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Thanksgiving is almost here! In the spirit of counting our blessings, let’s take this opportunity to focus on some of the good stuff-ing!...
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- Oct 11
Seller Disclosures - Trick or Treat?
Do you remember going door to door on Halloween Night collecting goodies? Moving so fast from home to home that you really didn’t know...
- Sep 8
Marry Your Home But Date Your Rate!
After several years of low mortgage interest rates, we are now in a new era of rising interest rates as the Fed tries to tame inflation...
- Aug 9
No Bargains
By Steven Thomas, Reports on Housing [content has been edited for presentation purposes] August 8, 2022 TAKE AWAY: Many buyers are...
- Jul 12
The Summer Breeze Brings Change
It is human nature to "stand still" when change finds its way into your life. However, change is not always a bad thing as it often...
- Jun 10
Dads, Grads, and Pads
It's June and the solstice is just around the corner! And boy, we are very excited about this summer now that we are free to move about...
- May 13
The Real Estate Market is Changing - What Does That Mean?
With the rising interest rates, we are seeing a shift in national and local real estate markets. Of course, each segment of the market...
- Feb 14
Love and Real Estate
In honor of the month of Valentine’s, an exploration of Love and Real Estate is on the agenda. Real Estate provides so many...
- Jan 18
Buyers - it's a new year!
Today’s home buyers are having such a hard time winning out in multiple offer situations that are "oh, so common at this moment." We are...
- Dec 14, 2021
MARKET UPDATE: Year-to-Date November 30, 2021
Sadly, the local housing market supply has been drastically below the level of demand for years now. The COVID pandemic along with the...
- Nov 17, 2021
California SB 9 - Effective 1/22/2021
Even if you haven’t been tracking the numbers, you likely know that California has been experiencing a housing shortage for years now. In...
- Oct 15, 2021
Spooky Times for Buyers?
Are you more likely to dress up as a ghoulish demon or a scarce roll of toilet paper for Halloween? There are different ways to play it;...
- Sep 25, 2021
NEW & IMPROVED VA HOME LOAN PROGRAM (Part 2, Four Misconceptions)
As we shared in Part 1 of this post, the VA home loan program has drastically changed thanks to the “Blue Water Act” passed in 2019 which...
- Sep 10, 2021
NEW & IMPROVED VA HOME LOAN PROGRAM (Part 1, Four Benefits)
In 1944, a VA home loan program was created as part of the GI Bill of Rights. Thanks to the “Blue Water Act” passed in 2019, substantial...
- Feb 11, 2020
Rising Optimism
Are you feeling good about 2020 and beyond? If so, your optimism is in sync with about 3/4 of the country: CBS News Poll found that 75%...
- Apr 13, 2019
April 2019 Market Intelligence Report
Check our the latest stats for real estate in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates
- Oct 10, 2018
Propositions That Impact Your Property part 2.
In this second and last post we take a closer look at Proposition 10, the Local Rent Control Initiative. Vote No on Proposition 10 –...
- Sep 25, 2018
Propositions That Impact Your Property
Nov 6, 2018 is Election Day in California and two very important housing initiatives are on the ballot. In this two-part blog post, we...
- Feb 24, 2018
Closing with Alternative Minimum Tax Pt. 6 of 6
Now we briefly tackle the impact of Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) in general and how it will change under the new tax law. AMT...
- Feb 17, 2018
Benefits and more! Pt. 5 of 6
A reduction in tax benefits related to home ownership does not erase all of the benefits that home ownership brings. While many of us...