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With over 23 years of experience, Leanne and her team is ready and able to assist you in all your real estate needs.
My passion for the real estate business makes it easy for me to make a full-time commitment to my clients. By combining personal, one-on-one attention with dynamic web and e-mail resources, I provide 24/7 market coverage for my clients.
Whether you are a seller looking to move up to a larger home, downsize to a smaller home, a relocation, a first time buyer or an experienced or inexperienced investor, you will find useful information in these pages about how to choose the "right" property, making an offer, negotiating, financing, mortgage rates, moving, and everything involved in making an informed real estate decision in today's market.
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I specialize in real estate offerings in the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire, focusing on the communities of Arcadia, Pasadena, Monrovia, Glendora, Covina, San Dimas, Diamond Bar, Chino, Chino Hills, Walnut, West Covina, Claremont, Ontario, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, Eastvale, Fullerton, Yorba Linda, Orange, and Riverside.
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This Cost of Commuting Calulator will help determine how your commuting costs will add to the overall monthly costs when buying a home. The home that is further away from work may have a lower mortgage payment, but you may be surprised at how much more you will spend by driving to and from work. Try comparing a house in-town to a less expensive house out-of-town & see the actual cost of commuting for yourself.
RISMEDIA, July 3, 2009-According to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association (HPBA) more than two-thirds of Americans will fire up their grill, smoker or fryer for the Independence Day holiday this year, the most popular outdoor cooking holiday. Blue Rhino, a leading brand of propane tank exchange, offers some cookout safety & preparatio...Read More
RISMEDIA, July 2, 2009-Opportunity is knocking fairly loudly for many considering homeownership. Home prices have declined in many markets around the country and tax incentives and other inducements have first-time home buyers and others weighing the possibilities.
Home affordability, as defined by the National Association of Realtors’ H...Read More
RISMEDIA, July 1, 2009-(MCT)-Q: I heard you talk to a group of homeowners recently and you recommended that people use programmable thermostats to save energy. However, I saw an article a while ago where some researchers said that these products really don’t save money and they don’t think they’re very useful. What’s th...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 30, 2009-(MCT)-Question: How long will a foreclosure or bankruptcy show up on your credit report?
Answer: A foreclosure can be reported on your credit report for seven years from the date the foreclosure was filed in the court, according to Gerri Detweiler, author of “Reduce Debt, Reduce Stress.” The book is $14.95, and a...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 29, 2009-(MCT)-Let’s talk about cleaning more than just your chairs, if we may, since summer has arrived, and it’s time to play outdoors. To clean woven furniture, you’ll need to get into and around those intricate weaves. And that requires a variety of brushes - a new, rather than used, toothbrush (stiffer bristles...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 26, 2009-(MCT)-After a recent spike seen in mortgage rates, some consumers are wondering whether they’ve missed their chance to refinance into an ultra-low rate.
Fear not: While the conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a daily average of 5.81% last Thursday, it averaged 5.53% on Tuesday, said Keith Gumbinger, vice pr...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 25, 2009-The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 19, 2009. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 548.2, an increase of 6.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from 514.4 one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, t...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 24, 2009-Historically, the value of real estate goes through cycles. Many factors affect the value of homes including the laws of “supply and demand.” From the Appraisal Institute, here’s a quick reference guide to some of the factors involved and advice on how to spot a turning point in the market:
1. A spike ...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 23, 2009-(MCT)-Americans’ credit scores, the three-digit number that determines whether you’ll get a loan and how much you’ll pay for it, have taken a beating. Millions of consumers’ scores have dropped, making it more expensive for them to borrow money - or even impossible if the score has sunk low enoug...Read More
RISMEDIA, June 22, 2009-(MCT)-The number of children injured when furniture falls on them has jumped 40% over the past 20 years. Here are tips from Dr. Jim Schmidt, co-founder of the Virginia Beach, Va.-based company Child Safety House Calls:
Tether it. Secure any potentially unstable furniture to the wall. Rock each piece to test if a toddler...Read More
Also '10 Things' ' Davis in NoHo; composer Frederick Loewe's Palm Springs estate, and more.
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With a Grammy-nominated song, three TV series and multiple albums, it would seem that Jesse McCartney has been living on Dream Street, the name of the boy band that launched hi...Read More
The four bedroom, 3,300-square-foot home features ocean views and sits on half an acre with plenty of trees.
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Actress Brynn Thayer and her husband, award-winning manager-writer-producer David Steinberg, have sold their longtime Pacific Palisades home for $2,995,000.
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L.A. County's vacancy rate rose to 5.3% in the first quarter. As more Southland apartments go empty, property owners are more willing to negotiate lease details.
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On a recent bright afternoon in Redondo Beach, rent signs baked in the sun outside ...Read More
The period ambience of the original 1,018-square-foot-home built by Virgil Westbrook, who was brought in by city founder Ole Hanson, hasn't been diminished by a 1,141-square-foot-addition in 2003.
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When San Clemente-based architect Michael Luna d...Read More
Real estate professionals say appraisers with little local knowledge are using foreclosures, short sales and distress transactions as 'comparables,' distorting property values and killing deals.
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It's by far the hottest controversy in real estate...Read More
Yet another scam designed to separate homeowners from their money is making its way across the country from the West, where desperate sellers are willing to accept just about any kind of compensation to get out from under.
The architecture on his Santa Barbara County property reflects his androgynous, perpetually childlike model of superstardom -- and his unique if disjointed take on the celebrity compound.
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It was while I was bumpily making my way across a rope br...Read More
The cases are part of a federal crackdown dubbed Operation Short Change. The FTC says the firms allegedly made $300 million by selling fraudulent programs related to real estate or online businesses.
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The recession has killed jobs by the millions...Read More
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