Property photo shoots -- what really happens

Love looking at "house porn" pictures and wonder what really happens during a photo shoot? Here's Marco Franchina, photographe...
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Real estate blogging panel -- with me

As part of it's ongoing agent training, John Aaroe Group recently conducted a blogging panel with me and two other JAG agents.  It's...
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This bear is walking up the driveway to my Pasadena listing. Fortunately for us all, the house sold 3 months ago.

  A neighbor snapped this recent shot of this guy (or gal, sorry) going up the driveway at 1585 Knollwood Terrace, in Pasadena .  Could it b...
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Cash offers are the kings of L.A. real estate. Alas, offers with loans are only princes.

Again, cash trumps loans in my world.  A client made an excellent purchase offer with 20% down on a home, only to see the house go to somebo...
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Love L.A. architectural history? This video is for you.

As you may have seen below, last week I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Eleanor Scharpa on L.A. residential architectural histor...
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Deer at DeBell Golf Course in Burbank

Here are two deer with two fawns that I filmed last night at DeBell Golf Course in Burbank.  I promise you that I WILL get better at this vi...
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Architectural styles lecture by Eleanor Schrader Schapa

Yesterday, it was my privilege to attend an Eleanor Schrader Schapa lecture on Los Angeles architectural history at the Pacific Design Cente...
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Bravo TV's Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis

I just got a call from the casting director of Bravo TV's Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis .  That's Jeff, above.  The show sounds g...
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Home buyers Ryan and Misty discuss their experiences

My home buyer clients, Ryan and Misty, have been looking for a home in Burbank for some time now. They discuss their experiences here.  Excu...
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No offer acceptances, but as Scarlett says...

This will not come as a surprise, but my buyers' two purchase offers on property in Valley Glen and Burbank were not accepted this week....
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#purchaseofferfail or who do I have to ____ to get an offer accepted around here?

Ugh.  Of the two purchase offers written this weekend, the one for the house in Valley Glen is a definite no-go.  Although we came in over t...
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Decorating trends from the past

Everything comes back around, right? I have great news for all of you nostalgists out there -- you can find three different trends from the ...
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I wrote two offers this weekend -- for the same buyers...

...on two different houses.  Yes, stuff is going so fast that this is the only way to keep up, it seems -- write an offer on the house you w...
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Renting v. buying: the stats are in favor of buying

I know this is an old argument, but it turns out that for renters, buying a home pays off after three years on average .  The link is to tod...
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