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How does wedding cake relate to architecture?
Wedding cake is delicate plaster work that looks like icing on a wedding cake. Many vintage homes in our Glendale, Pasadena, Altadena and Eagle Rock neighborhoods have this detail on ceilings, walls and sometimes even on the exterior. I...
Pasadena real estate values are they stabilizing or cooling?
Pasadena real estate statistics are compiled! Both the average price per square foot and average selling price have decreased for the third consecutive month. The average number of days a Pasadena home is on the market has increased for the...
Single story or two?
In addition to neighborhood, number of bedrooms and baths, architectural style, house hunters typically have a preference of single story or two. George and I purchased our two story La Canada home nearly twenty years ago. We wanted a sin...
Sagebrush and The La Canada School District
I grew up in Glendale, my sister, brother and I all attended Glendale schools. My grandparents lived in Glendale, and most of my cousins did too. The first home I owned was in Glendale’s Brand Park neighborhood. It had the sweetest oc...
The History of the La Canada Town Center
More than a decade ago the Community of La Canada was divided over plans to develop a Town Center. Sports Chalet owner Norbert Olberz, for over three decades, purchased over thirty single-family homes between Foothill Boulevard and the 210 ...
Harb and Co Real Estate Wrap Up 3rd Quarter 2013
Harb and Co. is finishing out 2013 strong! On Sunday, I held my new listing at 926 Encanto open, and it was a mob. It will be open again Wednesday and Thursday (Pasadena and Arcadia broker’s open – the public is welcome). Last we...
What’s your favorite architectural style?
As a real estate agent, I receive more requests from home buyers seeking Spanish (Mediterranean) homes than any other. Several years ago, I had many potential home buyers seeking Craftsman homes. However, that interest has waned in my busines...
New Real Estate lending changes coming on January 10
This just in from Russell Cerpa, one of my preferred mortgage lenders: As it stands some lenders can qualify loans up to 48%-50% of the applicant's monthly gross income. Real estate lending changes are coming! Next year the debt-to-income thr...
