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Phyllis Harb
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Harb
is a Realtor/Marketing Specialist with Dickson Podley Realtors in La Canada, California.
She has been assisting local home sellers and buyers since 1989 and offers over 10 years additional experience in real estate lending.
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Home Seller’s Showing Instructions
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5 New Rules for Home Buyers and 5 for Home Sellers
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Determining Your List Price
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I can't return calls because my telephone is broken
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Good news for Los Angeles home buyers and sellers
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What happens when escrow is delayed
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Los Angeles Real Estate - is the bust over?
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How long should your open house last?
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Multiple Listing Service Optimism
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When is the right time to contact a Realtor?
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What to expect during escrow
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Determining Your List Price
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Mortgage Walker
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More Home Staging Ideas
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Sleep Before You Buy
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What are your neighbors saying about you?
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Help! I owe more than my home is worth
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Which upgrades and remodeling projects will offer the best return on your investment at time of resale?
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Escrow has closed and I am still working on this one!
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Open House – Why have one?
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Does anyone really care which escrow company they use?
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Holiday Real Estate Shopping
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Yes, there are still home buyers out there!
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How the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) works
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Loan Work Outs
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The housing market has slowed
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How to Sell a Home that didn’t sell – is St. Joseph the way to go?
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Understanding the Value of Your Home - The Difference between a Realtor's assessment and an appraisal
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Real Estate Market Stats
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How safe is a lockbox?
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Timing a new lisitng
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Clutter, clutter everywhere
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Is Home Staging worth the trouble?
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Fewer homes sold should mean fewer Realtors in the business
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Real Estate News
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Home buyers are still buying!
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Preparing for my vacation - One foot out the door!
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Home Seller’s – The life of a shaky escrow
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My favorite kitchen!
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Escrow is closing today.
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Housing & mortgage news
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So what really happens the week prior to escrow closing?
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Fed Lowers Rate
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Something is always broken at my home!
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Who’s still buying homes?
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Something is ALWAYS broken at my house!
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FREE Television Home Makeovers
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Beware of Lender Fraud
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