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Glendale Real Estate Values are up 17% in one year!
In August 2012, 64 homes sold in Glendale (8 were short sales, and 8 were foreclosures). The average selling price per square foot was $327.70 (17% less than this year). I have been concerned over how quickly Los Angeles and Glendal...
Rising Mortgage Rates
In the late 1970s, I worked for Los Angeles Federal Bank at One Wilshire in LA. The primary loan was a single-family fixed-rate loan with a 30-year term. Many of the loans had a prepayment feature. If you paid the loan off before a specified pe...
La Canada Townhome of the week
Even if we don't have a particular buyer, we still enjoy going to Brokers Caravan. The La Canada townhome of the week is next to the La Canada Country Club. It’s located at 5383 Godbey Drive, and it’s impeccably remodeled. MLS remarks read:...La Canada Real Estate Values up 22% From Last Year
I am still trying to acclimate to my new real estate blog, but I love the crisp look of it. La Canada, real estate statistics are in! In August 2012, there were 24 La Canada home sales versus this year’s 27. The average price per squa...
Buying A Home In Today’s Los Angeles Real Estate Climate
I have been showing homes like crazy. Lucky me, I have a pool. When I am done showing homes in 100-degree weather, I can return home and just jump in. Buying a home in today's Los Angeles Real Estate Climate is different. The market is changing...Another home sold and closed
A day in the life of this Los Angeles Realtor - another home sold and closed! While in college, I was a student worker at the Van Nuys Court; it was a horrible job. Everyone who came or phoned was cranky; they were paying fines, fighting ticket...What will a home buyer pay more for?
Although the local real estate market has stabilized, affordable homes in the highly desired Los Angeles neighborhoods are still hard to come by. Most home buyers need to sacrifice a portion of their wish list. It could be lot size, square fo...
Los Angeles Home buyers don’t panic!
I have been showing homes like crazy. Although, the real estate market is changing, it is no longer a red hot sellers market. Affordable homes in move-in condition are still selling like hotcakes but I am noticing that more listings are...
