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Real Estate News: No Relief In Sight For Southern California Apartment Rents

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:30:00 +0000

Real Estate News – “Sky-high apartment rents in Southern California are expected to climb further in coming years, as construction fails to keep up with population and job growth.” Real Estate News: No Relief In Sight For Southern California Apartment Rents San Gabriel Valley Apartments Are No Exception The USC Casden Multifamily Report is out, […]

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San Gabriel Valley Home Sales – Market Predictions For 2015

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:33:00 +0000

San Gabriel Valley Home Sales – Zillow’s chief economist predicts home price gains will cool off in 2015. … San Gabriel Valley Home Sales: Market Predictions For 2015 Zillow’s Chief Economist Sees A Calmer, More Solid Market In The Coming Year As we come to the end of 2014 people are wondering just what to expect from the […]

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Southern California Home Sales: Middle Class Priced Out Of Most Of The Area

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:21:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales – San Gabriel Valley, Westside, are least-affordable slices of SoCal housing market.. Southern California Home Sales: So Cal Not Affordable By Middle Class The Good News Is … It’s Not Getting Any Worse Trulia has released a new report, and the numbers are not good for the Southern California Real Estate market […]

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San Gabriel Valley: Tourism & Investment From China Surging

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:36:00 +0000

Chinese Tourism – “With Los Angeles being a hub city, it makes sense to put money there,” he said. “Chinese have business there, kids who go to school there, plus it’s a great place for them to vacation.” … San Gabriel Valley Tourism: Tourism & Investment From China Surging San Gabriel Valley Is A Prime Destination […]

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Selling Your Home: Should I List In Summer Or Winter?

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:18:00 +0000

Selling Your Home: Should I List In Summer Or Winter? Contrary To “Popular Wisdom”, Listing In Winter Might Bring You A Better Price! Everyone knows that if you want to sell your home quickly and for the best price, you need to list in Spring with an eye to selling then or just as Summer […]

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Real Estate News: Zillow To Market Southland Homes Directly To Chinese Market

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:16:00 +0000

Real Estate News: Zillow To Market Southland Homes Directly To Chinese Market! Zillow Announces Partnership & Will Provide SoCal Listings Through Chinese Online Portal We’ve written in these pages recently about the current influx of Southern California real estate buyers that are Chinese nationals. There is a great deal of money being invested in California […]

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Southern California Home Sales: Highest Southland Price Ever At $102 Million!

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:42:00 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: Highest Southland Price Ever At $102 Million! “Un-sellable ‘Fleur De Lys’ Mansion Sells To Mysterious Buyer! Well, whoever the buyer might be, and whatever the mysteries are, the fact remains that this is a very good sign for the future of Southern California real estate. SOMEONE is willing to sink this […]

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Real Estate News: Congress Eyes Retroactive Extension Of Key Mortgage Tax Benefits

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:04:09 +0000

Real Estate News: Congress Eyes Retroactive Extension Of Key Mortgage Tax Benefits Mortgage Debt Forgiveness & Energy-Saving Upgrades CouldReturn As we reported here in December, as last year ended Congress let several key tax benefits to homeowners expire. These included those allowing for mortgage debt forgiveness and writeoffs for energy-saving improvements and mortgage insurance premiums […]

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San Gabriel Valley Real Estate: Affluent Chinese Buyers Push Area Prices Upwards

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000

San Gabriel Valley Real Estate: Affluent Chinese Buyers Push Area Prices Upwards Demand For L.A. Area Homes Among Wealthy Chinese Drives Market The San Gabriel Valley is at the very heart of what is driving the Southern California real estate market at the present time, and that’s the influx of wealthy Chinese buyers, both investors […]

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