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Swedish Death Cleaning

Swedish Death Cleaning

Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo took decluttering to an entirely new level, promising that once you properly simplify and organize your home, you’ll never have to do it again. Her technique is for us to part with anything that do...

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Glendale Luxury Home Sales, April 2018

Glendale Luxury Home Sales, April 2018

Last month the most expensive Glendale home sale was 3030 Edgewick Rd. This luxury home listed for $2,495,000 and sold for $2,440,000. This home was previously listed by two different real estate agents in the past two year.  Each time not se...

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Winning the bidding wars

Should my realtor be more aggressive?

Dear Phyllis, We are new to La Crescenta and are renting while we look for a home. Before we moved, I contacted a Realtor® I found online. She did advise us that the market is very competitive and to be patient. Now that we moved I thou...

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Showing property is hard work

Showing property is hard work

Did you know that showing property is hard work? It’s one of the most exhausting aspects of a Realtor’s job. Most buyers have a maximum price point. First, l search for listings, then run them by my client. Next I check availability....

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Just Listed: 4934 Lowell Ave., La Crescenta

Just Listed: 4934 Lowell Ave., La Crescenta

We just listed 4934 Lowell Ave., La Crescenta! This four bedroom, three bath home is mirrored in the art deco streamline moderne style made famous by William Kesling. There are two master suites. Each opens to a Trex deck with views, remov...

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Pasadena Home Stats March 2018 1

Pasadena Home Stats March 2018

Last month, 69 Pasadena homes sold. They ranged in price from $270,000 for a one-bedroom and one-bath home on Garfield Ave. On the high side of $3,500,000 for a 4 bedroom and four-bath luxury home on Crystal Lane.  The low absorption rate ...

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The Renovation Question: What to Fix When Selling 1

Preparing your home for sale

I am in the midst of preparing two listing for sale. The sellers of my La Crescenta listing have lived in the home for twenty years and their adult children need to claim their belongings from the garage. Like most listings, the landscape needs...

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Pasadena Luxury Home Sales: Kinneloa Ridge Estates

Pasadena Luxury Home Sales: Kinneloa Ridge Estates

Most people are fascinated by luxury real estate listings and sales. Last month, the most expensive luxury Pasadena home sale was $3,500,000  located at 2323 Crystal Lane  in the gated neighborhood of the Kinneloa Ridge Estates. Interesti...

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Winning the bidding wars

Lockbox Pros and Cons

Dear Phyllis, I am now the trustee of my parent’s Washington state home and am now interviewing Realtors. Because the home is vacant, one Realtor suggested a lockbox as this will make it easier to show. The other prefers that he or som...

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