Long Beach CA Real Estate Information & Updates
Information about Long Beach CA real estate, homes for sale in Long Beach CA and musings by local Realtor Shannon Jones of Keller Williams Realty
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2012
I do a lot of short sales but had made a conscious decision not to go after REO business. It just seemed like too much hassle and I'd heard horror stories about having to pay out of pocket for the repairs & improvements and then wait for months for reiumbursement. No thank you, I said! But then a...
03/30/2012
Earlier today, I tried again to reach an agent on a short sale listing that’s been on the market for 400 days. I’d left a message yesterday but thought I’d try again. Still no response. Although vacant, there’s no lockbox on the property so I couldn’t show it to my client. She’d hoped to see it b...
03/30/2012
This morning as I was preparing to leave the house, there was a knock on the door. I was expecting someone to be passing out religious pamphlets. Instead, a young man in an orange vest handled me a pamphlet with information about the Long Beach Geophysical Survey. “We’re going to be doing a geoph...
03/29/2012
So you want to buy a home and you know there's going to be costs, but you're not quite sure what they are. You know what the down payment is, but how about the "closing costs" people keep mentioning. Colleague Scott Hickinbotham of St. Clair offers a nice breakdown of what you can expect. Quick t...
03/28/2012
Most of the housing stock in Long Beach, CA was built between the teens and the 1960s -- which means it's old. Some homes have had systems updated since they were built. And some haven't. Colleague Fred Miller offers some advice for buyers in the Katy, TX area that's just as true for buyers in th...
03/28/2012
Frequently I get calls or emails from Long Beach homebuyers wanting to know if they really need to talk to a lender before they find a house. Absolutely! And you need to talk to a great lender. Here’s the reasons you need to get pre-approved at the beginning of your home search process: 1) It ...
03/28/2012
Frequently I get calls or emails from people wanting to know "How much is my Long Beach home worth?" Sometimes, they must sell due to a job transfer, a marriage or a death. Other times, they are pondering their options and wondering if it makes sense to sell their Long Beach home or simply rent i...
03/27/2012
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When I travel, there are usually two things that people know about Long Beach: the Queen Mary is here and we have the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix is coming up soon so mark your calendar. The 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix is April 13th through 15th. This is a great event where you can get up close ...
03/27/2012
Recently I've been looking for something my bored teen can do that would be active yet fun. In my search, I came across an upcoming fencing class. My son, like many others, loves watching exciting sword fights in movies. So a "Theatrical Fencing for Fitness" class seems like a natural fit. Saturd...
03/27/2012
Whether you're in Illinois or California or probably even Timbuktu, some pricing advice is always true. If you want to sell your home, you should price it appropriately. If you want to keep your home, then it's fine to be optimistic. But starting higher than market value to "see what happens" is ...
03/27/2012
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