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October 2014 Luxury La Crescenta Real Estate Sales
What is a luxury home sale in La Crescenta? Let’s go with any sale in the 91214 zip code selling for over $1.5 million. Not too many La Crescenta real estate sales meet this criteria; there have been four luxury home sales through October...What’s The Favorite Room In Your Home?
George and I moved into our home 18 years ago. At the time our La Canada home was a fixer with “good bones”. We didn’t need to knock down walls, it just really cried out for updating. But I could see the potential and that’s wha...Top Negotiating Mistakes Made by Home Buyers
What are the top negotiating mistakes made by home buyers? Although my buyer's agent works with more home buyers, I sold a charming Pasadena home earlier this year. This prime piece of Pasadena real estate was exactly what the buyer wan...
La Crescenta Real Estate Values, October 2014
Year to date, the average price per square foot of La Crescenta homes has been averaging $411 –$ 447. 16% of last month’s La Ctrescenta real estate sales were to cash buyers. Foreclosure and short sales continue to have little i...
Top Seven Reasons Your Offer Was Rejected
Los Angeles home buyers in the market to purchase their dream home are aware that although the LA real estate market has slowed it continues to be a home seller’s market. Well priced homes often sell over asking price in multiple offer ...
Glendale Real Estate Sales
16% of Glendale real estate sales are to cash buyers. Short sales and foreclosures continue to have little impact on the Glendale real estate market. The average Glendale home is selling for close to asking price, but many continue to s...
Real Estate News
Most everyone is interested in trending real estate news, here are some of my favorite real estate news items: *Nearly 10% of all American households, are renting storage space: So what are Americans storing in all this space? "I store ou...
Appraisers Now Believe Your Home Is Worth More Than You Do
Last year, my greatest difficulty was getting my listings to appraise for what the buyer agreed to pay. But the real estate tide turns, a recent study by Quicken Loans compared homeowner perceptions of value as compared to appraiser opinions....
