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Turning your home into a rental or buying an investment property? Expect to pay up to 20% more for the right insurance policy to protect your property. If you think a homeowners insurance policy will cover you when you turn your current home into a rental property or buy an investment property, t...

When you buy a fixer-upper house, you can save a ton of money, or get yourself in a financial fix. Trying to decide whether to buy a fixer-upper house? Follow these seven steps, and you'll know how much you can afford, how much to offer, and whether a fixer-upper house is right for you. 1. Decide...

How to Use Comparable Sales to Price Your Home By: Carl Vogel Before you put your home up for sale, use the right comparable sales to find the perfect price. Knowing how much homes similar to yours, called comparable sales (or in real estate lingo, comps), sold for gives you the best idea of the ...

Pet Odor Can Chase Away Buyers By: G. M. Filisko Don't let pet odors derail your home sale.   Air your house out. While you're cleaning, throw open all the windows in your home to allow fresh air to circulate and sweep out unpleasant scents. Once your house is free of pet odors, do what you can t...

Coldwell Banker's Home Listing Report is the latest development designed to provide comprehensive information on real estate data from around the country for homebuyers and sellers.  The report shows the average home listing price of more than 18,000 four bed, two bath properties on coldwellbanke...

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Coldwell Banker's proprietary LeadRouter system has surpassed 10,000,000 online leads which have been distributed to brokers and agents. Realogy has announced that there are more improvements on the way. Check out the article in Real Estate News via the link below: http://www.myrealtynews.com/rea...

Just saw that the worlds most expensive apartment sold for $308 million in Monaco! There was some confusion over who the actual purchaser was, but it has been determined that it was a member of the Dubai Royal family under the advise of Greek billionaire Constantine Alexander-Goulandris, an influ...

Stop by 390 Cliff Drive this weekend from 12:00 - 4:00pm.  This condominium is located in North Laguna directly across from Heisler Park and features phenomenal  panoramic ocean views. If you're looking for a fabulous ocean view property that is steps to the beach and steps to town and the art ga...

Interesting article posted on MSN that if Americans won't buy homes, foreigners will!International interest in U.S. properties continues to grow this year with the biggest focus on homes in California and Florida.  I can say from personal experience here in Laguna Beach that our Open House traffi...