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How to Determine How Big of a Home You Truly Need
When it comes to homes, bigger isn’t always better. For one, bigger homes obviously cost more, and oversized houses also can be more difficult to sell. As such, you’ll want a home that’s neither too b...
How to Know When It’s Time to Sell
Did you know that there is a best time to sell a house? The month—and even the day—you list your home can make a big difference. In real estate, timing is everything, and if you’re able to take your t...
Community Event Saves Lives
16th Annual Torrance Relay for Life April 21-22 at South High The statistics remain grim – cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S., exceeded only by heart disease. According to the...
Six Surprising Ways Home Staging Could Sabotage Your Sale
Home staging can be great when it comes to helping prospective buyers imagine themselves in your space. On the other spectrum, staging also can go wrong. Here, Realtor.com points out some mistakes tha...
Is Now the Time to Seek Out an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan?
Since 2009, annual mortgage rates have been below 5 percent, and demand for adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) has been in the single digits. Ellie Mae reports that ARMs comprised just 5.6 percent of th...
Five Reasons Why Buying a House Is a Much Bigger Commitment Than Marriage
Some couples might not be ready for marriage, but they are happy to join together in buying a house. Here, Realtor.com discusses why purchasing a home is much more of a commitment than walking down th...
Five Sure-Fire Ways to Get Acquainted with Your New Neighborhood
1. Make the first move It can be intimidating to approach a new next-door neighbor and introduce yourself. However, your new neighbors might be equally hesitant to disturb your family, especially if y...
How to Find Your Ideal School in a New Neighborhood
Schools often are the most important deciding factors for a family seeking out a new neighborhood to call home. While there’s no single solution to finding the right one, there is more to consider tha...
Five Ways to Come Out on Top if You’re Buying a Home in 2018
Buying a house can be difficult, especially when the rules keep changing. When it comes to purchasing a home, the methods that worked in the past now no longer apply. Today, there are new tax codes, t...
Busting Some Common Home-Buying Myths
Busting Some Common Home-Buying Myths Dreaming of buying your first home? Here, Realtor.com dispels a few common home-buying myths and offers some tips to help you purchase the house of your dr...
Hiking is a Way of Life for This Riviera Resident
If it’s a Saturday, there’s one place you’re sure to find Riviera resident Minoo Hart – on a hike with the Sierra Club. https://liveinhollywoodriviera.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IGOR_0118-460×...
Mortgage Rates Drop
Freddie Mac’s most recent Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows that treasury yields fell from a week ago, helping to drive mortgage rates down to begin the new year. “The 30-year mortgage rate is down...
Deed Versus Title…What’s the Difference?
Most people use the terms deed and title interchangeably, but there’s a significant difference between the two—a distinction that’s important to understand when you’re preparing to buy a home. Here, R...
Why You Shouldn’t Buy a House Without a Home Inspection Checklist
A home inspection checklist is a rundown of features throughout a house that might be faulty or need fixing. Home inspectors use these lists while inspecting homes, which prevents them from accidental...
Seven Home-Staging Secrets That Can Make a Small Living Room Look Huge
When it comes to home staging, the golden rule is to make a space look bigger to prospective buyers. And perhaps nowhere is that concept more vitally important than in the living room—the place where ...
5 Tips That Can Help Sell Your House Fast
Looking to find a buyer as fast as possible? Looking to find a buyer as fast as possible? Before your home hits the market, do these 5 things to make your home stand out. Don’t forget #5. These ...
Five Signs That You Need to Upgrade Your Kitchen Before Selling Your Home
The kitchen is one of the most beloved rooms in any home. So, when it comes time to sell, you’ll want to make sure it’s not only functional but appealing as well. Here, Zillow offers five signs that s...
What Happens When a One-of-a-Kind Home Needs a New Owner?
Sometimes when you’re shopping for a home, you can come across one that truly stands out for some reason. Maybe it’s architecturally significant or in some way conveys a “different” attribute—it might...
L’Atelier in Riviera Village Draws Close-Knit Community of Craft Lovers
Step into the warmly– lit embrace of L’Atielier in the Riviera Village and you’ll hear the soothing sounds of chatting, laughing and the clicking of wooden needles as able hands knit works of art. The...
Check These 12 Items Off the To-Do List Before Selling Your Home
Getting ready to put your house on the market? It involves a lot more than just placing a “For Sale” sign in your yard. Before you sell your home, Realtor.com suggests that you make sure you’re prepar...