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The Latest on LA’s Housing Crisis

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For several years, the state of California has faced a housing crisis, where rental and sale prices have climbed while wages have stagnated. In fact, a report from the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC) found that median rent in Los Angeles County has increased 32% since 2000, while wages have decreased by 3% (adjusted for inflation). In 2014, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called for 100,000 new housing units by 2021, …

What’s New on The MLS™ Alpha Site, VESTAPLUS™

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The MLS™ Development Team has been hard at work building the Alpha Site, VESTAPLUS™. The latest improvements include two new types of widgets: Listings Widget: This widget acts as a hub to store all listings that have been shared or sent to clients, as well as all listings that meet saved search criteria. The default report that will display on the All Listings Results page will be the Map Interactive, but …

Winning Over the Neighbors

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One of the most overlooked aspects of a residential sale? Neighbors. If they keep their house looking great, then we tend to take them for granted, but if they aren’t concerned about curb appeal, it can pose a myriad of issues. Not only do visually unappealing homes lower the value of surrounding properties, but they are also glimpse at other proximal difficulties a buyer may experience when living there.  Today we’ll …