While some California homes are snapped up within hours of being put on the market, others linger unsold for months or even years. Some potential buyers may pass on a home due to its poor location or lack of curb appeal, but reactions like this are sometimes caused by...
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Should you have an oral or written rental agreement?
Finding a place to live here in California can sometimes be a challenge. Once you have found a place, it will be necessary to have some kind of rental agreement with the landlord. The decision becomes whether the agreement should be oral or written. Oral rental...
Foreign buyers are purchasing less-expensive properties
Foreign real estate investors buy a lot of property in California. In fact, California residential properties account for 15 percent of all of the residential real estate purchases that are made by foreign investors. The most popular residential real estate market for...
Ten-X says Brexit could help slowing home sales
California real estate investors may be wondering how the U.K.'s vote to exit the European Union may impact the U.S. housing market. According to real estate forecaster Ten-X, it could potentially help stimulate a slowing market. In its latest Residential Real Estate...
Hot real estate trends in 2016
In early June, the National Association of Real Estate Editors met for its 50th annual conference to discuss 2016's top real estate trends in California and nationwide. Some of the hottest topics included the decline of the starter home, the rise of the "semi-suburb"...
Home sales in many areas of California dropping
According to reports from CoreLogic, a real estate information service, the amount of residential properties that sold in Los Angeles County in April dropped 2.3 percent from the same month in 2015. At the same time, however, median prices of Los Angeles County homes...
Multiple California housing markets heat up
According to data from realtor.com, the housing market across the country is experiencing surges and a decreased number of days that homes stay on the market. Many of the fastest growing housing markets are located in California. Some of the most sought-after...
Beware of myths when purchasing a home
For many California couples, purchasing their first home will be the largest single investment they will ever make. Many of them rely on the Internet as well as recommendations of friends and family members to find available properties. It can be an exciting time, but...
California’s rising housing market costs
Because of the high cost of homes and rental properties, many may not be able to afford living in California. In fact, when California's housing market sales increased during 2015, approximately 625,000 California residents left the state, even amidst the state's...
Use of virtual reality growing in real estate industry
Traditionally, real estate is not one of the most tech-savvy industries. However, a new trend may change that. Increasingly, virtual reality is being used to introduce potential buyers in California and around the country to new spaces while those spaces are still in...