As a Realtor in Burbank, CA in Los Angeles County, I strive to educate and inform my friends and clients of the happening in the real estate field, giving you insight, advice and commentary. If you have a friend who would appreciate my blog, please forward it and thanks. 4 Tips To Determine How Much Mortgage You Can Afford - By knowing how much mortgage you can handle, you can ensure that home ownership will fit in your budget.   1. The general rule of mortgage affordability As a rule of thumb, you can typically afford a home priced two to three times your gross income. If you earn $100,000, you can typically afford a home between $200,000 and $300,000.To understand how that rule applies to your particular financial situation, prepare a family budget and list all the costs of homeowne... 12/02/2010

There is often a lot of confusion with various boundaries in Los Angeles and particularly in the San Fernando Valley. This next series of blogs will help define the boundaries of various neighborhoods. MAP OF BURBANK BOUNDARIES View Burbank (BRB) in a larger map   Mills Realty has provided this interactive map, based on the official City Council maps, for your convenience. Buyer and Seller are advised to check the official LA City Council maps to determine the actual boundaries of the various communities. Links to all San Fernando Valley BoundariesArleta, Burbank, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Hidden Hills, Lake Balboa, Mission Hills, North Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacoima, Panorama City, Reseda, San Fernando, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sun Valley... 11/23/2010

Burbank CA "The Media Capital of the World" - Welcome to Burbank CA Lights, Camera, Burbank! billing itself as the "Media Capital of the World" , Burbank CA is an entertainment-oriented city that prices itself on its quality of life, combining 21st century technology with a small-town feel          Burbank is housing and job-rich is also known as Burbank Among Most Business Friendly Cities Residents have the choice of living and working in Burbank, reducing commutes and enhancing quality-of-life. The City's many established neighborhoods offer a range of housing options:   Executive Homes: Located on the Verdugo hillside with beautiful views of the Valley, this is the perfect place for executives, business owners and entrepreneurs interested in quiet living, larger lots and stately home... 11/13/2010

For those of you in the areas of Burbank, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Hollywood Hills and Universal City, I believe you owe it to yourselves to become acquainted with Universal City's planned expansion.  Specifically, Universal wants to build about 2700 homes on its backlot.  Traffic on Barham and Lankershim are already a nightmare, and the developers have joke-like plans to mitigate it.  Please see articles in the L.A. Times on this, or my other blog at http://sfvrealestate.blogspot.com and also the excellent Burbank, CA blog for discussion of the issues. 11/11/2010

DISCOVER A NEW WAY OF SHOPPING FOR REAL ESTATE USING FENG SHUI PRINCIPLES Find the home you wish to buy, then call Lupe for showing and to help you identify your good direction and house with good feng shui before you make an offer FREE HOME SEARCH TOOL Burbank CA - San Fernando Valley - Santa Clarita Valley - Antelope Valley - Los Angeles County http://www.SoldWithLupe.com my website: http://www.HomesWithLupe.com   Feng Shui Tips for Home & Busines:   For FREE information - How to buy a house with good feng shui or How to sell your property faster using feng shui? Please Call Lupe for fast service (818)276-6882 or contact Lupe 24/7 via email 　     Lupe Soto Realtor has been a Real Estate Agent in Burbank, CA for over 6 years. She brings her many years of real estate experience combined... 11/08/2010

Greetings from Burbank Realtor, Burbank News, Burbank Community Events, Burbank Senior Events. source:  BurbankWire.com  Burbank Art AssociationJuried Membership ShowNovember 5 - 18, 2010The Burbank Art Association Fall Juried Show will be held at the City of Burbank Creative Arts Center Gallery from November 5 - 18, 2010. Opening Reception will be on Friday, November 5, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.The public is invited to meet the artists who work in various media including acrylics, oils, pastels, watercolor and collage. Traditional and non-traditional work will be represented. Awards will be presented to the winners during the opening reception. The Creative Arts Center Gallery is located at 1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, California. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:... 11/08/2010

  Spend a day at the Burbank Media Center in Burbank, California for all of your shopping needs and entertainment! Where you can shop, eat and take in a movie for your entertainment all in the same location! Stop by and check out the latest trends for all your furniture and home accessories needs at IKEA. The coolest store around, where you can get discounted and fantastic prices, for all your home needs! Don’t shop on an empty stomach! Satisfy your tasty taste buds at California Pizza Kitchen for a tantalizing pizza along with yummy pasta dishes, salads and appetizers. Need to catch up on the latest movies, why not check out the AMC Theater for your movie cravings! For more information regarding the Media Center check out this link: http://www.burbanktowncenter.com/ Get more for your b... 11/08/2010

Homes In Los Angeles For Sale- Burbank Ca Area Information-Burbank is home to many employees of the motion picture and television studios located in the area who are attracted by the relative safety and security offered by its own police and fire departments, highly rated schools and hospital. Other reasons cited are its small-town feel while located only 10 minutes away by car to the hip clubs and restaurants of Hollywood. The Intersection of Olive and San Fernando Road in Burbank, CA Residents enjoy the music of the Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, the Starlight Bowl, fine restaurants, the city's Downtown Burbank Mall, a burgeoning "Burbank Village" shopping district, and many theatres, parks, and libraries. Visitors to Burbank are attracted to the Wa... 10/26/2010

Lupe Soto Team serving Burbank, CA & all nearby areas of San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County   Keep More of Your Money When You Purchase a Home With Our 1% Buyer's Rebate We Pay a 1% Cash Rebate When You Buy a Home (*) No gimmicks, no kidding! SEARCH MLS NOW!      CONTACT LUPE SOTO TEAM We have a simple plan If you allow us to represent you with the purchase of your home and with a buyer's exclusive agreement, at the close of escrow you will receive up to 1% rebate of the purchase price(*) Selling agent to retain 2% of sales price as commission. Buyer will be rebated the difference up to 1% of sales price. Some short sales or discounted properties offer less than 3% commission to buyer's agent, certain conditions and limitations apply (*) (*) minimum sales price $300,000, single f... 10/02/2010

We all deal with internet leads.  Some more so than others.  Some of us actually pay (hello?!) for internet leads, some of us arrange our own websites designed to capture internet leads, and others just get some from our existing marketing channels. Whatever the number of internet leads you get, there is a key to conversion:  KNOW YOUR STUFF, and don't show all your panties at once! I'll explain what I mean by that. You may get some internet leads that will provide you with either an email address, a phone number, or both.  Most of the time it's just an email address. But in either case, here is what I recommend as I have been dealing with internet leads for quite a few years and have found what not only creates the highest percentage of responses, but what eliminates any waste of time ... 08/31/2010

Welcome to my weekly post: "Not that I would actually do it, but........... Hey, I'm just sayin........"   In regards to agents who do not return phone calls or emails:  Doesn't it make you want to cram them into an industrial size washer and put it on the spin cycle? Not that I would actually do it, but........... Hey, I'm just sayin........   Buyers who walk into a seller's home while the seller is home and make rude remarks: Doesn't it make you want to shove a peanut up there nostril and tie there hands to the post at the squirrel park? Not that I would actually do it, but........... Hey, I'm just sayin........   OK. There ya go. All I have is a dime, so does anyone have $.08 change?   Los Angeles Homes For Sale Los Angeles Condos For Sale Los Angeles Townhomes For Sale     08/28/2010

Existing home sales posted the largest decline nationwide, down 27.2% from June and 25.5% from same period last year.  This is the lowest level in 15 years and to further add salt to the wound housing supplies went from 8.9 months to 12.5 months, the worst reading in 11 years. What is very interesting and points to some strength is that median prices  were only down .2%  from June and .7%($182,600) from last year.  The reality is that with increased inventories and more short sales and foreclosures on the way, there will be pricing pressure in the months to come. The carnage was felt across the country and very telling are the figures that foreclosures represented 22% of sales, while short sales made up another 10%.  Distressed sales will continue to plague homeowners that are hoping to... 08/24/2010

Things to do in Burbank Ca!  What to do in Burbank CA? I LUV BUR!  check this out! Welcome to Burbank Wire, connecting people to events sponsored by educational, municipal, non-for-profit, congregations, and other community organizations in Burbank & nearby areas. Burbank Wire is presented for your information and is normally based on materials provided by community organizations or other reliable sources.  To submit specific content requests for Burbank Wire please email Jim@BurbankWire.com and begin the Subject with BURBANK WIRE in ALL CAPS. www.twitter.com/burbankwire www.burbankwire.com/facebook Kids and Money: The Best Habits Start Early Bill Mauldin Postal Stamp"This postal stamp is a great tribute to a man who made a difference to the soldier. Although he was famous two wars befo... 08/21/2010

A Man and his Dog........... I found Scooter at the Burbank Animal Shelter about 4 years ago.  I guess I was looking for a little something in my life that perhaps I was missing, so I found myself visiting the shelter every couple of weeks. Anyway, on one of those visits I was walking the rows of cages and saw him there.  On the card it stated his name given to him by the shelter was "Oliver".  I immediately thought of Oliver Twist, the lonely orphaned child (which I played the lead in many years ago in my teens in the musical "Oliver") I immediately stopped and made eye contact with him.  He was wearing the world's ugliest sweater at the time and it was obvious he wasn't too happy about it.  I mean C'mon, how would you feel if you were forced to wear something amongst your peers that w... 08/21/2010

Lupe Soto Income Property Specialist, REO Agent, Bank Owned Agent, Short Sale Specialist in Burbank CA 91501, 91504, 91505, and nearby areas of San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, Southern California.     (HABLO ESPANOL) Pensando en comprar dos casas en un lote o unidades en Burbank o el Valle de San Fernando, California, favor llame a Lupe hoy o enviame un CONTACT LUPE, click herePrincipals only, sorry no broker calls     VIEW LIST - INCOME PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, click here   CONTACT LUPE, click here With the shift in the real estate market, there is a lot of information, a lot of opinions and a lot of advice for investors and owner occupied income property buyers looking to build wealth through property ownership. As the local investment real estate expert ... 06/23/2010

(818)968-3718 Are you looking for a good deal to buy in Burbank CA.  There are 76 condos townhouses for sale and 132 Homes For sale with 50% undervalue, these are REO Real Estate Owned, Bank Owned Properties,  Short Sales,  Fixer Uppers. Easy to show.  Please call Lupe Soto Realtor in Burbank CA and San Fernando Valley BURBANK HOMES FOR SALE UNDER $600,000 (119) properties 50% undervalueBURBANK HOMES FOR SALE FROM $600k TO $1.5MBURBANK AFFORDABLE CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES from $184,900 to $250,000 BURBANK CONDOS TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE, click here NEWER CONSTRUCTION PROPERTIES IN BURBANK? click here FREE HOME CONDO SEARCH - any area - any price - anytime 24/7 Please remember that we have no intention in selling you a home or condo, we will help YOU LOCATE the one you wish to purchase and then help ... 06/18/2010

Burbank home sales for April 2010 vs. March 2010: · new listings down 13% · days on market (DOM) no change at 63 ·under contract or pending sales up 21.5% · average list prices are up 3% · average sold prices are up 3.7% While this is month to month information, it does give us some insights into the current market trends. Buyers are out there and are buying, as evidenced by the increase in pending sales. Current inventory levels present some challenges, so well priced properties are receiving multiple offers and prices are showing upward momentum. Right now roughly 50-60% of our market is short sales. Sellers that do not qualify for a loan modification or are unable to stay in their homes financially are actively pursuing short sales and this trend will continue for some time. What thi... 05/21/2010

If you happen to be looking for something to do this weekend of May 14 through May 16, 2010 check out St. Robert Bellarmine's Family Festival at 154 N. Fifth St, Burbank, CA. They will be hosting their annual festival with lots of games and food. So if you're in the area come by and support one of your local churches and have some fun while you're at it. Here's a link to the school that benefits from this fundraiser,  http://www.strobertbellarmineschool.com/ 05/14/2010

Investors seeking properties in the suburbs of Los Angeles find that Burbank CA houses for sale are often a lucrative deal. Located just 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles, the chic city of Burbank is a great place to raise a family. Offering an excellent educational system, the city also takes care of recreational facilities to keep the residents engaged. The city is divided into two areas the downtown and important neighborhoods are at the base of the Verdugo Mountains and the remaining part of the city is located on the flatlands of the San Fernando Valley. Burbank is also home to several studios like Disney Studios, Cartoon Network, Nicktoon, NBC-TV and Warner Bros. There are several parks and golf courses where residents of the city can have a great time. The Burbank Philharmonic O... 05/14/2010

The private homes for sale in Burbank CA are among the best available real estate deals if you are looking for an investment in this marvelous city. Home to more than 107,921 residents, Burbank is an upscale destination close to Los Angeles, Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Home to a number of studios like NBC Universal, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney, PBS, etc., Burbank is one of the best cities that offers a great family atmosphere. Providing residents with the best amenities and excelling education; Burbank can be accessed by, the Southern California Freeways. Apart from filming the defense industry too has a prominent presence in city. Burbank has some notable museums that interest the residents and visitors to the city. Some of these include the George Westmore Library & Museum, Burbank... 05/14/2010