Take Advantage of a Shifting Real Estate Market

The real estate market is going through a major shift. Unfortunately, there are few (if any) news outlets accurately reporting on this shift, which is leading to further confusion for the consumer. As a result, many aren’t adjusting to these changes. #realestate #market #shift

The L.A. Loft Blog finally brings this New Market Reality into the light. In this article, we’ll discuss what this major shift means and how it has redefined the market. We’ll also provide you with a guideline of how to maximize value so you can easily separate yourself from your competition.

This post will certainly provide great insights for every homebuyer and seller.

Let’s raise the bar on what it means to transact in real estate and, as a result, create a significantly improved experience.

THE NEXT BIG CHANGE

The real estate market has navigated many changes over the past few decades. That’s all been great practice for what we’re starting to experience now and what will continue over the next several years. Before we talk about the change, let’s discuss the potential phases of change. Any change in any aspect of life can cause people to go through four distinct phases. They are:

Confusion, Concern, Fear and Paralysis

Some people go through all four stages (as the real estate market saw in 2008), while those who are proactive and remain calm may only experience the first one or two. Our goal is to empower you with knowledge so you never pass the first phase, and thus help you to do the same. The change everyone is talking about now (and that will continue into the foreseeable future) is: • The perception that the real estate market is declining • Prices are depreciating (when actually appreciation is decelerating) • Sales are slowing • We’re going to experience 2008 all over again.

Because of this, many home buyers and sellers are in the confusion phase and on their way to the concern phase. Let’s set the record straight to clear up any confusion and concern, and to prevent you from moving into the fear and paralysis phases.

According to national statistics, the market is not declining. We are simply going from a hyper-charged, accelerated market to a completely normal market. Think of it like this: Imagine you are driving down the highway. The speed limit is 65 mph, but you and the many other cars on the road are humming along at 85-90 mph. You’ve been traveling this speed for well over an hour. You are making great time. You feel great. But then you notice that cars coming toward you are flashing their headlights. You know what that means: an upcoming speed trap. Lo and behold, in the distance you spot a car on the side of the road. You slow down to 65 mph, just in case, and as you approach the car you see it’s a police vehicle with an office pointing a radar detector at the traffic.

Because you slowed down, you don’t get pulled over for speeding, but now you and the cars around you are all traveling at the speed limit of 65 mph. Even though that’s the correct speed to be traveling, you feel like you’re moving at a snail’s pace. You’re agitated because you perceive that you’re moving so slow.

Are you really moving as slow as a snail? Of course not. Sixty-five miles per hour is fast. It’s also the normal speed limit. Going this speed, you will definitely reach your destination within a reasonable time. However, because you spent so long going so fast, your perception is that you’re barely moving now. This analogy describes the current real estate market perfectly. We’ve spent so long in a hyper-charged, super-fast market with appreciation rates well over 5%, that now that the market is normalizing to more historic appreciation levels (3.6%), it feels slow when it’s actually not. So, are we going to experience 2008 all over again? Certainly not. In fact, both Ben Bernanke and Warren Buffet have said that 2008 was worst than it needed to be due to panic and paralysis, not the events itself. That’s why we are sharing this information and putting it into perspective — so you never enter the fear and paralysis phases that further impacted 2008. The fact is that when you’re knowledgeable about the situation and truthful with yourself, you will emerge as a true leader in the real estate market. Remember that what you think, or even know, about the current housing market will have nowhere near as much impact as what the consumer believes. That’s why it’s your job to create a powerful narrative that simply and effectively explains what is actually happening and what it means to the families you serve. So, knowing that this shift is occurring, and knowing what your main role is, let’s address how you can best benefits from the evolving opportunities.

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REAL ESTATE IS BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL

For decades, home buyers and sellers have been taught to be fully informed on their local housing market. This is certainly valid advice, even today. However, true real estate professionals know that the national housing market has a big impact on the local market, and they have the tools to cultivate that knowledge and apply it to their lives. Why is the national housing market so important now? Realize that when a consumer has an interest in buying something, whether it’s a house, a car, or even a gym membership, they go into a hyper-sensitive state of awareness. You’ve probably had this occur in your own life but didn’t even realize it was happening. Here’s a classic example: Let’s suppose you decide it’s time to buy a new car. You start researching the type of car you’d like. You look at safety features, gas mileage, and performance records. Ultimately you decide on a Mercedes E-Class Wagon. The car meets all your criteria, and it’s unique because you don’t see a lot of them on the road. Once you make this decision, though, and start visiting dealership and test driving the car, you notice something odd. Everywhere you look you see a Mercedes E-Class Wagon … at the grocery store, on the highway, and even in your own neighborhood. Even when you’re watching television, you see ads for a certain type of car – the Mercedes E-Class Wagon! What happened? Where did all these cars and ads come from? The fact is that these cars have always been on the road in great numbers, and the car company has always advertised this model. But because you weren’t interested in them, you didn’t notice them. Now that you’re in the market for that very car, you have a heightened sense of awareness for them and see the car type everywhere.

“We would never suggest that a real estate company could be successful without fully understanding local market trends. But ignoring macro trends or assuming they do not carry the same weight would be an equally erroneous suggestion. In our experience, the most effective market leaders appreciate the appropriate balance between the two ends of the spectrum.”

The same thing happens when someone decides to buy a home (or sell their home). While prior to this decision they ignored the housing report on CNBC, today they turn it up and really listen to it. A few weeks ago, they skipped the housing articles in The Wall Street Journal, but today they read every word (and even bookmark it). In fact, now that they are in this hyper-sensitive state of awareness, they can’t help but listen to and read all the national data. For most consumers, their first context of the current market will be that of the national market, not the local market.

And that’s precisely why you as the real estate professional must address the national market first, before you start talking about the local market. As Ivy Zelman, Hall of Fame Institutional Investor Equity Research Analyst, said, “We would never suggest that a real estate company could be successful without fully understanding local market trends. But ignoring macro trends or assuming they do not carry the same weight would be an equally erroneous suggestion. In our experience, the most effective market leaders appreciate the appropriate balance between the two ends of the spectrum.” For home buyers and sellers, this means addressing the national trends before taking action on the local market trends. It can be as simple as knowing, “This is what’s happening nationally with real estate …. This is what’s the same and what different from that in our local market …” Taking this approach adds to your confidence and positions you as a knowledgeable and capable player. So, yes … real estate IS local. We are not dismissing that point. However, not taking into consideration the recent shifts in the national market would be like sitting on the beach in Miami on a beautiful day and not thinking about a hurricane forming off shore. We did that in 2005-2006 when we, at first, convinced ourselves that the downturn in the market was limited to just the “sand states.” This shift in the market we are currently experiencing is nothing like last decade. But, being oblivious to the shift will deepen its consequences in your local market unnecessarily. Let’s not repeat history and make that same mistake again.

WELCOME TO REAL ESTATE’S NEW MARKET REALITY

How This Change Redefines Real Estate Strategies

“There’s a large gap between information and actionable knowledge.” Powerful words.

What it’s saying is that information by itself is essentially useless. What’s truly important is being able to understand, analyze, and use the information for the best outcome. And that’s what your job as a real estate professional has become!

So let’s face a few realities:

The real estate business has changed forever. What worked in the past to make you a successful home buyer or seller won’t work today (or tomorrow). You need new skills for this New Market Reality. What the consumer expects of real estate professionals today is very different than what they expected of them only ten years ago. The home buyers and sellers who don’t evolve into what the market now demands will not achieve satisfactory results. What you really want is ability to analyze all of the available information, connect the dots and know if now is a good time to buy or the right time to sell. Take the time to learn all of the options—simply and effectively. It’s a big change…and it’s one you need to embrace to move forward. To help put the change and the need for evolution in perspective, think of real estate as a NASCAR® race, and you are the racecar driver. Right now, you’re driving in that race, and the track is taking a sharp turn. To some home buyers and sellers, this might be scary. But this is actually a tremendous opportunity. Why? Because successful home buyers and sellers, like great racecar drivers, don’t get paid to navigate the straightaways. Think about it … if anyone got into a racecar, hit the gas, and kept the wheel steady on a straight, empty road, they could drive very fast without a problem. Navigating the straightaways is easy. But approaching a turn at 180 mph without either slamming the brakes or crashing into the wall requires true skill. Right now, your car is going fast—very fast—and you’re in the beginning of this turn (the shift in the market). What do you do? When things change dramatically, some home buyers and sellers (like novice racecar drivers) will hit the brake. Yes, some even stop the car, pull over, and get out. On the other hand, some home buyers and sellers keep going full throttle and crash. We don’t need to explain why this is not a great strategy. But the successful home buyers and sellers (like the great drivers) see the opportunity in this turn. It’s an opportunity for them to separate themselves from their losing competitors. As they begin the turn, they may let up on the gas and downshift, but halfway through the curve they do what the great racecar drivers are taught to do: They accelerate dramatically!

That acceleration drags them through the second half of the turn and allows them to hit the next straightaway at maximum speed. And the home buyers and sellers who navigate the turn at the highest speed will reach that straightaway before the competition. They’ll create a lead so great that not only will their competition not be able to catch them—they won’t even be able to see them! The turn we’re facing in the real estate market right now is a tremendous opportunity for those who navigate it properly.

EDUCATION AND EXPERT ADVICE

This is called excellent strategy. You can’t know the future. However, you can plan and take action based on the information and situation at hand. You can maneuver through the process and make the necessary changes along the way. and that’s exactly what you want… and deserve!

What does it really mean to follow excellent strategy? Two things: It means that your knowledge becomes confidence and certainty. It means that your knowledge alleviates concerns. This is about a depth of knowledge. You will know what your options are based on what’s taking place in the market. Ask yourself three questions: Do I know what is truly happening in the market? Do I know why it’s happening? Can I simply and effectively know and take advantage of what’s happening and why it’s happening? It’s what enables a buyer or seller to say, “I am going to have the courage to move forward. I’m no longer afraid of making a decision.” Education is the greatest resource in shifting markets. This means you not only have to analyze the information well enough to understand it and implement it.

WHERE’S YOUR HEART?

Discover what your options are, learn the pros and cons of each of those options, and then make the decision that is best for you.

LEARN BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION

Prior to 2008, many home buyers and sellers didn’t realize their strengths and weaknesses. That’s because you can’t prove how smart you are during calm times. You prove your greatness during changing times. Why is this important? Imagine if the captain of a ship, at the first signs of rough waters, started running up and down the deck screaming “We’re all gonna die!! We’re all gonna die!!” The crew would start jumping off the sides of the ship and eventually the captain-less vessel would crash and sink, destroying any cargo on board. Ladies and gentlemen, we are the captains of our own ships. There is a shift taking place in the market (rough waters). Let’s not panic. Let’s calm down. Let’s simply plot a course that will bring our crew, our ship, and its cargo safely into port. And, let’s not forget the value of the cargo we carry. It contains our dreams, the dreams of our loved ones. If you are confused about what the shifts in the market mean to you and those who rely on you, the L.A. Loft Blog was founded and built for one reason and one reason only: to be the lighthouse that the astute can depend on to help navigate difficult waters and bring their ship home safely. So now it’s your turn. It’s time to reflect on how far the market has come over the last ten years and then make a plan based on where it will be going the next ten years. Thanks to this article, you have the tools to start planning your path to success now. Remember: The home buyers and sellers who embrace this New Market Reality are going to be the successful players moving forward. They are ones who will win the race! As you move forward into your real estate endeavors, remember to plot out these three steps along the way:

Step 1 – Continually educate yourself. Whether you read the L.A. Loft Blog or some other educational means, know what’s going on and why it’s happening. as Albert Einstein said, “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the life-long attempt to acquire it.”

Step 2 – Be able to take action on what you learn.

In real estate, this means making sure you receive the most impactful, relevant information that will help you gain clarity from the confusion in the market. Step 3 – Keeping current matters! You can have a tremendous understanding of key factors and wonderful visual materials to help make it easy for you, but if you’re not updating these things on a constant basis, you’re lost. Don’t be caught with outdated information. Do your homework and be on top of all the major news that will impact the current real estate market.

For most, buying or selling a home is one of the most important personal decisions and possibly the largest financial decision they’ll ever make. They are looking for the best information to help them through this process. Remember that the purpose of the information is to take proper action. As the wealthy and wise king Solomon observed: “He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.” 2-STORY LOFTS | SOLD

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And The New Year’s Resolution is…

Round about this time of year most begin to make resolutions. I think the idea is to resolve to be better, do better or accomplish something grander in the NEW year than in the previous year. However, for whatever reason most fall short of keeping a resolution let alone achieving it! I for one have been guilty of it. #happynewyear #2019

How about you?

There’s a great book that helped me and my team dramatically improve our follow through on achieving important goals and I want to share it with you – as sort of a Happy New Year After Christmas Gift. Before I share the book details, here is my TWO PART resolution to you and anyone you know considering selling the place they call home!

Part one: The Guarantee! – I will guarantee, in writing, the sell of your home for 100% of Asking Price or I’ll Pay the Difference.*

Part two: The Give Back! – Just like last year, we are on a mission to raise $25,000 for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. We do this by donating to them a portion of our income from homes we sell. As you know Children’s Hospital Los Angeles does awesome work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life threatening diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia and others. They also lead the way in early diagnosis of Autism and rapid recovery from spinal cord injuries. Most don’t know though that Children’s is a non-profit, so they depend on sponsorships and donations to provide their world class care and keep costs for families of these beautiful kids to a minimum. So when you or anyone you know does business with is, not only do we deliver on our award-winning service, you can rest assured a very worthy cause benefits as well. #chla

The book I mentioned is The Success Principles (How to get from where you are to where you want to be) by Jack Canfield. This book should be permanently on your reading list. A couple of chapters I recommend you read: Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life; Practice Persistence; Clean up Your Messes and Your Incompletes; Face What Isn’t Working; and Just Say No! If you read these chapters only, you’ll feel 10 times better than if you hadn’t — trust me!

In This Issue
Vol 4, Issue 1
January 2019

— Your New Year’s Resolution, maybe

— The NEW Year and Your Friends

— How Your Referrals Help the Children

— And Much More

For the month of January, anyone you know wanting to sell their loft, condo or house, I will guarantee the sale of their home for 100% of Market Value or I’ll Pay the Difference.*

They outline the goals, I agree to deliver, if I don’t, I pay the penalty. Who do you know considering selling their home that would benefit from that kind of peace of mind? Just let me know and we’ll give them a call!

AND REMEMBER… YOUR referrals help the Kids…

Just like last year, we are on a mission to raise $25,000 for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. We do this by donating a portion of our income from homes we sell. As you know Children’s Hospital Los Angeles does great work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life threatening diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia and others. They also lead the way in helping kids come back from spinal cord injuries as well as early diagnosis of autism. Last year alone Children’s helped over 1,000,000 kids right here in Greater Los Angeles.

BUT, Children’s relies on Sponsorships and Donations to provide their elite level care and keep families expenses to a minimum. So YOUR REFERRALS REALLY DO HELP THE KIDS…

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to my real estate sales team?

Not only will they benefit from our award-winning service, you can rest assured we are also donating to a very worthy cause.

I want to make it easy to refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move, so here are your options:

1. You can fill out the form with who you know considering a move.

2. You can go to www.ReferralsHelpKids.com and enter their contact info on line or forward the link to who you know considering a move.

3. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 213-880-9910.

Over the last decade of helping thousands of people sell, buy or lease the place they call home, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! And any one considering a move you send our way, you can rest assured that not only will they get the award winning service we are known for but a very worthy cause will benefit as well.

Thanks again and Happy New Year!

Corey Chambers, Broker Associate, Realty Source, Inc.

Corey Chambers, Broker Associate – Realty Source, Inc.

P.S. The story of this young person enclosed may cause you to look at your loved ones differently. It did me. Check it out.

Over the last two decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So your referrals, those you know considering a move, that we help – you can rest assured that not only will they get the award winning service we are known for and the guarantee to back it up, but that a solid portion of the income we receive from the transaction will go toward a very worthy cause.

Again, it’s easy to refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move:

1. You can fill out the form with who you know considering a move.

2. You can go to www.ReferralsHelpKids.com and enter their contact info on line or forward the link to who you know considering a move.

3. Of course you can always call me direct as well at 213-880-9910.

IMPACTFUL REAL ESTATE NEWS

Why I Support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

I grew up right here in Los Angeles. Born right nearby at St. Francis Hospital. I remember when I first heard about a young person close to our family suffering from a nasty disease and getting treated for that at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. It was then that I began to pay closer attention to the work they do at that hospital. Since then, I have learned that it is a collection of hard working health care professionals, most making their home right here in the Los Angeles area, all coming together for a common cause. That cause is to help young people over come unfortunate health issues that life sometimes throws our way. Being a Los Angeles area, California native, I take pride in supporting in any way that I can the good work these people do at Children’s. My team rallys around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Children’s in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

Sincerely,

Corey Chambers, Broker Associate, Realty Source, Inc.

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Steep Learning Curve

When 7-year-old Evabelle was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, her parents found empowerment and support at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Sometimes, the early signs that a child is ill can be so subtle, a family may not realize what’s happening—until later, with hindsight. For one family from Bishop, California, one of the first indications something was wrong with 7-year-old Evabelle (“Belle”) came when she stopped reading “Charlotte’s Web,” the book she had been immersed in. “We didn’t realize that meant anything,” says her father, Waylon. The next signs were more obvious. At dinner, Belle suddenly looked vacant-eyed, her mother, Jami, remembers. Her parents asked Belle if everything was OK at school or if something bad had happened, and Belle said all was fine. The next day, Belle threw up in the car. She was listless and constantly thirsty. By nighttime, she had dark circles under her eyes and “looked like a zombie,” her father says.

That night, Jami slept on the floor beside Belle’s bed. When Belle woke and started to gasp for breath, her parents rushed her to the local hospital. There they got a diagnosis they didn’t expect: Belle had type 1 diabetes (T1D). The news came as a mixture of shock and recognition. For Waylon, who had no family history or experience with diabetes, the diagnosis was overwhelming. Jami was, in a way, relieved—she had worried Belle might have leukemia. From the age of 10 until she turned 18, Jami had helped her father cope with his type 2 diabetes. “I knew how to handle this,” she says. Most adults are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, where the body has trouble utilizing insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. For patients with Type 2 diabetes, the origin can be a combination of genetics and lifestyle choices. Type 1—the diagnosis more commonly seen in children—is different. In T1D, the body’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells (beta cells) in the pancreas by mistake and destroys them. The cells can’t produce sufficient insulin, and glucose levels rise. As in Belle’s case, someone with T1D can eventually get sick and dehydrated if not diagnosed quickly. Less common than type 2, T1D affects about 1 in 300 people. Jennifer Raymond, MD, MCR, clinical diabetes director at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles—who would later become Belle’s doctor—says it’s “completely normal” for families like Belle’s to have lots of questions and concerns when they first hear a diabetes diagnosis. “Their world has just been shaken up.”

She tells those parents three things. First: “There’s nothing you did or didn’t do that caused type 1 diabetes. We don’t know exactly what causes type 1 diabetes, but it seems to be the perfect storm of situations that results in the diagnosis.”

Second: “There is no reason you should have known this was type 1 diabetes.” And lastly: “Pretty much everything you wanted for your child before diabetes can still happen, and it is our job to help you achieve those things.” Raymond knows what she’s talking about. The CHLA Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is ranked fifth in the nation in its field on U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of the country’s best children’s hospitals. (CHLA is ranked the top pediatric hospital in California and No. 6 nationwide.) The Division’s expert team of endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, social workers, psychologists, and other diabetes specialists routinely care for some 2,000 children with diabetes per year.

But before Belle’s family could arrive at CHLA, they had to get Belle’s crisis under control. The day of that critical diagnosis, Belle was airlifted from Bishop to a larger hospital in Reno, Nevada. Jami flew with her, while Waylon dropped off their younger daughter, 6-year-old Aurora, at his mother’s home, and left the family dogs in his father’s care. He asked neighbors to watch over their 4-H goats and ponies. Then he drove the 200-plus miles to Reno. “It seemed like someone had moved it farther away on the map,” he says. There, the family underwent what Waylon calls “a crash course in diabetes with a steep learning curve.” Over several days, the medical team in Reno stabilized Belle’s condition, though her blood sugar levels remained somewhat erratic. When her parents asked about getting Belle an insulin pump, which would deliver the needed doses automatically, hospital personnel said that could take at least a year.

The family went home to Bishop and began their new reality. Fortunately, they already lived a healthy lifestyle at their home 18 miles outside of town, hiking, horseback riding and waterskiing on a regular basis. They knew how to cook healthy food, and Belle preferred veggies over carbohydrates and sugar. Still, the way forward was unclear.

Then serendipity happened, in the form of Barbie McCoy, a client of Jami’s nail business who had become such a close friend over the years that Jami calls her “Aunt.” Barbie, who lives in Los Angeles, said she had a longtime friend, Brooke Anderson, who happened to be a member of the CHLA Foundation Board of Trustees. Both Barbie and Brooke told the family they needed to see the diabetes experts at CHLA. Barbie opened her home to them.

The moment Jami and Waylon entered CHLA in June with Belle and Aurora, they knew they were in a different kind of hospital. As the parents prepared to meet with Raymond and a team of experts, “a nurse walked in with a bag of coloring books and took Aurora with her, so we could have a one-on-one conversation without worrying about her,” says Waylon. “They had everything wired down.” Within a few hours, under CHLA’s experienced care, Belle’s blood sugar levels were under control, and she and her parents were learning what they needed to do to move forward. The team equipped the family with the latest continuous glucose monitoring system, which saves Belle from having to do “finger sticks” to check her glucose levels. And they asked Belle’s parents how soon they wanted the insulin pump, which can deliver insulin based on each user’s personal setting, avoiding the need for injections. Then they ordered it—without delay.

Most important, the team gave the family added confidence in managing Belle’s condition. “No child with diabetes at any age is ever alone,” says Raymond. “Your parents and family and our team at CHLA are always with you. You can go home and still have a team of people helping you.” To Raymond, the standard of care is a simple equation. “I always ask myself: What would I want for my 4-year-old son? That’s what we provide for Belle and all the children we see.”

Armed with new knowledge, the family returned to Bishop. School brought welcome routine, and other helpers. Belle’s second-grade teacher sets an alarm ahead of snack time, so Belle has time to check her blood. Her classmates remind her as well.

Belle, who turns 8 in November, “has stepped up in ways I didn’t anticipate,” says her mother. Belle has learned to give herself insulin shots. She’s still doing the things she loves, like riding horses, scooters and bikes, jumping on the trampoline and reading. Sometimes Belle says, “I wish I didn’t have diabetes,” then looks at her mom and adds, “But I know you’re going to tell me it could be worse.” Belle hasn’t started using her insulin pump yet, preferring to give herself shots for now. Her parents are letting her decide when she’s ready. Both Jami and Waylon are grateful they’ve had the opportunity to get Belle’s care at CHLA. “It’s wonderful,” says Jami. “Awesome,” agrees Waylon. “Go there first if you can. This is what they do.”

Prevention: Research at CHLA

Currently there is no known prevention for type 1 diabetes — no therapies that can alter the immune system and stop it from destroying beta cells in kids like Belle. CHLA is on the front lines of research as a member of TrialNet, an international network of researchers exploring ways to prevent, delay and reverse the progression of T1D. CHLA’s TrialNet team performs more than 300 screenings annually of family members of people with T1D to assess their risk for developing the disease and evaluate immune system modulators in prevention. CHLA also participates in three prevention trials for family members whose screening results suggest they have a high risk of developing T1D.

How you can help:

Refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move: www.ReferralsHelpKids.com or call us at 213-880-9910.

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