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Are you ready for a second home? Or an investment property? Below I've compiled four helpful tips for buying a vacation home. 1. Do it NOW In many second-home hot spots, prices are still close to their five-year lows. Most economists believe the biggest declines are behind us. So it's now or neve...

Making the determination to rent or buy will always require a close evaluation of your personal circumstances. Lately, the economy and high unemployment rate have only made it more complex for many families. And that's in spite of historically low mortgage rates. Many are reconsidering homeowners...

The harder hit real estate markets are found in places that had great job and population growth in the mid- 2000s. Las Vegas, Pheonix, and Miami come to mind. Los Angeles, to a lesser extent, is considered a distressed market as well. After the housing and economy woes of the past few years, thes...

The third richest human being on the planet, Warren Buffett, spoke out recently about the importance of home ownership.  In Buffett's most recent letter to his company's shareholders, he made a striking declaration of his feelings about owning a home: "[h]ome ownership makes sense for most Americ...

Spring is such an amazing time to buy or sell a home. The season, innately, has hopeful and optimistic characteristics and it creates the perfect energy for finding a new home. A recent poll showed that 68% of potential homebuyers and home-sellers expect that their property values will recover in...

Are you aware that the cost of borrowing money could be going up in the very near future? Many buyers focus on the price of a home, which is obviously extremely important, but they should also pay attention to the cost of attaining a mortgage to purchase the home. In recent years, to spur the re...

New Listing! Fabulous Private Contemporary in Studio City Hills 3621 ALTA MESA DR , STUDIO CITY ,CA  91604 Offered At: $1,158,000 Stunning hillside home with unobstructed 180 degree canyon and mountain views! This tri-level home has an amazing flow of energy with lots of light for that open airy ...

February has been a short but memorable month! This is especially true for the luxury home market here in Los Angeles. Buyers started seriously flirting with higher offering prices this Valentine’s season and recent data indicates that the long courtship has finally paid off for homeowners. Febru...

“We live where you vacation” is the motto that many happy Californians apply to their lives. And it’s true. With the winter that the rest of America is having, our homes are more desired than ever. People who have dreamed about owning a second home in a warm climate or dreamed of retiring on the ...

If you are still renting or you are unhappy in your current home, it is definitely time to get yourself in the market. Take a look around. There are PLENTY of fish in the sea. And by fish I mean homes. Despite the rising number of renters across the country, it is cheaper to buy a home rather th...