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Bay Laurel Elementary in Calabasas

by jasonimprota February 20, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Bay Laurel Elementary School

Calabasas is in the “Blue Ribbon” Las Virgenes Unified School District. It is a distinguished honor recognized by the US Department of Education for excellence. Bay Laurel Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a …

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Chaparral Elementary School in Calabasas

by jasonimprota February 19, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Calabasas is known for it’s amazing schools. Below is some information for Chaparral Elementary from the LVUSD website…

Las Virgenes Unified School District educates nearly 12,000 pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students on a traditional calendar schedule. Serving students from Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, and Westlake Village, the district is currently comprised of two comprehensive high schools, …

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Calabasas Snow, Snow, Snow Day has been Rescheduled

by jasonimprota February 19, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Sunday, February 28, 2010

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Gates Canyon Park
25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Sledding:
$7 per child (ages 2 – 12) / Children under 2 sled for free

Please note that sleds are not provided.

Calabasas and Westside real estate and homes for sale

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Missy Improta discusses Bruce Norris and Market Conditions

by jasonimprota February 19, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Missy Improta discusses Bruce Norris and market conditions. Affordability is at an all time high right now in California and interest rates are at al all time low. The bulk of the subrime mortgage melt down has already taken place but there is another wave of option arms that are going to reset in the …

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Attention First Time Buyers!

by jasonimprota February 19, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Attention first time buyers. This one if for you. Low interest rates. Buyer incentives. All time high affordability in California. How long have you been waiting for the right time to buy?

Calabasas and Westside real estate and homes for sale

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Struggling Home Owners Have Options…

by jasonimprota February 19, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Unfortunately we are living in some difficult economic times. The housing market is struggling (to put it mildly) and unemployment has skyrocketed and is still rising. Countless homeowners are struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments or are upside down on their loan amounts. Things are tough and far too many people have faced or …

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The Year of the Short Sale

by jasonimprota February 18, 2010 Calabasas Blog

So 2010 seems to be shaping up to be the year of the short sale. Big US banks including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup are turning to short sales to clear their books of troubled mortgage loans. Short sales are where homeowners settle their debts by selling their properties for …

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Lingering Loan Mods

by jasonimprota February 16, 2010 Calabasas Blog

I just read an article about a gentleman, whose home mortgage was restructured by JPMorgan Chase & Co. after the recession cut into his small business.

This man was grateful that his payment dropped 25% but was perplexed that his “trial” modification had never become permanent, despite his having paid the lowered amount for 13 months. …

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Who Pays for What in a Transaction?

by jasonimprota February 15, 2010 Calabasas Blog

So I often get asked by both buyers and sellers. Who pays for what? What will my closing costs be? The answer to that can vary but there are costs that traditionally paid for by the seller and costs that are traditionally paid for by the buyer.

The SELLER Generally Pays:

Real estate …

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