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2011
The nation's average mortgage interest rates are finishing 2011 near all-time historic lows, helping to keep homebuyer affordability high. The Freddie Mac mortgage market survey showed the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.95% for the week ending Thursday, up from the prior week's average ...
12/29/2011
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A home energy audit will pinpoint areas and suggest the most effective measures for cutting your energy costs. You can conduct a simple home energy audit yourself, you can contact your local utility, or you can call an independent energy auditor for a more comprehensive examination. (Many utili...
12/19/2011
Are you looking to buy or lease a home? Or maybe you just want to see what's out there. There are several open houses taking place this weekend in Malibu and Topanga. For information on the open houses, including details about the homes and vacant properties as well as the schedule, go to the 4 M...
12/17/2011
Check your condo rules before you put up that menorah or Santa decoration, or you might find yourself taking your holiday decorations down a lot sooner than you planned. I want to flout condo rules and put up holiday decorations despite an HOA rule banning them. What’s going to happen to me? Op...
12/15/2011
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Information provided by DataQuick stated that the number of homes sold in Southern California rose modestly in November from both October and in 2010, as first-time buyers targeted homes priced below $400,000. Prices slipped in most areas. There was a total of 16.884 resale and new houses & cond...
12/14/2011
Just Listed - Malibu Bank-Owned/REO - 3B/3B - $634,900 MLS #11-570645 - 31422 Birdella Rd., Malibu, CA 90265 View additional photos/info at the Property Website. Bank-owned/REO. This Craftsman home, located on a cul-de-sac street, surrounded by mature oak trees & Santa Monica Mountains. The livin...
12/13/2011
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Fitch Ratings analysts reported that a typical foreclosed home will spend eight months in REO before being resold. Lender Processing Services estimate that more than 2 million of these properties are somewhere in the foreclosure process with many more coming. Fitch statest that the majority of t...
12/13/2011
An analyst from Barclays Capital has predicted housing recovery, supported by improving job numbers and prices for non-distressed homes with stabilize without government support. He reported that prices for these non-distressed properties have stabilized over the last year even without government...
12/05/2011
It's that time of week again. Sunday open houses. If you're in Malibu or Topanga tomorrow, stop by one of the many open houses that are being held open from 1-4p. There are beach homes, condos, townhomes, bluff estates and much more to see. Click here to view the complete Malibu & Topanga Open Ho...
12/03/2011
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