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La Crescenta December 2015 Home Values
How are La Crescenta real estate values holding up? Last month there were 20 La Crescenta home sales. The average price per square foot was the 2nd highest month for the year. Days on market didn't creep up as much as expected ...
La Canada luxury home sales
Last month (December 2015), the most expensive La Canada luxury home sale was 566 Meadow Grove. This five-bedroom, six-bath Tudor estate was built in 1924, nearly 9,000 square feet on over an acre, and sold for $5,750,000. MLS remarks read: ...
Lockboxes and the CBS (Call before showing) code
Frequently, home sellers don’t want a lockbox at their home. They may prefer that their home be shown during open houses or by appointment. Each home seller has unique needs that their Realtor® should address. Certainly, the lockbox ha...
How lazy can you be?
For years, I bought fresh herbs at the grocery store, only to find that they were rotten after a few days in the fridge. Because I have dogs, I didn’t want to plant herbs in the backyard, so several years ago, I planted some herbs in the patc...
La Crescenta November 2015 Real Estate Sales
It's no surprise to La Crescenta home buyers that inventory has been tight all year - 2 or less months supply which reflects a very unbalanced seller's real estate market. In looking at our chart, you can see that the La Crescenta real esta...Pros and cons of hiring a friend or family member as your Realtor
With roughly 185,000 California real estate agents how do you go about selecting the right one for you? If you are fortunate to have a good friend or family member who is a full time Realtor, this may be your best option. But what are the pros...
Glendale November 2015 Home Sales
Last month (November 2015), there were just 28 Glendale home sales. Typically, sales slowdown for the holidays, so there’s no cause for alarm. Few people list their home this time of year but those who did sold on average for $478 per squar...La Crescenta Luxury Home Sales
Last month the most expensive La Crescenta luxury real estate sale was 2755 Stevens Street. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is just over 2700 square feet on a 8800+ square foot lot. This luxury home sold for $50,000 over asking price. The sell...
