There are only seven properties in Los Angeles County currently listed at $100 million or above. This week’s collection includes one such behemoth up for grabs in Malibu. We’ll also look at the recent real estate dealings of some actors and athletes.

Celebrities from across the spectrum are heating up the 2020 real estate market. This last week, we saw a pair of movie stars sell their stylish home and a couple of athletes make moves of their own.  see

California Housing Market Forecast 2020 Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego

If prices follow and enter into a tailspin, many buyers struggling to afford a home would rejoice — provided it wasn’t accompanied by an economic downturn and return to high joblessness.

The California housing market plateau'd in November. Despite lower mortgage payments, buyers can't afford the down payments nor find a suitable home to purchase. With listings decreasing dramatically, and the US economy and job market doing well, we might expect much higher home prices in 2020. Housing economists suggest price growth will be more moderate however. Read more...

Learn About the 4 Common Types of Real Estate

There are different types of real estate, each with its pros and cons which you need to consider to determine which type will bring you the most profits. Real estate is real property that consists of land and improvements, which include buildings, fixtures, roads, structures, and utility systems. Property rights give a title of ownership to the land, improvements, and natural resources such as minerals, plants, animals, water, etc.

For anyone looking to understand how the industry works and what each of the major categories represents, the explanations on this link will be a helpful guide.

10 easy tips to find the home of your dreams

Buying a home is a big commitment, and searching for that home can be a big headache. In a market where mortgage rates are fluctuating and consumer confidence is still shaky, finding your new pad is tough. Find homes for sale in Pittsburgh and all of Western PA. Use the site's many tools to assist your home search that can help you narrow your search, so you don't have to settle.

Should Appraisal Fees & Management Fees for Mortgage Applications be Disclosed to Consumers Up Front?

The consumer bureau is considering whether to shed light on this by mandating two disclosures — what the appraiser is paid and what the management company is taking.

Should you care about this? Absolutely. Although banks and mortgage lenders maintain that there is no need for additional disclosure, appraisers, builders, realty brokers and others say the costs of appraisals to consumers have increased in the last few years, while the quality and accuracy of the work have declined. In a poll of its members last year by the National Assn. of Realtors, 70% reported consumers were being charged higher appraisal fees at closing — sometimes $100 more than was the typical charge previously.  

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It would be naive to ignore the connection between evictions and homelessness

Between 2010 and 2018, landlords filed 505,924 eviction proceedings in Los Angeles County Superior Court, a figure that the report, titled “Priced Out, Pushed Out, Locked Out,” calls “shocking” and “staggering.

The county has made enormous investments in addressing homelessness, but these efforts are not enough, says Nisha Vyas, director of Public Counsel’s homelessness prevention law project. What we’re seeing is that as soon as people are housed in shelters, they’re replaced on the streets by people who are newly homeless.

Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority’s 2019 Homeless Count, which found that while 24,493 homeless residents were placed into interim housing in 2018, about 37,000 homeless residents were without shelter for the first time.

The report’s authors also reiterated alarming statistics on the number of residents in Los Angeles who are rent burdened, meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent. According to an analysis of 26 point-in-time Southern California homelessness counts, an estimated 600,000 LA County residents spend 90 percent of their income on rent.

There is a devastating connection between the county’s lack of tenant protections and its increased rates of homelessness.

Its a proven fact; the importance of keeping renters in their home to help stabilize communities. Households that stay intact can help build generational wealth, leading to public investments in parks, streets, and schools.