Property sales in Studio City, Sherman Oaks and Encino turned out to be relatively good compared to most other parts of Los Angeles and the country. Below is a comparison chart for both single family homes and Condo's.  You will see that in a lot of the categories the amount of units that sold in 2011 went down compared to 2010.   Since interest rates came way … [Read more...]

Most people have never heard the word “short sale” before a few years ago. Most of us knew about foreclosures and bank owned properties, but short sales, now that is a new one. Over the last few years at least once a week someone asks me how a short sale works or just what is a short sale? The simple answer is that a short sale is when a bank allows the sale of a … [Read more...]

I received an email last week from one of my clients telling me how much fun she is having looking at homes right now using the Internet browsing system that I had set her up on last week. I met her around twelve years ago when I helped her find her nice four bedroom house in the flats of Sherman Oaks.  She and her husband wanted a nice neighborhood in which  to raise … [Read more...]

House hunter's dream home may be out of reach. Matt Epstein was recently featured on an NBC 4 TV Los Angeles news item describing how mortgage guarantees are being downsized by the Federal Government. The Feds are making its first move toward exiting the mortgage business by lowering the size of mortgages it will guarantee. This could mean higher prices and bigger … [Read more...]

Homes that are For Sale By Owner (FSBOs) are when a seller decides not to list their home with an agent, but undertakes the selling process themselves. Recently the creator of a website assisting people who are considering selling their own FSBO homes, Colby Sambrotto, spent half a year attempting to sell his two-bedroom condo in New York's upscale Chelsea, using … [Read more...]

Earlier this month, a Board of Supervisors meeting was jam-packed with people testifying  about a growing controversy in regards to the proposed creation of two new Latino-majority supervisorial districts. There was opposition to the plans from a majority of the speakers, who favored a recommendation from a county committee for the current boundaries to only have minor … [Read more...]

 Why in the world would anyone want to buy a house today? The sky is falling... the sky is falling... Yes, there is a lot of negative news out there in the world today. With the daily swings in the stock market, unemployment is way up, the continuing wars overseas, countries on the verge of bankruptcy, and businesses moving out of the U.S.A. to save precious tax … [Read more...]

It doesn’t matter if you are getting your $200,000 condo or your $3,000,000 house ready for the market… get your Sherman Oaks real estate for sale in the best possible shape you can. Real estate buyers today are very, very picky and you don’t want them to pass over your place because there is a better looking place down the street. Remember, those looking to … [Read more...]

Okay, so you have finally decided to pull the trigger and put your Sherman Oaks home for sale. You are either downsizing, moving on up, making a lifestyle change or just getting out of Dodge. You walk around your home and look at all the stuff that you have accumulated over the years. There is stuff on the shelves, there is stuff in the closets, and stuff in the garage. … [Read more...]