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I had offers out on 2 different properties on Tuesday. One was a small duplex in south Miracle Mile, one was a townhome in prime West Hollywood. Both had multiple offers. We came in as strong we could on both, and I actually felt somewhat hopeful about both. Ah, but neither was meant to be. The ...
03/15/2013
Anyone who has watched the housing market in the last decade has noticed our market shift in many different ways. Well, surprise! It has shifted again. Just a few short years ago, the market was saturated with foreclosures and short sales, creating a buyers market and dragging home prices dow...
02/22/2013
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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal declared that "bidding wars are back!" And speaking from experience, let me be the first to add, they aren't kidding. I have written offers on several properties over the past few weeks and there have been multiple offers on every single one. Great if y...
05/03/2012
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I've often told friends that part of what makes me love real estate is the Los Angeles real estate market. There's nothing else like it. You never know what kind of house you're going to see, who's house you're going see, or what you're going to find in a house once you're there. Just yesterd...
03/30/2011
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The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on February 1st, 2011. I’ve been considering the possibility of putting my days as a renter behind me and joining the ranks of the homeowner, though I’m trying to figure out which makes more sense. I currently pay...
03/17/2011
The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on January 19th, 2011 The question I’ve spent the last two issues addressing is, what exactly does the process of buying a home look like? What should one expect? I’ve tried to really break it down for you in as m...
03/07/2011
The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on January 3rd, 2011 First, Happy New Year. I hope you had an amazing holiday. When we left off last time, we were taking a casual stroll through the home-buying process, and what exactly one can expect when purch...
02/09/2011
The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on December 20th, 2010. This is typically that time of year when many of us sit down, assess where we are, where we’re going and where we hope to be in another 365 days. As a Realtor, I know a lot of people who ar...
01/30/2011
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The following is a reprint of my column that appears in the current issue of Frontiers In L.A. magazine. With the holidays here and everyone offering up their own gift ideas, I thought I would do the same right here in my column. Why not, right? If you haven’t rounded up a sugar daddy, or som...
12/13/2010
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The following is a reprint of my column that appeared in Frontiers In L.A. magazine on September 28th, 2010 I’m about to make my first real estate purchase in the next couple of months in the South Bay. Aside from the actual purchase price of the home, what costs and expenses should I be prepared...
12/10/2010