Februari 2011

Burbank Airport is funding noise-abatement program, but maybe not for long

The Burbank Airport and the FAA teamed up several years ago to offer a noise abatement program to local homeowners. If a home was subject t...

LATimes: Housing prices edge towards double dip

I know I'm not supposed to report news like this, but today's L.A. Times has an article entitled Housing Prices Edge Towards Double ...

Dogs in restaurants in Burbank?

I saw a terrier mix in Burbank's Lancer's Restaurant this a.m. I don't think it was a service dog. Is this a start of a new an...

Lots of "flips" in the San Fernando Valley - what you need to know

If you're a local San Fernando Valley home buyer, you've no doubt noticed a lot of "flipped" properties for sale lately. ...

BofA has figured out a new way to torture short sale buyers

Honestly, Bank of America must have a department of weasels who stay up all night figuring out new ways to stab clients and potential buyers...

Proof of Toluca Lake Don Cuco's hip cred: Destin and Rachel eat there!

Spotted tonight at the Toluca Lake Don Cuco's : Destin Pfaff and Rachel Federoff from Bravo TV's Millionaire Matchmaker . This shou...

Quick sales and multiple offers again in Studio City and Burbank

Sales activity appears to be picking up locally, especially in Studio City, Burbank and Hollywood Hills. It's the time of year for sale...

Patrick Duffy at Housing Chronicles weighs in on Fannie and Freddie

I asked my friend Patrick Duffy, of Housing Chronicles , to weigh in on the possible disappearance of Fannie/Freddie, and here's what he...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: hasta la vista, baby!

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have provided mortgage "liquidity" for the past few decades. While they are not government programs, t...

Help for those facing foreclosure. Or not.

Here is an article from today's L.A. Times with the following headline: " California plans $2 Billion program to help distressed ho...

News on Burbank lofts too!

And if the news that Americana at Brand in Glendale is almost sold out didn't rock your world, brace yourself: the Burbank Collection i...

Glendale lofts - an idea who's time has come, apparently

Rick Caruso was right all along, and we were wrong. Americana at Brand only has twelve residential units left for sale! Thanks, Phyllis Ha...

Dilbeck Realtors is now part of the Real Living network of real estate companies

My company, Dilbeck Real Estate, is now Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living. The Real Living association has provided us with a pretty spectacul...

Breaking Bad in Noho: my non-experience with a home's meth contamination

My buyer clients are in escrow on a property just outside of Burbank in North Hollywood. It's a flip (address to be revealed later). T...

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Want to get all the up-to-the-minute dope on real estate and homes for sale in Burbank, Studio City, and the east San Fernando Valley? Can&#...

From Time housing still has a ways to go

This article about the housing market will be appearing in Time Magazine tomorrow. While I can't/don't argue with such esteemed ec...

Yes! Pizza boxes are recyclable in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles

Your pizza boxes are indeed recyclable in Burbank and Glendale, as long as the greasy parts and food remnants are removed. I know what you&...

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