During the heyday of the housing bubble California housed over 260,000 active real estate agents. Today it is down to 170,000 as licenses expire. The drop in the number of real estate agents corresponds to the big drop in sales volume. Cali...
There are two types of open houses. One is the broker's caravan. Recently I have been holding more public open houses. As I have been selling real estate for more than two decades, I not only run into friends and neighbors but people I have m...
We had a busy, busy June!
We listed 5081 Fallhaven Lane in La Canada and are prepping it for sale. Met with the owner’s gardener and hired a painter. After the pre-insepction we had some plumbing repairs made. This La Canada home is curren...
Forewarned, forearmed; preparation is half the victory.
Top 3 Home Inspection Issues in Los Angeles County Found by the Buyer's General Inspector
Defective Plumbing
Defective plumbing can manifest itself in several ways, such as ...
Buying and selling a home is one of the most important business and personal decisions you will make. Experience isn't expensive. It's priceless. Your choice of real estate agent can make all the difference. If you are interviewing Realtors, ...
Everyone loves to read, talk, and discuss real estate. We have a couple of new listings coming up and were reviewing the photographer’s photos. Typically, we assess them and sort the best ones from the others. Generally, we don’t need to ...
Harb and Co. have been busy, and we are ready to wrap up the first half of the year. Here’s what’s happening at the office:
Our listing at 1707 Monterey Road in South Pasadena will be closing soon.
This is one of those sought-after Cr...
California living with room for everything.
2127 Via Venado La Canada: This traditional ranch home is nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac in the Foothills of La Canada. Epitomizing the Southern California lifestyle, walls of glass and an open fl...
I just sold my Burbank listing on Palm; we had ten offers. As soon as each offer was received, I requested that each Realtor include a note about their buyer and “suggested” that each buyer write a letter to the seller. Of the ten offe...
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day was initiated to honor the soldiers who died in the Civil War. In 1971, Memorial Day became a federal holiday and was given the floating date of the last Monday in May.