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Glendale Real Estate Values December 2012
In December 2012, 60 Glendale homes sold at an average price per square foot of $361.00; the average selling price was $666,158. Glendale real estate values dramatically increased in 2013: The average price per square foot of Glendale ...
What is a pied-a-terre?
What is a pied-a-terre? According to Wikipedia a pied-à-terre is a small living unit usually located in a large city some distance from an individual's primary residence. It may be an apartment, flat, or condominium. The term pied-à-terre imp...
Super Bowl 2014: Appetizer Ideas
I am not a sports fan – I have never been, and other than the Detroit Pistons, there are no professional teams that interest me. Super Bowl weekend events and parties are not one of my favorite activities. I can’t sit around the television ...
Glendale Luxury Home Sales 2013
2013 was a banner year for Glendale, California, and Glendale real estate. Glendale was just announced as the winner of the 2013 Curbed Cup for LA's Neighborhood of the Year. 2013 also saw a dramatic price jump for the average selling pr...
La Canada 2013 Luxury Home Sales
The sale of La Canada luxury homes has nearly doubled from last year. Both the average selling price and average price per square foot of luxury La Canada home sales have substantially increased. But even better news for these high-end La C...
La Crescenta Real Estate Values December 2013
What a frightening difference a year makes! In December 2012, 19 La Crescenta homes were sold in November. The average price per sq. foot was $362.27, and the average selling price was $583,184; foreclosures and short sales comprised 24% of...
2014: The Year of the Horse
After the holidays I find my home in an uproar. Is it because of all of the cooking and the additional family members helping in the kitchen? Sometime after Thanksgiving, my garlic press disappeared. It was heavy duty stainless steel, �...
National Spaghetti Day
I love spaghetti, and my grandmother made the best meatballs and spaghetti sauce. Fortunately, she taught me and three or four times a year, I prepare an enormous batch. I don’t love to cook, but I appreciate great food; it takes two da...
