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Five Ways Harb & Co. Will Get your Home Market Ready
There are many ways Harb & Co. will help you get your home market ready. Selling your house for top dollar is easier than you think. Before you start making any changes, it’s best to speak with a real estate agent. You don’t want to sp...
Los Angeles Smart Homes: Nest Thermostat
There are many smart home features for Los Angeles homeowners. And some are extremely simple to use. One of my favorites is the Nest thermostat. Los Angeles Smart Homes: Nest Thermostat I live in a two story home with a detached guest hou...
Bathroom staging on a budget
When the time comes to prepare your home for sale, bathrooms make a major impact. With home prices at record levels, buyers are looking for a spa like experience. Bathroom staging can be done on a budget. The most important thing to reme...
Reverse Mortgage Solutions
Reverse mortgages can be complicated but let's take a brief look at reverse mortgage solutions: Within 30 days of the borrower’s passing the heirs are required to notify “their intent” to the reverse mortgage lender. “Intent” is to ...
How to boost your FICO score
FICO scores, created by the Fair Isaac Corporation, employ a proprietary formula to assess creditworthiness. This formula considers five key aspects when evaluating creditworthiness: payment history, the relationship between current balances an...
Sagebrush home values
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 I have a completely different question for you. We have...
Home Staging with minimal effort
Home staging, has been the real estate buzz word for the last decade. But home staging with minimal effort can be done easily and add tens of thousands to your bottom line. This is a photo I recently found in the MLS (multiple listing service...
Pricing your Los Angeles Home
Pricing your Los Angeles home to sell is as much art as science. In May of this year Harb & Co. listed 5821 Buena Vista Terrace for $650,000. More than twenty offers were written and this Highland Park home sold for $837,000 nearly 3...
