tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68958331311625654352010-02-25T18:10:33.569-08:00Welcome to my blog. I've created this site to answer questions regarding my book and to share my thoughts about career, family, and friends.Myra Nourmandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296238896356590532noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895833131162565435.post-46342911593361819052010-02-25T16:28:00.000-08:002010-02-25T18:10:33.610-08:00

February is the month of romance, and this year, lots of Los Angeles storms. Wet weather in Southern California definitely affects the market because buyers tend to stay indoors rather than shop for homes. With that said, it's been a better month overall compared to December and January. So far this year, I've noticed that sellers are pricing their homes more realistically than in 2009, and

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Here's your economic word of the day: Housing starts.What is that? According to Investopedia it's beginning the foundation of the home itself. In other words, housing starts numbers are used to measure the health of the real estate market and the nation's economy as a whole. The good news is that in January, US housing starts numbers were higher than what experts projected. Today, the US Commerce

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It's such a strange contrast. According to a Zillow report, 21.4% of US homeowners owed more on their homes than they were worth. And the number of home foreclosures hit a high in December, with one out of every thousand homes going under--the biggest number since Zillow began recording data in 2000. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic is a story of a millionaire who is giving his entire estate to

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Frank DiPascali, the former CFO of Madoff's investment advisory, has been in prison since August, when he pleaded guilty to 20 felony counts. He faces up to 125 years in the pokey if convicted. This week, he and his wife agreed to give up their home and all its furnishings, even any dead fish, according to the public report. The assets the government is taking from them include a home in New

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Both home prices and consumer confidence are on the rise according to a S&P/Case-Shiller study. November saw a 0.2% gain in the study's home price index. Sounds small, but it's the highest we've seen in a year. According to the Bloomberg report: "Home values since May have regained about a 10th of the record 32 percent plunge over the past three years, showing the industry that precipitated the

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To read the profile on Haute Living's website, click here.

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Click on the following link to read the "Real Estate Power Players" article in the January 2010 edition of Haute Living Magazine. My profile is number five, to find it, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on 5. Real Estate Power Players

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I'm a self-professed optimist. My sunny-side disposition has been put to the test these past couple of years with the real estate slump. But I remain hopeful, and it's not a belief rooted in fantasy but on fact. Today, Bloomberg released a report pointing to increased US consumer confidence (Oddly, the report is dated 21 January, while it's still the 20th.) We all know the stimulating effect

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First it was Madoff, then it was Stanford, followed by Dreier. Now it's Wayne Puff. Today, the founder of NJ Affordable Homes Corp., received a 18-year prison sentence for his $100 million real estate Ponzi scheme.His victims? Among them are Washington Mutual (now JP Morgan Chase) and Credit Suisse Group, AG. It's astonishing to think how companies are able to dupe these international financial

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Family is number one priority for my husband, Saeed and me. No question. That's why I admire high profile people who raise great kids. Being a great mom is not an easy task where ever you land in the social pecking order, and it's inspiring to read stories of families like the Emanuel's. Rahm is currently Chief of Staff for the Obama administration; Ezekiel is an oncologist and respected health

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The office has been quiet this week. The real estate biz typically takes a rest during the holidays. I wish I could say the same about my life outside the office. I planned my husband's birthday at a property that we're nearly done renovating, I threw my father a 90th birthday party, and I've sometimes been double booked between weddings and social events--all good but a pace that's tough to

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If you're a parent, grandparent, business owner, child, or all four, it's high season for high stress! Example: 3 holiday events and a wedding during the weekend, preparing client and colleague gift baskets until 1:30 in the morning during a work night, delivering the gifts in LA's Westside and beyond the next day, preparing a Haute Living Magazine profile...and then there's work. It's

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandSaeed and I pose for the camera as we line up for an omelette in the office patioWe celebrated the end of the single digit 2000's with the annual office party. Realtors, managers, staff members, friends, and family from our three branches gathered at the Beverly Hills office during lunch. The turn out was fantastic, as always, and

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandSaeed Michael and I pose for another camera.

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandGathering around the front desk.

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandLibby stands by beverages and drinks.

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandGuests gather around desserts in the conference room.

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandGuests queue up at the outdoor omelette bar.

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Nourmand & Associates 12/09Originally uploaded by myranourmandGuests queue up at the outdoor omelette bar.

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Co-host and therapist Elizabeth Lozano interviews me. It appears at around 12:15 minutes into the program.

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I'll be appearing on the web-based Holistic Success Show on Wednesday, November 18. Dr. Robert Puff and Elizabeth Lozano are two private practice therapists based in Newport Beach. Their careers are based on helping us lead lives of balance. And during these tumultuous times, balance is scarce. Elizabeth interviewed me on the show that airs on Wednesday, and I shared insights and tips on how to

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Myra Nourmand & Elizabeth LozanoOriginally uploaded by myranourmandView from the monitor the day we filmed in Dr. Robert Puff and Elizabeth Lozano's Newport Beach, CA office.

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The following is an excerpt of a new book. It appeared in November's Vanity Fair and details the events leading up to and following Wall Street's banking collapse:Andrew Ross Sorkin's 'Too Big to Fail' Business: vanityfair.com

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Click on the link below to look into the Vanity Fair $400 million Ponzi scheme. Marc Dreier's heist would have been bigger than the Balloon Boy hoax had it not been trumped by Madoff's scandal.Bryan Burrough on Marc Dreier Business: vanityfair.com

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Click here to read a report that appeared on Market Watch. It gives my take on the hit films, Julie and Julia and September Issue.

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