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Back-to-school: 5 ways to make life easier (on you and your kids!)

Ah, back-to-school time – an annual ritual that seems to arrive too quickly every year (or too late, depending on who you ask). Here are five tips to ease the transition from carefree summer days to early alarm clocks, hectic mornings and homework. 1. Set up a homework station Designate a place where kids can […]
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Millennials Are Longing For the Best of Both Worlds

It’s a myth that the millennial generation is opposed to the suburban lifestyle. They are all relocating from the city centers in favor of larger homes in the suburbs. However, this doesn’t mean that they want to completely leave the city behind. They want the best of both worlds — an ‘Anti-Suburb Suburb’ Click HERE […]
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With Mortgage Rates dropping, is it Time to Refinance Your Home?

Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level in three years since the Federal Reserve raised rates in December 2015 to mid-February 2016. This trend does not seem to slow down anytime soon, which is why it might be to time to think about refinancing your home.
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What To Fix When You’re Selling Your Home

Prepping your home for sale needs a fair amount of consideration to find what would generate the biggest return on investment. The amount of work you’ll need depends on the value of your home, the market, and the comps in your neighborhood.

Blog News Back-to-school: 5 ways to make life easier (on you and your kids!) Ah, back-to-school time – an annual ritual that seems to arrive too quickly every year (or too late, depending on who you ask). Here are five tips to ease the transition from carefree summer days to early alarm clocks, hectic mornings and homework. 1. Set up a homework station Designate a place where kids can […]

Blog News Millennials Are Longing For the Best of Both Worlds It’s a myth that the millennial generation is opposed to the suburban lifestyle. They are all relocating from the city centers in favor of larger homes in the suburbs. However, this doesn’t mean that they want to completely leave the city behind. They want the best of both worlds — an ‘Anti-Suburb Suburb’ Click HERE […]

Blog News With Mortgage Rates dropping, is it Time to Refinance Your Home? Mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level in three years since the Federal Reserve raised rates in December 2015 to mid-February 2016. This trend does not seem to slow down anytime soon, which is why it might be to time to think about refinancing your home.

Blog News What To Fix When You’re Selling Your Home Prepping your home for sale needs a fair amount of consideration to find what would generate the biggest return on investment. The amount of work you’ll need depends on the value of your home, the market, and the comps in your neighborhood.

Blog News Installing Smart Home Technology May Help Speed Up the Home Sale Process A speedy sales process is just as beneficial for the agent as for the seller. Updating your home with smart home technology might be a way to raise the value of your home and expedite the sale. Click HERE to read more about it. Photo courtesy of First Tuesday Journal.

Blog News 7 Things Sellers Forget To Mention in House Listings That Buyers Love In many cases, sellers forget to mention great selling points in their house listings that would be appealing to potential buyers. Click HERE to take a look at these 7 things that buyers find appealing that sellers often leave out.

Blog News Mortgage Rates Could Hit Record Low Mortgage rates are going down again. Although this is good news for borrowers, it’s not so good news for the housing market and overall economy. Click HERE to read more.

Blog News 5 Ways to Show the Love this Valentine’s Day For Real Estate Pros The act of love doesn’t just extend to our significant other. Inman provides you with 5 tips to go the extra mile this holiday to show your clients and people you interact with you appreciate them. Click HERE to read the article.

Blog News 3 Ways The Blockchain Will Change The Real Estate Market Buying a home is the biggest investment that most people will make in their lives. Still, there have been few technological advances to speed up the process and make it more secure for buyers, lenders and homeowners. This article offers a very interesting view on how untamperable data records from blockchain technology will change the […]

Blog News 4 Ways Immediately Impress Potential Buyers Potential buyers want to walk into a home that seems warm and inviting. With these easy ways, impressing potential buyers will be effortless! Click HERE to learn more.

Blog News Where The Real Estate Market is Flourishing The stock market turmoil does not seem to interfere with homeowners’ home improvement plans for the upcoming year. This is very promising for service providers. Click HERE to read more.

Blog News Real Estate in The Aftermath of Super Bowl 50 Following the showdown between the Panthers and the Broncos, the attention will quickly turn to the new stadium being built in Inglewood. The new home of the St. Louis Rams has everyone in the financial world wondering how it will affect the local real estate market. Click HERE to read more.

Blog News Los Angeles Has The Fewest Rentals of All Big Cities The rental vacancy rate for the Los Angeles area is down to 2.7 percent. This is down from 3.8 percent from the beginning of 2015 and 7 percent lower than the national average. Click HERE to read more.

Blog News 2015 Was a Major Win For Real Estate. What Will 2016 Bring? Real estate in 2015 saw some major growth and stood in strong contrast to the decline in total sales in 2014. Click HERE to read more about it.

Blog News Home Staging Tips You Should Know Home staging affects the sales process in many significant ways; if it’s done right. Check out these essential home staging tips to prepare a home for sale by The New York Times: 1. Reduce clutter Remove anything that’s unnecessary to the space and only keep what adds to the room. Making the home look desirable […]

Blog News 2015 Trends in Residential Relocation Another year has come to an end and what better way to commemorate it than to look back on the trends and milestones that took place. One interesting trend to look back on are the reasons for why Americans decided to pack up and search for a new place to live. Click HERE to read […]

Blog News Green Real Estate Going green is an increasingly popular lifestyle trend. Not only will green real estate decrease your carbon footprint — you’ll also be the talk of the neighborhood. Click HERE to read about six green homes that offer energy-efficient lifestyles.

Blog News 12 Trends That Will Influence Homes in 2016 These 12 trends reflect ways to deal with environmental challenges, the incorporation of new building materials and methods, and changing the looks and functionality of our homes. Click HERE to read about why these trends are important and how they’ll influence real estate choices moving forward!

Blog News Do You Feel Like You’re on a Never-Ending House Hunt? Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. The process, in many ways, resembles the search for a significant other. We’re always looking forward to what’s next and therefore forget to appreciate the options that’ve been right under our nose the entire time. Finding the perfect home is no easy task, […]

Blog News Selling Strategies That Just Don’t Work Stop using these selling strategies if you actually want to sell your Los Angeles, CA home! Theoretically, if you list your home on the market you actually want it to sell. That’s why it baffles me that time and time again, people use these “selling strategies” that have been proven to fail. If you’re serious […]

Betsy Dittman brings more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience to the Pinnacle Estate Properties team. Prior to joining the real estate industry, Betsy worked with the top European brands, Chanel and Giorgio Armani, where she excelled in providing the ultimate client service experience.

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Servicing buyers & sellers through selected neighborhoods of:
- Los Angeles/The Westside,
- San Fernando Valley, and
-Conejo Valley.

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