What Makes a Home Difficult to Insure  Home insurance may be one of the last things you’ll think about when buying a home, but in some situations, insuring your biggest asset isn’t so easy. And without insurance, you won’t be able to qualify for a home loan. Here are five things that can make getting home insurance difficult, or at least more expensive:   ...

• calendar_month March 8, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Buyers, Community, Cypress, Home Sellers, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Selling

Moving can be a stressful and overwhelming experience, especially if you’re not adequately prepared. However, creating a moving survival guide can make the process a lot easier and less stressful. This blog post will look at some essential items to include in your moving survival guide. 1:Tools Basic tools can help you disassemble furniture, remove curtains, and make minor repa...

• calendar_month March 10, 2023
• category SELLERS, Tips
• post 2023, Bike Friendly Community, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Buyers, California, Community, Cypress, Home, Home Sellers, homeowner, homeownership, Huntington Beach, Janie Bruce, Janie Bruce real estate insights, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange County, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Selling

Selling a home can be a stressful and time-consuming process. Homeowners often make improvements to their homes in an effort to make it more appealing to potential buyers. However, not all home improvements are created equal. In fact, some improvements can actually make your home less desirable to buyers. This blog post will discuss the top 10 worst improvements a seller can make to sell their ...

• calendar_month March 12, 2023
• category SELLERS
• post 2023, Anaheim, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, California, Community, Cypress, Home, home improvement, Home Sellers, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Janie Bruce, Laguna Beach, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange County, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Selling, Westminster

Selling a home is a major financial decision, and it's essential to do it right to maximize your return on investment. Unfortunately, many homeowners make mistakes that can significantly impact the selling process. Here are five common home-selling mistakes and how to avoid them. 1. Not using professional listing photos With the vast majority of home buyers starting their search onlin...

• calendar_month March 14, 2023
• category SELLERS
• post 2023, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, California, Cypress, Huntington Beach, Janie Bruce, Laguna Beach, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange County, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Torrance, Westminster

Though the housing market is no longer experiencing the frenzy of a year ago, buyers are showing their interest in purchasing a home. According to U.S. News: “Housing markets have cooled slightly, but demand hasn’t disappeared, and in many places remains strong largely due to the shortage of homes on the market.” That activity can be seen in the latest&nbs...

• calendar_month March 18, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Buyers, Cypress, Home Values, homeowners, Housing, Huntington Beach, Janie Bruce, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange County, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Westminster

What’s the Difference Between Contingent and Pending? If you’ve offered a home and the status is now contingent, the seller has accepted the offer, but certain conditions must be met first. Those conditions could be from either side. For instance, a buyer might request an inspection, or the seller could request a specific type of loan from the buyer. Deals can fall apar...

• calendar_month March 21, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Buyers, Cypress, Home Sellers, Huntington Beach, Janie Bruce, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange County, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Selling, Torrance, Westminster

The Federal Reserve is meeting this week to decide its next step on interest rates just as its yearlong fight against inflation is colliding with a crunch in the financial sector. The Fed’s next move will be closely watched as recent bank failures are stirring memories of the 2008 financial crisis. Even before the central bank policy decision on Wednesday, investo...

• calendar_month March 22, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Anaheim, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Buyers, California, Cypress, Home Sellers, Janie Bruce, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Orange County, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Selling, Torrance, Westminster

TikTok Scrutiny: CEO Will Tell Lawmakers App Is Safe For Minors And Ban Would ‘Hurt’ U.S. Economy TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will highlight the app’s safety measures to protect minors and efforts to firewall U.S. user data from foreign access as he speaks to U.S. lawmakers Thursday, according to the text of his prepared remarks released by the House Energy and Commerce Co...

• calendar_month March 25, 2023
• category Community
• post 2023, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Cypress, Huntington Beach, Janie Bruce, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Westminster

Here’s what the highest Fed rates in more than a decade mean for your money Did you buy a home in 2020? Did you job-hop in 2021? Did you hold off on buying a new car or home in 2022 until you can find a cheaper deal and lower interest rate? Believe it or not, one institution impacts even the tiniest of your financial decisions: The Federal Reserve. What is the Federal Reserve? ...

• calendar_month March 27, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Anaheim, Banks, Buena Park, Huntington Beach, Lakewood, lenders, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Money, Orange County, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rossmoor, Seal Beach

This just in: Exclusive Invitation: Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan Program Unveiling (March 30th-31st) Thursday at 6:00 pm and Friday at 9:00 am. The Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan is a down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers. Dream For All provides a loan for 20% of the home purchase price. 📆 Event Details: Date: Thursday and Friday, March 30th-31...

• calendar_month March 31, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Bruce Real Estate, Buena Park, Buyers, buying, California, California Housing Market, California Real Estate, Cypress, higher education, Home Sellers, Janie Bruce, Lakewood, loans, Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Westminster