Russians On The Move .

   As much of the United States Real estate heads through more hardships, the Russians target the market . Russians now have the United States as one of the top five destination they choose to buy. The other four are

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Selling Exclusive Malibu, Encinal Bluffs Real Estate

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are selling their amazing Malibu beachfront home!

One of Malibu's most coveted coastline views is available for purchase. 

This architectural mid-century home sits on approximately 1.26 acres situated on the Encinal Bluffs. The exclusive community of  Encinal Bluffs have been and are currently home to many celebrities. The currently list of famous neighbors in the area is

Plan ahead for a bright future!

“Bob, it’s October and you’re already talking about 2012! Next year is still three months away. Give it a rest buddy.”
I’m sure that’s exactly what many agents are saying under their breath after reading the headline of this article. But believe me; it’s not too early to think about 2012. In fact, it’s the perfect time to start planning for the coming year. We all know business tends to slow down this time of year, so this gives you a perfect opportunity to devote whatever free time comes your way to planning for next year.
I believe that if you do, you can – and will – boost your bottom line next year. Here are a few pointers that I’ve seen work with my clients year after year.

Will this help?

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s expansion of a mortgage refinancing program could reduce the monthly payments of up to one million homeowners, but analysts said the modest scope of the plan meant it would probably do little to heal the housing market or help the broader economy.
The refinancing program announced on Monday will let people qualify for new loans no matter how far the value of their homes have declined.
The effort, built on sweeping voluntary agreements with the mortgage industry to let people refinance even if their homes have declined in value, reflects a new White House emphasis on economic measures that do not require Congress to overcome its bitter partisan divisions.
It also maintains a choice President Obama made in the early days of his administration to focus on reducing monthly payments rather than on the amounts that borrowers owe, the latter being what a growing number of liberal and conservative economists consider necessary to resolve the problem.

Supply vs. Demand: Why Is Housing Hurting?

Do you agree? Let us hear us your thoughts!

Is low demand or poor supply the biggest cause for concern in the current housing market?
Of course, one of the biggest problems facing the U.S. housing market right now is that there aren’t enough buyers for homes. Mortgage rates are hovering near their lowest levels in most Americans’ adult lifetimes, but demand is anemic.
But we have written about a surprising trend: housing inventories have

Staving Off Change To the Grit of the Bowery.

Do you agree?



It is the original boulevard of broken dreams, a street where a flophouse or two still lingers from its days as Skid Row, and where every day hungry men jostle through the doors of a remaining Christian mission for a hot meal.

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

The area is being transformed by luxury hotels, art galleries and high-rises.

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

A Christian mission for the homeless remains on the Bowery, once known as Skid Row.

It is easy to forget, looking at such scenes and at the sooty, weathered buildings, that the Bowery was once an avenue where banks put up palatial headquarters, where Al Jolson and W. C. Fields regaled vaudeville crowds, where Allen Ginsberg howled his poems and Roy Lichtenstein popped art.
“The Bowery! The Bowery! They say such things and they do strange things,” went an 1891 song. But generic glass-and-steel towers, trendy hotels, art galleries and chains like Whole Foods have been chipping away at the street’s character, threatening to make some blocks resemble the sleeker stretches of Avenue of the Americas or Third Avenue in Midtown. A bare-bones room at the Grand Hotel at 143 Bowery — named for the cross-street, not its opulence — can still be had for $12 a night, but more typical is a room at the five-year-old Bowery Hotel, a pastiche of the Victorian and the bohemian where rooms can cost

New mortgages, are they are helpful?

The rancorous debate about how to address our escalating national debt has dominated the conversation in Washington lately. What isn't getting much attention inside the Beltway -- but should -- is a looming event that could have major consequences not only for your home's value but also for the overall economic recovery. Barring last-minute action by Congress, upscale housing is about to take another punch to the solar plexus -- just as it's struggling to stabilize.
At issue are the limits for so-called conforming mortgage loans that can be bought or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration. These mortgages have the implied backing of the U.S. government, which lowers their interest rates and down payment requirements. Back in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, Congress temporarily hiked the conforming loan limit from