I havd "known" Gerry since I signed up on Active Rain, and followed his real estate career until he "disappeared" about a year ago. He had indicated that he was on greener pastures and he sure was. He has come back as a strong Social Media expert. His knowledge of the real estate field together
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12/23/2011
After the devastating Northridge earthquake in 1994 which cost $44 billion in losses, insurance companies restricted the issuance of policies to cover earthquakes for fear of not being able to pay out again. In 1996 the state established the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to fill the gap.
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12/23/2011
I am working with a first-time Los Angeles home buyer who is in the process of purchasing a brand new construction home. The home is a stand-alone condominium, one of four on the lot. It would seem tempting to waive the inspection on a brand new home, because after all what could be wrong! Ther
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12/22/2011
It's that time of year again. Yes, I am thinking.What am I thinking you may ask yourself, or not, whatever takes your fancy? Well, it suddendly struck me that there has to be some kind of a blogging level at which you arrive in your blogging career where you can actually sit awhile, relax, and en
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12/19/2011
I don't generally post my leases and sales, so I thought I would just take a moment to take stock of what turned out to quite a healthy 2011 in the Los Angeles real estate market. This Los Angeles Realtor® started off the year very slowly. Then the stone started rolling down the hill and gained
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12/18/2011
Or Mr. Chumley to you: Who can resist this face? What are you looking at? I said, "what are you looking at?" O.K. I'm bored. You may leave!
12/17/2011
If you are looking for a Los Angeles rental property, you are in a lot of competition. The better prepared you are to make an offer on the property you love, the better the chance you are of getting it, because the good ones go quickly. So, what do you need to know? As soon as your realtor sends
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12/15/2011
Los Angeles has been hit hard by the economic downturn and Animal Services is one of the many departments whose financial resources have been severely cut. Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters, a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping L.A.’s city animal shelters raises funds to provid
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12/14/2011
Every year, world-renowned Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills puts on its best show for holiday season. In 2004 they decorated with $1 million worth of Baccarat crystal chandeliers. This year, together with Harrods in London and Takashimaya stores in Tokyon and Singapore, Swarovsky holds sway with S
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12/10/2011
The always entertaining Cirque du Soleil is bringing its latest production, Ovo to Santa Monica, on January 20, 2012. The them of Ovo is set in the world of insects. Just like us, they are looking for love, and the quest is satisfied when an egg appears delivering an insect who falls in love wi
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12/06/2011
