JUST SOLD in West LA … Here’s the Story

With home values falling to prices not seen in years and interest rates at all time lows, many savvy individuals realize that now is the time to buy.  Hard to imagine that conditions such as these could create a nightmarish situation for many potential buyers; but they have.  It comes down to the basic economic [...]

Palms – Mar Vista Latest Home Sales Report

Palms – Mar Vista Single Family Home Sales June 2012 Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 33,220,051 Average Selling Price: $ 874,211 Average List Price: $ 860,663 Avg Sales Price/Avg. List Price: 101.6% Median Price: $ 811,000 Average Days on Market: 20 Number of Listings Sold: 38  Sold Listings: 1. 2034 WALGROVE AVE $ 460,000 2. [...]

Venice Latest Home Sales Report

Venice Single Family Home Sales June 2012 Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 23,202,500 Average Selling Price: $ 1,364,852 Average List Price: $ 1,393,558 Avg Sales Price/Avg. List Price: 97.9% Median Price: $ 1,330,000 Average Days on Market: 51 Number of Listings Sold: 17  Sold Listings: 1. 807 COMMONWEALTH AVE $ 620,000 2. 306 WINDWARD AVE [...]

THE 4TH ANNUAL MAR VISTA GREEN GARDEN SHOWCASE TOUR IS SATURDAY APRIL 21

ONE OF LA’S BEST GARDEN TOURS The community of Mar Vista has done it once again! Now in its fourth year and back by very popular demand, the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase is just a few weeks away! On Saturday, APRIL 21st from 10 am to 4 pm,  over 90 Mar Vista residents will [...]

Mar Vista 4 Plex – Excellent Investment Opportunity

Located just two miles from the ocean waves of Venice Beach, in the heart of Mar Vista and the trendy West Side, this well maintained 4 unit income property promises an investment opportunity that will be in demand for years to come. The 2 bedroom, 1 bath main house is the first to greet you [...]

Is It A Good Time to Jump into Real Estate?

Buyers can take advantage of historically low interest rates and home prices seem to have stabilized. There is plenty of good inventory continually coming available and it is a buyers market. Are prices at the bottom? Close enough. The savings are there and I wouldn’t want to be one to miss out on the low mortgage interest rates.

Mar Vista Makes Angeleno Magazine’s Top Three Green Communities

For those of you haven’t seen Angeleno Magazine’s August edition, take a look.  The highlight for me was their article Ready, Set, Green, selecting Mar Vista as one of the three fastest rising “green” hoods in all of LA.   Energetic and activist minded, the MVCC Green Committee, a part of the Mar Vista Community Council, [...]

9 PRECAUTIONARY ESSENTIALS IN CASE OF A FIRE IN YOUR HOME

I took this photo after a fire recently ravaged a friend’s home late one summer night.  Luckily the alarm woke them up and their daughter who was sleeping downstairs, ran for safety and properly shouted that she was safe and provided exit instructions to her parents upstairs.  Everyone escaped without harm.   The cause of the [...]

Additional Information on Wise Water Use

Joseph Treves and Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl at the recent Wise Water Use Expo I have put together a list of pertinent websites that may be of value to you. If you have any questions about water or energy use in your home, please let me know. I am a licensed real estate [...]

The Best Time to Go Solar

Now may the best time to go solar on your home roof. California Rebates on solar panels and new lease programs make going solar affordable. Pick Your Strategy. Recently the Los Angeles Times featured an excellent article in the Business section titled “Weak economy makes solar panels more affordable to homeowners”.  If you missed it [...]

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