By Leegie Parker | Compass Real Estate | DRE 01020534 Last week, I got a text from a client. It said…   "Just want to acknowledge and tell you how much I admire and appreciate your ability to get shit done."   I smiled for the rest of the day.   The text that made me sto[p and think   Not because I needed the validation, but because that message put into words something I have never really stopped to say out loud: getting things done for my clients is not just what I do. It i

By Leegie Parker  |  Real Estate Advisor, Compass  |  Los Angeles   I have been helping people buy and sell homes in Los Angeles since 1989. In that time, I have watched the mortgage business change dramatically. It has become more complex, more document-intensive, and more stringent with every passing decade. What worked in terms of preparation twenty years ago is simply not enough today. So whether you are buying your first home, upsizing for a growing family, or making a

Interest rates have started to cool off, hitting rates not seen since the beginning of September. This has pushed many buyers to get...