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Manila C.: Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:33 PM
California's housing market recovery. Click Hereto see the charts. To summarize - the outlook looks great for 2013. We are recovering!
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Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:40 PM
THE HOTTEST UP & COMING NEIGHBORHOODS IN AMERICA:
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Manila Chan: Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:53 AM
McMansions Are So 2002 By Manila Chan
Remember when we were all counting down (worried) about Y2K?
Ha! Laughable, looking back now, right?
Now that I have you reminiscing about the early-2000s, do you also recall the big "McMansion" boom - where tracts on the outskirts of every suburb had these GIANT houses, boasting with 3,000+ sq ft of living space on 3,00 and 1 sq ft of land? They had GIANT walk-in closets for everyone, including your dog. They offered grand kitchens that had more granite than the entire state of Vermont could mine. |
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Manila Chan: Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:42 PM
Remember: You and your agent are on the same team. They need your help to get this done. Follow these simple rules and you'll get your home sold quickly and for the most money.
Selling Secret #10: Pricing it right Find out
what your home is worth, then shave 15 to 20 percent off the price.
You’ll be stampeded by buyers with multiple bids — even in the worst
markets — and they’ll bid up the price over what it’s worth. It takes
real courage and most sellers just don’t want to risk it, but it’s the
single best strategy to sell a home in today’s market. |
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Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:56 PM
Pres. Obama steps in to help unemployed homeowners! Obama Plans $3 Billion Aid Package For Unemployed Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is
providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the
nation's toughest job markets. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it will send $2 billion to 17
states that have unemployment rates higher than the national average for
a year. They will use the money for programs to aid unemployed
homeowners. Some of those states have already designed such programs. |
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Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:40 PM
Courtesy of Business Insider:
Wealthy House Hunters Are Using Delayed Financing To Beat The CompetitionRead more:
When it comes to buying a new home, there are usually only two ways to
go about it –– plunk down a wad of cash or take out a mortgage. But what if you could do both? |
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Manila Chansmouth: Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 4:24 PM
Check out what the Chairman & CEO of BlackRock (the world's largest asset management company) says about the housing market in America.
All good news for those of you still on the fence about buying a home. Do it fast. Prices are going up!
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Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 3:52 PM
Obama helps unemployed homeowners.
Read the article here:
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Ron Lieber: Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:00 AM
It May be Time to Think About Buying a House.
If you can qualify for a mortgage, now might be the buying chance of your lifetime.
Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis
has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in
the rearview mirror and realize that we missed a golden age for
first-time home buyers. Then, everyone who sat on their down payment
savings accounts for a few years too long will kick themselves for not
taking advantage of what may turn out to be the buying opportunity of a
lifetime for those who can qualify for a mortgage. |
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KCET's Richie Duchon: Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 7:11 PM
A $10 Million House Isn't What It Used to Be
Sunset Boulevard—
Head west on Sunset Boulevard from downtown. Before
your engine is even warm you'll spy the Paradise Motel on your left. The
frayed hostel slumps as a weary refuge for those even wearier, a last
stop for the down-trodden before spiraling in a free-fall from grace.
Motor another 20 minutes along this iconic stretch of pavement, past the
once glorious Sunset Strip and the pink-and-green Beverly Hills Hotel,
and you come upon paradise: a necklace of verdant, walled and gated
estates, jewels along streets bearing European names like Bellagio and
Copa De Oro, literally Cup of Gold. |
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