Prior to the internet, open houses rarely sold homes, but all of that has changed. Buyers are constantly searching popular real estate web sites such as www.Realtor.com and often learn of new listings and price reductions sooner than their R...
Now that home prices have escalated and most investors have slowed their buying frenzy, the banks have decided to welcome those with lower FICO scores and/or smaller down payments back into the real estate game. New lending guidelines make ...
Every home seller knows that the first order of business in preparing your home for sale is creating curb appeal. Upgrading a home's landscape from average to excellent can raise its overall value by about 10%. The water shortage is creating ha...
Friends constantly ask if I watch Million Dollar Listing. Until a couple of weeks ago, I never had. I admit that I enjoy my share of reality TV. My husband George knows a couple of Beverly Hills Housewives participants, so watching is fun. I ...
When we moved into our La Canada fixer-upper, we knew we wanted to put in a pool. But first things first, we remodeled the kitchen and baths. Several years later, we could afford a swimming pool and had a standard chlorinated one built. O...
When a home is listed for sale, the first showings are from the Internet, and professional photography is critical. Crisp, clean photos are needed to get that potential home buyer through your front door. When I take a listing, we make sure...
My parents are from Michigan and likely because of the long winters their families were big card players. Today at family gatherings we often play Pictionary. But one of the most popular games homeowners play is how much is my home wort...
While the majority of home sellers aim to avoid spending months preparing their homes for sale, their ultimate goal remains selling at the highest possible price within the shortest timeframe. If you're contemplating selling your home in th...
A day in the life of this Los Angeles Realtor - another home sold and closed! While in college, I was a student worker at the Van Nuys Court; it was a horrible job. Everyone who came or phoned was cranky; they were paying fines, fighting ticket...
Although the local real estate market has stabilized, affordable homes in the highly desired Los Angeles neighborhoods are still hard to come by. Most home buyers need to sacrifice a portion of their wish list. It could be lot size, square fo...