2103 Q1 Homeowner Report for Manhattan Beach

2013 Q1 Homeowner Report for Manhattan Beach

Introduction The city of Manhattan Beach is made up of the following areas:  Sand section, Tree section, Hill Section, Manhattan Village, Mira Costa, and the Village/Liberty Heights area.  This report encompasses all real estate activity in these areas. All of these neighborhoods are extremely desirable right now.  The Manhattan Beach … [Read more...]

Top 5 Cities to Sell in the US vs Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach's real estate market is doing a lot better now than it was 2 years ago.

CNN's Money.com website recently published an article, "5 Best Markets to Sell a Home."  As it turns out, 4 out of the 5 cities listed were California cities.  None of them however were in Los Angeles county. When you look through this list, one thing I notice is that all of these cities had had significantly high levels of foreclosures over the … [Read more...]

“What’s Today’s Rate?”

What's the interest rate?

"What's today's rate?"  I hear this question often, and seeing as I am not a lending professional, I always recommend to my clients that they speak with their preferred lending professional to find out more information about rates. But I know that when their lending professional hears the question, "What's today's rate?", they are going to … [Read more...]

2013 Q1 Real Estate Investor Report for Del Aire, Hollyglen & Wiseburn

2013 Q1 Real Estate Investor Report for Del Aire, Hollyglen and Wiseburn

Introduction The areas of Wiseburn, Hollyglen, and Del Aire are often lumped together because they are all in the Wiseburn school district.  But each of these communities performs differently when it comes to real estate.  As a Realtor that specializes, lives, and is active in these communities, I know the intricacies of each their real estate … [Read more...]

Things to NOT Do When Buying a Home

Things you should NOT do when you are buying a home

When buying a home, your Realtor and lending professional will provide you with excellent advice and guidance as to all the activities you should be doing in order to purchase a home.  However, there are also some very important things that you should NOT be doing during your home search, and while you are in escrow.  If you do these things, you … [Read more...]

Greater South Bay Market Summary – June 2012

Greater South Bay Real Estate Statistics Through June 2012 - For Sale/Sold/Pending

For many months now, real estate and financial professionals had been closely monitoring how the market has been performing in the Greater South Bay.  Each month, the news looked the same - or better - than the previous month.  This certainly created some positive excitement in our minds, but I think we have all been extremely cautious, unwilling … [Read more...]

Smelly house, smelly house, it’s not your fault…

Stinky houses sell - for less than other homes!

Poor floor plan, poor location, older decor, deferred maintenance - all are attributes of a home that can certainly turn off Buyers and make a home difficult to sell.  Some of these are difficult or impossible to fix without a lot of money, so a home Seller usually has to simply understand that their home is going to sell for less than other homes … [Read more...]

Foreclosures on Real Estate Web Sites – The Illusion

Is that foreclosure or pre foreclosure home really for sale?  Ask a Realtor!

Many home buyers LOVE to search through the many real estate websites - like Zillow, Redfin, and ZipRealty, to name a few - and they often come across information on those websites about homes that are either foreclosed (bank owned), or that are in pre-foreclosure.  I'm often asked about some of these homes that my clients come across, as they are … [Read more...]

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