From: Beverly Hills, CA Sunny and mild (70° F) It We are nearing the end of October, and autumn-like weather has finally arrived. We had some precipitation the last two days and are expecting a real rain storm this coming Friday. Meanwhile, while viewing homes on Brokers’ caravan today, it was fun to see all of the Halloween decorations in the homes and on the streets. On to real estate, there seem to be a large variety of new listings that have come on the market this past

From: Beverly Hills, CA Sunny and warm (78° F) It is now the middle of October, and Halloween is around the corner. Soon after will be the culmination of the strangest presidential election that I can recall. However, with interest rates still low, home prices continue to rise. Evidence of this can easily be seen merely by viewing the available current listings. There are fewer and fewer properties available in the lower-priced categories, and a larger number of propertie

From: Beverly Hills, CA Sunny and mild (71° F) After several days of hot and dry Santa Anna wind conditions, we are experiencing beautiful sunny and mild fall-like weather. It is truly a wonderful time of year. Reviewing the activity for the past week, I see that there seems to be an increase in inventory of homes and condominiums. Additional inventory of available properties often softens prices, as there is more competition. With interest rates still low, it certainly i

From: Beverly Hills, CA Sunny and mild (74° F) It is the first week of October already. Where did the year go? It seems that as the years progress they appear to go by faster. At least we are beginning to see some autumn-like weather as the temperature is 15 degrees lower than it was last week. Meanwhile, there are some exciting new listings this week, and, due to the month’s end, there were many closings as well. Here are three new listings in the Beverly Hills area that