Vintage or New? Sorting through Your Furniture Options
(MCT)—Today, we are experiencing a demand for the designs of midcentury American furniture, when America was in a period of...
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Three Important Aspects to Buying a Home
Buying a home is an important decision and that step should not be taken without doing your research. An educated...
U.S. News Announces New Global Travel Rankings
U.S. News Travel released the 2012-2013 editions of several popular Best Vacations ranking lists. These rankings include — for the...
Home Foreclosures in L.A. County, State Drop Nearly 50 Percent from Year Ago
(MCT)—Foreclosures in California plunged 48.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier as the residential real estate market...
5 Ways to Get off to a Good Financial Start after Graduation
You just graduated from high school or college and are starting a new job. You want to get off to...
How to Generate Viable Offers and Start a Bidding War
Instinctively, I know those of us listing and selling properties will benefit from the encouraging news in the media about...
How to Avoid Productivity Zappers
Do you ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish all that needs to be done?...
Is Your Garden Dead? Here’s How to Try Again
(MCT)—It’s hot. It’s dry. Your garden resembles a moonscape, and those flowers that bloomed in spring now look like they’re...
Poll: Homeownership is the American Dream
Owning a home remains a vital component of the American Dream, according to a recent Home Buyer poll conducted by...
Marketing Madness: Are You an Email Sommelier?
(eM+C)—The job title "sommelier" is hot. A recent Los Angeles Times article described the latest incarnation of this role being...
3 Ways Agents Can Build Trust in the First Conversation
In today’s market, trust is often the deciding factor in whether a client chooses to move forward with an agent or keep looking. And that trust is usually built, or lost, in the very first conversation. Read more.
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