Last month in the Pasadena luxury real estate market the most expensive home sold was 1234 Hillcrest Ave. for $5,800,000. This estate was initially listed by another brokerage last year for $7,499,900. And relisted this past June for $6,898,000...
Senior Planning a Move
Dear Phyllis,
My mother has begun to discuss selling her home and moving into a senior’s apartment complex. While I think this is a good idea, I think it is too soon for her to give up her home. But I do concu...
Glendale Home Stats for September 2018: Last month 37 Glendale homes closed escrow. Selling prices ranged from $470,000 for a two bedroom one bath on Acacia Dr. to $2,688,000 for a five bedroom, five bath 4,752 sq ft estate on Balmoral Dr.
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It’s often difficult to determine when it is the right time to sell your home. According to the National Association of Realtors, the average home seller remains in their home for ten years. In 1985, it was just five years.
My husband ...
The highest priced Glendale home sold in September 2018 was 1338 Balmoral Dr. This luxury home listed for $2,768,000 and sold in seventy-seven days for $2,688,000. This luxury home previously listed twice. Once in January of 2016 for $2,900,00...
Planning ahead
Dear Phyllis,
We have lived in our home for thirty years. Over the last several years, we have spent almost $15,000 on the outside. We have a new driveway, fresh paint and new drought tolerant landscaping. Five years ag...
La Crescenta Housing Market Update September 2018: Twenty-four La Crescenta homes closed escrow last month. A three-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,128 sq ft home on Encinal Ave. sold for $600,000, and a five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 6,925 sq ft home ...
Kris and I go on broker caravan at least once a week. Sometimes, our purpose is to look at our current listing's competition, other times we are previewing new listings for our buyers. And sometimes we go just to look - like the looky-loos. We ...
Last month, the most expensive home sold in La Crescenta in September 2018 was 5230 Briggs Ave. This home was listed for $2,750,000 and sold for $2,350,000 after sixty-seven days on the market.
The sellers bought this home in 2014 for $1,560...
Counter Offers not Required
Dear Phyllis,
I have been looking at homes for nine months. During that time we have written several offers which for various reasons weren’t accepted. The most recent offer my agent submitted was on a ho...