Buyers intending to us an FHA loan to purchase property in Los Angeles should familiarize themselves with the changes in FHA policyI wanted to take a moment to make sure you are familiar with events surrounding a sweeping set of policy changes for FHA announced earlier this week. The announcement
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01/27/2010
I heard a theory on the news the other day that women are worse at math than men. I personally cannot argue that fact. I was a total imbecile in what we called maths in school in the U.K. I am not going to tell you the scores I got in each of the three subjects, arithmetic, algebra and geometry
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01/26/2010
Echo Park is one of the top growing areas in the U.S. It's proximity to down town, spectacular views and still affordable housing by Los Angeles standards, draws a diverse population and a good place for first-time home buyers to investigate. The statistics below, cover the major Echo Park areas
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01/26/2010
Don't panic, I did not rush back to Paris for the weekend, well, at least not the one in Europe. I went to Las Vegas on Friday night for a wedding on Saturday. I was interested in seeing the Wynn Hotel and the new City Center. Thanks to John Novak's generosity I got the royal tour of the latter.
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01/24/2010
There is a new venture in Los Angeles offering tours through Los Angeles gang turf. These are high end specialty tours of top crime scene areas of South Central Los Angeles. The first tour on January 16th was sold out! Passengers received a discount of $35 on the regular $100 per head ticket an
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01/21/2010
A post by Haris Dedic got me to thinking about how much we rely on the written word in our everyday communications. Want to find out how someone is doing, drop a quick email.Want to tell 10 people the same thing, put a group list together and email them all at once.Want to describe your holiday,
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01/20/2010
I have egg on my face now, and all those who were thinking of rushing out here to visit, hang on!! I can take snow. I can heat. I can take winds. I can take the odd earthquake or two. What I can't take is RAIN! If I wanted rain I would move back to the U.K. And I think our MLS got wet. I ha
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01/18/2010
Beverly Hills homes are among the most expensive in the country, most of them north of Santa Monica Boulevard and up into the hills. The flats of Beverly Hills, south of Santa Monica is a mix of single family homes, condos and multi-unit properties The statistics below are taken directly from
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01/17/2010
January 16th. Santa Monica Pier. With wind chill, in the 60s. It doesn't get any better than this. By the way, the Ferris wheel was installed around two years ago and the colors change so many times you have to wait a long time to see the same combination. I wondered why so many people were ar
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01/17/2010
No matter how badly last year treated you, just walk tall with your head high, This is a brand new year baby!
01/16/2010