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Reverse Mortgage Solutions
Reverse mortgages can be complicated but let's take a brief look at reverse mortgage solutions: Within 30 days of the borrower’s passing the heirs are required to notify “their intent” to the reverse mortgage lender. “Intent” is to ...
How to boost your FICO score
FICO scores, created by the Fair Isaac Corporation, employ a proprietary formula to assess creditworthiness. This formula considers five key aspects when evaluating creditworthiness: payment history, the relationship between current balances an...
Sagebrush home values
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I look forward to your column and I have a completely different question for you. We have...
Home Staging with minimal effort
Home staging, has been the real estate buzz word for the last decade. But home staging with minimal effort can be done easily and add tens of thousands to your bottom line. This is a photo I recently found in the MLS (multiple listing service...
Pricing your Los Angeles Home
Pricing your Los Angeles home to sell is as much art as science. In May of this year Harb & Co. listed 5821 Buena Vista Terrace for $650,000. More than twenty offers were written and this Highland Park home sold for $837,000 nearly 3...
Real Estate Wire Fraud is Real
Unfortunately, there are numerous disclosures in a real estate transaction but just a few that are really important. The disclosure regarding wire fraud is one of the most important forms in a real estate transaction. Real estate wire fraud is ...
How do you buy your first home
With housing affordability at all-time lows, purchasing a home is beyond reach for many. So, how do you buy your first home? Ask for help. If your parents and or grandparents are in a position to help, ask for it. Many of my millennial h...
What is a probate sale?
A probate sale is the sale of a home of someone who has passed and does not have a living trust. When looking to purchase a probate listing, the first question to ask is whether or not the sale requires court confirmation. Those requirin...
