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Key Advantages of Buying a Home Today
Key Advantages of Buying a Home Today Clearly buying a home today is different than it was over the past couple of years, and the shift in the market has led to advantages for buyers today. Right now, there are specific reasons that make thi...
New taxes that will affect you
MEASURES ULA & GS PASSED - How Will it Affect You & the Real Estate Market Implications If you are thinking of selling let's discuss a strategic plan NOW. It will be more expensive to sell any real estate $5 million+ in Los Angeles. Beve...
What does a Shifting Real Estate Market mean to You?
Chief Economist Jordan Levine from the California Association of Realtors offered the following real estate insights on Nov 18th. We have summarized it for you and added our local market commentary. Expect •Sales volume to contract more t...
Q4 2021 Market Update in Hancock Park
Q4 2021 Hancock Park Real Estate Market Round Up 2021 was a remarkable year for real estate citywide AND in Hancock Park. Record prices were set in our neighborhood and the $20MM threshold was just surpassed with the sale of 355 S Muirfield Rd...
“Price per Square Foot” is often misleading
Recently our team has had many discussions with home sellers and home buyers on this topic. We have cautioned all in how it should and should not be used when assessing value. This qualitative metric is a fanastic tool to compare like p...
A Style for Today with Things from the Past
Reprinted from anneloveland.com Windsor Square resident and New Orleans native Suzanne Rheinstein recently published "At Home". I received this fabulous coffee table book for Christmas a year ago, and must admit that it continues to be one...
Is there seasonality to sales?
On listing appointments we are often asked by prospective Sellers whether there is an optimal time to list a property. Frequently the most salient question should be: "When does actually works best for YOU, the Seller?" Remember ofte...
2011 Year in Review: Hancock Park Real Estate
The three most important words in real estate have always been location, location, location. In the current market, local insights are far more important and meaningful than national, state and county trends. In 2011, only 131 homes were so...
Hancock Park: A Bigger Bird’s-eye View
A week does not go by when I am not defining the boundaries of Hancock Park. This topic arises at most Sunday open houses, social engagements across town or out of state. I usually start by saying that we are located between Downtown Los An...
Local Resource List for Homeowners in HPOZs
If you own a home in a historical preservation overlay zone (HPOZ) and are looking for resources that might useful, the following are from my Melrose Hill HPOZ Preservation Plan. Please let me know if you have additional ones to include. Ne...