Motivated buyers are great. Motivated and frustrated buyers in the ultra high demand Manhattan Beach real estate market we're currently in are challenging. Unfortunately whenever a "special" listing hits the market there are usually 20 or 30 buyers bidding on the home, and many of them "need"
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04/20/2015
I visited a home recently that had been extensively updated. New kitchen, new baths, gleaming hardwood floors....but then I walked into the master bath and was surprised to see some very dated tile. They had basically redone everything but this one bath. Sellers (and realtors) need to understan
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03/12/2015
I may spend a bit too much time being annoyed at the photos realtors use to sell homes and honestly other than making us all look bad, it doesn't really impact me. I also don't generally want to post anything negative about other realtors as I'm sure we all work hard and have our reasons. Havin
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02/25/2015
By Keith Kyle One of the questions I'm frequently asked by home buyers is "if the market favors sellers so much, why aren't more people selling their homes?" That's a great question and unfortunately I just don't have a great answer. The theory (and hope if you represent buyers) in our area over
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02/11/2015
Even in high end real estate markets, realtors still post some of the strangest home photos and our market is no different. I understand that sometimes it's a challenge to get the perfect shot, or maybe the tenants are not all that cooperative, but exterior shots just aren't that difficult. In
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02/11/2015
As full time realtors we certainly work hard. There are endless stories of clients that go nowhere, listings that never happen, marathon showings that amount to nothing. It's likely the same for all of us, but it always strikes me just how lucky I am to be a realtor where I am. Just like house
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02/05/2015
I don't know how you people do it. I actually had to show houses in the rain this past weekend (I think that's what it was...it's been a while since I've seen any of it....but it was some type of moisture coming from the sky) and it was a pain in the neck. Racing into the house, or standing in
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12/02/2014
As our local real estate market here in the South Bay has been such a struggle for home buyers for almost 2 years now, I wanted to thank the many sellers who are now pricing their homes so far above market value, it may eventually help balance out the market. Being in a very high end market alon
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12/01/2014
Listing photo of the week....or the weak listing photo......really?
09/24/2014
I was curious to see where I appeared on Yelp so I did a quick search for "Realtors" in Manhattan Beach, CA. As is often the case with review sites I couldn't really find any pattern as to which realtors showed up higher...some had more reviews, some had less, just about all had 5 star reviews.
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09/23/2014
