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Mercedes Shaffer
Higher Interest Rates Create A Greater Need For Rental Housing
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AAOC Magazine (Article P 28) Here’s another reason it’s a great time to own rental property. Rising...
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Santa Ana’s Eviction Ordinance Is Unsafe For Everyone
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AAOC Magazine (Article on P 40) Santa Ana’s Just Cause Eviction Ordinance states that, “Criminal...
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How Today’s Housing Recession Differs From the Great Recession
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine There’s been a lot of noise in the media about a “housing recession”. Although it’s true...
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Where Are The Opportunities For Buyers
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AAOC Magazine (Article on Page 26) At the end of March, right before the Feds increased interest...
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Why More Investors Are Buying Rental Properties Near College Campuses
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AOA Magazine If you’ve ever thought about buying a rental property near a college campus but you...
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OC's Rental Market Keeps Getting Hotter
By Mercedes Shaffer l Published in AAOC Magazine (Article p 24) The housing market has been on fire for the past two years due to the...
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Be 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 l Published in AAOC Magazine (Article on P 26) The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced the 12-month adjustment...
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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...