Where should you live in Santa Monica? You know you want to live in Santa Monica, but in a city of 8.3 square miles, and several diverse neighborhoods, you are not sure where to look. There are several distinct areas of Santa Monica each with its own advantage and price ranges. From upscale cond
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01/16/2011
Thanks to Charita Cadenhead, I was introduced to a post by Karen Bernetti, the second of two she had written about the benefits of home staging.I have watched this discussion unfold many times. It is one of those ubiquitous topics that has its supporters and detractors. However this topic is un
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01/15/2011
Should I buy a Los Angeles home in a short sale or foreclosure? Should I sell my home as a short sale or allow the bank to foreclose? These are questions faced by many Los Angeles home buyers and sellers in today's tough times. What is a short sale? A short sale is when a home owner opts to sell
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01/13/2011
For those of you wondering how you might help your children to buy their first home, Janet gives some excellent advice. Now is a great time to buy. And these are great tips.We baby boomers have always been a headstrong bunch of pioneers, and nothing about that is going to change until the last
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01/13/2011
Are you wondering whether now is the time for buying or selling a home in Brentwood Los Angeles? Brentwood is a wonderful, upscale area of Los Angeles, with a mix of housing from apartments, affordable condos to the high end houses north of San Vicente and into the Santa Monica Mountains. Brentw
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01/12/2011
Carroll Ave. is a historic, Victorian era street in the Angelino Heights area of Echo Park. Angelino Heights in Echo Park is one of the first suburbs of Los Angeles with unique architectural styles dominated by more than 50 Victorian era residences. Carroll Ave. showcases the best Queen Anne-Eas
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01/11/2011
Are you thinking of buying or selling a Beverly Hills home? Wondering how the market is? You should not be waiting to sell your Beverly Hills home. The single family home market has move to a balanced one. Six months inventory is balanced. Over six months is a buyers' market and under six months
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01/10/2011
So you are thinking of buying or selling a Westwood Los Angeles home! How is the market doing? There is no right or wrong time for selling your Los Angeles home. When you want or need to is the right time. Are you waiting out the market before buying a Los Angeles home? If you are in a position t
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01/09/2011
A post on this by Harrison Long caught my attention. It is so interesting I wrote about it on my website also. If you are thinking about buying a home in Los Angeles or you are already a Los Angeles homeowner, there is a way for you to lower your monthly mortgage payments without going the refi
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01/07/2011