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Altadena Post-Fire Investor Activity: Redevelopment Or A Vulture-Feeding Frenzy?

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BrionCosta.com Is Back!

Brion Costa — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:00:22 +0000

Yes, after a long absence filled with re-design and planning, BrionCosta.com is coming back with new information on a regular basis.

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Southern California Home Sales in 2016: Five Predictions From Redfin

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:38:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales in 2016 - "Most economists agree that housing prices and sales will continue to grow in 2016, just at a slower pace. Call it a slowdown, but not bad news. ..." Southern California Home Sales in 2016: Five Predictions From Redfin Online Real Estate Giant's Predictions Are A Mixed Bag As […]

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Real Estate News: Yes, The Market Is In A Recovery

Steve Gaghagen — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:31:53 +0000

Real Estate News - If you look solely at good old-fashioned, non-distressed sales, October was up over September and last year: It’s beginning to look a lot like a recovery... Real Estate News: Yes, The Market Is In A Recovery In Spite Of Some "Resting" Signals, The Market Is Definitely In Recovery Mode In spite […]

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Southern California Home Sales: Sellers Are Lowering Prices

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:43:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales - "More than a third of sellers in Orange County dropped their price in July. Los Angeles and Inland Empire sellers were not far behind, with some 25% of sellers in each metro dropping their listing price in order to get buyers in the door." Southern California Home Sales: Sellers Are Lowering […]

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Southern California Home Sales: Investor Activity Slows

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:17:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales - "For the better part of this year, investors have been slowly trickling out of the home buying market, but in August they apparently cut off the cash flow in a big way." Southern California Home Sales: Investor Activity Slows Slower Market Activity As Investors Stand Aside Yesterday we reported here […]

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Home Sales: Nationwide Numbers For April

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 23 May 2014 17:08:00 +0000

Home Sales - "The National Association of Realtors said on Thursday existing home sales increased 1.3 percent to an annual rate of 4.65 million units, marking the second increase in sales in nine months." ... Home Sales: Nationwide Numbers For April Summer "Selling Season" Is On The Way We focus in these pages almost exclusively on […]

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Southern California Home Sales: Price Rise Slows As Inventory Grows

Steve Gaghagen — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:14:00 +0000

Southern California Home Sales - "Southern California home prices increased at a slower pace in April as inventories improved and investor purchases waned, a research firm said Tuesday. " ... Southern California Home Sales: Price Rise Slows As Inventory Grows The "Investor Frenzy" Calms A Bit In looking at the most recent reports of last month's market […]

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San Gabriel Valley Economy: Jobs Added, But Unemployment Rate Steady

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000

San Gabriel Valley Economic News - "Los Angeles County’s jobless rate for March remained unchanged at 8.7 percent. That still landed well below the year-ago rate of 10.1 percent, the state Employment Development Department reported.. ... San Gabriel Valley Economy: Jobs Were Added, But Unemployment Rate Steady The Good News Is That Every Sector Is […]

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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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Southern California Real Estate: Apartment Rental Rates Rising

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:20:00 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: Apartment Rental Rates Rising Good News For Investors ... For Renters ... Not So Much! There are at leasttwo sides to every equation, and in the world of real estate things are no different. Today we're going to look at rental rates ... which are rising for a variety of reasons. […]

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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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Real Estate News – Buying and Selling In 2014

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:15:00 +0000

Real Estate News: Buying And Selling In 2014 This Year Should Be Strongest Since Recession There are many predictions about the future of real estate right now, but from our standpoint here in the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California a few things are becoming very clear. Most of them have to do with competition […]

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Real Estate News – Federal Tax Aid for Homeowners May Expire

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 23:32:23 +0000

Real Estate News: Federal Tax Aid For Homeowners May Expire Can Congress Get It Together To Do Anything By Years End? As the article here says, it seems we've seen this movie before, and if the recent performance of Congress as a whole ... especially the House ... is any indicator, the real estate news […]

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Inland Southern California Real Estate Market Hottest In Nation

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:59:50 +0000

Real Estate Values: Inland SoCal Market Hotest In Nation Inland Empire Home Sale Market Shows No Real Sign Of Slow-Down Christopher Thornberg, the founding partner of Beacon Economics, has an optimistic view of the Inland Empire residential real estate market these days. At a recent "economic summit" in Riverside, Thornberg said he sees no real […]

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Southern California Home Sales Hit 7-Year High

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:26:56 +0000

California Home Sales: May Numbers Post A 7 Year High Prices & Activity Hold High Numbers As Several Influences Bolster California Home Sales The California home sales market is still posting impressive numbers. Buyers poured lots of cash into the market in May and activity posted a 7 year high while prices held a 9 […]

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California Home Sales: Eliminating The Mortgage Deduction

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 20:31:52 +0000

California Home Sales: Eliminating The Mortgage Deduction Could Have A Domino Effect California Home Sales Could Slow & Tax Revenues Fall If Deduction Is Eliminated Completely California home sales, their rate and prices, can be effected by many things. The market is a complex and ever changing "animal" with many interlocking parts. One of those […]

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California Home Sales: Foreclosed Home Sales Decline In California

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:06:30 +0000

California Home Sales: Foreclosures Decline Again California Home Sales Numbers Show Foreclosures Down While Prices Climb Again RealtyTrac shows more good numbers for the California home sales market. The first quarter of 2013 shows that foreclosed properties made up 30% of the market, down from 40% a year ago. Here's an article from "The Westside […]

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California Home Sales: High-End Homes Selling Briskly

Steve Gaghagen — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:34:32 +0000

California Home Sales: High-End Homes Selling Briskly California Home Sales - High-End Homes One Of The More Active Contributors To Market Even though inventory is down in the California Home Sales market, high-end homes ... with prices falling between the $1 million to $2 million range ... are selling at a quicker pace than most […]

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Southern California Real Estate: High End Listings Defined By Two Homes At Present

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:27:29 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: High End Listings Defined By Two Homes At Present WOW! You Can Always Look To Southern California Real Estate To Provide Some Of the Most Amazing Properties Available Southern California real estate truly does run the gamut these days. From veritable "steals" in the low end market to a couple of […]

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Southern California Real Estate: Zillow Moves In To Orange County

Steve Gaghagen — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:01:58 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: Zillow Moves In To Orange County One Sign That Southern California Real Estate Is Not Dead Is The Fact That Zillow Has Now Moved Here Southern California real estate certainly has its problems. In recent years the area has seen some of the darkest days ever recorded. But not all signs […]

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Southern California Real Estate: Southland Home Prices Rise

Steve Gaghagen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:21:32 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: Southland Home Prices Rise Rise In Home Prices First Seen In Southern California Real Estate Market In 6 Years Zillow has reported that the residential sector of the Southern California real estate market has seen some appreciation for the first time in 6 years. They also state they are expecting more […]

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Southern California Real Estate: Inland Empire Home Prices Rose In June

Steve Gaghagen — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:08:59 +0000

Southern California Real Estate: Inland Empire Home Prices Rose In June Southern California Real Estate Numbers Are A Mixed Bag Some cautious good news for the Southern California real estate market ... mixed with some not so good. The Inland Empire is experiencing some rising prices, but slow activity. It seems that average home prices […]

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