Sadly, here I am still writing about the fires in the greater Los Angeles area. We are experiencing record-setting wildfires.  As most of you know I have been focusing on the Pacific Palisades Fires, since they are near to us. The fires are only 19% contained.  Acres: 23,713 are covered with fires. Structures Lost: 10,000 (est.) All these fires have forced thousands of people to leave the area and find a place to stay. In addition, there are thousands of homes that have been lost. With this in mind, the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) reminds licensees and consumers that price gouging is a criminal offense in counties where a state of emergency has been declared. Now do we really need to be reminded of this? Seriously, this annoys me so much, that people need to be told abou... 01/15/2025

 Sadly, here I am posting again about the Pacific Palisades fires, which grew to 22,660 acres by Saturday morning, and evacuations stretched all the way to Encino, Tarzana and Brentwood, then to boot on Friday night flames lit up ridge lines and threatened homes in Mandeville Canyon as well.   Additional evacuation warnings were issued for the following two areas: Sunset Boulevard to the south, Mullholland Drive to the north, Roscomare Road to the east and the 405 Freeway to the west; and Mulholland/Sepulveda Boulevard to the south, the 405 Freeway to the east, Ventura Boulevard to the north and Louise Avenue to the west. Needless to say, we moved from an 8 percent containment to 11 % containment, it is progress, but nothing to brag about.  Winds are forecast to be around 15 to 30 mph, ... 01/11/2025

Property Relief for homes impacted by the fires in the greater Los Angeles area. There is a lot of things homeowners need to know and do if their homes were damaged or destroyed by the fires. If you are a homeowner who was affected by the fires, let me just say I am heart broken by the devastation caused by the wildfires and my thoughts are with everyone whose lives have been impacted. Just to be clear if your loss exceeds $10,000 of the current market value you as a potential homeowner may qualify for reassessment.There are so many questions homeowners have and sadly to many of these questions I have the answers. Now with that said feel free to reach out to me directly and I will try to answer them for you.Let me give a few examples here:1. How do I change my mailing address on file wi... 01/14/2025

Speechless Sunday:  As the fires continue to impact many areas and specifically the Palisades and Malibu areas. I want to extend my deepest sympathy to those who have lost so much. At the same time, I wanted to add a personal lighthearted message in this post."...If we are leaving don't forget our food..." As most of you are aware we have been on standby since last Tuesday, facing the potential that we might have to leave our home. Gratefully the Pacific Palisades fires have not crept closer to us yet.Sadly, it affected other areas like Malibu. Needless to say, it allowed us to casually pack and get organized, in case we needed to go on short notice. No words can capture what we feel as we see the ongoing devastation caused by the wildfires.Our pets have been wondering why we had one of... 01/12/2025