Los Angeles Real Estate Blog: Category Archive for A Buyer's Perspective

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Los Angeles Real Estate Blog: Category Archive for A Buyer's Perspective

Home Buyers: Does it matter if your real estate agent is likable?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/29/2012 1:38 AM | Add Comment

Home buyer's, Reality Check

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/22/2012 12:04 AM | Add Comment

So you wrote an offer, now what?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/17/2012 2:44 AM | Add Comment

Contingency Removal: When is the buyer's deposit at risk?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/16/2012 12:18 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate Slackers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/9/2012 12:26 AM | Add Comment

So Who’s Home is it anyway?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/28/2012 2:06 AM | Add Comment

Why the absorption rate is important to real estate buyers and sellers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/7/2012 2:00 AM | Add Comment

LA Lofts

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/7/2012 1:16 AM | Add Comment

When does escrow close?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/2/2012 2:49 AM | Add Comment

When does escrow close?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/26/2012 1:53 AM | Add Comment

What is a Flag Lot?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/24/2012 1:37 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Features and Benefits

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/19/2012 12:46 AM | Add Comment

Los Angeles Real Estate Trends

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/16/2012 2:37 AM | Add Comment

How important is the lender you select?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/21/2011 2:04 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Real Estate tid bits for buyers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/8/2011 2:14 AM | Add Comment

Home buyers continue to get pickier and pickier

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/5/2011 3:54 AM | Add Comment

Attention Concerned Parents

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/29/2011 2:52 AM | Add Comment

Opportunity Is Knocking, are you able to answer the door?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/26/2011 2:24 AM | Add Comment

Home Buyers: Top Five Reasons a Real Estate Agent might fire you

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/24/2011 1:09 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Showing homes is always interesting

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/19/2011 12:45 AM | Add Comment

Single Story or Two?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/26/2011 2:48 AM | Add Comment

Sunday Open Houses 9/25

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/25/2011 1:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

So who goes to open houses anyway?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/15/2011 2:37 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Are we all real estate voyeurs?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/6/2011 4:31 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Is a pool safe for families with children?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/2/2011 2:15 PM | Add Comment

How is the real estate market?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 8/25/2011 1:12 AM | Add Comment

Harbs Real Estate Wrap Up

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 8/24/2011 2:10 AM | Add Comment

Two years of low interest rates, what does it mean to home buyers?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 8/13/2011 2:49 AM | Add Comment

Is owning a home a bad investment?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 8/1/2011 1:46 AM | Add Comment

Buying a home can be an emotional roller coaster

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 7/20/2011 2:57 AM | Add Comment

The tale of two short sales; everything I thought I knew about short sales was wrong

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 7/1/2011 2:19 AM | Add Comment

Buying a home, purchase for the future, not the present

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/25/2011 7:04 AM | Add Comment

Buyers and sellers are surprised to learn that they aren’t tied down to a real estate closing table

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/21/2011 2:27 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What goes up must go down…

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/2/2011 2:51 AM | Add Comment

How does the Golden Rule apply to real estate?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/1/2011 2:23 AM | Add Comment

Don't wait too long to buy a Los Angeles home

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/25/2011 2:32 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate Market has heated up for Spring

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/24/2011 2:18 AM | Add Comment

Common courtesy should be extended to home buyers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/23/2011 2:34 AM | Add Comment

The real estate market is confusing

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/20/2011 6:43 AM | Add Comment

What is Buyer’s Remorse?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/5/2011 1:28 AM | Add Comment

Violent Crime is down in Burbank

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 4/26/2011 7:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What’s your walk score?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/23/2011 2:54 AM | Add Comment

Learn what happens at Los Angeles probate court

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/22/2011 3:06 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Cheap Mortgage Financing Going, going gone!

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/15/2011 3:25 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Only 4 Penthouses remain at the Glendale Americana

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/7/2011 2:20 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Adjustable Loans, the tricks and the traps

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/3/2011 2:18 AM | Add Comment

10 Steps to Prepare for Home Ownership

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/2/2011 2:32 AM | Add Comment

Will your Los Angeles Remodel pay off at time of resale?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/25/2011 2:33 AM | Add Comment

Top Six Home Buying Mistakes

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/19/2011 3:18 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Are first time home buyers counting their pennies?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/3/2011 2:00 AM | Add Comment

68% of home buyers find the loan process no more difficult than expected

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/31/2010 3:33 AM | Add Comment

How long should a buyer expect to remain in their home?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/23/2010 3:56 AM | Add Comment

What is an escrow withhold account?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/29/2010 3:01 AM | Add Comment

Why it pays to deal with a real estate pro

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/24/2010 3:36 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Attention potential first time home buyers!

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/23/2010 7:23 AM | Add Comment

First time Buyers, how much do you need for a down payment?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/17/2010 3:23 AM | Add Comment

An unsuccessful Offer

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/5/2010 1:15 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate Millionaires in the making

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/1/2010 1:48 AM | Add Comment

Calculating the Fractional Bathroom

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/28/2010 1:51 AM | Add Comment

Condition of the Property and the Home Inspection Process

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 8/24/2010 1:28 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Why your home hasn't sold

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 7/31/2010 1:06 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

It’s a small real estate world after all

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 7/24/2010 1:12 AM | Add Comment

Do Men and Women have the same home buying wish list?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 7/15/2010 4:38 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate’s dirty little secret

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/22/2010 4:50 AM | Add Comment

Home Buyers, be prepared - be prequalified

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/18/2010 4:49 AM | Add Comment

What are Los Angeles home buyers looking for in a home?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 6/16/2010 4:08 AM | Add Comment

Short Sale Disclosure

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 5/11/2010 4:32 AM | Add Comment

$18,000 in Combined Homebuyer Tax Credits Going, Going, Gone

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 4/21/2010 3:32 AM | Add Comment

California's $10,000 Tax Credit for first time buyers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 4/9/2010 4:37 AM | Add Comment

When all else fails..... threaten

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 4/1/2010 1:41 AM | Add Comment

Did Phyllis really buy a house without George seeing it?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/30/2010 1:17 AM | Add Comment

The real estate truth

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/27/2010 1:22 AM | Add Comment

Los Angeles High Rise Living

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/24/2010 1:37 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Real Estate Opportunity knocks for the Harbs – did they answer?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/23/2010 5:41 AM | Add Comment

Finding the perfect home

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/18/2010 4:25 AM | Add Comment

Well priced Los Angeles homes continue to sell quickly

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/13/2010 5:01 AM | Add Comment

Your very special house

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/3/2010 4:59 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

8 Steps to Prepare for Homeownership

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 3/1/2010 6:17 AM | Add Comment

Search the MLS like a Realtor

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/26/2010 5:42 AM | Add Comment

Slim Pickings for Los Angeles Home Buyers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/18/2010 4:52 AM | Add Comment

Los Angeles Area Equestrian Homes

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/10/2010 1:39 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Top Ten Features Home Buyers are Seeking in 2010

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 2/9/2010 5:37 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Moving across the country

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/23/2010 5:51 AM | Add Comment

Desperately Seeking! Los Angeles Homes Urgently Required

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 1/1/2010 3:44 AM | Add Comment

What is a final walk through?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/28/2009 5:19 AM | Add Comment

Holiday Real Estate Leftovers

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/21/2009 5:25 AM | Add Comment

Timing a new listing

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 12/14/2009 2:54 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate Tree Monster

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/10/2009 2:08 AM | Add Comment

Real Estate News

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 11/7/2009 12:43 PM | Add Comment

What is a probate sale?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/22/2009 4:06 AM | Add Comment

What is a real estate sadist?

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/21/2009 5:21 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

How NOT to sell your Burbank home

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/17/2009 2:54 AM | Add Comment

Buyers are Liars

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/9/2009 2:49 AM | Add Comment

Property Condition and the Disclosure Process

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 10/7/2009 3:00 AM | Add Comment

The home seller is unreasonable!

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/30/2009 7:09 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Last Call for $8,000 Tax Credit

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/21/2009 5:46 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Going, going, gone! First Time Home Buyers - Federal Income Tax Credit of $8,000

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/17/2009 5:29 AM | Add Comment

Los Angeles real estate circle

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/16/2009 6:48 AM | Add Comment

Phyllis’s Real Estate Q & A

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/14/2009 6:10 AM | Add Comment

Los Angeles Home Buyers - Patience IS a virtue

Posted by Phyllis Harb at 9/11/2009 6:03 AM | Add Comment

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