New Day One: Drive + Passion + Urgency + Innovation + STAMINA = Success I appreciate you all taking the time to read these past few months over the NewDayOne mission and articles. We are very excited for a prosperous and successful 2014 and hope you are all inspired by the articles and by the […]
If you’re a homeowner, savvy investor, Realtor, accountant, or in any way concerned about the US housing market, chances are you’ve heard of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. Passed in (you guessed it) 2007, this Act is centered around one main idea, but broken into two separate scenarios.
We’ve all been hearing it here in the SoCal real estate market for months, whether as a buyer’s agent when asked “How’s business?” or as a home buyer when asked “So how is the house hunting coming along?” Nine times out of ten the answer is usually “There are not enough houses for sale!” Or […]
The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 (Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 13260 et seq.) has been in effect since 2011, yet not everyone is familiar with this law or enforces it. Per the law, it is the seller’s responsibility to install adequate carbon monoxide detectors as well as smoke detectors. As listing […]
UBS could be the first of the European banks to pay up for misleading mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the quality of packaged mortgage backed securities sold leading up to the housing market crash.
Southern California housing market continues to improve as investors dominate the market.
Yes, folks, you are reading this correctly! Dr. Armina Gharpetian has won her election to the Glendale School Board! After her informative Q& A session over here at JohnHart Real Estate, on March 27th, she went on to win the race, and we are all very happy and proud of her. Below are some of […]
As an economics major, real estate agent, and a licensed general contractor, my opinion on the idea of flipping a house might be a little biased. However, a recent encounter with a prospective buyer, who voiced his opinion in front of me to an investor, motivated me to write this article as an educated response […]
Real Estate, as we have come to know it, has changed forever. It took quite some time, but finally the industry which was once based on tradition and snail-mail, is now online and moving at the speed of light. Technology has given us the ability to scan barcodes, share listings on Facebook, update all of one’s contacts simultaneously through a […]
As the owner of several publicly facing businesses, I am constantly surrounded by people. In fact, on an average day I shake hands with at least nine people I have never met before, and speak with dozens more over the phone. Over the past decade I have noticed an uptick in number of people I […]
