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Reasons a buyer should be prequalified prior to their home search
Reasons a buyer should be prequalified prior to their home search Dear Phyllis, As a first time home buyer, I have calculated the payment for a $500,000 home and am comfortable with that amount. I am not prequalified and realtors seem...
4th of July fireworks and LA events
Where will you be watching 4th of July fireworks this year? When my daughters were young, fireworks were mandatory for Fourth of July. Many residents in Pasadena and La Canada have great vantages for viewing the Rose Bowl fireworks. The CV fir...
La Crescenta Housing Update May, 2019
La Crescenta Housing Update May 2019: Last month thirty-five La Crescenta homes (91214 zip) closed escrow. Prices ranged from a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 720 sq ft home on Mayfield Ave. which sold for $615,000 to a five-bedroom, three-bathroom...
Coming Soon: 2340 Barton Lane, Montrose
Some homes I like more than others, and 2340 Barton Lane Montrose is one of my favorites. It's move-in ready and offers an enormous backyard, likely with ADU potential. The Park: Summer will never end at this cul-de-sac home on half an acre ...
2360 Rockdell St La Crescenta, The Most Expensive Home Sold May 2019
Last month the most expensive home sold in the 91214-zip code, was 2360 Rockdell St La Crescenta. This luxury home was originally listed for $1,895,000 and was reduced to $1,695,000 prior to selling. This home sold in 18 days for $1,685,000. Th...
How to sell a cluttered home
How to sell a cluttered home Dear Phyllis, My mother wants to sell her home and move to senior housing in Orange County to be near my brother and his children. She has been in her home for more than 30 years. The amount of clutter she...
Pasadena Housing Market May 2019 Update
Pasadena Housing Market May 2019 Update: Selling prices ranged from $500,000 for a two bedroom, one bath, 850 sq ft home on Mountain Place to $7,053,100 for a six bedroom, eight bath, 6,177 sq ft estate at 870 S. San Rafael Ave. Last month seve...
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
Growing up in Glendale, I dreamed of having my own swimming pool. As my family didn’t have one, we would visit the public pools: Glendale’s Verdugo Park pool was a favorite (long gone), and the Glendale YWCA and the Griffith Park pool w...
