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Able and Baker, Two People in the Subprime Economy
Here's what I found in my e-mail today:Let’s discuss two California families and the real estate market. We’ll call them Able and Baker.Able sold a home at the top of the real estate market for $500,000 and bought a new home for $800,000, paying ...
Long Beach Selling Trends for March 2009
Has your idea of a new home taken root? You might find this interesting: The overall picture for Long Beach from February 7-March 3, 2009, is that the inventory for residential properties continues under 6 months, meaning that it would take that amou...
Will the Real Home Value Please Speak Up?
December, 2008 median home price: Is it $387,021 for Los Angeles County, or is it $278,000? Well, for one thing, you have to dig a little deeper. Dataquick's $278,000 median price figure is for "Southern California" which includes at least 5 counti...
California Median Prices are Down and Up
The most recent California median prices, as reported by Dataquick for November, 2007, vary by area (figures reflect houses and condos together):In Long Beach, zip code 90803 which is Bluff Park, part of Belmont Heights, Naples, Belmont Shore area, t...
Selling Price is Not the Whole Story
With this week's low interest rates, the opportunity to buy is better than ever. Did you know a half-point drop in your interest rate makes a huge difference on your monthly payment? Let's say you are taking out a $300,000 mortgage, and you have been...
Market Activity in East Long Beach 90815 for September 2007
According to residential resale transactions recorded at the Los Angeles County Recorder's office for August, there were 306 transactions in zip codes 90802 through 90815--a decrease of 18% in sales for the same period in 2006 for the same area which...
Not All Pricing Trends Are Down ...
. . . in fact, some are up. Writer Kenneth Harney, based in Washington D.C., reported August 12 about median price increases in Chevy Chase-Bethesda areas, by zip code.In today's Los Angeles Times, a convenient interactive zip code finder is an inter...
