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La Canada Real Estate Values June 2015
La Canada Real Estate Values June 2015: The increased number of home sales impacts La Canada real estate values. The absorption rate reflects supply and demand. Last month’s absorption rate was the lowest for the year. The absorption rate...
Should you do a pre-inspection when selling your home?
As inspection reports on the same home often vary from home inspector to home inspector, I have consistently been against a pre-inspection when selling your home. I believed buyers should conduct their due diligence at their own expense. I...
Pasadena June 2015 Real Estate Statistics
Pasadena June 2015 Real Estate Statistics: Each month, Harb and Co. analyzes the previous month’s Pasadena real estate statistics. We take time to study the numbers carefully. Why? Because staying on top of market trends helps us guide ou...
La Crescenta June 2015 Real Estate Statistics
La Crescenta June 2015 Real Estate Statistics: Harb and Co. analyzes the previous month's La Crescenta real estate statistics. The absorption rate is 1.0%—a more normal rate would be four or more months’ supply of real estate listings. Home...
How Going Solar Will Impact Your Resale Value
Several years ago, I sold a La Crescenta home with a Sunny Boy Solar System. The monthly electric bill was only about $20.00 for a 2,000 square foot home. This was certainly a bonus for the buyer. But for those considering a conversion, you sho...
Pasadena June 2015 luxury home sale
Pasadena June 2015 luxury home sale: Last month, the most expensive Pasadena home sale was 359 W. Del Mar Blvd. This 1908 English Revival Manor is just over 8,000 square feet on ¾ acres. It was purchased in 2008 for $2,000,000. All bathrooms a...
Real Estate, Fishing and Estate Plans
When I was four or five years old, my mother took me to visit my great grandfather Hibbert on one of Michigan’s many lakes. He took me fishing on his dock; the first fish I caught was a catfish which we ate for dinner. (I now hate fishing...
Luxury Real Estate Values in La Crescenta
When I first started selling real estate, $1,000,000 sales in La Crescenta were unheard of. But last month luxury real estate values in La Crescenta almost hit the $2,000,000 mark! In June the most expensive home sold in La Crescenta was 27...
