Why the Next Few Days Could Determine the Strength of the Real Estate Market in 2023

In congressional testimony given by FED chairman Jerome Powell this week, he stated that the FED funds rate is likely to end up higher than previously expected and they are leaving themselves open to a faster pace of rate hikes in the coming months. The most recent rate hike was …

How Will the Playa Vista Market Perform in 2022?

Wow! It’s 2022 already?! While last year flew by, the real estate market has continued to soar. Low supply combined with low interest rates have kept it a seller’s market. Playa Vista dusted off its poor showing in 2021 with median prices up close to 15% year over year (December …

Current State of the Playa Vista Market

It has been a wild 2+ years, but all good things must come to an end sooner or later.  Exit the major supply and demand imbalance that has led to 30-40% price increases since the beginning of 2012 and enter market equilibrium.  What a crazy thought that is as we …

To Sell Now or Later?

According to the MLS, 11 homes are currently for sale in Playa Vista.  This is less than one month’s worth of inventory, which virtually ensures that if you properly price and market a home, it will sell quickly.  Demand has lessened since the spring and summer with buying properties as cash …

My Case for Keeping Fannie and Freddie

Recently President Obama announced he was planning to start winding down loan insurers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.   Most of my clients get loans backed by Fannie and Freddie.  Almost all with loan amounts under $625,000 – I personally have three of them.  While I appreciate free market economics, I …

Increasing Inventory Will Test Market Strength

Rapid price increases over the past 9 months in Playa Vista have brought a lot of would-be sellers off the fence in recent weeks.  The number of homes for sale in Playa Vista has gone from a low of 9 in February to 22 as of today.  Prices rising over …

Takeaways from Buyer Trends Panel

Last week I participated on a panel of agents from around North America at Keller Williams’ Family Reunion convention in Dallas.  Represented were an agent team from Ottawa, Ontario that closed over 300 transactions last year among nine agents.  Also on the panel were agents from Nashville and Chicago whose …

Phase II Housing and What it Means for You

We’ve known for some time that there is more housing coming to Playa Vista, East of the current development.  It’s only recently that it has been announced what some of the new home product will be.   The following (partial) list of properties expected to be built was taken from Playa Vista Today: …

Holidays to Start Early for Potential Playa Vista Sellers, Buyers: “Memo Not Received”

Having recently been through three multiple offer situations for one buyer client and finally securing the third and best property over the weekend, it is clear that this is not a healthy real estate market.  Sellers have not been in a position of power like this in 7 years and …

Supply and Demand Issues and Implications for Playa Vista Buyers and Sellers

The title of this post seems like the title for a dissertation.   There is certainly plenty to write on the subject, however this will be a synopsis of the issues as I realize this blog post is meant to be interesting as well as informative. As you may know, there was a …

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