Last month the most expensive home sold in La Crescenta was 5115 New York Ave. This luxury home was originally listed for $1,800,000 and sold in just nine days over asking at $2,100,000. The sellers purchased this home in 2014 for $888,000 whic...
Is signing online safe?
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Dear Phyllis,
We recently co-signed for our son to buy his first home. But we haven’t’ been involved in a real estate sale ...
Let's dive into the numbers for the Pasadena housing market in March 2022:
Seventy-seven homes sold last month. Sixty-two of these Pasadena homes sold for over asking, three at asking and twelve less than asking. Just five had price reductio...
Bungalow Heaven closed in Pasadena. This was our second time dealing with Disney Relocation. In this escrow we represented the buyer on this Bungalow Heaven beauty. We knew all about the additional paperwork required by a Relocation Department....
Listed initially at $6,995,000, the 1925 Georgian Revival swiftly sold for $7,000,000 within ten days—a remarkably rapid transaction for a luxury home sale. The sellers, an LLC, had acquired the property in 2020 for ...
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Short Sale Waiting Game Proves Frustrating
Dear Phyllis,
In November I made an offer on a short sale. The home was listed for $819,000, I bid full pric...
Let's look at the Glendale Housing Stats for March 2022. Forty-five Glendale homes closed escrow. Thirty-five of these homes sold over the asking price, two at the asking and eight less than the asking price. Two of the March sales had price re...
Leaving So Cal and moving to Boise: It's not a surprise to learn many So Cal residents are leaving the state. They are moving to a variety of destinations. Recently, we had a client sell her Shadow Hills equestrian home and move to Boise. She w...
Last month the most expensive home sold in Glendale was 2041 Rimcrest Dr., Glendale. This luxury view home listed for $4,995,000 and sold in seventeen days for $4,700,000. Although most homes are selling quickly, we notice that often luxury hom...
Loan approval difficulties
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Dear Phyllis,
I had been in escrow on a short sale for six months. My agent suggested that I apply for my loan but wait to o...