Fixed-rate mortgages dropped to record lows again this week, with lenders offering the 30-year loan at an average of 3.62%, according to housing finance giant Freddie Mac .
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At first glance, Wednesday’s report that sales of existing homes gained by just 0.6% in April, after adjusting for seasonal factors, seems unremarkable. But the modest gain understates what was a relatively solid report.
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Even with the low inventory sales are rising. I guess this reasoning makes sense. Delete the scoop?
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Some buyers are solving their house-searching woes through prose. They're not writing poems or romantic novels - just notes to sellers, telling them how happy they'd be to buy their homes. The...
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Homebuyers need to consider more than just homes; it’s important to look at crime rates, amenities and commute times in neighborhoods they look at.
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Exciting things in store for Santa Monica. The metro line is just the beginning. Delete the scoop?
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California’s housing market surged last month as prices jumped from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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If this isn't incentive for Los Angeles home sellers, I don't know what is. Delete the scoop?
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In these four markets—all in the same state—multiple offers are the norm.
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All four are in California! 
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Orange County is one of the most competitive markets. Delete the scoop?
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Experts disagree on whether it's a real recovery, or one stoked with government money.
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Before making the decision to buy, people shopping for homes must consider hundreds of factors. This includes the location of the house, the school district, the size of the lot and also the interior features.
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Curbed University delivers insider tips and non-boring advice on how to buy, sell, or rent a house or apartment. Additional questions welcomed to la@curbed.com. It's not exactly a secret that...
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Why so many Californians don't have earthquake insurance.... Delete the scoop?
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The supply of newly listed homes for sale is starting to show signs of keeping pace with buyer activity in some of the nation's hottest real estate markets, new data suggests.
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Homeowners made $359 billion in home improvements from 2009 through 2011.
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This seems to be a trend now. When homeowners can't move they put money into their homes. Delete the scoop?
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The West LA Neighborhood Council is inviting the public on Tuesday night to discuss a proposal to widen Bundy Drive, a major motor speedway north-south thoroughfare on the Westside....
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Rising home prices are raising concerns among some housing analysts that prices could again become unaffordable if price gains outpace income growth.
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A big uh oh and déja vu. Delete the scoop?
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U.S. housing markets where prices are expected to rise the most in the next five years, based on CoreLogic Case Shiller data.
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The Greenwich, Connecticut estate of timber mogul John Rudey becomes the most expensive home for sale in the U.S. by a margin of $55 million..
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BALTIMORE — Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize.
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Consider this one more sign that the housing market is heating up: Appraisers are putting higher values on homes again, allowing for more deals to go through.
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Thank goodness, since almost everything is going at or over asking. Delete the scoop?
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Home warranties are useful—but they have their limits.
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In this competitive sellers' market I usually advise the buyers not to ask for a home warranty. Delete the scoop?
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Demand among homebuyers is so high in some parts of the country that builders are holding lotteries to decide who gets to purchase homes in their developments.
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Why homeowners are keeping properties off the market.
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Proof positive that it doesn't really pay to wait. Delete the scoop?
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Fun fact: there are only 32 free-standing single-family houses in Century City (at least according to a developer). They're all in the gated Century Woods, home to the aging...
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Welcome back to Curbed University after a brief spring break. Curbed U delivers insider tips and non-boring advice on how to buy, sell, or rent a house or apartment....
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This is some great advice. The best being to calm down before approaching the noise creators. Delete the scoop?
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Let's check in in the Los Angeles real estate real estate market by neighborhood for the 1st Qtr of 2013 and compare it to the last Qtr of 2012. Which areas favor sellers and which favor buyers? ...
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Checking in on Los Angeles real estate by neighborhood for the First Quarter of 2013 Delete the scoop?
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It looks like LADWP officials have gotten one step closer to pulling the stopper out of Silver Lake Reservoir. Eastsider LA reports that the Department of Health has tentatively...
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First Echo Park, and now Silver Lake :( Delete the scoop?
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