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buying a home in los angeles: Buying a Home in Los Angeles. May I Change Your Mind? - 02/29/12 02:47 AM
I am presently traveling in India which is an eye-opening experience to put it mildly. Extreme poverty at the one end with India’s richest man building the world’s first billion dollar home at the other.
However, you can pick up some bargains in the middle.
In Mandawa there are several abandoned properties. Built in 1852, the Mandawa haveli below with approximately 30 rooms, spectacular views of the village, and wonderful murals can be grabbed up for the bargain price of around $500,000. The downside is there are only two bathrooms.
An enterprising French woman bought one of these havelis and converted it into a museum. … (9 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Los Angeles Communities - About Bel Air - 11/08/11 06:28 PM
Bel Air is an upscale community on the Westside of Los Angeles. It sits north of Westwood, east of Brentwood and west of Beverly Hills Post Office and is home to the Bel Air Country Club and the recently remodeled Hotel Bel Air.
This exclusive gated community boasts some of the most expensive real estate in the city, with spectacular views, and is home to many stars. There are also more affordable custom-built homes closer to Mulholland Drive.
Schools in Bel Air Bel Air schools are in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Roscomare Road Elementary School K-5
Kenter Canyon Elementary K-5
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buying a home in los angeles: Buying a Home in Los Angeles - Westwood - Century City - 09/16/11 02:18 PM
You are new to Los Angeles, thinking of buying a home in Los Angeles, but have no idea where to start.
We could use West Los Angeles as an area, but this is such a loose term and there arguments as to what really constitutes West Los Angeles. In my mind West Los Angeles is an area that stretches from Westwood south to Rancho Park and Palms, west to Beverly Hills, and east to Brentwood and Santa Monica, and for the purposes of this post it will be included together with Century City, a small area on the south-east side of West … (2 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Buying a Home in Los Angeles - Santa Monica - 09/09/11 02:22 PM
Buying a home in Los Angeles can be a formidable task. Where do you start? There are so many neighborhoods to choose from each with its own unique personality. Let’s start with:
Buying a home in Santa Monica
There are so many distinct areas of Santa Monica to choose from. Do you want to live near the beach on Ocean Park? Maybe you want to be able to stroll down Montana Avenue visiting the many boutiques and trendy restaurants? Or you love luxury condo living where the Ocean Avenue condos would be just your style.
Search Santa Monica homes for sale Downtown Santa Monica, … (17 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Want to be Successful in Buying a Los Angeles Home? Be Prepared to Negotiate - 09/06/11 10:56 PM
If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home then don't listen to the friends who are telling you that there are deals to be made, and you should just make low ball offers until a seller rolls over and says "take my home."
It doesn't happen that way.
If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home, don't try and do it alone. You are going to end up tremendously frustrated, and things will become way too personal.
If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home, use a real estate agent who will be your exclusive representative and keep you on the … (31 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: DocuSign, Oh How I Missed You! - 07/21/11 01:56 AM
In the days of paying $20 for this, $49 for that, we tend to look at ways to trim the fat. And free is always a lure.Don't we always try to download those FREE apps from the internet before we realize that a lot of them just don't work and we end up paying for one that does.I had used DocuSign for a few years, and never realized how amazing it truly is. I don't know how I managed before. All the running around trying to get signatures. All the multiple faxes of one document so that by the time it … (46 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Three Reasons to Consider Buying a Los Angeles Home Now - 05/08/11 05:13 PM
Why should you think of buying a Los Angeles home now?
Here are three reasons why!
If you think Los Angeles home prices are going to fall consider this. It is not just about price. You need to think about your monthly payments, which means the interest rates on your mortgage. Even if Los Angeles home prices were to drop, mortgage rates will rise making the overall cost more over the life of the mortgage. A rise in interest rates is projected over the coming couple of years.
Are you worried about gaining equity in your house? Real estate is … (3 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Buying your First Los Angeles Home – It Doesn’t Have to be a Starter Home - 03/26/11 11:03 PM
If you are a first-time home buyer in Los Angeles and think that you have to settle for one of those starter homes, think again!
Los Angeles home prices are somewhat stable, and mortgage interests are still historically low. First time home buyers can afford more than in previous times. Also, they don’t have to offload a house to be able to buy and new one.
However, buyers should be prepared to stay in these homes for a while as prices are not expected to rise significantly in the near future.
Also, the lending environment is tight. First time home buyers … (22 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Los Angeles Times Article Talks About Homeownership Losing its Luster - 02/22/11 09:48 PM
An article in Friday's Los Angeles Times discusses the reasons deterring people from buying a Los Angeles home these days, and quotes me, a Los Angeles realtor®, as an example:
"There's a zillion reasons [sic] why people aren't buying, but honestly, they would if they could," said Jane Peters, a real estate agent in Beverly Hills. As for Peters? She leases. Her rent is so low, she says, that buying just doesn't make sense. So how do I spin this so as not to look like I am encouraging people not to buy a home in Los Angeles? I have specific … (91 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Relocating to Los Angeles - Buying or Selling in Los Angeles - Some Median Price Statistics - 05/27/10 05:06 PM
If you are thinking of buying a home in Los Angeles, the chart below shows the median price change between 1st Qtr '09 and '10.
Out of the 40 areas listed 26 have increased, 14 of them in the double digits. Malibu is up 41%, Hollywood Hills East 25%, Beverlywood 17%, and West Los Angeles 16% over last year.
Of the 14 that have dropped in price Beverly Hills Post Office tops the list with a 56% drop. Cheviot Hills dropped 32%, Santa Monica 14%, with Brentwood and Beverly Hills 2%,
If you are buying a home in … (16 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: California First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Update - 05/19/10 09:43 PM
If you are buying a home in Los Angeles, or anywhere in California, or have already gone under contract after May 1, 2010, you are entitled to a $10,000 tax credit.
The credit is available from a $100 million allocation which is projected to run out fairly quickly.
If you are buying a home in Los Angeles or the rest of California, time is running out!
If you have tried to file via fax you may have found you could not get through because the line is constantly busy. The fax line is open 24 hours so you … (6 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Buyers, Do Not Assume that Every Home You Approach is Overpriced! - 05/10/10 10:28 PM
It is in most people's nature to look for a deal. Having lived in the Middle East I am certainly used to offering ridiculous prices straight off the bat, walking away, and waiting for the vendor to come running after me. If you pay full price there, after walking away, the shop keeper will spend the next half hour rubbing his hands together in glee. It is not unheard of here now to try and get the price of something lowered, even in major stores, but there is no personal connection by the salesperson with the item being sold in stores. … (138 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Federal Tax Credit Extended - What You as a Buyer Need to Know - 01/10/10 03:04 PM
If you are confused about the Federal Tax Credit and how it applies to you, this is an excellent overview.
Also, there is the possibilty of a California State Tax Credit bill being passed which will offer a credit of $3,333 per year for three years to subsidize homebuyers.
Via Debe Maxwell - Search Charlotte Homes for Sale - Charlotte NC Neighborhoods (Helen Adams Realty):
Federal Tax Credit Extended - What You as a Buyer Need to Know Tax Credits are available for both first time home buyers as well as those purchasing primary residences who have owned a home … (2 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: Home Buyers, Now is the Perfect Time to Buy - 11/27/09 02:20 PM
If you plan to live in your home, now is the perfect time to buy. Real estate economist, Ken Rosen, tells you why!
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buying a home in los angeles: First Time Home Buyers You Will Succeed With Realistic Goals - 11/16/09 07:09 PM
If you are a first time buyer here are some tips to avoid the disappointment you feel when you don't get the house you want.. As I discussed in a previous post, you must get pre-approved so you know absolutely what you can afford. Fresh inventory of homes is low, and if a new listing comes on the market, if priced right, it is going to go into multiples and over asking. If you like it, then you can be sure there will be other buyers who feel the same. This is where you need to strategize. If you are putting … (13 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: With a Developer's Contract Get Legal Advice - 11/07/09 12:03 AM
I discussed the contract my first-time buyer is faced with while considering the purchase of a condo in a brand-new 5-unit development in Echo Park. The contract looked daunting on the surface, but I thought, reading through and using my knowledge of the real estate transaction would go much of the way towards ensuring that my buyer would be protected. Wrong!There is no way any of us who are not attorneys should be attempting to decipher a developer's own contract. There is way too much to look out for, at least in California.I mentioned a few points points in my previous … (18 comments)
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buying a home in los angeles: I Found a New Widget - A Guide to Walkable Neighborhoods - 11/05/09 02:44 PM
arently I had signed up of this tool and forgot I had it. Walk Score allows you to input an address and see all the walkable amenities around it using Google Local Search.
It gives you the walk score of a neighborhood based on the following criteria:
Factors not taken into consideration in determining walkability:
The site also includes America's most walkable neighborhoods.
Take a look at the product working on my website. Play with it. I think it is neat.
Let me know your thoughts.
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buying a home in los angeles: After Making an Offer, Don't be Afraid to Make that Backup Offer if it is Not the Winning Offer - 10/28/09 07:01 PM
Since I poured water on my poor laptop and it is in intensive care in hospital, I am typing on my Dell Mini Inspiron netbook, so I have to type small.Oops, that's better, I stretched it a bit.And now for something completely different.I thought I would encourage first-time buyers to always make a back-up offer on the house they love.Don't be afraid to make that first offer. It is an excellent opportunity to get your feet wet. And is something like learning to ride a bicyle. As you go along you feel more and more comfortable, and you never forget! And … (10 comments)
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