For the week ending March 25th, the Los Angeles County Real Estate market saw a median home sale price of $495,000 on 5,148 sales, down +30.3% from 2018. There are currently 25,790 active listings available. 03/28/2019

Septic system installation FHA vs FannieMaeEveryone knows that the FHA calls for a Septic tank to be at least ten lineal feet from the home or structure. Well that isn't the case with FannieMae. FannieMae says whatever the local community standards are will be acceptable. Why is this important? If I were a lender I would input a "Supplemental Requirement" for my company that adhered to the FHA standard regardless of what FannieMae requires, That is entirely possble for lenders to do.Well, this would increase the pool of borrowers/buyers if we ever had to take that home back to include all FHA buyers. It is just common sense to me, but who am I? LOLI was sitting in a restaurant the other day when the owner of the restaurant said I looked like a celebrity... she couldn't think of who for ... 02/21/2018

I had the opportunity to do a job in Kelseyville and on the way back came through Middletown. Lots of activity as the clean up crews are going through the debris and removing the trees that were deemed too far gone to save.What I did notice that was a good thing is that there are lots of foundations that appear to still be in tact. That is very good as we can use these existing foundations that haven't been damaged by the fire to rebuild the homes under the FNMA or FHA renovation products.We offer a FREE evaluation of your foundation and whether or not any of these programs might be of advantage to you or your clients. If these foundations can be used it will go a long way to getting the occupants back in their homes faster than may otherwise be possible. Upward 10/18/2015

I'm still not sure if it was the broken blue canopy or the big "I'll Be Back" sign (that is soooo Arnold, eh?) which captured my heart and made me realize I really like this place and have every intention of visiting Middletown, CA again. This time, not by myself, but with my immediate family in tow. I made some nice acquaintances here that my kids are really curious about. I am looking forward to catching up with them and making some fun introductions. The plotting and planning has already begun, from New York to Miami, with my kissing cousins getting their shades, sun screen and hiking gear together. A couple of fun blogging buddies will also be meeting us there (next year, either spring or summer), so we are all trying to tweak our schedules and save up for this future event.Tourism ... 10/14/2015

I have a precocious nine year old going on forty. When he was a wee bit younger, my son Stephen, the Minion Blur, used to bombard me with mind-numbing must-be-a-guy-thing chicken jokes, like: Where do tough chicks come from? Hard-boiled eggs... During my lunch break, as I squat in the shadows of burnt out trees on the edge of a quiet, dirt mountain lane, I found myself thinking of my hubby and kids while curiously satisfied to observe the pecking order of a family of chickens. It is a subtle art, their ability to yield way, and you have to watch carefully to see it slowly emerge during their subtle ballet of feeding etiquette. It is a ballet of solemn business as they leisurely and daintily stroll around downed power lines, melted communication cables, scorched rocks, ash covered gravel... 10/11/2015

Being a native New Yorker, I'm somewhat used to traffic jams, but have never experienced a traffic jam up on narrow, twisty mountain lanes. These roads, carved and blasted through stone, are tight little narrow ribbons of freedom, clustered with perpetual curved blind spots that inspire people like me to drive weeeell below the speed limit... Not because I wanted to gawk at the gorgeous views peppered with sheer cliff drop-offs and pretty-pretty lakes, which I enjoyed with wide-eyed wonder, but because my racing heart did not (and still does not) Want. To. Die...Yeah, all those Rock Slide warning signs coupled with lots of missing landscaping will get you wondering about your odds of being knocked off the mountain. Especially after witnessing them clear one away. Not gonna forget that d... 10/09/2015

Knock Before EnteringAlthough blackened with debris, littered with melted insulation, crumbled dry wall and imploded rooftops, there is evidence everywhere that the residents are doing all they can to seek out and preserve any remnant of what used to be the beauty of simply living their lives..There are wire sifters propped near former entrances and little piles of burnt items carefully collected and arranged. It is a stark, defiant reminder for all stepping foot on these hallowed, grieving grounds that this is still a displaced family's treasured, badly mangled, burned-to-the-ground home.The survivors are returning to salvage what they own, even if all they have left is the quiet dignity of a silent, tearful nod to burnt offerings... Some are up at the crack of dawn feeding distressed ... 10/09/2015

Beauty For Ashes...The healing of the brokenhearted is complicated... How does one provide for those who grieve? Loss is an emotional and intimate thing, a wound that burns a gaping hole in your emotions, distracting you with the pain of knowing your life will never quite be the same again... Sometimes, grief can be triggered anew by the little, mundane things in life - like walking into the neighborhood laundromat to wash your Salvation Army donated clothes when you used to own a drool worthy wardrobe and just upgraded your appliances. Might seem like a petty thought, but you weren't there when that family of four only had minutes to flee for their lives, watching a major part of it go up in smoke in the rear view mirror of a partially melting car; or right before their eyes because th... 10/07/2015

Enter at your own risk... I see this warning daily as we deal with the aftermath of the wild fire disaster. Normally, on a sunny California morning, I'd be itching to go jogging down a country lane to soak in the sun and enjoy the view...Instead, I am carefully following the advice of experienced disaster response veterans, watching every step I take while plotting a visual grid of the wild fire damage surrounding a five mile radius of our Red Cross staff shelter. I really miss my Nikon, but I have been making due with my multiple cell phones...You may want to brace yourself... My gal pal and I hiked over 5 miles up and down this mountain side to offer you a brief, unique view of just how badly these victims need your help and support: This is just the beginning of the disaster relief s... 10/07/2015

All American Red Cross (ARC) disaster assistance is free...Considering what it takes to get the job done, I find that fact truly remarkable. It is probably why I enjoy being a cog in their corporate, non-profit wheel. Wearing the Red Cross Volunteer mantle is like Clark Kent hiding his Superman suit until it is time to get busy. One email call to action is enough to mobilize and energize supporters to prep for a disaster. It is a unique and rewarding position that is rarely ever boring. Best part? If you apply yourself to your training, this organization will waste no time putting your skills to use. Yup. True dat. This middle-aged gym rat, unpredictably quirky Curious George kinda gal who enjoys Army cot pajama-writing is a newbie ARC volunteer who is NOT a paid employee, or an ARC vet... 10/06/2015

What a tragic event that you are having to endure. We are so very sorry for your losses. You have to take action however and we are trying to get the word out.  Don't let anyone remove your foundation. When Katrina hit years ago, we volunteered to get down there and see what we could do to help, HUD told us no, we have it under control. Then FEMA moved those temporary trailer housing into the area, many people relocated, wow, we'll we are sad to report the government didn't do much to rebuild, in fact, very little if anything. The homes around New Orleans are still in disrepair, the water and sewer systems are still not in and operational, and we could have done all this if they had only let us.We cannot let this happen in CA, These cities and towns and you and your neighbors deserve mu... 09/24/2015

ALERT! "IMPORTANT INFO FOR FIRE VICTIMS"We need to get the word out as fast as possible. With over 1,888 homes damaged in the fire we need to get the word out fast BEFORE the foundations are removed. I lost a business, a 5,000 SF brick warehouse full of stuff I had took 45 years to accumulate, to a tornado about 10 years ago in NC, it took everything we had stored in the warehouse, everything, there wasn't anything we could salvage, what wasn't destroyed in the tornado was runied after sitting in the rain for three days before the fire department could render the walls safe for us to return and see what could be saved. What wasn't blown away was now so covered with mold it was a 100% loss. The catestrophic loss is demoralizing at a minimum. In this case and due to what we learned in the... 09/23/2015

VA Mortgage Loans in Clearlake CA and 100% VA Loans -the best loan program in the country! VA Mortgage Loans are one of the best mortgage loan programs available today for both honorably discharged Vets and active duty military personnel. Here are some of the great features of this fantastic program: - Up to 100% financing, with no down required. - No monthly mortgage insurance added to your payment. - More lenient credit qualifying standards than other types of mortgage loans. - Low rates compared to other loan programs. So how do you qualify for a VA Mortgage Loan in Clearlake CA? The first step is to verify your eligibility. Eligibility is verified by ordering your Certificate of Eligibility or COE. You can work with an approved Windsor  CA VA mortgage loan lender to order your COE ... 07/27/2015

VA Mortgage Loans in Anderson Springs CA and 100% VA Loans -the best loan program in the country! VA Mortgage Loans are one of the best mortgage loan programs available today for both honorably discharged Vets and active duty military personnel. Here are some of the great features of this fantastic program: - Up to 100% financing, with no down required. - No monthly mortgage insurance added to your payment. - More lenient credit qualifying standards than other types of mortgage loans. - Low rates compared to other loan programs. So how do you qualify for a VA Mortgage Loan in Anderson Springs CA? The first step is to verify your eligibility. Eligibility is verified by ordering your Certificate of Eligibility or COE. You can work with an approved Windsor  CA VA mortgage loan lender to o... 04/25/2015

The folks at Hulu are hoping to offer a secondary option to the popular Google owned Youtube.com. The trade off here is that there is going to be commercials on their video station.  This new venture is called Vessel and there are some upsides. You can catch new content here and pay for it three days before Youtube gets a hold of it. You can pay for movies and shows here.  The design face is going to be more eyegrabbing with large thumbnail graphics. There will be more of a slick appeal it the content will be aimed at tablet users.There are some interesting compensation and revenue ops for content creators.....http://adage.com/article/media/hulu-ceo-jason-kilar-unwraps-youtube-rival-vessel/296282/   This isn't live yet but Vessel is coming.....My take on it is that this could work for c... 01/14/2015

Brown Trash Bucket! It must be wordless wednesdays...well not really....If you see any of these buckets in the Greater Los Angeles area, clearly you know that it has Manure in it. Blue Bucket are for Recyling,Green is for Gardening left overs and Black is for normal Trash... so go figure we were in Lake County and I said to Diane look this is interesting there must be a lot of Manure here in Lake County... Clearly this shows that the same information has a different meaning in differet parts of the Country. Hence it is important to understand the local differences...clearly something Zillow & Trulia have not mastered yet.   So with that said if you are looking for a Pet Friendly Realtor in the Greater Los Angeles area, you found him! If you are a consumer who is considering buying or s... 12/03/2014

Speechless Sunday: On the way to Wine Country!     If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at http://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. 10/05/2014

In today’s world of breakthrough technology it’s easier than ever to stay connected.  Laptops, Blackberries, and iPhone’s combined with social networks like Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter provide business professionals (especially real estate agents) with powerful tools to not only establish many new relationships but also to stay up to date with those relationships on a consistent basis.Although these new methods of staying in touch may provide new opportunities for expanding our personal network, they also present many challenges when it comes to staying productive and focusing our energy into activities that really improve our business and our lives.  For real estate agents, this is especially crucial because selling real estate is all about relationships.What can agents do to mana... 09/17/2012

Lake County Commercial Property For Lease From My Friends In California Obviously, not in Seattle, but my friends have a great Lakeport commercial space for lease and I want to get the word out, so here is the info from them: Lakeport, California is an excellent opportunity for your business. 2617 S. Main Street  – Located in a professional area of the business community this flexible office space is prime for management, marketing, sales and administrative support staff plus provides areas to store inventory, equipment, filing systems for records & customer contracts. Features include full security system, gated entry, and abundant parking for your employees. 550 sq.ft. downstairs with private restroom. Upstairs space includes 640 sq.ft. executive office suite with 230 sq.ft. storage r... 03/02/2012

Do I Really Need a Home Inspection? YES!!! Lake County First Time Home Buyers are often confused about the need for a Home Inspection. Many Lake County First Time Home Buyers think that the Appraisal and the Pest Report are enough inspections and they don’t really need another inspection. The benefit is that the Home Inspection goes beyond the Appraisal and the Pest Report. The Appraisal is for the lender and the focus of that report is a determination of the home’s value. The Pest Report has a very narrow focus and the inspector’s focus is upon wood destroying pests and organisms. The Home Inspection is for the homeowner! The Lake County First Time Home Buyer is making a huge investment in the purchase of their new home and the cost of a Home Inspection is perhaps the best investment t... 12/07/2011