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Planning Ahead
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, My siblings and I have been discussing moving our mother into senior apartments in the next year or t...
Pasadena Home Values October 2017
Pasadena Home Values October 2017: Last month, Pasadena saw 67 homes sell. Prices ranged from $520,000 to $6,200,000. The absorption rate did rise slightly. However, it still points to a strong market for Pasadena home sellers. Demand rema...
Pasadena Luxury Home Values October 2017
Pasadena Luxury Home Values October 2017: Most people are fascinated by luxury real estate listings and sales. Last month, the most expensive luxury Pasadena sale was 2147 Villa Heights Rd., in Pasadena. An interesting tidbit about this lu...
Harb and Co. Real Estate Wrap Up: The good, the bad and a low appraisal
The buyer has removed all contingencies on my Verdugo Woodlands Listing in Glendale. BUT #HomeStreetBank was just awful. Due to Dodd-Frank, lenders don't directly hire appraisers; they instead hire a management company (middleman) that hire...
Contingent Upon Seller Finding A Home
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I made an offer and the seller countered that my purchasing their home is contingent upon the seller ...
Harb and Co. Real Estate Wrap Up
I assist with two annual fundraisers each year. The largest is for the Pasadena Ronald Mc Donald House. We wrapped that up last weekend. I am fortunate to work with some fantastic ladies; they are tireless in what they do. Sadly I can be ...
Luxury Home Sale in La Canada Flintridge California October 2017
Luxury home sale La Canada October 2017: Last month the most expensive luxury home sale in La Canada was 4428 Woodleigh Lane. This La Canada estate sold for $6,500,000. It is interesting to note that this 2011 home was listed originally fo...
Why are you selling your home?
As your real estate agent, I need to first know why. I recently had clients who were downsizing from their La Crescenta home to a Pasadena condo. They were already in escrow on the condo, contingent upon selling their La Crescenta home. ...
