Los Angeles & Ventura Counties Real Estate & Mortgage News & Info

ATTENTION SIMI VALLEY FIRST TIME BUYERS:  Incredible STONEGATE Pool Home is Eligible for Down Payment Assistance   This completely remodeled STONEGATE pool home located at 2829 Royal Ave. with 3bd/2ba has more than 1000 sq. ft. of living space on a more than 7000 sq. ft. lot.    This home is abso...

I subscribe to the daily webcasts of Think Big, Work Small (TBWS), which is hosted by these two guys, Brian Stevens & Frank Garay.  TBWS was founded a couple of years ago by a bunch of real estate and mortgage people who wanted to teach others in the business how to work smarter to grow their bus...

ATTENTION BUYERS:  Please read this post very carefully.  While it is a little long, it is so vital that you understand what this means if you choose to support this practice.  This year, so many of my buyers, especially first time buyers, have grudgingly adhered to this practice of having to pr...

  Ok, you've heard the hoopla about the extended and expanded tax credit but what does it all mean for you and how is it going to help you buy a home now.  Well, first and foremost, here are just a few of the benefits of what it means for the first time buyers:   First time buyers only - you mus...

In THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF WORKING WITH MY CLIENT'S PARENTS: Part One, I wrote about the different kinds of parents I have worked with in assisting my first time buyer clients in finding affordable home loans.  More times than not, I enjoy working with my client's parents, especially when the ...

I just recently read a post on the website Selling with Soul from Jennifer Allen and there was a post from ChicagoSoul about dealing with her client's parents.  It got me to thinking about some of my own experiences with my own client's parents.  I work primarily with buyers and a lot of first ti...

  At the base of the Verdugo Mountains, just south of Shadow Hills and minutes from the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants is an incredible home located at 11770 Snelling St. in Sun Valley.  This 3bd home with nearly 1,100 sq. ft. of living space sits on a large lot of m...

  At the base of the Verdugo Mountains, just south of Shadow Hills and minutes from the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants is an incredible home located at 11770 Snelling St. in Sun Valley.  This 3bd home with nearly 1,100 sq. ft. of living space sits on a large lot of m...

I subscribe to the daily webcasts of Think Big, Work Small (TBWS), which is hosted by these two guys, Brian Stevens & Frank Garay.  TBWS was founded a couple of years ago by a bunch of real estate and mortgage people who wanted to teach others in the business how to work smarter to grow their bus...

ATTENTION MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS & REALTORS AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY Please notify your local representative, senators and congress people that this bill, HR 3706, is not the way to address the current foreclosure problem and the rising default rates.  FHA is one of the best...