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  Pasadena is one of my favorite Los Angeles cities.  Whenever I’m in the area, I welcome the idea of ‘taking a wrong turn’ just to stumble upon a new pocket of quaint homes.  Between the charming historical neighborhoods to the close proximity to downtown LA, it’s no wonder that real estate is ...

  I began blogging on JenniferBuysHouses.com in 2010.  I recently looked back at some old posts and was reminded just how ugly the real estate market was not too long ago. I am happy to report that our recent posts are much more upbeat.  The real estate market is doing well right now (emphasis o...

  As we all know, owning a property can be stressful.  Owning a rental property can be even more stressful.  There are the common stresses like finding good tenants and evicting those that aren’t.  There is also property maintenance to consider, which can be very costly. When a rental property in...

I purchased a 1924 tudor-style home in Altadena, CA from a homeowner who had inherited his childhood home. As I see too often, there were family "friends" living in the property, rent free, and to say they weren't taking care of the property is an understatement.   Click here to see the rest of t...

DQnews.com released their monthly Southern California real estate report and February was a good month.  In Los Angeles County, single family home prices are up 21% from last year.  Condos are up 30%, which isn’t surprising (click here to see why).  Certain zip codes in Torrance even exceed those...

The January 2014 DQNews real estate report is out and Norwalk is looking strong.  50 single family homes sold in January, which is a lot for a single zip-code city.  Sale prices are up 15.4% from January 2013, which is wonderful news.  Not only is the local market improving, but Norwalk is still ...

  Not too long ago, I emailed a homeowner who had shown interest in selling her Pasadena property. I told her that I purchase properties for cash and, because of that, can close escrow very quickly.  I was surprised (but then again not) at her response: “That would be nice, but my home was auctio...

While home loan modification programs vary somewhat depending on the lender, they all serve the same purpose: to help homeowners facing financial hardship to the point that they’re having trouble affording their mortgage payments.  To avoid foreclosure, homeowners may reach out to their lenders ...

  DQNews.com released the LA Times Southern CA real estate data charts for the year of 2013.  I’m excited to report sale prices are up 17+% from 2012.  Of all the counties listed, Los Angeles saw the highest increase of 25% with a total of 59,275 single family homes sold.  Condos did even better...

There have been times in the past when it was clear who ran the market. In fact, not too long ago during the real estate market crash, buyers were certainly running the show. They could essentially dictate the terms of their purchase simply because sellers just couldn’t sell. Luckily (for seller...