Seller Myths & Mistakes
Common Oversights in Marketing Your Home
There are many aspects that need to be considered in the marketing process as there is more to the sale of a home than simply putting an ad in the paper and placing a sign
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Avoid Home Sale Headaches by Navigating These Common Pitfalls
In many other areas of the country, sellers provide full inspection reports and disclosure information for prospective buyers to review before deciding to make an offer.
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Key Factors in Evaluating Pacific Palisades Properties
Home sellers need to determine an asking price, and buyers need to assess how much to offer and ultimately what to pay for their new home. Many of them rely on a professional Realtor for
Seller Myths & Mistakes
Ten Major Home Seller Mistakes
Having worked with over 1,000 local home sellers, we have seen a wide variety of attitudes, decisions and behaviors that have disadvantaged owners who were in the process of selling their homes.
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Real Estate Current Value Observations
I am frequently asked how current economic and political conditions might impact the real estate market, and if we can learn lessons from the past to have a better perspective of likely future values. It
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The High End of the Pacific Palisades Housing Market
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is “How is the market?” I always have to ask in turn, “Which market?” Most of the time we think in terms of a broad picture
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Get a Second Opinion from Another Agent
I continue to be surprised by how many people believe that all real estate agents are pretty much the same. Agents often are seen more as typical sales people, rather than as professional service providers.
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Far-Reaching New Housing Laws
California Legislature has passed several housing laws that are effective in 2020. These include the first statewide rent control provisions, new protections for current tenants, and streamlining of the permit process and limits on local
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Hiring A Real Estate Agent – Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
You may have heard / read about a “new concierge program” that some real estate companies are offering if you sell your home with them. Their program may include assistance with getting your home ready
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Pricing Homes in a Flattening Market
We are asked why we do not simply use Zillow or Redfin or other online evaluation systems in doing our pricing recommendations rather than doing a detailed market analysis to come to an opinion of
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Pacific Palisades Peak Market Comparisons
There has been considerable interest expressed about the signs of the current market transitioning and what we might expect in 2019. In noticing that there have been a large number of leases this year, the
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A Market in Transition
An increasing number of people have been inquiring if the market is still rising, how long I think it might continue doing so, and if the new village development has resulted in even higher prices