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Actress/model Bridget Marquardt buys #realestate in Sherman Oaks

Carlo Capomazza — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Actress and Playboy model Bridget Marquardt has become a first-time home buyer with the purchase of a contemporary Mediterranean in Sherman Oaks for $1,725,000.

Saving for your first home? Choose low-risk investments

Carlo Capomazza — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Shun investments promising high rates of return -- more return means more risk of losing your money. Instead, stash your cash in a savings account, money market mutual fund, self-directed IRA or certificates of deposit. Dear Liz: I am 27 and make a great salary and commission for my age. I [...]

A Malibu modern that lets in the sky

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

A 5,000-square-foot contemporary built for an artist is restored to its 1960s condition. Poured-concrete walls, skylights and automated clerestory windows give an atrium feel to this restored contemporary in Malibu. Read more...

Mortgage problems are walloping Americans’ credit scores

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Late payments, delinquencies, short sales and foreclosures are on the rise -- and so are the number of borrowers seeing their credit scores plummet, according to scoring company VantageScore Solutions When you do a short sale of a house, or modify the mortgage, is there much of an effect on your credit score? What [...]

Government’s Consumer Action Handbook tells how to pursue complaints

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Image by Randy Son Of Robert via Flickr This free guide shows you where to turn and whom to contact if you have a problem with a product or service. The statement "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you" is considered one of the great lies of our time. But if you've [...]

Ben Stiller selling 11-bathroom estate #realestate

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have listed their Hollywood Hills property at $12.5 million. The site includes two houses and a one-bedroom guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms on nearly an acre. A gated 1929 Spanish-style house of 5,334 square feet has been restored [...]

Cheviot Hills contemporary home emphasizes the outdoors #realestate

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

The new home features sliding glass floor-to-ceiling pocket doors, a wraparound deck on the second floor and an outdoor living area.

Beware of foreclosure prevention scams in #realestate

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

How's this for a business plan? A company buys or rents lists of recent default filings from across the country -- thousands of people who have been notified by lenders that if they don't get their mortgage payments back on track, the next step will be foreclosure.

#Realestate Housing market may be nearing equilibrium, latest price numbers indicate

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

In a Federal Housing Finance Agency survey of the nation's 32 largest metropolitan areas, 16 showed price increases and 16 registered declines in the second quarter.

Nationwide, the average price of both new and existing homes sold in the second quarter fell 1% from the same quarter a year ago, according to the latest government figures.

Home of the Week update: Equestrian ranch #realestate

Carlo Capomazza — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Equestrian ranch Location: Mesa area of Topanga Canyon Size: There are five bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms in 4,700 square feet of living space. The lot is 6.5 acres. Published on: Oct. 8, 2006 Listed then for: $5.85 million Relisted for: $4,199,000 this April Price reduction: 28.2%