As inspection reports on the same home often vary from home inspector to home inspector, I have consistently been against a pre-inspection when selling your home. I believed buyers should conduct their due diligence at their own expense.
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Several years ago, I sold a La Crescenta home with a Sunny Boy Solar System. The monthly electric bill was only about $20.00 for a 2,000 square foot home. This was certainly a bonus for the buyer. But for those considering a conversion, you sho...
Pasadena June 2015 luxury home sale: Last month, the most expensive Pasadena home sale was 359 W. Del Mar Blvd. This 1908 English Revival Manor is just over 8,000 square feet on ¾ acres. It was purchased in 2008 for $2,000,000. All bathrooms a...
When I was four or five years old, my mother took me to visit my great-grandfather Hibbert on one of Michigan’s many lakes. He took me fishing on his dock; the first fish I caught was a catfish, which we ate for dinner. (I now hate fishin...
When I first started selling real estate, $1,000,000 sales in La Crescenta were unheard of. But last month luxury real estate values in La Crescenta almost hit the $2,000,000 mark! In June the most expensive home sold in La Crescenta was 27...
Pasadena Real Estate Values May 2015: According to the Census Bureau, the percentage of U.S. residents who own their homes is at its lowest point in more than 20 years. How are Pasadena real estate values holding up? The average price per ...
According to the Danger Report released by the National Association of Realtors (NAR): The real estate industry is saddled with a large number of part-time, untrained, unethical, and/or incompetent agents. This knowledge gap threatens the cre...
Clients often ask Is having earthquake insurance necessary? According to the Los Angeles Times less than 20% of California homeowners have earthquake insurance. Homeowners without a mortgage, or who have substantial equity, have a lot ...
Glendale Real Estate Values May 2015: We compile the statistics each month to provide an update on Glendale real estate values. For this recap, we only use data on single-family residential real estate sales in Glendale, California. We do not i...
Luxury Home Sale in Pasadena May 2015: Let’s take a look at luxury home sales in Pasadena:
The most expensive Pasadena home which sold last month (May 2015) was 1240 S. Grand Ave.
The 5-bedroom 7, 7-bath estate sold for $4,450,000. Th...