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		<title>Beware: Lenders will add an extra step before close of escrow.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are in escrow?  Don&#8217;t apply for any new credit!
You have been seaching for months to find your deam home in a decent location and you think you have it in the bag, having outbid multiple offers along the way and you are now safely in escrow.  Everything is going great, you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Affordable is Los Angeles Now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buying a home for sale in the Los Angeles area is getting cheaper, but it can still be pricey proposition.  A recent article published by the California Association of Realtors shows that the entry-level housing affordability is 66% for California for the first quarter of 2010.  The entry-level housing affordability measures the percentage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Dipping?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article published by the California Association of Realtors examines whether we are headed for another decline in house prices.  According to the article, the sale of homes decreased by 11.7% from February 2010 to February 2009, while the  median price rose to $279,840.  Are we gearing towards another dip?  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1to4plex.com/2010/05/double-dipping/</link>
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		<title>April is Not the Cruelest Month For Real Estate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just like it is for the weather, April is something of a transitional month for real estate in Southern California.  This seems to be the case this year we are facing the expiration of the federal tax credit of up to $8000 for first time home buyers who enter into contract by April 30. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woodland Hills: Expectations Out of Balance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last time I analyzed the MLS data for the North West San Fernando Valley, I noted some encouraging trends: a 1% year-over-year increase in the median sold price, and the fact that the &#8220;for sale&#8221; prices were within approximately 10% of the &#8220;sold prices,&#8221; which is considered a healthy equilibrium between buyers and sellers.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1to4plex.com/2009/12/woodland-hills-expectations-out-of-balance/</link>
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		<title>A Real Estate Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving!  Prospective home buyers and refinancers alike can be especially thankful this year.  According to the L.A. Times, Fannie Mae reports that during the week that ended yesterday (before the Thanksgiving holiday) mortgage rates dropped to a record low (4.78%!!), a level last seen in April, during much gloomier economic times.  Not surprisingly, these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Bottoming In The San Fernando Valley?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DataQuick has reported that Southland home sales are up overall, and the same trend can be seen in the MLS data from the Northwest San Fernando Valley.  Indeed sold prices have actually increased by 1% from a year ago.  Also, since the gap between the &#8220;for sale&#8221; price and the &#8220;sold&#8221; price is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1to4plex.com/2009/11/signs-of-bottoming-in-the-san-fernando-valley/</link>
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		<title>BiggerPockets.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently chosen to be an official contributor as a Real Estate News columnist on Biggerpockets.com.  I have always admired Bigger Pockets for the depth and quality of content, so I was naturally thrilled to be selected to be a contributor.   The founder of Bigger Pockets, Josh Dorkin, is an amazing guy and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;DID I OX YOU????&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I loved this impression of Anton Chigurh foisting off a house on a unsuspecting couple.
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		<link>http://1to4plex.com/2009/11/did-i-ox-you/</link>
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		<title>Incredible high yield opportunity on a true Duplex, 2 on a lot</title>
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Incredible high yield opportunity on a true Duplex, 2 on a lot. Completely remodeled units ready to rent. ALL seperate meters including water!This property will go fast!
Market rents for the 2/1 is $1250 and the 1/1 rents for $850. GSI $24,600 yr/ $2050 mth.
Low expenses and great income make this an incredible deal, call today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1to4plex.com/2009/10/incredible-high-yield-opportunity-on-a-true-duplex-2-on-a-lot/</link>
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