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Twitter...from the very plugged in high end real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyak that film and television writer/director/producer Judd Apatow is fixin' to custom build a major residential monument to his Tinseltown success on a one acre flag lot that overlooks the manicured golf course at the ritzy Riviera Country Club* in Santa Monica (CA).Whatever they are building on the vacant parcel they picked up last June (2012) for $8,600,000 it must really be something, children, because in July 2009 the Hollywood...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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BUYER: John LegendLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $2,494,712SIZE: 1,969 square feet, 1 bedroom, 2.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Late last November nine-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter John Legend sold his 1,359 square foot apartment in New York City's impossibly chic and fully gentrified Bowery neighborhood. Lucky Mister Legend sold the convertible two bedroom and two bathroom condo crib for...
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Home sales rose for the 11th consecutive month according to the National Association of REALTORS® Existing Home Sales Report for January. This is the first time this has occurred since the period between July of 2005 and May of 2006. National Average Home Price Up Over 12% Annually The national average home price in January was $173,600, which is 12.3 percent higher than for January 2012. Calculated...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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BUYERS: Brad Goreski and Gary JanettiLOCATION: Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $2,333,500SIZE: 4,542 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: We recently received an unexpected query from a gal we'll call Nelly Needstoknow who wondered if Your Mama had any idea at all where bespectacled and bow-tied celebrity stylist and reality t.v. denizen Brad Goreski and his long-time man-friend, successful...
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SELLER: Maria BelloLOCATION: Venice, CAPRICE: $1,850,000SIZE: 1,759 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Television and movie actress Maria Bello must really have an itch to shake up her living situation because the two time Golden Globe nominee recently pushed her multi-colored and Buddhist iconography packed Craftsman style abode in arty-farty (and still a bit nitty-gritty)...
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The real estate market has started to recover from the downturn over the last few years in many areas of the country, and more people are thinking about buying a new place to live. With this new energy in home buying, an interesting trend seems to be developing. Instead of going for larger homes, which was an overwhelming trend in years past, many people are choosing micro-dwellings. What is...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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SELLER: Vincent GalloLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $2,295,000SIZE: 1,275 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Yesterday the property gossips at The New York Observer revealed that idiosyncratic and usually L.A.-based actor, wannabe male prostie and notorious serial property flipper Vincent Gallo scooped up a "Nouvel Pad" in New York City's West Chelsea for exactly $2,000,000.Thanks...
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BUYER: Piers MorganLOCATION: Beverly Hills, CAPRICE: $5,362,500SIZE: 5,508 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms (plus staff room)YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Every now and then Your Mama hears from one of our myriad of real estate and/or celebrity obsessed sources who ask us something like, "Did you know that Soandso Celebrity surreptitiously bought a house a couple years ago?"Such was the case late last week...
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Ideally, when you are moving to a new Seattle home, you will want to do it on a pleasant and sunny day which makes everything much easier. However, if you are moving in the winter, or an unexpected deluge shows up on your pre-arranged moving day, it can really dampen your enthusiasm and throw a wrench into your plans. It can also make you worry about your possessions being damaged as you move them...
Monday, February 25, 2013
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SELLER: Jay DeMarcus and Allison Alderson DeMarcusLOCATION: Nashville, TNPRICE: $1,599,000SIZE: 8,554 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: This morning Your Mama prattled on for spell about the very professionally decorated Brentwood, TN residence that Rascal Flats guitarist Joe Don Rooney and his former beauty queen wife recently pushed on the open market with a $1,679,900...
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SELLER: Joe Don Rooney and Tiffany FallonLOCATION: Nashville, TNPRICE: $1,679,900SIZE: 7,971 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: After a series of covert communiques over the last two weeks from three well-informed and ever-so-helpful real estate tattle tales down in the country music capital of Nashville, Your Mama is finally getting around to discuss the Brentwood,...
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Executive Summary: Medicare RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) audits are becoming increasingly aggressive, creating delays in payment for healthcare providers. Certain strategies can help mitigate delays caused by RAC audits and denials.Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors ("RACs") are charged with identifying, on a retrospective basis, overpayments made by Medicare to healthcare providers. Because a substantial percentage of all Medicare payments are made to hospitals, they are often the targets...
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A quiet past week in economic news caused mortgage rates to worsen slightly. This week, however, will be packed with economic reports which may have an impact on interest rates going forward. Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose by 3 basis points from 3.53 percent to 3.56 percent with borrowers paying 0.8 in discount points and all of their closing costs....
Friday, February 22, 2013
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SELLERS: Michael Rapino and Jolene BlalockLOCATION: Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $2,975,000SIZE: 4,710 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: In late 2003, right about the time Live Nation Entertainment CEO and President Michael Rapino married petite and pin thin model/actress/accomplished Crayon artist Jolene Blalock (Star Trek: Enterprise), property records show he coughed up...
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Have you heard the term Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) when looking to finance real estate? You may be wondering what PMI is and how you know when you need to purchase it. These answers can be hard to find among all the real estate jargon you might be hearing lately. Below is the short version of what you need to know. What is Private Mortgage Insurance? Private Mortgage Insurance is an...
Thursday, February 21, 2013
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SELLER: Joseph PlumeriLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $32,000,000SIZE: 8,360 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms (plus an additional staff room and bath)YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Listen chickens, Your Mama was unexpectedly waylaid and re-routed this morning so we are all kinds of discombobulated, bent out of shape and plum worn out. Rather that prattle on about the slew of recent celebrity...
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