A Buyer’s Perspective
Revealed: Top Five Reasons a Realtor Might Fire a Home Buyer
Real estate agents are not compensated until the successful close of escrow. And while I wish that more of my clients could find their dream home in just a couple of weeks, it's just not reality in today's Los Angeles real estate ...
Why price per square foot is not the best indicator of value
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I am heavily relying on price per square foot when making offers but I have lost bidding wars on tw...
Things are shaking up in the Los Angeles Real Estate Industry
When I was in mortgage banking, I preferred to work for smaller savings and loans. Any mega bank never employed me, and I typically worked in the corporate offices where decisions were made. During my current real estate career, I...
Verifying Your Offer was Submitted
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, Because mine wasn’t the only offer, I made an offer $20,000 higher than the home’s asking price...
Lines of Communication in Real Estate
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I am wondering about lines of communication in real estate. Over the years, I have bought several h...
Uncooperative Sellers
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, We made an offer for $25,000 over asking price which the seller accepted. We initially met the sell...
Seller Fails to Disclose
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your column and think this question is new. Is not providing real estate disclo...
Seller doesn’t want to move
Dear Phyllis, After looking at homes forever, and writing offers where we missed out either to cash buyers or by just a few thousand dollars, we finally got an offer accepted. Now we are nearly ready to close but the seller doesn't want ...
