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With New York’s recent gay marriage headlines bursting at the seams of every major newspaper. The National Association of REALTORS® is also making a difference toward equality. The National Association of REALTORS® recently added language to its code of ethics banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Article 10 of NAR’s REALTORS® Code of Ethics previously prohibited the “denial of its professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.” Coming ahead of any similar legislation on the part of the Federal […]

Finding the right first home starts with a price range and a short list of desirable neighborhoods. But there are many other factors you’ll need to consider before investing in what may be your biggest asset. Before You Start: Grab your current household budget so you can consider your financial situation and your ability to make mortgage payments. Ask family and friends if they can recommend experts, like a lawyer and an inspector, who can help with the home buying process. Think about your lifestyle and how it might affect […]

From Harrison Ford to Sean “Diddy” Combs to the late Elizabeth Taylor, there are true mega-star homes on the market right now, and these incredible properties reflect the success of their owners. Interestingly, when it comes to the most famous celebrities, real estate may be one of the few non-inflated things you can buy. You can buy a mid-1970s Rolex Submariner 55XX series for under $5000, but the same watch, except that it was worn by actor Steve McQueen, went for over a quarter of a million dollars. Maintain the […]

Many second-home owners make very little use of their properties. The exchange service gives members variety and flexibility. If there is one drawback above all others about owning a vacation home, it’s that you’re stuck going to the same place year after year. Well, “stuck” may be too strong a word. But you are limited. Unless you have the wherewithal to travel at will anywhere you like, you are pretty much restricted to that one spot. Or at least you were until 18 months ago, when a fledgling exchange service […]

Before the bust, rising prices fueled the housing market, enabling buyers to start small and climb the ladder. Now that promise of upward mobility has been all but shattered, gumming up the market. Back in the frothy days of 2007, Luciano Mor needed only a weekend and a Craigslist ad to find a buyer for his two-bedroom starter home. The split-level house, on a quiet Silver Lake street, sold for $749,000, commanding nearly twice what he paid in 2002 and about $50,000 more than a real estate agent had suggested […]

Signed contracts were up 2.4 percent in June, a Realtors group says Pending sales of existing U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in June from May and rose sharply from a year ago, data from a real estate trade group showed on Thursday. The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in June, was up 2.4 percent to 90.9 from 88.8 in May. The index was up 19.8 percent from a year ago. Economists polled by Reuters ahead of the report were expecting pending home sales to […]

Tom Scrocco and Randy Isaacs have created Your Premier Real Estate Group. Randy and Tom are among the top 1% of Coldwell Banker associates having demonstrated continued and superior performance with over 20 years in  marketing, listing and selling of unique properties. Randy and Tom represent relocations, celebrities, executives, and clients that require the utmost confidentiality and discretion. “A good percentage of our business comes from client referrals.” Click here to search for a gay or lesbian real estate agent anywhere in the country. Professional/Personal Distinctions: 2009 #1 in the Sunset Strip Coldwell […]

I know what you are thinking— no one is making money in this housing market. How do gay realtors, lesbian realtors and gay-friendly realtors expect to turn a profit in this climate? New data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development suggests that the housing market is ripe for first-time buyers and buyers looking to make a change. More Good New For Homebuyers Citing a National Association of REALTORS survey, the HUD data optimistically reports that existing home sales are up eight percent from the previous quarter. The […]