Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
What is a back up offer?
Dear Phyllis,
I have been visiting La Crescenta open houses for a few months. However, I am not yet prepared to buy a home. So...
Let's dive into the housing market for La Crescenta in August 2021:
Thirty-three La Crescenta homes closed escrow. Twenty-nine sold over their asking price. Three at asking and just one under their asking price. Only two of these properties ...
At Harb & Co., we have a cowbell. We ring it each time we get a new listing, closing, or contingencies removed. Once a buyer removes all contingencies, their earnest money deposit is at risk if they don't close escrow. At this poi...
Last month, August 2021, the most expensive home sold was 5052 Humphrey way in La Crescenta. This luxury home was listed for $1,795,000 and sold in two days. The final selling price was $2,065,000. The sellers purchased this home in 2016 for $1...
Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
The move up buyer
Dear Phyllis,
My wife and I have been waiting for prices to bounce back so that we could move to a larger home. We don’t want to se...
Let's dive into the Glendale housing market for August 2021. Last month, forty-five homes sold. Thirty of these Glendale home sales sold over their original asking price, three at asking and twelve less than asking. Just three homes had price r...
Our La Canada trust sale just closed escrow!
Once full of love and life, this home had not been recently maintained. As trust sales specialists, our job is to maximize the trust's bottom line. We evaluated the pros and cons. Because of t...
The most expensive Glendale home sold in August 2021 was 914 Rams Horn Court. First time on the market, this luxury home listed for $3,475,000 and sold for asking price in five days. The sellers bought this home/land in 1983 for $170,000.
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Ask Phyllis: a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Email us here
Pros and Cons of Hiring a Management Company
Dear Phyllis,
We will be converting our primary residence into a rental and moving to Santa Barbara. We ha...
Happy to announce this Pasadena Madison Heights condo closed escrow. Once we have a signed listing agreement, we have escrow order the condo documents. This includes the Budget, Minutes of recent Meetings, Articles of Incorporation, CC & R'...