This is the fifth part of the series How to Buying a Los Angeles home. In this post I will address making an offer once you have found THE home. You have looked at several homes and are focussed on one on which you would like to make an offer. Backing up a little from here, don’t be afraid to mak
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11/30/2012
It’s that time of the year again. Time to take a break from Los Angeles real estate and concentrate on the last holiday of the year – Christmas. If you are spending Christmas in Los Angeles let’s see what’s happening this year and where you can go to get the spirit of Christmas in a city that ma
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11/28/2012
Part 4 in the series about buying a Los Angeles home is aimed at helping you gain an edge in the search process, especially in this sellers’ market. At this stage, you will have your financing in order in terms of knowing what you can afford and are willing to pay, you will have chosen your Los A
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11/26/2012
I hemmed and I hawed (not a pleasant sound) about whether to put my clients' condo on the market on the Monday before Thanksgiving.I had had six showings before the open house today, three of them ON THANKSGIVING. 20 parties came through today, good for a condo at the best of times since you don
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11/25/2012
If you are selling a Los Angeles home, you will be using just one real estate agent because you will sign an exclusive listing agreement with that agent which means, yes, that you work exclusively with that agent. The work involved in selling a Los Angeles home warrants that kind of loyalty, an
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11/23/2012
This is Part 1 in a series to help you understand the process of buying a home in Los Angeles. Getting Ready to Buy Before you even start the process of buying a home in Los Angeles, right after you find your Los Angeles Realtor®, you will need to talk to a lender. If you don’t have a lender you
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11/21/2012
Palms is a much sought-after area south of Rancho Park and east of Mar Vista. A mix of single family homes, condos and apartment buildings, Palms is still one of the more affordable areas of Los Angeles to live with a median condo price of around $362,500, and homes with a median around $640,000
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11/19/2012
How is the Culver City real estate market doing? Let’s see October’s stats. OCTOBER CULVER CITY SINGLE FAMILY MARKET REPORT # Homes List/Sales Price For sale 24 $394,000 to $1,265,000 Under contract 43 $359,999 to $1,210,000 Sold 21 $510,000 to $1,305,000 October sold median pr
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11/15/2012
Let’s check in on the Beverly Hills real estate market. Are we seeing more sales, new inventory...... OCTOBER BEVERLY HILLS SINGLE FAMILY MARKET REPORT # Homes List/Sales Price For sale 73 $1,375,000 to $58,000,000 Under contract 33 $995,000 to $14.900,000 Sold 25 $1,275,000 to
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11/14/2012
Let’s check in on the Brentwood Los Angeles real estate market and see how it is doing in the period of low inventory and rising prices. OCTOBER BRENTWOOD SINGLE FAMILY MARKET REPORT # Homes List/Sales Price For sale 68 $999,800 to $18,900,000 Under contract 36 $749,000 to $12,900,00
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11/13/2012