Mercedes Shaffer
How Today’s Housing Recession Differs From the Great Recession
By Mercedes Shaffer There’s been a lot of noise in the media about a “housing recession”. Although it’s true that closed sales slowed in...
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OC's Rental Market Keeps Getting Hotter
By Mercedes Shaffer The housing market has been on fire for the past two years due to the combination of historically low inventory,...
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Friendly, But Not Friends
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The best Lessor-Lessee relationships I’ve seen start with a professional foundation,...
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A Tale of Two Counties
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced the 12-month adjustment (April 1, 2021 -...
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White Hot Rental Market
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published In AOA Magazine While the housing market has been cooling off mostly due to higher interest rates, the...
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We Are Heading Into A Buyer's Market
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When Are Home Prices Going To Drop?
Watch the latest OC Real Estate Market Report for June.
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A Tale of Two Cities: The Unjustness of Santa Ana’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance
By Mercedes Shaffer The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced the 12-month adjustment in the Consumer Price Index for the Anaheim...
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Interest Rates Are Up, Now What?
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published In AOA Magazine Click HERE to watch the market update video. During the pandemic interest rates were at...
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Could Your Rental Property Investment Be Hurting You Financially?
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine With an everchanging legal and economic landscape, it might be time to rethink your real...
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What to Do If Your Tenant Is a Hoarder
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine More than nineteen million Americans have a hoarding disorder which is a mental condition...
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We are ‘Housing Providers’, Not ‘Landlords’
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine The real estate industry has made a lot of positive changes to try to provide equal...
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Top 5 Unfair Rules in Santa Ana’s Just Cause Eviction Ordinance
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine Housing providers play a critical role in their local communities, provide an essential...
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Santa Ana Enacts a 3% Rent Cap Bad News For The City And Landlords
By Mercedes Shaffer I Published In AOA Magazine Santa Ana is a city with beautiful historical architecture and an emerging art district...
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Choosing The Right Paint For Your Rental
By Mercedes shaffer I Published in AOA Magazine Having a system in place for quick turnaround time when a tenant moves out is an...
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The State Is Taking Away YOUR Livelihood
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine For the past year and a half, the eviction moratorium forced landlords to bear the burden...
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Three Ways to Use Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM) For Evaluating an Income Property
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine If you want to make sure a potential rental property has serious earning power, you’ve...
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Why Use a Tenant Estoppel Agreement
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine When selling, financing or re-financing a rental property the tenant estoppel often comes...