Resources

We have attempted to provide you with resources of real value. If you spend a minute to review the attached links, you’ll find destinations which not only will assist your home search, but also some which will be of value in other areas, as well as some of general interest and fun.

House Logic – Full featured real-estate web site provided by NAR – The National Association of Realtors. Site provides information ranging from tax benefits and incentives, insurance information, maintenance tips and recommendations, money saving ideas, and much more.

How to Hold Title – picking the best way to hold title to property. From The Los Angeles Times.

Bank Rates - Compare current mortgage rates.

FHA/HUD - How to find out if a condominium is FHA approved for financing.

Housing in Trouble - In depth, but easy to follow, analysis of the current housing crisis. Terrific site!

LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector – General information and vast resource, including link to tax-defaulted properties.

Tax Transfer Rates - California county and city property transfer tax rates.

Find out about People - Background checks, people search, employee and tenant screening, and much, much more. “For-pay” site.

Local Crime Statistics - Look up crime data and statistics by address, area, type of crime and date.

National Sex Offender Public Website – Look-up registered sex offenders by name or area.

County Search - Find any county in the union.

Zip Codes - Zip codes for any location in the union.

Bing Maps - Aerial property pictures by address, area or landmark.

People Search - Free people search and public information.

2Wire Bandwidth Test – Speed test your computer’s upload and download rate.

Internet Movie Database/ - Find out everything about everything movie related – actor bios, directors, casts – everything.

Online Dictionary - words and meanings. But wait, there’s more, including a full blast thesaurus…

Google Tips/ - Google. Google. Google. Info on weather, local businesses, unit conversion, movies, sports scores, flight tracker, stocks, currency conversion, package tracking……………………

Ideas Worth Spreading - Listen to what some of the most brilliant minds of our generation have to say.

PC Pitstop Computer Speed Test - Check if your PC is running up to speed.

2Wire Computer Speed Test - Another good test site. Check if your PC is running up to speed – just to check the other guys.

Track Flights - Flight and airport information and tracking.

Celebrity Real Estate - Check out celebrity home pictures and addresses. No celeb spared.

Stub Hub - Buy, sell, trade tickets to shows and events.

Graphical People Connection - Beta program which graphs the connection between people.

NNDB - Fiction, poetry, drama, history….  An online literature library.

How Stuff Works - Everything about everything. A wealth of information.

New York Times

Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles Times

The Onion - “America’s Finest News Source.” Yeah, right.

Travel:

Priority Pass - Escape the crowds and relax at airports worldwide.

Cheap Tickets

Low Fares

Travel Site Comparison

Away.com - Compare airline ticket prices.