Best Side Of The West Side

If you have been trying to buy or sell a home and the end of the spring-summer real estate season is giving you headaches and anxiety, take it easy!Although real estate sales tend to plummet downwards at the end of warm weather, there is still lots of potential in buying and selling during fall and [...]

Isn’t it exciting and tempting when we hear about “hot”, “amazing,” “smokin’” or “crazy” deals? We often hear and read about them in the real estate world. This is the hype that surrounds short-sales and foreclosed, bank-owned homes. What is a Short Sale? Basically, a short sale is an agreement between a bank and a [...]

As the holiday season is just around the corner and the New Year inspires new beginnings, you may find yourself wanting to buy a new home. But for those of you who are determined to buy your first property within this year, it is important to remember that you should define the differences between your [...]

Let’s say you place an offer on a property. The seller accepts, and you’re under contract. The deal is about to be closed. At this point you have already put a deposit into an escrow account (as the deposit is not given directly to the seller). Serious earnest buyers typically put up 3% of the [...]

Quick Weekly Santa Monica Real Estate Market Update – July 29, 2011 to August 5, 2011 Santa Monica Real Estate – Single Family Homes:Active Listings: 88 * Short Sales – 6 * Bank Owned/REO – 1Of the 88 active Santa Monica homes for sale, 29 had their List Price decreased, and 2 actually increased in [...]

While buying your first Santa Monica house may seem like a daunting task, it is not impossible to join the growing ranks of first-time home buyers. Finances – Consider Your Finances The cost of buying a Santa Monica house is much higher than the purchase price. The average down payment is 20 percent of the [...]

Let’s see…you have enough cash or credit and you want to get a great deal on a property that has been foreclosed, but first, there are some things that you would want to know before buying a foreclosure. Before anything else, let’s define what is meant by the word foreclosure. It is usually called real estate [...]