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Blur Your Home

Some homeowners in Southern California are taking a unique step to deter break-ins: blurring their homes on Google Maps. The move is simple but strategic. By obscuring their home from Street View, they aim to make it harder for would-be burglars to digitally scout...

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AB 942 Solar

Home buyers have been getting the worst of it lately. During the covid frenzy, they had to pay unimaginable amounts OVER the list price just to buy a house. Then mortgage rates doubled, but they still had to pay the same prices! Then last year they had to start paying...

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Dumb Home

Cutting-edge technology was once a de rigueur residential amenity for any eight-figure listing, along with elaborate home gyms, zero-edge swimming pools and 12-car garages. It’s becoming nearly impossible to find a fridge, toaster or LED light that isn’t Wi-Fi-enabled...

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Bedroom Closet Myth

Somehow I got on email list of this Bay Area appraiser - and he has good tips: Debunking the Bedroom Closet Myth There’s a widespread belief that a room must have a closet to be called a bedroom. Let me clear that up: in 99% of cases, that’s simply not true. So, let’s...

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