Posted on February 5th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
Banish the clutter! Trim the bushes! Hide your Star Wars collection! Take down the family pictures! What things can you do to prepare a house for sale? You’ll find tips, hints, thoughts and ideas for sprucing up, cleaning out, decorating, staging, creating a great first impression and making a house appealing to buyers in this Updated Field Guide.
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Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Carlo Capomazza
By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (January 4, 2010) When you need a new apartment and you want to live in West Hollywood, paying for rent listings only adds to the already too high expense.Check out WeHo News’ FREE West Hollywood Rental Listings, supplied by the City’s Department of Rent Stabilization here.
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Posted on December 25th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
Historical Celebrity Real Estate: Whether this is an example of art imitating life or vice versa, the Ennis House is among the most eclectic and grandiose houses ever raised. The work of one of the world’s most acclaimed architects, the Frank Lloyd…
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Posted on December 20th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
Under legislation approved by the House, the agency would have broad powers to regulate risky loans and monitor real estate closing practices. Had there been a federal watchdog consumer protection agency on duty during the early years of this decade, could it have prevented the housing boom and bust that put millions of homeowners into foreclosure and sucked trillions of dollars of equity wealth from just about everybody else?
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Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
Homes quite often go to the spouse who ends up with custody of the children. Indeed, the courts almost always give special consideration to the parent who gets the kids: Keep the kids, keep the house.
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Posted on September 1st, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
How about Congress and the Administration, using part of the $787B Stimulus money, negotiate consumer debt down with credit card banks by paying them pennies on the dollar with our tax dollars instead of giving banks money to lower our credit limits, raise our rates and penalize us? Save credit revolvers which are most Americans [...]
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Posted on August 19th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
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Take Charge When Buying a Home
If you approach the home buying process intelligently and with confidence, you are much more likely to buy a house you’ll be proud to call home.
Approaching the task of buying a home can be overwhelming; there’s so much to consider:
* How much house can I afford?
* [...]
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Posted on August 4th, 2009 by Carlo Capomazza
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Landscape designer Joel Galarza has cooked up a recipe for guaranteed curb appeal to help savvy sellers spruce up their sales appeal.
1. Add splashes of color. With every changing season, a landscape should provide a new display of colors, textures, and fragrances. “It’s best to use one or two colors and [...]
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