https://www.ahs.com/home-care-advice/pages/feature.jsp?featureId=m1740078&utm_campaign=cust_insideout_filter_mar2013&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ahsemail&utm_content=tvmount_readmore&full=true Go It Alone or Hire a Pro? Hanging a TV Mount If you’re using a tabletop stand to hold your flat screen television, or if there’s a new TV in your future, you might be thinking about installing a wall mount. It’s a project that many homeowners have tackled themselves—but it can be intimidating, […]

Question: One of our tenants recently requested that we paint the inside of her apartment. She has threatened to do it herself and deduct the cost of the paint from the rent if we do not  have it painted within the next two weeks. Is she legally able to carry out her threat? Answer: Unless […]

Calif. median home price: January 2013: $337,040 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. highest median home price by region/county January 2013: Marin, $799,110 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. lowest median home price by region/county January 2013: Madera, $98,330 (Source: C.A.R.) Calif. Pending Home Sales Index: December 2012: 82.3 , down 20.5 percent from November’s 103.5. Calif. Traditional Housing Affordability Index: Fourth quarter 2012: 48 percent (Source: C.A.R.) Mortgage rates: Week ending 2/28/2013 30-yr. fixed: 3.51% fees/points: […]