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March 2013 Newsletter

Dear Neighbor:  The real estate market is still jumpin’, with interest rates remaining below 4% for all but the biggest loans or smallest down payments.  There is still very little for sale, and prices have certainly risen during the past 6 months or so.  The feeling on the street is that it’s just a matter of time (and not much time) before rates rise, so my theory (not exactly genius) is that everyone who has been thinking about buying and can,...Continue Reading!

Hilltop Circle — Sold in Two Days!

On the market as of January 8, 2013 is this lovely 1948 square foot 2 or 3 bedroom RPV townhouse.  Located in desirable Hilltop Circle, it features a sweeping view of the City, Mountains, and Bay, remodeled kitchen and baths, 2-car attached garage, high ceilings, new carpet, new paint, gated community with all amenities, and is priced to sell at $695,000.  So don't wait.  Call me if you're interested -- 310 613-1076. [nggallery id=22]Continue Reading!

November 2012 Newsletter

Dear Neighbor:  As you can see from the enclosures, things are jumpin’.  As I hinted the last time I wrote, it seems as if everyone who ever thought of buying is attempting to do so now – and who can blame them?  With interest rates at levels we won’t see again in our lifetimes (3.5% 30 year fixed -- well, not in my lifetime -- maybe in yours) and prices still unrecovered from the ridiculous levels of 2007 (don’t hold your breath...Continue Reading!

Zillow and the Like

Palos Verdes Real Estate

If you haven’t kept up on fast-moving real estate technology, Zillow may be an unfamiliar name to you.  If so, in the last few years, internet websites have sprung up for everything you can imagine, among which are those which purport to give you the value of your house or, perhaps more tantilizing, that of your neighbor.  Zillow is the most prominent of these, with such as Truila and Redfin also in the game. While the subject matter may not be...Continue Reading!