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Pasadena Real Estate Values
How are real estate values in Pasadena holding up? The median price of Pasadena home sales has increased each month in 2015. The average Pasadena home is selling just shy of asking price, but many Pasadena homes continue to sell over askin...
PROS & CONS OF HIRING YOUR REALTOR FRIEND
Spring has sprung, and prime house hunting season has arrived. If you happen to have a friend who is a great real estate agent, you are fortunate. Before hiring your Realtor friend, check their online reviews. Ensure they are a full-time real...
Recent Crime Sprees
I have a good friend who works for the probation department. She warned me that the passing of Proposition 47, allowing the early release of thousands of inmates, would result in higher crime rates. And she was right! There has ...
60% of PASADENA’S LUXURY HOME SALES PURCHASED WITH CASH
Last month, (February 2015) there were five Pasadena luxury home sales, three of which were purchased by cash buyers: 1137 Parkview Ave. in Pasadena’s Linda Vista neighborhood sold for $6,950,000. The buyer of this 8600+ square foot home pai...
Best April Fools Pranks
My father was a Los Angeles fireman and the men in his battalion were notorious pranksters. What’s your favorite April Fool's prank? Years ago we were in Maui with friends and some of the kids were playing ding dong ditch in the hotel. We...
Lloyd Wright E.R. Lewis home sold in Glendale
Years ago, I had the pleasure of selling Lloyd Wright’s Gainsbourg House in La Canada. It is a beautiful mid-century 5-bedroom home sited on ½ acre (at the time it had a pool, which the buyer replaced with a butterfly garden). I wanted t...
La Canada Real Estate Market Stats; year over year comparison
Before we take a look at La Canada’s February real estate market stats, let’s examine what median selling price means. Median means "in the middle”, the median price is the midway point. The median selling price means that half of the h...
Eight Ways to Increase your odds of Success in a Bidding War
Home buyers looking at homes in La Canada, La Crescenta, Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale and the surrounding neighborhoods know that it’s a seller’s market. Well priced homes continue to sell quickly; often in a bidding war and for over l...
