Would You Accept Cryptocurrency for the Sale of Your Home?

The rise in value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been a hot topic lately. Some real estate brokers are even offering “Accepting Bitcoin” as a sales and marketing gimmick to move listings. Call me old fashioned, but I do not think doing so, or doing so without strong caveats, …

Entry-Level Inventory Coming Soon

Has it been 15 years already? Beginning this April, homeowners who purchased Controlled Price Units (CPU’s) will no longer be bound by maximum resale price restrictions and will be able to start selling these properties for market value. For over 100 units with an original sale date in 2003, the lifting of this …

Why January is a Great Time for Sellers and Challenging for Buyers

If you’re a buyer looking to lock up a new place early this year, sorry, I don’t have good news. January has typically been a great month to put a property on the market. As a listing agent, my listing might be the only game in town, so I can usually count …

How Will Tax Reform Impact Playa Vista Homeowners?

Unless you’ve had your head in the sand the past few months, you already know that the Republicans recently pushed through tax reform, which will take effect next week. In addition to slashing the corporate tax rate and adjusting the tax brackets, these new laws will change the taxation involved in owning and …

Why You Shouldn’t be Waiting for Google

I posted a blog a few days ago on why inventory should come back in a big way in Playa Vista at some point. One of the reasons is that investors are waiting for Google corporate offices, expected in mid-2018 to open up before selling. This post has resulted in some comments …

The Calm Before the Storm for Playa Vista Real Estate

Is this the calm before the storm? Late fall and winter 2017 has been one of the slowest stretches in memory for Playa Vista real estate listings. As of today, December 19th there have been four new MLS listings (condo and single family) since November 1st and with the holidays …

New Year, New Market

After a long and earlier than usual election-fueled seasonal slowdown, the market has bounced back in December and especially in January. Even heavy rain won’t stop these buyers who come from far and wide looking for that perfect $1M starter home in Silicon Beach. Despite the change in presidential philosophy …

Shadow Inventory Watch

Year over year median sold prices for condos in Playa Vista have increased by about 9% from October 2015-October 2016 per Core Logic published statistics. This would indicate to an outside observer that it is still a seller’s market and housing is strong. In analyzing data to look for future …

State of the Playa Vista Market – October 2016

It’s been a wild ride for the housing market over the past 5, 10, 15 years. Whatever time frame you are looking at, there have been very few extended periods of flat housing conditions: 2001-2006: Boom Times – Large price increases due to strong demand, albeit somewhat artificially inflated conditions due …

2016 Will Be The Year The Inventory Returns

For the past 3+ years, the Playa Vista market has been characterized by an extreme lack of inventory. This has been the largest reason prices have increased more than 50% during this time. Bidding wars have led to a “do whatever it takes” mentality, and each time a new, higher priced …

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