Well here we are February 2009 is in the history books. So let’s see how it fared compared to January as well as last year.  The Active inventory has had a slight up tick, compared to the previous month. Currently there are 55 Active Listings compared to 51 Active Listings in January. I consider this interesting, since it is a 9% increase. Some...

I feel the need to try to clarify the new $8000 Tax Credit for First Time home buyers. As I was chatting with my Accountant today we started talking about the New and Exiting incentive to get first time buyers into the real estate market.  As we were discussing the benefits we had a few questions that we could not answer:  Why did the...

I just had to make a comment. I was looking at someone who just made a comment on one of my posts and saw he had a “gold star” then I looked wow, I have one too. Now I started looking at posts. No one made a post or comment. So this must be the newest addition. Normally I am always the last to...

As If you are driving on the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Monica heading north the first prominent Landmark you see is this great Villa on a high promontory. Oil magnate J. Paul Getty had his ranch house on this bluff overlooking the Pacific. This Malibu Villa was modeled after Villa dei Papiri in Italy.  If you are visiting Southern California and are heading...

Become a Foster “Parent” or also known as “caretaker’ of Under-Age Kittens or Puppies! Most people know and are aware, that loving homes are needed for animals waiting to be adopted at the Los Angeles City’s animal care centers. But what about kittens and puppies that are too young to even be adopted? That is where foster caretakers come into playing a major  and...