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Real Estate, Fishing and Estate Plans
When I was four or five years old, my mother took me to visit my great grandfather Hibbert on one of Michigan’s many lakes. He took me fishing on his dock; the first fish I caught was a catfish which we ate for dinner. (I now hate fishing...
Luxury Real Estate Values in La Crescenta
When I first started selling real estate, $1,000,000 sales in La Crescenta were unheard of. But last month luxury real estate values in La Crescenta almost hit the $2,000,000 mark! In June the most expensive home sold in La Crescenta was 27...
How functional obsolescence can impact resale value
There is a lot of conflicting information about the Los Angeles real estate market. Is now the right time to buy? Is this another housing bubble? When will the market slow down? Since nearly every day, I am listing, selling or showing, I can ...
Pasadena Real Estate Values
According to the Census Bureau, the percentage of U.S. residents who own their homes is at the lowest point it has been for more than 20 years. How are Pasadena real estate values holding up? The average price per square foot of Pasadena h...
The real estate industry is saddled with a large number of part-time, untrained, unethical, and/or incompetent agents
According to the Danger Report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR): The real estate industry is saddled with a large number of part-time, untrained, unethical, and/or incompetent agents. This knowledge gap threatens the cre...
Is having earthquake insurance necessary?
Clients often ask Is having earthquake insurance necessary? According to the Los Angeles Times less than 20% of California homeowners have earthquake insurance. Homeowners without a mortgage, or who have substantial equity, have a lot ...
2015 Glendale Real Estate Values
We compile the statistics each month to provide an update on Glendale real estate values. For this recap we only use data that pertains to single family residential real estate sales in Glendale, California. We do not include condos, townho...
LOS ANGELES & ADJACENT PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS
While growing up in Glendale, my dream was to have 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 (since gone), the Glendale YWCA, and the Griffith Park...
