LA Real Estate Advice:10 Rookie Home Buyer Mistakes to Avoid

LA Real Estate Advice:10 Rookie Home Buyer Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 20, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: It was supposed to be a momentous occasion for Brian, who was about to close on his first home. But after signing a thick stack of documents–and taking part in the Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Is The Mortgage Market Starting to Heal?

LA Real Estate Advice: Is The Mortgage Market Starting to Heal?

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 19, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: The mortgage market may have begun to turn: Fewer borrowers fell behind on their payments during the last three months of 2009. A seasonally adjusted 9.47% of all mortgage Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Economy Needs a Stronger Housing Market

LA Real Estate Advice: Economy Needs a Stronger Housing Market

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 18, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Latest data show gains, but not enough to sustain a real recovery. A stronger-than-expected uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out after Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Southland Sales, Median Price Edge Above Year-Ago Level

LA Real Estate Advice: Southland Sales, Median Price Edge Above Year-Ago Level

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Southern California home sales eked out a modest gain in January compared with a year earlier but fell sharply – as they normally do – from December. The median price Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: How to Repair Your Home Without Damaging Your Wallet

LA Real Estate Advice: How to Repair Your Home Without Damaging Your Wallet

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 16, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Some homeowners have a long laundry list of to-do repairs and, interestingly enough, many of those items don’t get addressed until (or if at all) it’s time to Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Existing Sales Surge in Most States in 4th Quarter

LA Real Estate Advice: Existing Sales Surge in Most States in 4th Quarter

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier, Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Getting the Money Right

LA Real Estate Advice: Getting the Money Right

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 14, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: For most people, buying a house involves a double financial whammy. First you have to assemble a pile of cash for the down payment and closing costs. Then you must convince Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: 10 Great ‘Green’ Home Improvements For 2010

LA Real Estate Advice: 10 Great ‘Green’ Home Improvements For 2010

Posted by Clinton Wade on Feb 13, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: While the debate over climate change rages on, energy-efficient features have become a key attraction for today’s home buyers. The National Association of Realtors’ Read More >

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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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