July 19, 2011, 7:36 pm
One of my favorite aspects of living in LA County is that there is always so much to do; some are free.
When I married George, my parents, sister and brother all lived in Glendale. But shortly after, my parents moved to Washington (state) and my sister soon followed. My brother moved around a bit, but then also relocated to Washington.
I have been to visit and yes, Seattle is beautiful, and a lovely place to call home, especially if you like traffic, cold weather and rain. Donate your flip flops and sun glasses, it is doubtful you will use them more than a month or two.
Here are some ideas of ways to entertain yourself this weekend in the Los Angeles vicinity:
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July 19, 2011, 2:22 pm
Think of them as an advisor It may be easy to think of a real estate broker as just someone trying to sell you something, making a property owner rich at the same time. But those in the industry note that a broker can be much more for a young company that doesn’t have its own real estate department and needs ongoing advice as much as it needs the key to the front door. Here are some bits of wisdom from local real estate firms: A well designed process for selecting a commercial real estate broker should first and foremost emphasize the selection of a trusted advisor. Given the material size of real estate expense to most organizations, a company should require the same level of integrity and industry expertise that is expected of other trusted service providers, such as attorneys or bankers. Y
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July 19, 2011, 7:13 am
Reusable Container Corp., a subsidiary of a company that makes plastic crates used to ship groceries from producers to the stores, had a year to go on its lease for an industrial building in Rancho Cucamonga.
But, as distribution centers in Inland Southern California become harder to find, it is expected to become easier for the landlord to ask for a higher rent. That supply-and-demand equation led the company to open up renewal negotiations way ahead of the expiration date.
Reusable Container now has a 60-month renewal of the 101,000-square-foot property, said Frank Geraci of Voit Real Estate Services, which negotiated on the firm’s behalf.
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July 19, 2011, 3:42 am
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June existing home sales slip, but prices stabilize.
Florida’s existing condo sales rose 8 percent in June with a total of 7,941 units sold statewide compared to 7,330 sold in June 2010, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $93,900; a year earlier, it was $92,300 for a 2 percent increase. The national median existing condo sales price was $165,400 in May 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR).
“Promising signs continue for a slowly strengthening economy and housing market,” said 2011 Florida Realtors President Patricia Fitzgerald, manager/broker-associate with Illustrated Properties in Hobe Sound and Mariner Sands Country Club in Stuart. “Mortga Continue reading post…
July 18, 2011, 6:34 pm
Washington • Halfway through 2011, people are buying homes at the weakest pace in 14 years.
Sales of previously occupied homes fell in June for a third straight month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.77 million homes, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
Home sales have fallen in four of the past five years. This year’s pace is lagging behind the 4.91 million homes sold last year — the fewest since 1997. In a healthy economy, people buy roughly 6 million homes per year.
Fewer first-time homebuyers are entering the market. Many can’t obtain a loan or meet larger down payment requirements.
Another problem is that a growing number of contracts are being canceled before sales are finalized, many because of lower appraisals that are scuttling loans. And the
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