Selling Your Home in ANY Market

Selling Your Home in ANY Market

Selling Your Home in ANY MarketCari Pelayo
Published on: 20/12/2025

Whether you're thinking of selling next week or later this year, one thing is clear: you can sell your home even in a shifting market. ”Any market” doesn’t mean “easy” but with the right strategy, preparation and marketing, every home has a shot. In Burbank, Toluca Lake and the San Fernando Valley, buyers still exist, homes still sell, and opportunities still thrive. What changes is how you list, price, present and promote your home.

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Loan Week Recap: Choose the Right Mortgage & Get Qualified in Today’s Market

Loan Week Recap: Choose the Right Mortgage & Get Qualified in Today’s Market

Loan Week Recap: Choose the Right Mortgage & Get Qualified in Today’s MarketCari Pelayo
Published on: 13/12/2025

If you’ve been watching, I hope you’ve seen the pattern: buying a home today isn’t just about finding the right house it’s about choosing the right loan and making sure you qualify for it. In high‑cost markets like Burbank, Toluca Lake and across the San Fernando Valley, the loan you pick and how you prepare for it can dramatically impact your success.

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Buying a Home in 2025? Here’s the Real‑Talk First-Time Buyer Blueprint

Buying a Home in 2025? Here’s the Real‑Talk First-Time Buyer Blueprint

Buying a Home in 2025? Here’s the Real‑Talk First-Time Buyer BlueprintCari Pelayo
Published on: 05/12/2025

If you’re reading this, you’re likely asking yourself: “Can I really buy a home right now?” The housing market in 2025 is layered with challenges — higher home prices in SoCal, interest rates still above historical lows, and fierce competition for first‑time buyers. But here’s the good news: you can buy, and you should try — if you approach it with the right strategy.

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Powell Speaks at Jackson Hole

Powell Speaks at Jackson Hole

Powell Speaks at Jackson HoleCari Pelayo
Published on: 22/08/2025

Today’s big headline: Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming—a place where the Federal Reserve gathers each year to signal future economic policy. His comments immediately moved the stock market, with major indices climbing more than 1%. But the question for us here in California is: what does this mean for housing? For months, California’s market has been leaning toward a buyer’s market—with homes sitting longer, sellers offering incentives, and builders cutting deals. Buyers, however, remain hesitant. Powell’s comments could be the turning point that shifts that hesitation into action.

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