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Santa Monica Cottages Saved from Razing – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 27, 2012 Local Events and Happenings

The neighbors of two vacant turn-of-the century cottages in Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood narrowly won over the City Council Tuesday in their pleas to keep them from demolition. Diamond-paned windows boarded up, the two clapboard cottages at 2501 Second Street were fated to be razed to make room for a new multi-family residential development. [...]

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Hello Buyers!?!? Mortgage Rates Continue to Hover Near Record Lows

by Deborah Silverstein January 27, 2012 How's The Market

Results from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ending January 19 shows that average mortgage rates remained near rates from the previous week and continue to offer homebuyers high affordability. According to the survey, 30-year fixed rate mortgages averaged 3.88 percent and reached a new record low, beating the mark set the [...]

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Fannie Mae Report: Home Sales on the Rise – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 27, 2012 How's The Market

Low mortgage rates and home prices continue to offer high affordability for homebuyers and has led to an increase of existing-home sales. The National Association of Realtors reports that existing-home sales rose during the month of December, marking the third consecutive month of gains.The most recent report shows that sales increased by 5 percent from [...]

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More Celebrity Home News – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 27, 2012 Entertainment

The Simpsons co-creator, Sam Simon, is selling his home in Santa Monica. The home first hit the market last February for $2.995 million but was recently re-listed for a much lower price of $1.995 million. Simon has produced 446 episodes of The Simpsons and has worked on other television series including Cheers, Taxi, The George [...]

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Actor Elijah Wood Sells Home – Santa Monica Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 26, 2012 Entertainment

Actor Elijah Wood has sold his Santa Monica home for just under $1.759 million. He reportedly purchased the home from fellow actor Dylan McDermott for $1.45 million in 1999 and originally listed it in August 2011 at $1.85 million. Wood began his acting career as a child and went on to become star in films [...]

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New Listings North of Montana – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 19, 2012 How's The Market

The month of January brings on new listings North of Montana: 627 24th Street: 3BD/2BA | LP: $1,999,000 1928 Single Level Spanish close to Franklin School – Starter home North of Montana 527 19th Street: 3BD/2BA | LP: $2,350,000 1928 Single Level Traditional close to Franklin School – pool + guest house 1105 Georgina [...]

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Where Will You be Dining This Week? – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 19, 2012 Local Events and Happenings

It is truly a great week to be a Santa Monica foodie as dineLA Restaurant Week is right around the corner. Experience dineLA Restaurant Week, where local foodies and visitors to Los Angeles have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of specially priced three-course lunches from $16, $22 or $28 and dinners from $26, $34 [...]

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Homeowners Can Save Money by Paying off Mortgage Early – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 19, 2012 Latest News

While many homeowners continue to make their scheduled monthly mortgage payments, paying their loan off early will save money over time. An early payoff of a 15 or 30-year loans can cut out added interest and save homeowners money. If homeowners are looking into paying off their mortgage early, one financial advisor told the source [...]

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2011 Santa Monica (90402) Real Estate Report – North of Montana Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 13, 2012 Featured

Let’s take a look at how the real estate market fared in Santa Monica’s 90402 zip code for the year of 2011.

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The 21st Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition – Santa Monica Real Estate

by Deborah Silverstein January 13, 2012 Latest News

photo l.a. returns to the historic Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for its 21st edition January 12 – 16, 2012. Continuing the discourse on photography’s place in the fine arts, photo l.a. provides galleries from around the globe a platform for the exhibition of vintage masterworks and contemporary photography, as well as video and multimedia installations. [...]

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