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Desperate Times…

A week ago, Governor Brown ordered a mandatory 25% reduction in water usage on campuses, golf courses, and cemeteries and to replace large lawns with drought tolerant landscaping. A temporary statewide rebate program is set...

Life Without Water

This is really serious. California will run out of water within a year’s time! This should not be so surprising, considering the unseasonably high temperatures and dry conditions we’ve experienced consistently for some time now....

The Right Mortgage – When is the Federal Reserve raising rates?

It’s inevitable, the Federal Reserve is considering raising rates as early as June, so, with a little time on your side, now might be a good time to find the right mortgage or to refinance....

Buying Los Angeles

In a recent article from HSH.com, a mortgage research website, reports that in order to afford a home in the Los Angeles area of $450,900, based on NAR (National Association of REALTORS®) median home price...

Zillow’s Flaw

During a recent interview on CBS This Morning, Zillow CEO, Spencer Rascoff, acknowledged the accuracy of Zillow’s zestimate, widely used by home buyers and sellers alike to gauge property values, as having a “median error...

High Rents Making Home Ownership More Attractive

With mortgage rates still relatively low, in the mid 3%, the government’s role with the easing of credit requirement and increasing rent rates- equals no equity, home purchasing has led to higher demands amongst millennials,...

Buyers Are Staying Put…

A recent study by C.A.R. (California Association of REALTORS®) found that more than 50% of buyers will either purchase their home in the same neighborhood as a current residence or within the same county.

California Attracting Foreign Investors

The Chinese investors firm, Oceanwide Holdings Group Co, is aggressively purchasing residential and commercial properties along the California coast, spending millions over the past two years. Oceanwide is currently developing a three-tower apartment complex, which...

Using caution – Safety first

Using caution, selling your home can be exciting and overwhelming at once, so stay focus and be mindful of these safety precautions to ensure all goes well. And should you feel any uneasiness whatsoever, heed with caution.

Desperate Times…

Life Without Water

The Right Mortgage – When is the Federal Reserve raising rates?

Buying Los Angeles

Zillow’s Flaw

High Rents Making Home Ownership More Attractive

Buyers Are Staying Put…

California Attracting Foreign Investors

Using caution – Safety first

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