Brand new architectural masterpiece, and the quintessential Hollywood Hills celebrity lifestyle! It features disappearing walls of glass, floating stairs, glass entry, cantilevered terraces, designer’s kitchen, mogul’s office (?) and dramatic master suite. Listed for...
From cnbc.com: The Viceroy, a swanky condominium complex in downtown Miami, gives the impression that the United States is in another real estate boom. The sales office is strangely exuberant. Buyers gush about the glam condos — designed by hipster tastemaker Kelly...
Would homebuyers consider other areas if rush hour traffic eased up a bit? It's not perfect, but recent highway construction has improved the flow:
Servicers and their ilk are hoping this blows over quick, from HW: Lender Processing Services said varying signature styles from its subsidiary, Docx, resulted from a Docx practice that has been discontinued and only affected two lenders/servicers. LPS went on the...
On September 1st, we checked the August detached sales for San Diego County, and it looked like we were in for a trouncing (again, after July's beating nationally). This was the tally of MLS August detached sales then, knowing there would be some late reporters: Aug...
Altos is known for tracking list prices, and this looks like a ranking of active listings, not solds - from Forbes.com: Los Angeles has always been home to some of the world's most expensive real estate. But forget Beverly Hills, 90210: The new hot spot for...
Besides using cost-per-sf, how else can we determine the approximate value of a home? The appraisers have a book of formulas and guidelines, but did you know that they are given the sales price before they go out to appraise? They use their book's guidelines to show...
From the last show of their North American tour - wifey called David Lindley one of the least-attractive men she has ever seen, but what do you expect from a bunch of old hippies??
Pat, John, and several other readers have wondered about the recent news regarding the banks and servicers who are suspending foreclosures across the country. It's a paperwork-signing problem. The servicers are probably working this weekend to identify the...
