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BRENTWOOD: Elegant Mediterranean Townhome

by jasonimprota March 24, 2011 Improta Listings
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Steps to Santa Monica’s Montana shops and in the Canyon Elementary district, this private townhome offers all of the features and amenities of an elegant Mediterranean home. Situated in the rear of the building with a private terrace, this home features travertine floors, high ceilings, open floorplan, French doors, absolutely gorgeous …

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Santa Monica – Bergamot Station

by jasonimprota February 15, 2011 Westside Blog
Santa Monica Bergamot Station

One of Santa Monica’s best kept secrets is located right in the center of the city and yet many locals don’t even know it exists. Bergamot Station is an amazing complex of art galleries located in an old industrial park right off of the north side of the 10 Freeway. It is about eight acres …

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What is the Difference Between a Short Sale, Foreclosure, and an REO?

by jasonimprota February 15, 2011 Calabasas Blog
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I’ve been asked this question many times over the last couple of years. What I realized is that because we are dealing with all of these on a daily basis, I forget that not everyone knows what they all mean. So I’ll lay out the basic differences of the three terms for everyone here. It …

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Do Calabasas Gated Communities Have Less Crime?

by jasonimprota February 15, 2011 Calabasas Blog
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It is estimated that about 7 million homes are located in gated communities—that’s about 6% of U.S. households. Out of those about 4 million homes have restricted access through gates, entry codes, key cards or security guards.

Here in Calabasas, recently there were a couple of scares when two different children were approached by strangers. Those …

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Credit Scores and Buying Real Estate in Today’s World

by jasonimprota February 15, 2011 Calabasas Blog
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I recently read an article in the Washington Times that talked about Credit Scores and their relationship to a home buyer’s ability to purchase. Many many years ago the process of getting approved to buy a home involved meeting with your banker who would verify the income and assets necessary to purchase and then require …

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MALIBU: Ocean Front Estate

by jasonimprota February 10, 2011 Westside Blog
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I am in love with the ocean front property in Malibu. It is listed by Hurwitz James and Co and was just reduced by over $17,000,000. It is situated on 3 acres next to La Piedra State Beach with style, luxury, countless amenities and endless ocean views. This is some spectacular southern California living!!

We’re …

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How do you know winter has arrived in Santa Monica?

by jasonimprota December 8, 2010 Latest News

How do you know winter has arrived in Santa Monica?… Once a year, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little winter to the beach community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica. ICE is one of the premier outdoor ice skating rinks in California. Now in its fourth …

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7 Reasons Why this Holiday Season is a Great Time to Buy

by jasonimprota December 6, 2010 Calabasas Blog

In most part of the country home sales typically follow a seasonal pattern. They tend to be the strongest in the spring and summer and at their weakest during winter and the holidays. Here in California that pattern may not be as pronounced because of our year around sunny weather but there are other reasons …

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How Election Results Could Shape Housing – Developments – WSJ

by jasonimprota November 3, 2010 Calabasas Blog

How Election Results Could Shape Housing
By Nick Timiraos

If the polls and pundits are to be trusted, Republicans will take back at least the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s elections.  What will that mean for housing over the coming year?

Housing subsidies: A deficit commission could try to scale back hugely popular deductions on mortgage interest, …

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VIDEO – When You Go to an Open House…

by jasonimprota November 3, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Buyers, when you go to open houses please be upfront with the agents that you are represented by a buyers’ agent. It can be stressful or confusing and some times intimidating when the listing agent approaches you and tries to lead you to believe that you can get a better deal …

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