Archive | July, 2011

How Obamacare Will Effect Manhattan Beach Real Estate

by on July 27, 2011 in Blog, Economy, Manhattan Beach Comments { 0 }

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), colloquially known as “Obamacare,” was passed into law last year under extremely divisive conditions. The Left...

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How Stocks Effect Manhattan Beach Home Prices

by on July 16, 2011 in Blog, Buying a Home, Economy, Investing, Manhattan Beach Comments { 4 }

Manhattan Beach is an affluent city with median household income registering more than twice the national average.  Higher income means residents have more financial assets than the...

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Rising Rents Make Buying More Attractive

by on July 9, 2011 in Blog, Buying a Home, Investing, Manhattan Beach, Market Stats Comments { 0 }

It’s official: Rental rates are on the rise! Constrained supply of new apartments, and several years of slumping housing markets are driving vacancy rates lower. Reis, Inc....

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Will Down Payment Requirements Impact The South Bay?

by on July 6, 2011 in Blog, Buying a Home, Economy, Manhattan Beach, News Comments { 0 }

Six agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Federal Housing Finance Agency, Federal Reserve, are proposing risk retention...

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Do Interest Rates Matter For Housing?

by on July 1, 2011 in Blog, Economy, Investing, Mortgage Market Comments { 0 }

Will someone please tell me if interest rates matter for home prices? Conventional “wisdom” holds that low rates mean higher home prices, while high rates have the opposite...

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