Times and Locations for Household Hazardous Waste Click for Flyer – Household Hazardous Waste Disposal The County of Los Angeles has hazardous waste pick up the second Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm. The location for this drop off is 2755 California Avenue, Signal Hill 90755. The above link is flyer with complete […]
2015 Neighborhood Garage Sale Dates
May 14, 2015 By
Eldorado Park South – 6/27, registration deadline 6/11 College Estates – 7/11, registration deadline 6/25La Marina Estates – 7/18, registration deadline 7/2 University Park Estates – 7/25, registration deadline 7/9Los Altos X-100s (behind Kinkos) – 8/1, registration deadline 7/16(If you’re not sure about what area, contact Penny at Penny@LBRE.com or 562 572-2298 Registration Form (El […]
A Tepid Recovery
July 31, 2014 By
This recovery is very unlike the past two recoveries of 1985 and 1995. In both previous recoveries, prices climbed to new highs and powered forward for 5 – 10 years. The two previous price moves forward were 1985 – 1990 and 1996 – 2006. In both previous recoveries, it was like a light switch was […]
2014 Neighborhood Garage Sales
June 2, 2014 By
Sale Dates and Registration Deadlines: El Dorado Park South – July 12th – Deadline June 26thCollege Estates – July 19th – Deadline July 2ndLa Marina Estates – July 26th – Deadline July 10thUniversity Park Estates – Aug 2nd – Deadline July 17th Registration Form is available below: Garage Sales 2014 – Registration side – ALL […]
The Future of Real Estate Prices
December 5, 2013 By
The investment world has no shortage of commentary and media on the state of the economy. CNBC runs 24/7 with analysts prognosticating the next boom or bust. Most larger stocks have analysts that follow with baited breath each new earnings report. Real Estate on the other hand, receives no such treatment or following. I just […]
2012 Prices up as much as 5+%, Inventory Low, Prices Poised to Rise!
November 7, 2012 By
1995 was a pivotal year. Prices stopped going down. It had been 5 long years since prices peaked in 1989/90. Each year seemed to drag on with no end in sight. The fact that prices weren’t going down anymore seemed like little consolation because the market still felt dour, unexciting. Maybe prices weren’t going down […]
Barron’s Real Estate Article Correct! – But Missing Risk of Higher Rates
October 8, 2012 By
Last month Barron’s cover story was about the housing market. The cover predicts that home prices will be headed up 7% in the next 3 years. This prediction almost seems a day late a dollar short, as in August I wrote that Los Altos homes price were up $30,000 year over year, which translates to […]
Tips for the New Landlord
August 18, 2012 By
Many moons ago, when I was 23 years old, I purchased my first duplex. The back unit was vacant and I was in a rush to get it rented. Being young and foolish, I just assumed that people were responsible and paid their bills. To make a long story short, one year and lots of […]
Los Altos Homes Up $30,000+, Year over Year!
August 2, 2012 By
Yesterday I had a client call me asking if I could help him calculate what his home was worth every year for the last 5 years. While I couldn’t say what his home was worth, I could run a quick analysis across the entire neighborhood of Los Altos on a yearly basis for home similar to […]
Organic Recovery or Fabricated?
July 16, 2012 By
If your personal financial household was experiencing a rough time, and you dipped into your savings or used credit cards to shore up your finances, make purchases or take trips, would you feel good about your newfound economic recovery? Probably not. But if you were the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics you would be […]