by Gigi Santoro | Feb 6, 2018 | Real Estate
Painting is a necessary part of keeping your home in tip top shape. The exterior wood trim of my home is painted every three years because that is my best defense against termite intrusion. The cost is less as well because my painter doesn’t have to spend so much...
by Gigi Santoro | Feb 6, 2018 | Real Estate
A nationwide poll released by Realtor.com in December stated that 41 percent of respondents were very concerned about the tax bill as it relates to the mortgage interest deduction cap. A California state wide poll released by Zillow showed significantly higher, (60%)...
by Gigi Santoro | Nov 13, 2014 | Real Estate
In 2009 only 34,440 home loans were modified, that jumped to 311,680 in 2010. Why is this significant? Because those modified loans are about to begin adjusting up now that the five year cycle has completed. Loan modifications are set to expire and we have seen...
by Gigi Santoro | Oct 30, 2014 | Buying A House, Buying a house in Burbank, Getting a home Loan, Real Estate, Selling a House, Selling a house in Burbank
Our economic climate is very interesting to me. The media has stopped reporting so much doom and gloom about the financial markets because there really isn’t any to report….those vultures have moved on to another subject! I think we have settled down...
by Gigi Santoro | Dec 29, 2013 | Buying A House, Getting a home Loan, Real Estate, Selling a House
Southern California home buyers have apparently had their fill of bidding wars, home shortages and double-digit price hikes. In October we reported our third straight month of median home prices across the Southland staying essentially flat, at $382,000. The September...
