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Home Pricing Mistakes

Home Pricing Mistakes

Surprisingly, pricing your home is one of my most difficult tasks. Proper pricing is more art than science; it requires that I consider current market conditions.  In both an escalating and declining market recent sales are not as indicative o...

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Low Down Payment Loans are back but who do they help?

Low Down Payment Loans are back but who do they help?

.   Now that real estate prices have rebounded, low-down payment loans are back. I don’t understand why there isn’t more griping over the fact that while real estate prices are low, loans are difficult to come by. When values reach the n...

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How To Avoid Picking The Wrong Realtor

How To Avoid Picking The Wrong Realtor

National Real Estate surveys continually indicate that the number one complaint from consumers against Realtors is their lack of communication skills. You certainly want plenty of other traits in your real estate agent. Learn how to avoid picki...

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Pasadena Luxury Real Estate Sales

Pasadena Luxury Real Estate Sales

Closing out 2014, there was just one Pasadena luxury real estate sale over $3,000,000: 2786 California Blvd. Pasadena 5+5, 5163 sq. ft., 21,134 lot, built in 2000 Sold 12/18/14 for $3,280,000, 103.14% of asking price which was more than...

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La Crescenta:  December, 2014 Real Estate Sales

La Crescenta: December, 2014 Real Estate Sales

Real estate values in La Crescenta continue to increase. Although fewer homes sold last month (December 2014) the average price per ft. has increased. As well as the average selling price.  It is taking longer to sell/close homes but much of...

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Super Bowl 2015: Where to Watch the Big Game?

Super Bowl 2015: Where to Watch the Big Game?

Although, my husband and father are football fans, I am not.  For those of you not going to a party, here's the list of places to watch Super Bowl 2015: La Canada The Proper  464 Foothill Blvd., (818) 790-4888 Montrose Leo’s A...

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And the Winner is…. 8

And the Winner is….

And the Winner is…..   Pasadena’s most expensive home sale in 2014 was in the sought-after Oak Knoll neighborhood.  795 Oak Knoll Cir, Pasadena, seven bedrooms, twelve baths over 12,000 square feet on just over one acre.  Sold...

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Glendale December 2014 Luxury Real Estate Sales 1

Glendale December 2014 Luxury Real Estate Sales

  In December 2014, there were three luxury real estate sales in Glendale: 950 Avonoak Terrace, Glendale 6 + 5, 4444 sq. ft., 24,993 lot, built in 1980 Sold for $1,750,000, 87.72% of list price, 42 days on market This home had bee...

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