When most people speak about depreciation and real estate, they talk about the tax benefits. Often, you will hear a new real estate investor or some real estate guru say, “You can earn cash flow tax...
There is much to debate about off-market deals in present day residential real estate. Over the past 10 years, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. In today’s blog post, I will illustrate my opinions on off-market deals and hopefully ...
For many, Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of school, football season, and Fiesta Hermosa. In real estate, it is the unofficial kick-off to the the fall selling season.
Fall Season & New Listing
Contrary to popular belief, fall i...
The second half of August can really slug along in the South Bay as agents and clients are wrapping their last summer vacations. Most agents will hold off from listing their new inventory until Labor Day. For this week’s blog, I will be divin...
In North Hermosa Beach, it is very tricky to generalize market value.
There are a variation of lot sizes, town homes, property views, and income properties, which makes it difficult to give a perfect breakdown of this sub-market. That said...
Most of my blogs consist of analyzing sales, appreciation, and under-priced deals. Today, I want to focus on a market that is larger than the for sale market in Los Angeles County: Rentals! Rentals are an extremely important part of the real es...
August in the South Bay tends to be a slower month for real estate. During this slow time, I thought it would be beneficial to examine different home offerings under $1 million.
Palos Verdes Peninsula
This may surprise some readers, but P...
Golden Hills
Redondo Beach Golden Hills homes are hot! I didn’t even have time to write a blog about my gorgeous remodeled listing on Steinhart Avenue because it was gone in a week…with multiple offers…over asking. These homes are fly...
The Sand Section in North Manhattan Beach can be quite a confusing market for someone not intimately familiar with how the area is valued. There is a hodgepodge of factors to analyze in this ever-changing market: walkstreets versus alleyways, s...
Today I am going to touch on the topic of interest rates, the Federal Reserve (Fed) balance sheet normalization, and how it is affecting real estate today and in the future.
Below I will share my exploration of charts from the Fed and a brea...
With the Fourth of July holiday this week, the real estate market has taken a short pause. I wanted to take this time to share a few quick notes on local happenings throughout The Hill and Beach Cities that could impact the surrounding real est...