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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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Surge to Highest in Eight Months

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Surge to Highest in Eight Months

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 08, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Standard 30-year fixed loan is now 5.21 percent, up from 5.08 percent. Rates for 30-year home loans surged last week, rising to the highest level in eight months due to Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Homebuyers Scramble As Mortgage Rates Rise

LA Real Estate Advice: Homebuyers Scramble As Mortgage Rates Rise

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 07, 2010

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Higher payments could price many would-be buyers out of the market. The era of record-low mortgage rates is over. The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: With Caution, Americans Still Want a House

LA Real Estate Advice: With Caution, Americans Still Want a House

Posted by Clinton Wade on Apr 06, 2010

Westside Real Estate Advice: Nearly two-thirds of Americans would still prefer to own a home, although the recent housing market turmoil and uncertain economy have made them a little more cautious about Read More >

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