How Will the Presidential Election Impact Playa Vista Real Estate?
In case you have been living under a rock, there is a presidential election going on. It is a pivotal one, on which the country is very divided. Will Joe Biden get us back to the Obama-era progressivism that led to universal health care and a commitment to global cooperation …
Short Offer Deadlines Lead to Increased Escrow Cancellations
When it comes to most people’s largest financial transaction, it does not pay to rush. When it comes to a decision with so much money as well as one’s entire way of life riding on it, forcing a buyer to make a decision in just a few days (or less) …
Everything You Need to Know About Selling a Home During COVID-19 (Guest Post by Alice Robertson)
If you’ve been thinking about putting your home on the market for a while, don’t let COVID-19 derail your plans. Buyers are still out there hunting for homes, especially as states reopen. Listing your home for sale right now can help you take advantage of the high demand for homes …
Covid, The Housing Market, The Economy, and What’s Going to Happen Next
Over the past 10 weeks, life has changed in ways that had been previously inconceivable. As fear grew with headlines showing the Novel Coronavirus pandemic taking hold in many countries including the United States, the booming economy and real estate market of January and early February has been met by …
If I Need To Move, What Am I Supposed To Do Right Now?
With many businesses sidelined and instructed to remain so until further notice, you might be wondering, what do you do if you have to move? Just because storefronts and offices are closed, it doesn’t mean people aren’t working. In fact, most service industry professionals are itching for business and most …
How Will Coronavirus Impact the Real Estate Market?
Over the past few weeks, life has changed drastically for most Americans as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to spread through the country and dire warnings are being felt throughout the world. There is no choice but to take it very seriously and do everything we can to contain the …
Choosing a Neighborhood in Silicon Beach
As prices continue to increase and many Playa Vista residents consider the their next home if they choose to move up in Playa Vista or the Westside, I am also helping many people learn about different neighborhoods in LA. Many people looking to get more for their money and therefore …
The Case Against Buying New Construction
The popularity of new construction homes cannot be denied and new costruction is especially common in Playa Vista, a newer overall community. Who doesn’t want to be able to move right in without doing any work, never use a stove that used to cook someone else’s food, never use a …
Sales as a Percentage of Listings are Down in a Big Way in ’19
Sometimes it is necessary to create a metric to support an assumption based on one’s experiences. The experience in question is that in 2019 a lot of listings are not selling. The metric I created is sales as a percentage of listings (SL Percentage). This is calculated by dividing the …
The Legal Ramifications of Emojis in the Modern World
Can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone? Does a heart emoji from a manager constitute sexual harassment? More emojis are showing up in court cases throughout the United States. Attorneys are having to argue for different interpretations of the small illustrated characters that are used to …