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Buff & Hensman’s Wong House On Nottingham Avenue In Los Feliz
Buff and Hensman’s Wong House is back on the market. The home was last sold in August 2010 to Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, who bought the fully restored home at the time for 2.9M. After adding some eco-friendly upgrades like solar panels to the home, it is now back on the market at new price point of 3.65M [ more... ]
Vincent Gallo’s Penthouse Unit For Sale In Historic Biscuit Lofts In Downtown LA
Actor-director Vincent Gallo has listed his gorgeous one of a kind Biscuit Company penthouse in downtown L.A. for sale at $2.599M with a haircut of about $500k from its list price in June 2011 of $2.95M [ more... ]
R.M. Schindler’s James Eads How House In Silverlake
Calling all architecture lovers. The architecturally significant R.M. Schindler’s 1925 masterpiece, James Eads How House in Silverlake is back on the market, priced to sell and now is your chance to own it [ more... ]
NEWS AND TIPS
Become your kid's mortgage lender
FORTUNE -- Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it's a good time to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren't exactly in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That's where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers received either a gift or a loan from their families to help buy a home in 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors. [ more... ]
DataQuick: New HARP 2.0 could help 6.7 million more borrowers
Changes made to the Home Affordable Refinance Program could open the platform up to nearly double the number of homeowners eligible per previous requirements.
A study from San Diego-based DataQuick found an additional 6.7 million households may qualify under HARP 2.0, according to new loan-to-value ratio requirements. Those changes remove a 125% LTV upper limit, altering it to include borrowers with 80% or more LTV on their homes [ more... ]
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