As you are likely aware, the arrival of COVID-19 effectively brought the housing market to a standstill, but the data is suggesting that the housing market will make a serious comeback during the Summer of 2020. Specifically, the housing market...
As homeowners, sometimes we forget how much impact extraneous factors can have on the value of our homes. There are some extraneous factors that we are obligated to disclose to prospective buyers; whether or not a murder occurred on the propert...
Living in a community with a homeowner’s association (“HOA”) has a lot of perks (gym, maintained property, security, pool, etc.,) and a lot of extra costs in the form of HOA fees, which pay for those perks. COVID-19 has forced many of the...
We’ve been talking about COVID-19 a lot lately, and we think it’s time to talk about something a little more pleasant; pets. Our furry friends make our lives better and we do our best to make their lives better in return. This becomes even ...
For the last few weeks, we have been saying that the market appears to be picking up in affluent areas like Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Tarzana. It appears Forbes believes the entire housing market will see a boom once the brunt of C...
It’s Memorial Day, the housing market and the weather are heating up, and we thought today’s article should be directed to our men and women in uniform. Today’s topic? VA Loans.
First, and foremost, you want an agent who is familiar with ...
As you may recall, we discussed the extreme interest in homes which are located in affluent neighborhoods like Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, and Encino in our last blog post. This position is being echoed in numerous other media outlets, ...
You have multiple properties, and just aren’t comfortable placing the extra homes on the market yet; how do you generate an income of these properties? The obvious answer is renting, but there are some COVID-19-related issues you need to be a...
The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, the housing market appears to be doing alright in the Studio City, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, and Encino areas vis-à-vis a large number of interested buyers and historically low mortgage rates. Secon...
A “no fee” mortgage sounds perfect, so you should always take it, right? Not so fast! When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This article will briefly discuss the hidden costs of a no fee mortgage.
There is no such thin...
