David Melford Associate Broker at Engel & Völkers

08/01/2026

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1670 Malcolm Avenue #103, Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Condominium for rent. Listed at $4,500/mo. 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,310 sqft. Built 1985. Practical layout. Browse 32 photos. Contact realtor now. MLS # P1-28285.

06/25/2026

Urge NO on AB 736

Dear valued AAR members,
Today you received a Red Alert from CAR asking you to contact your legislators and urge a NO vote on AB 736, a transfer tax bill currently moving through the California Legislature that could significantly increase the taxes homeowners pay when they sell their homes. This issue matters to every homeowner in California, not just to our industry.

AB 736 would allow local governments to increase transfer taxes on home sales far beyond what most Californians pay today. For example, for a home that sold for $900,000, the tax could increase from roughly $1,000 today to as much as $13,500 or even $27,000 in some cases.

For many homeowners, that money would come directly out of the equity they have worked for years to build. Whether you're planning to buy, sell or remain in your home for years to come, policies like AB 736 that increase housing costs will affect all Californians.

Please respond to the Red Alert here and share this message your fellow Realtors®, clients and community members so they understand what is at stake and can make their voices heard to oppose AB 736.

04/04/2026

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01/09/2026

Really ? Is this lip service

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he is moving to ban large investors from purchasing single-family homes.

"I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "People live in homes, not corporations."

01/01/2026

The new year is a moment to celebrate where you’ve been and envision where you’d like to go. As a real estate advisor, I’m here to help you embrace what’s ahead — whether that means enhancing the value of your current property, navigating a sale, or finding the place that fits your next chapter.

Cheers to a year of growth, opportunity, and elevated living.

12/14/2025

Homeless people are not in these US States

A new LendingTree analysis found that there are 14.9 million vacant homes across the U.S., with two of the top three states for vacancy rates located in New England.

According to Realtor.com's Hannah Jones, “high vacancy can be the product of relatively small housing markets with relatively high seasonal housing stock,” adding that, “Maine, Vermont, and Alaska have relatively few total homes and relatively high vacation-home markets as a share of all inventory, which leads to a higher vacancy rate.”