SoCal Real Estate

Millennials Lead All Homebuyers, Even as Some Can’t Escape Their Parents Home purchases by millennials ticked up over the past year, but inventory constraints and higher housing costs kept their overall activity subdued and prevented some from leaving the more affordable confines of their Gen X and baby boomer parents’ homes.

Realtors® Urge Permanent Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Exclusion The exclusion for forgiven home mortgage debt following a foreclosure, short sale or loan modification should be made permanent to provide relief to troubled borrowers and minimize the damage to families, neighborhoods and communities.

Replace or Reface Your Kitchen Cabinets: The Options and Costs Learn about kitchen cabinet refacing, including the costs, options, pros, and cons to help you decide whether to replace or reface your cabinets.

How the Tax Plan Affects Business: Everything You Need to Know Industries from retail to manufacturing stand to benefit from the new legislation, while a few, like Realtors, will take a hit.

Buy Your First Home in One Year: A Step-by-Step Guide This first-time home-buyer guide will take you through all the steps to purchase your first home. HouseLogic has tips to help first-time home-buyers through the process.

Buying or Selling in 2018? 5 Reasons to Resolve to Hire a Pro [INFOGRAPHIC] Some Highlights: As we usher in the new year, one thing is for certain… if you plan to buy or sell a house this year, you need a real estate professional on your team! There are many benefits to using a local professional! Pick a professional who knows your local market and can help you a

NAR Issue Brief: H.R. 1 - the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Agreement NAR remains concerned that the overall structure of this bill poses problems for homeowners and the broader housing market, but the conference committee has made some important improvements to the House and Senate legislation that ultimately will benefit some homeowners and communities. View the pro...

Four Tips for Making an Offer Good news for today's homebuyers: We've gone back to a more traditional market, after being dominated by investors and cash sales for several years.

What is the Cost of Waiting Until Next Year to Buy? We recently shared that over the course of the last 12 months, home prices have appreciated by 7.0%. Over the same amount of time, interest rates have remained historically low which has allowed many buyers to enter the market. As a seller, you will likely be most concerned about ‘short-term pric

House Passage of Flood Bill Critical Step toward Reauthorization, Reform The "21st Century Flood Reform Act" reauthorizes the NFIP for five years, while taking steps to reform the program. “We appreciate the leadership that members of Congress have shown passing sound reforms, which will strengthen the program, protect property owners and deliver good results for taxpaye...

California Realtors, homebuilders, affordable-housing advocates oppose GOP tax bills - Sacramento Business Journal A coalition of real estate agents, homebuilders and affordable housing advocates said federal tax reform proposals that are currently before Congress include too many components that would make it harder to buy a home and develop affordable housing.

REALTOR® Fly-In Emphasizes Tax Reform Hit on Homeowners Dozens of REALTORS® made a special trip to Washington this week to make a forceful case for protecting homeownership as lawmakers advance sweeping reforms to the tax code. Both the House and the Senate versions of tax reform would hurt homeowners who earn between $50,000 and $200,000 a year, NAR ana...