LA Real Estate Advice: New Consumer Financial Protection Agency

LA Real Estate Advice: New Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 21, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Congress took a major step last week toward eliminating what has been a painful thorn in the side of home sellers, Realtors, home builders, mortgage brokers and appraisers Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Renovating Doesn’t Pay Off Like It Used To

LA Real Estate Advice: Renovating Doesn’t Pay Off Like It Used To

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 21, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home remodelers are getting less bang for their bucks. For the fourth straight year, renovation jobs have added less to resale values relative to their costs, according Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Price Expectations—Will They Rise?

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Price Expectations—Will They Rise?

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 19, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: According to a recent fourth quarter survey by HomeGain.com, 72 percent of Realtors believe that home prices will either stay the same (48 percent) or increase (24 percent) Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Remain Below 5 Percent

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Rates Remain Below 5 Percent

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 18, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice for Buyers: Mortgage rates rose for the second consecutive week but the number of homeowners who applied for refinancing remained strong. The average fixed rate on a 30-year Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Home Construction Rebounds from 6-Month Low

LA Real Estate Advice: Home Construction Rebounds from 6-Month Low

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 17, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Home building rebounded from a six-month low in November, with improvement in new home construction in all sections of the nation, according to a government report issued Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Volume Rises Slightly

LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Volume Rises Slightly

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 16, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: Mortgage Volume Rises Slightly Mortgage applications were up 0.3 percent last week compared to the previous week on both a seasonally adjusted basis and on an unadjusted Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Fed Will Hike Rates in 2011

LA Real Estate Advice: Fed Will Hike Rates in 2011

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 15, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: It appears 0% is here for the foreseeable future. A year ago, the Federal Reserve took its key overnight lending rate, the fed funds rate, down to near 0% for the first Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Turn on the Home-Equity Tap Again

LA Real Estate Advice: Turn on the Home-Equity Tap Again

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 14, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice: As credit starts up at a trickle, getting a home-equity line can be a smart move – as long as you use it the right way.The home-equity line of credit fueled thousands Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: Where U.S. Homes Are Most Overpriced

LA Real Estate Advice: Where U.S. Homes Are Most Overpriced

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 13, 2009

Westide LA Real Estate Advice: Trouble Moving Pricier Homes In some markets, a glut of unsold high-end homes causes a discrepancy between a metro’s median asking price and the median price at Read More >

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LA Real Estate Advice: IRS to Outline Changes in the Home Buyer Tax Credit Program

LA Real Estate Advice: IRS to Outline Changes in the Home Buyer Tax Credit Program

Posted by Clinton Wade on Dec 13, 2009

Westside LA Real Estate Advice for Home Buyers: IRS to outline changes in the home buyer tax credit program Revisions include expanded income limits, a cap on home prices, additional documentation requirements Read More >

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