LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course and Fall

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course and Fall

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 17, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home-mortgage rates fell this week, returning to levels seen two weeks ago, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming rates, released on Thursday. The Read More >

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LA Real Estate News: Foreclosure Activity Escalates in Q1

LA Real Estate News: Foreclosure Activity Escalates in Q1

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate News: Properties receiving foreclosure filings jumped 16 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to a quarterly report by foreclosure data Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: California Statewide March Home Sales

LA Real Estate Advice: California Statewide March Home Sales

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 15, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: An estimated 37,295 new and resale houses and condos were sold statewide last month. That was up 32.7 percent from 28,111 in February, and up 3.0 percent from 36,215 in Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: More Incremental Gains for Southland Real Estate Market

LA Real Estate Advice: More Incremental Gains for Southland Real Estate Market

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 14, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home sales and prices continued their steady but pokey climb up from the bottom in Southern California last month as buyers scrambled to take advantage of low prices and Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: House-Hunting Tips

LA Real Estate Advice: House-Hunting Tips

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 13, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Buying a home? These eight tips can help make your house-hunting experience positive and rewarding. 1. Location counts. You’ve probably heard the old real estate joke Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Interest Rates Have Nowhere to Go but Up

LA Real Estate Advice: Interest Rates Have Nowhere to Go but Up

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 12, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Even as prospects for the American economy brighten, consumers are about to face a new financial burden: a sustained period of rising interest rates. That, economists say, Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Myths and Facts about Appraisals

LA Real Estate Advice: Myths and Facts about Appraisals

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 12, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Consumers tend to have some misconceptions about the appraisal process. If you’ve ever watched “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS, you’re already familiar Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Top 10 Home Buying Mistakes

LA Real Estate Advice: Top 10 Home Buying Mistakes

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 11, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Buying a home is perhaps the most arduous, expensive and, ultimately, valuable acquisition you’ll ever complete. Just one mistake could mean disaster — perhaps Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Tax Credits Require Paper Trail When Filing Taxes

LA Real Estate Advice: Tax Credits Require Paper Trail When Filing Taxes

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 10, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Living in a world of tax apps for iPhones and e-filing of tax returns, you do a double-take after finding out that the Internal Revenue Service wants paper from taxpayers Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Smartest Home Renovations Are Least Visible

LA Real Estate Advice: Smartest Home Renovations Are Least Visible

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 09, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Homeowners are spending more than they did last year on renovations. But trophies of the housing boom—granite countertops, bamboo floors—have been supplanted by utilitarian Read More >

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