Need to sell your home in a hurry? By using these easy and inexpensive tips, Trulia.com says you can expect an offer in no time. Get a storage unit Anyone who tours your home is going to check out the storage spaces, which means that disorganized, overstuffed closets only serve as evidence that your home…
To better determine how interest rates could change in the coming months, Trulia.com asked financial experts from Los Angeles to New York to share their insights, predictions and best educated guesses. Here are some of their thoughts about interest rates going forward. • “Interest rates will stay lower longer than most people would imagine,” says…
Thinking about investing in some refurbishments to help boost your homes value for resale? Be warned: Some home improvements, particularly when they are done with resale in mind, can actually hurt your homes value. Here, GOBankingRates.com offers a look at some renovations to avoid if you want to increase, rather than hurt, your homes value. 1) Luxurious Lighting From ceiling-mounted lights…
The global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provide CoreLogic released its CoreLogic Home Price Index and HPI Forecast data for May 2016 on July 5, showing home prices are up both year over year and month over month. Home prices nationwide (including distressed sales) increased year over year by 5.9 percent in May 2016…
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As the drought continues in California, green lawns are giving way to more water-friendly xeriscapes. The well-known grass of front lawns and golf course fairways is being replaced with drought-resistant plants as well as other natural and manufactured ground coverings like crushed stone and shredded bark. In many cases, governments, water utilities and other agencies…
At a time when the United States housing market is sputtering back to life, the home improvement industry is dancing at the party. In the past, homeowners often sold their existing residence to buy one with the amenities that they desired. Today, many people are renovating. What’s Driving the Trend? To encourage green living, the…
Real estate website Zillow recently released its annual “Total Value” report, which projects the cumulative value of all homes in the country’s major cities. Sitting atop the list? Our very own City of Angels. With the value of our single-family residences, condominiums, and cooperatives totaling $2.3 trillion, we edged out New York ($2.1 trillion) and…
Like homes in the South Bay, major remodeling projects in Los Angeles are expensive. In fact, the five priciest home remodel projects top $100,000 apiece on average, and the most expensive is more than 2.6 times that! If you think a major renovation is in your home’s future, you should know what to expect on…