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Who Determines Market Value?

by jasonimprota September 17, 2010 Calabasas Blog

In this video, Jason Improta talks about Market Value of real estate, buyer and sellers and who actually determines a home’s value…

Calabasas Homes & Santa Monica Homes for Sale

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Santa Monica Place Community Kitchen, 2011:

by jasonimprota September 17, 2010 Latest News

The Farmers’ Market staff has spent many years promoting the idea of a community kitchen in or near Downtown Santa Monica, and last week Macerich signed a lease with Gourmandise Cooking School to open a 1,200-square foot kitchen in the soon-to-open The Market at Santa Monica Place, located on the 3rd floor near the …

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What’s Happening to Interest Rates?

by jasonimprota September 16, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Missy Improta with the Improta Group. Let’s talk about rates. Mortgage interest rates are so important whether you are a buyer or if you already own a home and the rates today are at historic lows. Watch this video to learn more…

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How is the Real Estate Investing Market?

by jasonimprota September 9, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Missy Improta here with the Improta Group. So a question that we hear all the time from potential clients and clients and friends and at parties and wherever we are is: “So how’s the market?” And that really depends. Are you looking to buy, sell or invest? Those are the questions that you need to …

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Does it matter who you work with?

by jasonimprota September 3, 2010 Calabasas Blog

We would like to take another moment to share a story, or plight, of a couple of clients we started working with late in the spring.

After working for quite some time with a different homebuyer, we finally landed on something suitable despite all odds. Given our client’s entry level price point and desire for an …

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Hang in there!

by jasonimprota September 3, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Calabasas Homes & Santa Monica Homes for Sale

Have you been searching for a home and getting frustrated? Are you tired, feeling helpless and almost over it entirely? One of the most important things you can do in a confusing and quick changing market like the one we are in today is to work with the …

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Bill Set to Ban Plastic Bags in Santa Monica

by jasonimprota September 2, 2010 Latest News

After California lawmakers rejected a bill that would have effectively ban plastic shopping bags, Santa Monica city officials announced that they would enact a similar citywide ban. Following in the footsteps of Malibu, San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Fairfax, Santa Monica also hopes to remove plastic shopping bags from the city.

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Infuzion Cafe in Santa Monica – A Great Coffee Place

by jasonimprota August 31, 2010 Westside Blog

If you live in or are visiting Santa Monica and are in the mood for a great coffee, tea or Boba drink you have to check out Infuzion Café, at the north end of the 3rd Street Promenade and next to Michaels’ Restaurant. I am no Boba expert but I really like their coffee. I …

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A Day in The Life of a Realtor These Days (sort of)…

by jasonimprota August 28, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Calabasas Homes & Santa Monica Homes for Sale

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Zillow’s Zestimate – What does it really mean?

by jasonimprota August 27, 2010 Calabasas Blog

Many people ask us about Zillow. They want to know if the values offered on Zillow are accurate. Watch the video above to learn about Zestimates from a homeowner, buyer or seller’s perspective. What’s a Zestimate? How is it calculated? Dave Gibbons from Zillow takes a few minutes to explain how they arrives at their …

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