L.A. Times: Prefab housing goes green in Newport Beach

An interesting snapshot of a prefab home going up in Newport Beach.
Prefab housing goes green in Newport Beach

One of LA’s Biggest Art Shows Comes to TLofts

Come check out one of LA’s Biggest Art Shows at TLofts in West LA this weekend.
Art Show at TLofts

L.A. Times article: Malibu picks sewers over smell

Malibu picks sewers over smell
November 6, 2009 | 11:15 am
The Malibu septic-tank-versus-sewers issue has finally been settled after years of debate, according to “Septic tanks on their way out in Malibu” at latimes.com. The timeline:
New septic systems will not be permitted in Malibu, and owners of existing systems will have to halt wastewater discharges within a [...]

September 2009 Micro Market Reports

The September 2009 Micro Market Reports are now available, please click the links below to download.
Single Family Homes September 09
Condo September 09

Teles Properties Names Colin Keenan as Branch Manager • Brentwood Office

Colin Keenan has more than a decade of experience in Westside real estate and has managed branch locations for some of Southern California’s most well respected real estate firms. Throughout his career Colin has been responsible for hundreds of agents and for managing teams with sales volumes reaching into the billions.
“Colin is a great addition [...]

Teles Weekly Activity 9/21-9/25

NEW LISTING:
2965 Hutton Drive, Beverly Hills (90210) :::  MLS # 09-399749
Listing Price:  $2,595,000
Listing Agent: Marci Merliss – Teles Properties-BH
2651 Overland Ave., LA (90064) :::  MLS # 09-400349
Listing Price:  $859,000
Listing Agent: Chad Lund– Teles Properties-BH
3822 Mainsail Cir., Westlake Village (91361) :::  MLS # 09-400739
Listing Price:  $850,000
Listing Agent: Cara Sheriff – Teles Properties-BH
5717 Colbath Ave., Van Nuys [...]

Teles Weekly Activity 9/14-9/18

NEW LISTINGS:
10772 Chalon Rd., LA (90077) :::  MLS # 08-324605
Listing Price:  $8,495,500
Listing Agent: Marci Merliss – Teles Properties-BH
12053 Crest Ct., Beverly Hills (90210) :::  MLS # 09-399061
Listing Price:  $6,350,000
Listing Agent: Marty Trugman & Cara Sheriff – Teles Properties-BH
1032 Yale St., Santa Monica (90403) :::  MLS # 09-399143
Listing Price:  $2,998,000
Listing Agent: Melissa Alt – Teles Properties-BW
2783 [...]

Timing your Mortgage Rate Lock

Missing a rate lock on a refinance or purchase can be expensive and financially painful.  So how do you know the best time to execute your rate lock?
First and foremost, lock when the rate and payment make sense.  If you are refinancing to save money, and at the start of the process the rates are [...]

Teles Value Advantage: Technology Driven

By Peter Hernandez, Teles Properties (www.telesproperties.com)
These days the consumer’s first stop is the Internet when they begin their search to purchase a home, check real estate values, or look for a Realtor. Print advertising is slowly going the way of the horse and buggy as newspapers and magazines struggle to survive despite reduced revenues and [...]

Mortgage Rates – Follow the Money!

How to get the lowest interest rate possible?  Here are some basic rules of thumb for watching mortgage interest rates:
Follow the Money! Interest rates follow the money flow.  Fixed rates are all about the 10 year Treasury note. Treasuries have 2 factors: price and yield. They are inversely proportionate.  If yield goes up price goes [...]