Category: Edge for Investors
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The Trendline – Manhattan Beach – March 2021
The MLS just dropped its February listings data and I’m seeing a continuation of interesting real estate trends in Manhattan Beach CA. How’s the market in Manhattan Beach? Trendline says → increasingly leaning in sellers’ favor. Starting in mid-2019, home owners in Manhattan Beach were settling in and not leaving.…
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The Trendline – Venice – March 2021
The MLS just dropped its February listings data and I’m seeing a continuation of interesting trends in Venice. Trendline says → solid buyers’ market. Most other Silicon Beach communities are experiencing a listings shortage, but Venice continues to see an increasing number of new listings since the pandemic began. In…
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The Trendline – Westchester – March 2021
The MLS just dropped its February listings data and I’m seeing a continuation of the super-tight inventory situation in Westchester 90045. Trendline says → strong sellers’ market. Westchester home owners have not been wanting to move, but more listings are starting to hit the market. While new listings are up…
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Eviction Moratorium Update
Governor Newsom signed an emergency bill (SB 91) on Friday that extends the eviction moratorium for Californians suffering from financial hardship due to COVID-19 through June 2021. The measure prevents landlords from evicting tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent through June and attest they face financial hardship…
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These Were The Biggest Lessons Learned From The 2020 Real Estate Market
There were many lessons learned in 2020. We all learned there is no such thing as too much toilet paper, right? While there were a lot of moments we’d rather forget, there were also many that will have a lasting impact on how we approach real estate for years to…
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The Importance of Home Equity in Building Wealth
Homeownership has always been the first rung on the ladder leading to household wealth. As Freddie Mac recently posted: “Homeownership has cemented its role as part of the American Dream, providing families with a place that is their own and an avenue for building wealth over time. This ‘wealth’ is…
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The Trendline – Westchester – January 2021
The MLS just dropped its December listings data and I’m seeing a continuation of interesting trends in Westchester. Westchester home owners really, really don’t want to move. This was a trend even before the pandemic, but this is dramatic! There is almost nothing to offer buyers in Westchester right now.…
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The Trendline – Venice – January 2021
The MLS just dropped its December listings data and I’m seeing a continuation of interesting trends in Venice. Most other Silicon Beach communities are experiencing a listings shortage, but Venice has seen an increasing number of new listings since the pandemic began. In fact, Venice currently has more than 8…
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5 Expert Views on the 2021 Housing Market
The housing market was a shining star in 2020, fueling the economic turnaround throughout the country. As we turn our attention to 2021, can we expect real estate to continue showing such promise? Here’s what four experts have to say about the year ahead. As somebody who follows our local…
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The 3 Minute Guide to Real Estate “Flipping” and How to Get Moving Today
If you’ve been thinking about investing in a real estate project you may have considered buying a distressed house or two at a steep discount in order to fix them up and sell them at a higher price. This is known as “flipping”, and in today’s post we’ll share a…