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Happening This Weekend 9/7-9/9
Harry Connick Jr. 300th Celebration of New Orleans Friday & Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 7:30pm New Orleans is turning 300! Celebrate in style with New Orlean’s native Harry Connick Jr. The night will feature performances by Harry Connick J...
Tips to Sell Your Home That You May Not Have Thought Of
There are a massive number of articles informing would-be home sellers of what they need to do prior to selling their homes. These lists contain big-ticket items and “common sense tasks” but fail to list some of the more “not-so-common se...
Increasing Curb Appeal on A Budget
We’re all aware that the most important thing about a first impression is that you only get one; the same is true for your home. Every home seller knows that they need to give their house the greatest clean it has ever received when they put ...
The Federal Housing Administration, Mortgage Insurance Premiums, and Your Path to Homeownership
If you have pursued a loan from the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), you have likely heard of Mortgage Insurance Premium (“MIP”); a prerequisite to obtaining an FHA loan is that the borrower maintain insurance. This artic...
Real Estate Lingo: “Mortgage Note”
A mortgage note”, commonly referred to as a “deed of trust note” or a “promissory note”, is the general loan contract provided to a would-be homebuyer by a lender – it is the piece of paper that made the loan official and legally e...
The FAA Proposes New Flight Paths Over Studio City, Sherman Oaks, and Encino
On August 21, 2018 the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued the following statement: “The FAA is proposing to update two existing routes for aircraft that depart off Runway 15 at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The purpose of the u...
A Brief Snapshot of the National Housing Market
Everyone is aware that the housing market took a significant blow during the Great Recession of 2008, but the U.S. Census Bureau conducted the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey on February 27, 2018. The outcome is not particularl...
Preparation is Everything: 3 Tips to Help You Increase Your Chances of Landing Your Dream Home
We’ve all seen the ads on billboards and the bold claims on television, “a mortgage is just a click away” or “call now and get approved for a mortgage in minutes!” Sadly, the real-world does not actually work that way – it is f...