LA Real Estate Advice: Where’s Housing Headed? Follow Rents

LA Real Estate Advice: Where’s Housing Headed? Follow Rents

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 12, 2010

Westside Real Estate Advice: It may not be the most widespread measure of housing prices, but if you want to follow a powerful driver, look at rents. Specifically, it’s the rents Americans pay on Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Prices Fell 12% In 2009

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Prices Fell 12% In 2009

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 11, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The real estate roller-coaster ride continued last year as the median price of U.S. single-family home plunged 11.9% to $173,200. The housing situation had been looking Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Staging Key To Recovery Of Housing Market

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Staging Key To Recovery Of Housing Market

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 10, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Last year home staging skyrocketed to the top of the list of the fastest growing careers in America. In the decade ahead it is promising to be a rapidly evolving industry Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 4 Reasons to Sell Now

LA Real Estate Advice: 4 Reasons to Sell Now

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 08, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Selling a property in this tough market can seem like a challenge. Here are four factors that actually make this a good time to post a For-Sale sign. Sell low and buy low. 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: Lower Home Appraisals Appear To Be Up

LA Real Estate Advice: Lower Home Appraisals Appear To Be Up

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 27, 2010

Westside Real Estate Advice: Deals get killed as foreclosures, short sales make valuing property difficult. Appraisers like Katherine Scheri set the value of a home — and can torpedo a deal if that value Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 7 Things To Consider Before Selling Your Own Home

LA Real Estate Advice: 7 Things To Consider Before Selling Your Own Home

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 26, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice for Home Seller’s: There’s a lot more to it than just sticking a ‘For Sale by Owner’ sign on your front lawn. When it comes time to sell your home, doing the job Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Cash Buyers Emerge As Force In Residential Real-Estate

LA Real Estate Advice: Cash Buyers Emerge As Force In Residential Real-Estate

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 23, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Cash buyers trump a financed offer because sellers feel that a cash deal is less likely to fall through around complications with buyer financing. Jacqui Evanchik was surprised Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Cents and Sensibility Top Priorities for Homeowners in 2010

LA Real Estate Advice: Cents and Sensibility Top Priorities for Homeowners in 2010

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 21, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Better Homes and Gardens recently revealed proprietary research and insights on what consumers are looking for in their next home and overall priorities guiding current Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 10 Cheap Ways to Boost Your Sales Price by Spring

LA Real Estate Advice: 10 Cheap Ways to Boost Your Sales Price by Spring

Posted by Clinton Wade on Jan 19, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice for Home Seller’s: As the temperature drops and the snow piles up, it’s easy to forget that spring is quickly approaching. And after more than three years of Read More >

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