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Learn why bidding wars are so common

Learn why bidding wars are so common

Multiple offers and bidding wars have become very common in many Los Angeles real estate communities.  Bidding wars are prevalent in neighborhoods such as La Crescenta, La Canada, Pasadena, Eagle Rock, Montrose, Altadena, Burbank, and Toluca L...

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Promises, Promises 1

Promises, Promises

I have a client who had an estate sale for a relative's home. Once the Realtor community learned of the sale and the vacant home, she was flooded with mail from local Realtors.  Here are a couple of highlights from her mail: “Because we don...

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Realtor Downtime 1

Realtor Downtime

Realtors often find themselves in holding patterns: for instance, I am waiting for the buyer of 969 Verdugo Circle to obtain loan approval so we can move towards closing, waiting for the seller of 1707 Monterey in South Pasadena to move, waitin...

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Make your home appealing to buyers 3

Make your home appealing to buyers

You have addressed curb appeal; Your gardener has trimmed your trees and bushes, planted flowers, and mulched the planting beds. The front porch is clean and welcoming. Now you aim to make your home appealing to buyers.  For example, neutr...

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Moving is my business, but I don't want to move 2

Moving is my business, but I don’t want to move

Although moving is my business, I don't want to. Now that my daughters are grown, my husband constantly brings up moving to another community. He would love to live in a high-rise in the Wilshire Corridor. So many people in La Canada relocate a...

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April Fool’s Pranks 3

April Fool’s Pranks

  My father was a Los Angeles fireman, and the men in his battalion were notorious pranksters. What's your favorite April Fool's prank? Years ago, we were in Maui with friends, and some kids played ding dong ditch in the hotel. We had hot...

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La Crescenta Real Estate Statistics

If you have been looking for a home, you are aware that most new La Crescenta listings sell quickly. The absorption rate of less than two months’ supply reflects this fact. There are three reasons inventory is low. I love compiling these r...

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Pasadena Luxury Real Estate Sales 4

Pasadena Luxury Real Estate Sales

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last month, the most expensive Pasadena home sale was 3120 Lombardy Rd.  This four-bedroom three, three-bath home is not quite 2,800 square feet and is situated on nearly ½ acre.  Although this single-lev...

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Pasadena Real Estate Values 2

La Canada Real Estate Values

February may be the last full month of winter, but we’re already seeing signs of an early spring, with rapidly growing demand for the relatively few available homes that are on the market, especially here in California. This may be the best t...

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