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How to Plan Your Retirement Move

Ideally you have been planning the financial aspect of retirement for years. Deciding where to live is another matter. Obviously the amount of equity in your home will impact where you relocate. The good news is that Southern California re...

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La Canada Luxury Real Estate Sales

La Canada Luxury Real Estate Sales

Last month (June 2017), the most expensive La Canada luxury home sale was at 4158 Commonwealth Ave. The home was listed at $10,495,000 last year, gradually reducing to $7,950,000 before selling for $6,300,800 to a cash buyer last month. The sel...

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Winning the bidding wars

Dissecting multiple offers

Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions.  Have a question about real estate?  Email us here Dear Phyllis, We are in the midst of dissecting multiple offers, we received four offers on our home, two of whic...

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Realtor Downtime, The Waiting Game

Realtor Downtime, The Waiting Game

Much of what a Realtor does on a day to day basis is wait. The Pasadena Association of Realtors changed their multiple listing service (MLS) and it has been a disaster, I still don't have all of the proper links on my web site. I am waiting for...

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Harb and Co. Real Estate Wrap Up

We've been busy at Harb and Co. We've been meeting inspectors, showing homes, all the things real estate agents do daily. Here's what's happening at Harb and Co. I can’t remember the last time I cancelled a listing. I listed a La Crescenta...

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Pasadena Real Estate Values

Pasadena Real Estate Values

Real estate values continue to hold their own and Pasadena is no exception. Last month, (May 2017), there were 105 Pasadena home sales - homes which closed escrow. The "average" home sold was 2255 square feet which would buy the "average" ...

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Winning the bidding wars

Family Real Estate Drama

Dear Phyllis, I have four siblings and am the executor for my parent's home, and there is too much family real estate drama. After my mom passed, my brother wanted me to list the home with one of his high school friends. I interviewed hi...

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Glendale Real Estate Values

Glendale Real Estate Values

Think real estate values are decreasing anytime soon? The CoreLogic HPI Forecast indicates that home prices will increase by 5.1 percent on a year-over-year basis from April 2017 to April 2018, and on a month-over-month basis, home prices a...

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Five simple ways to avoid a home burglary

Five simple ways to avoid a home burglary With all of the crime in our Los Angeles neighborhoods and summer vacations looming, this is a timely blog post. Burglars are on the lookout for an easy target. Daytime burglaries are common in m...

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La Canada, 91011 Real Estate Values

La Canada 91011 Real Estate Values

Buyers might want to sit down for this: Homes flew off the market like the hottest of hotcakes in the first quarter of the year—causing prices to rise even higher than predicted in many parts of the nation. The median price of existing si...

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