As most people must know by now, the housing recovery has been much greater than anticipated in 2012. While nationwide prices have increased by about 12% in the past year, in Pacific Palisades the median

In the past few months, the stage may have been set for a possible nationwide real estate recovery. The Federal Reserve has determined to do everything possible to maintain 60-year low levels of interest rates

The answers to these questions have been relatively easy to give for the last year or so. Today, however, this is not at all an easy subject to fully understand.

As we begin the year 2012, the number of homes available for sale in Pacific Palisades is quite low. There are only 70 homes on the market, which is 22 percent less supply than at

Last year at this time, there was approximately a four-month level of inventory. When the inventory level dips below six months, it is generally considered to be a “seller’s market”.

Real estate prices in the Palisades have continued a steady and much stronger increase than could reasonably have been expected.

Investors have become a significant factor in the current market environment. Investors generally have fewer contingencies and shorter time periods for processing the escrow. Therefore, they have traditionally closed escrows with fewer complications though having

There continues to be much interest in the local real estate leasing market. Owners who choose not to sell their current property for various reasons have asked what is involved and how the process works

The fuel for this steady recovery has been continued artificially low interest rates which has made purchases more affordable for everyone, combined with a lag in the homes being made available for sale at a

As of May 1st, 2013, there is approximately a one-year inventory of homes available above the $5million level. Conversely, it would only take 2.5 months to sell all of the homes below that level. As