LA Real Estate Advice: Beyond The Mortgage Payment, Brace Yourself For Extra Costs

LA Real Estate Advice: Beyond The Mortgage Payment, Brace Yourself For Extra Costs

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 07, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: On his road to homeownership, Scott Leibfried has learned one thing: Expect the unexpected. He and his wife had an offer accepted on a home, only to later find that foreclosure Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 3 Factors To Consider Before Jumping Into Housing Market

LA Real Estate Advice: 3 Factors To Consider Before Jumping Into Housing Market

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 06, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: If you have a good job and good credit, the next few months might be a good time to go house hunting. Fence-sitters take the risk that Congress may let a rich tax credit Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 6 Ways to Ensure A Remodeling Project Pays Off

LA Real Estate Advice: 6 Ways to Ensure A Remodeling Project Pays Off

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 05, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Homeownership Part Of Their American Dream

LA Real Estate Advice: Homeownership Part Of Their American Dream

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 04, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: 77% of Americans view home ownership as part of their American dream.Ā  A national survey recently released by real estate leader Trulia shows that many Americans feel that Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Demand Picks Up Ahead Of Expected Rise In Rates

LA Real Estate Advice: Demand Picks Up Ahead Of Expected Rise In Rates

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 04, 2010

Westside Real Estate Advice: Mortgage rates held steady yesterday near what might turn out to be the most aggressive levels of 2010. Mortgage backed securities prices did not move too high or too low without Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain Above Year-Ago Levels

LA Real Estate Advice: Pending Home Sales Stabilize, Remain Above Year-Ago Levels

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 02, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of RealtorsĀ®. The Pending Home Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Prepare For Busy Week Of Econ Data

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Prepare For Busy Week Of Econ Data

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 01, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Despite a much better than expected advance read on fourth quarter GDP (consensus was 4.5%, actual 5.7%), the week ended on Friday with mortgage rates near the best levels Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady This Week

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady This Week

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 31, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage interest for the week held fairly close to the previous week’s rates, reports Freddie Mac. Average interest on 30-year fixed loans slipped a notch to 4.98 Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice:Economic Optimism Reaches Its Highest Level

LA Real Estate Advice:Economic Optimism Reaches Its Highest Level

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 30, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Since initiating its year-long study of global talent trends and strategies, Deloitte reveals in its latest research report that economic optimism has reached its highest Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: In Hard-Hit Markets, Some See Signs Of Bottom

LA Real Estate Advice: In Hard-Hit Markets, Some See Signs Of Bottom

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 29, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home sales activity improves in Western cities, with big government boost. Syd Leibovitch, owner of Rodeo Realty in Los Angeles is doing what many real estate agents can Read More >

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