Hollywood Riviera Blog
Igor Nastaskin of RE/MAX Estate Properties is an experienced real estate agent that specializes in homes in the Hollywood Riviera in Redondo Beach. This Blog is for Buyers and Sellers who are interested in community information and general real estate information about the South Redondo, Riviera Village, Torrance, and Hollywood Riviera areas.
3 Popular Summer Home Features Home Buyers Want Most
Selling your home? These 3 popular summer home features that buyers will pay extra for. Outdoor showers garner the highest listing premium, while barbecues, backyard pools, fireplaces and fire pits ad...
Should You Sell Your Home When You Retire?
There are plenty of reasons why many people today aren’t financially prepared for retirement and question whether or not to sell your home when you retire. Americans are living longer, so they have to...
Knowledge Gap Contributing to Housing Market and Affordability Concerns, Cautiousness
A newly released survey of 1,000 nationally representative U.S. college-educated adults reveals that today’s housing and financial environment is impacting home-purchasing decisions. According to the ...
Buying Your First Home? Plan for These Hidden Costs
Great news! You just found the perfect home in the ideal neighborhood. However, if you’re a first-time home buyer, you need to prepare for additional—and often unexpected—home-buying costs. Here, Zill...
The Ins and Outs of Home Buyer & Seller Contingencies
If you’re thinking about buying a home, then you’ve likely heard of contingencies—the clauses in a real estate contract that stipulate conditions for the buyer and seller to agree upon for a sale to b...
Ready to Stop Renting and Start Owning a Home?
If you’ve been renting for a while and now think you’re ready to take the big step and move into a home you can call your own, you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared. Bottom line: Owning a home is a...
What’s the Best Day to Put Your Home on the Market?
When it comes to listing a home, sellers don’t want to leave anything to chance, including what day they put their home on the market. Toward that end, Redfin analyzed a sample of 100,000 homes that s...
Old House Versus New House: Which Is Better to Buy?
If you’re shopping for a place to live, this may be one of your primary decisions. Is it better to buy brand-new? Or do homes, like wine, get better with time? It turns out there is no one-size-fits-a...
14 Factors That Can Stall the Mortgage Closing Process
You’ve found your dream home and your purchase offer has been accepted. Now you have to get through one more step before you move in: mortgage closing. The time it takes to close on a home will vary f...