $417,000 Year Built 1959 Sq Footage 1,640 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2
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07/28/2008
Mario Villagran | Pacific Atlantic Real Estate | mvillagran@dovproperties.com | (818) 416-7511 1420 Mentone Ave, Pasadena, CA Hardwood Floors. Close Proximity to the Rose Bowl. 2nd Unit is a studio. 2BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $400,000 Year Built 1948 Sq Footage 1,236 Bedrooms 2 Bathr
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07/26/2008
I read an interesting article in the Daily News, Friday July 25, 2008. The article is titled "Lancaster coming to the Rescue". This was on the front page right under another article titled "Foreclosures up 230%". Headlines like these do sell newspapers. Lancaster is part of the Antelope Valley i
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07/25/2008
Here comes the Federal government to the rescue with the new housing rescue bill. We all know by now that the housing market had a nice run. Unfortunately everyone was blinded by the amount of money that was being made that the industry did a terrible job of policing itself. Irresponsible lendi
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07/23/2008
Almost everyone would to own the perfect home, in the perfect neighborhood, close to work, and with great school districts. The problem is that having all of these things means usually looking for a home that exceeds what we can afford. It usually takes a life changing event to get a first-time
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07/19/2008
FHA has recently announced a waiver of their 90 day anti-flipping rule. This waiver applies to properties that were acquired by banks and lenders through foreclosure. This will help speed up the sale of bank-owned properties because FHA will now insure a mortgage loan if it is executed within t
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07/03/2008
In the beginning lenders were reluctant to approve a short sale. Once it was very obvious that values were trending down they started to negotiate but still take long to approve short sales. This is probably because they are overwhelmed with so many files. In my opinion the mortgage debt relief a
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07/03/2008
My experience lately in this market is that it is heating up in some areas. This does depend on some other factors but it does seem the main factor is pricing. I have a listing in escrow and it had multiple offers way over asking price. The home is a much older home and I'm sure many of the prosp
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06/22/2008
Here we are April 15th already. This day is a much dreaded day for many of us procrastinators. Many of us scramble on this day to file our automatic extension with the IRS. I hope I can be of some help. The following post office is taking mail until 11:59 pm. This will allow your tax return
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04/15/2008
When I first got my license my father bought me a used car. This car was something that you might see on "Pimp My Ride", so I was eager to buy some accessories. My father gave me some sound advice, "don't invest your money in a depreciating asset." What's funny is that he never thought of a ho
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04/08/2008
