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Luxury Pasadena Real Estate Sales and Listings
Last month the most expensive luxury Pasadena listing which sold was 730 San Rafael Ave., The sellers purchased this mid-century modern in 2009 for $1,600,000. This listing just sold for the full asking price of $4,680,000 to a cash buyer. ...
Seller doesn’t want to move
Dear Phyllis, After looking at homes forever, and writing offers where we missed out either to cash buyers or by just a few thousand dollars, we finally got an offer accepted. Now we are nearly ready to close but the seller doesn't want ...
Pasadena Home Values April 2017
Home prices are almost 40% higher than they were at the bottom of the housing crash in February 2012, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. Some markets are seeing even more increases. For more inf...
Coming Soon: A Palmer and Krisel Home
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to own an important piece of Southern California architecture. This stunning mid-century was designed by the prolific architectural firm of Dan Palmer and William Krisel. Renowned for their design of homes “...
Luxury La Crescenta Real Estate Listings and Sales
Last month the most expensive luxury home sale in La Crescenta was in the popular Pinecrest neighborhood located at 5457 Pineridge Drive. I had the pleasure of viewing this La Crescenta listing on caravan day. The real estate agent who sold the...
Time is a buyer’s worst enemy
Ask Phyllis is a blog series of frequently asked real estate questions. Have a question about real estate? Email us here Dear Phyllis, I haven’t seen you address this. Does accepting the seller's counter offer equal a binding contra...
A first time home buyer begins to settle in
My youngest daughter works in Beverly Hills and the daily commute from La Canada is overwhelming. Because rents are astronomical we tackled the rent versus buy dilemma. Tenants have little security over rent increases, or worse notice to vacate...
The Wells Fargo Debacle
I previously worked in the mortgage banking industry, where I saw firsthand how corrupt and dishonest many banks can be. When the mortgage meltdown unfolded, I followed it closely. Since then, I’ve tried to stay current on the latest bankin...
