Thoughts on picking a Realtor, affordability, and my first home purchase
Posted in For Buyers, For Sellers, Lakewood, Real Estate 101 | By Blair Newman and Dave Emerson | Tags: Buyer Tips, choosing a Realtor, first time buyer tips, Seller Tips, Southern California Real Estate
As you may know, a few weeks ago we started what we hope will be the first of several local real estate blogs with LakewoodRealEstateNews.com. Blair and I work both sides of the L.A./Orange County line, and we hope to later add possibly Long Beach and West Orange County blogs as well, maybe more. You can’t live in Southern California for over 50 years and sell real estate here for almost 30 without getting to know quite a few communities.
Earlier today we put up a post there based on my first home purchase way back in 1976. We focused primarily on some unique situations in Lakewood, but there are some interesting issues that apply to most Southern California communities. Especially interesting was a price and rate comparison between 1976 and 2008. Maybe we’re closer to the bottom than I thought, even with IndyMac’s failure today and all the problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
If you’re interested, this link will take you straight to today’s post, “How to pick a Realtor: Don’t make the mistake I did!”
Enjoy. . . and learn–from my mistakes!
Tags: Buyer Tips, choosing a Realtor, first time buyer tips, Seller Tips, Southern California Real Estate
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