buying a home

Staging Luxury Property | The Emotional Quotient

June 7, 2010

A look through the eyes of the luxury buyer reveals an emotional core. By: Karen Crystal Whether it’s a polite conversation, or a heated discussion, luxury real estate brokers are committed to the value of staging, and sometimes our view of this important marketing strategy may clash with that of our client. The $ million [...]

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When Billionaires Build, it’s time to Buy

February 19, 2010

Forbes estimates he is the 183rd richest person in the world, with a net worth of 3.3 billion US Dollars, and he lives right here in Thousand Oaks, California.  His name is David H. Murdock, and he is a property developer (among many other things). I have been watching Mr. Murdock carefully with regards to [...]

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Is it Better to Pay Off a Debt or Buy a House? Ask a REALTOR®

December 13, 2009

// Question My wife and I are looking forward to buying our first home this year. However, we go back and forth on one issue: our credit card debt is at about $15,000. Is it better to pay our debt off first and miss out on the $8,000 tax credit? Or, should we get approved [...]

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