609 E. Palm in Burbank just sold

I helped my buyer, Ed, find this fabulous condo in Burbank and it closed just yesterday.  Ed was recently widowed, and moved all the way from Maryland to live closer to his daughter and her family. This unit is truly special as it not only has 2 beds and 2 baths, but the kitchen and baths have been redone, there's a loft office/bonus space, and best of all, a big private roof-top deck.  Ed now has a place to entertain his grandson and he is looking forward to putting down roots in Burbank.  Congrats, Ed!

You may be paying too much in closing costs for your real estate.

Recently, a client of mine closed a purchase money loan with a big lender, who shall remain nameless but whose initials are Quicken. (oops) Although the client paid the going rate for interest that any other lender would charge, the fees the lender tacked on were way high -- 2% origination fee, processing, underwriting, etc. And then both the title and escrow company loaded on what we call garbage fees. These, too, were higher than what's competitive in the market. If you are buying or selling a home, please ask your Realtor to review the lender estimates and the final estimates before you automatically pay them -- you could save a $1000 or more out-of-pocket closing costs.

Once again...here we grow at Judy Graff Properties

This handsome guy is Gabriel Browne, and he is the newest associate agent at Judy Graff Properties.  Gabriel comes to us from KW and Owners.com, and has sold all over this state!  His background is as a paralegal for law firms, which has prepared him well for the challenging contractual aspect of real estate.  Gabriel can be reached at 323-274-9663 or soldbygabrielbrowne@gmail.com.