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La Crescenta Housing Market Update, August 2018

La Crescenta Housing Market Update, August 2018

La Crescenta Housing Market Update, August 2018: Last month twenty-five La Crescenta homes closed escrow, down from last months thirty-six. Fifteen of these homes sold for over the asking price but note there were two price reductions last mon...

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Harb and Co. Real Estate Update and Holiday Gifting 2

Harb and Co. Real Estate Update and Holiday Gifting

Harb and Co. has had a busy September and for whatever reason it seems that most Septembers are the busiest month. Harb and Co. real estate update and holiday gifting: We closed three escrows, opened two escrows and we were extremely busy pr...

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Pasadena Real Estate Values as of August 2018

Pasadena Real Estate Values as of August 2018

Last month ninety-four Pasadena homes closed escrow. Selling prices ranged from $520,000 for a 996 square foot 2 + 1, to $4,330,000 for a 5,916 square foot 4 + 5 estate. Let's take a look at Pasadena Real Estate Values as of August 2018: ...

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Winning the bidding wars

Keeping up with Termites

Keeping up with Termites Dear Phyllis, I am a widow and have owned my home for more than twenty years. Last year, my gardener cut down a couple of trees and we stacked the firewood in my driveway. My son-in-law was recently visiting a...

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Glendale Home Stats for August 2018

Glendale Home Stats for August 2018

Glendale Home Statistics for August 2018: Last month forty-eight homes Glendale homes closed escrow. Selling prices ranged from $725,000 for a 2+1, 825 sq ft on Arch Place to $1,795,000 for a 5+4, 4,196 sq ft estate on Scholl Drive. The ...

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Pasadena Mid-Century Listing Sold

Pasadena Mid-Century Listing Sold

Our Pasadena Mid-Century Listing Sold. Often, real estate is so much more than a home. It's about people and their emotions and needs. This was a trust sale, and the trustee was a reluctant trustee. She was simply overwhelmed with the responsib...

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Highest Priced Glendale Home Sold in August 2018

Highest Priced Glendale Home Sold in August 2018

The highest-priced Glendale home sold in August 2018 was 450 Scholl Dr. This luxury home was listed for $1,795,000 and sold in four days for the asking price. This luxury home was last on the market in 1999 and sold for $395,000. MLS Re...

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Winning the bidding wars

Competing in a Seller’s Market

Competing in a Seller’s Market Competing in a seller's market Dear Phyllis: My husband and I are beginning our search for a new home and I have a question/concern. I understand that many homes are selling over asking price. What ...

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Dealing with inspection renegotiations

Dealing with inspection renegotiations

We have a simple system when dealing with inspection renegotiations. In the ideal scenario our listing has sold in multiple offers. As I have already verified the buyer's down payment and spoken to their lender (assuming they are obtaining a lo...

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Liquidating an Estate: Alhambra fixer closed

Liquidating an Estate: Alhambra fixer closed

Our Alhambra fixer closed! And this is how it happened: I sold a San Gabriel fixer for a trustee several years ago. And she recently referred me to her co-worker who was the trustee of her father’s estate. Often the trustee is overwhelmed wi...

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