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Eating Your Way Through Glendale's Americana
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Top Ten Features Home Buyers are Seeking in 2010
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Help for Haiti
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Learn why homeowner's should file a homestead declaration
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Home Sellers Costly Mistake
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Glass Steagall and the Sub Prime Crisis - Related?
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Christmas Countdown - Unique and Inexpenisve Gift Ideas
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Americana Condo Sales - Update
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A lesson in appraisal rebuttal
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Discount Designer Shopping
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Los Angeles Foreclosure Timeline - Why it IS taking so long to foreclose
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Who writes these laws?
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Your offer is rejected
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SB407- California Point of Sale Requirements
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Title Regulations: The Pendalum Continues to Swing
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No more free lunches for this Los Angeles Real Estate Agent
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Should there be a bailout for underwater homeowners?
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7/1/2009 6:43 AM
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The Nature of the Sub Prime Crisis was NOT caused by appraisals
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What's up with Interest Rates?
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Americana’s pricing and incentives continue to attract attention
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Los Angeles, Rebates and Tax Credits for Windows, Doors, and Skylights
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6/1/2009 5:34 AM
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The Down Sizing of America
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5/29/2009 3:46 AM
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A new trend in Los Angeles Real Estate: Buying for Children
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5/26/2009 5:30 AM
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Highlights of the 2009 First-Time Home Buyer $8,000 Credit
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Another postal hike!
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4/26/2009 5:55 AM
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Pasadena, Mid Century Condo Redo gone great!
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Los Angeles Home Buyers: Get your ducks in a row
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3/30/2009 2:21 AM
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Los Angeles Interest Rates Plummet
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3/21/2009 3:37 AM
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Kitson, Tiffany and Produce at the Americana
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The happiest bedroom on earth?
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What do we do now? The Tale of a mid century Orange Grove Condo
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The nature of the subprime crisis
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3/9/2009 7:00 AM
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What impact has the American Recovery Act had on the Los Angeles Real Estate Market?
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La Canada homes under $1,000,000
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3/2/2009 8:33 AM
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2009 Home Improvement and Design Trends
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2/24/2009 7:15 AM
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Los Angeles Property Tax Reassessment Scams
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2/23/2009 4:16 AM
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The finger pointing continues
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2/21/2009 4:31 AM
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How will the American Recovery Act effect home buyers?
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2/19/2009 2:15 AM
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What is an annual percentage rate?
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2/14/2009 10:40 AM
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The number one rule in real estate investing
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2/10/2009 6:50 AM
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Saving money on your homeowner's insurance premium
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2/9/2009 6:30 AM
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Come together; ask not what your country can do for you
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1/21/2009 6:24 AM
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Shhh, Home Sellers – What are the four questions you should never answer?
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1/18/2009 8:05 AM
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The Glory of Christmas; It is better to give than to receive
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12/8/2008 7:49 AM
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What is a 1031 tax deferred exchange?
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12/3/2008 6:02 AM
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Is seller financing the way to go when selling your Los Angeles home?
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11/19/2008 6:48 AM
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Angelenos, McMansions are out for 2009
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11/15/2008 3:41 AM
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Help I owe more than my home is worth!
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11/12/2008 4:14 AM
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Sound advice in any economy
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10/29/2008 3:17 AM
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Los Angeles, the movie capital of the world
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10/28/2008 5:14 AM
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Los Angeles Redfin, keep me on my toes!
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10/23/2008 2:07 AM
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Propety ID Scandal
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10/22/2008 3:56 AM
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Glendale’s Whiting Wood's Lautner sees another reduction
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10/21/2008 8:07 AM
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Los Angeles Property Tax; Propositions 60 and 90
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10/14/2008 4:53 AM
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Lautner homes slow to sell in the Los Angeles Foothills
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When should I buy Los Angeles real estate?
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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act aka Bail Out
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10/4/2008 9:26 AM
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Rescue me!
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10/2/2008 4:20 AM
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How the economic game is played
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9/30/2008 6:33 AM
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Bush Bail Out Rejected
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9/29/2008 4:56 PM
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Mc Cain vs Obama, Say on Pay
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9/28/2008 6:51 AM
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Los Angeles Home Buyers, not all are realistic regarding today's prices
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9/27/2008 5:59 AM
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What is a Los Angeles home buyer to do?
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I'm mad as hell & I'm not going to take it anymore!
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Bush Bail Out - Round Two
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Loans: Friends of Angelo
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Thinking of selling your home? Learn how to increase your curb appeal
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9/24/2008 2:52 AM
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Uncle Sam wants you…to be a homeowner!
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9/23/2008 7:01 AM
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Los Angeles: The cupcake wars
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Bush's latest bail out - 700 billion dollars
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Mortgage Meltdown extends
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9/19/2008 10:11 AM
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Shame on you!
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Is the sky falling in the Los Angeles Real Estate Market?
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9/10/2008 3:34 AM
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Which upgrades will offer the best return on your home at time of sale?
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9/5/2008 5:42 AM
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HR3221: Housing Rescue Bill
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Los Angeles Times continues to disappoint
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8/16/2008 11:51 AM
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CNN Money names La Canada, California a top earning town
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8/13/2008 7:47 AM
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Beverly Hills Realtor arrested
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8/2/2008 1:35 PM
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LA Times Real Estate Section - the end of an era
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Attention Serious Savers
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Our changing economy
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Failed Lenders can have disastrous implications for savers
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As Los Angeles Gas Prices Rise, Angelenos walk more
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How much value does a view add to a Los Angeles home?
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Politics, scandal and foreclosure
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5/25/2008 11:36 AM
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Real Estate News
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5/2/2008 6:12 AM
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LA Real Estate: Where were we one year ago? La Canada, La Crescenta, Glendale: Real Estate Market Watch
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4/29/2008 5:33 PM
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Why buy a home today?
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How much has Los Angeles real estate dropped since 2006?
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4/23/2008 1:12 PM
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Can high end real estate hold on to its value?
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4/11/2008 7:09 AM
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What $180,000 buys in Canada
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4/10/2008 4:21 AM
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Please support the Glendale YWCA and our legacy luncheon
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Home buyers continue to look for the perfect fit!
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4/8/2008 1:58 PM
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Real Estate News
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How low do you go?
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Mortgage Walkers
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How low do you go?
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A Glendale Flip Gone Bad
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