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La Canada Real Estate Values Up 22% From 2012
La Canada real estate values are up 22% from 2012. Cash buyers play a significant role in La Canada real estate sales. Cash transactions comprised 17% of last month’s home sales. Let’s see how La Canada real estate values compare...
Where’s the best place to search for real estate listings?
We have advertising systems in place once Harb & Co. lists a new home for sale. Joey creates single-property websites and posts the listings on various community forums. Once the new listing is input in the MLS, it quickly downloads to Real...
Imagine the possibilities! 3754 Montrose Ave La Crescenta, Just Listed
Who hasn't dreamt of a home on a large, level lot with lots of room for pets, gardening, sports, children, or ???? 3754 Montrose Ave in La Crescenta is just that! I just listed this 4 + 2 La Crescenta home on a corner 12,000 (almost) square ...
Pasadena Real Estate Values up 28%
I am not a conspiracy theorist, but a 28% increase in Pasadena real estate values seems eerily frightening. However, a closer analysis reveals that while 25% of Pasadena home sales were short sales or foreclosures last year, this September (...
A well laid plan
Several weeks ago, our MLS (multiple listing service) was updated. The conversion was not a well-laid plan. Over several days, we could not input new listings or make changes (such as price reductions). I am a planner; life improves when th...
Harb and Co Real Estate Wrap Up October 2013
Harb and Co Real Estate Wrap Up October 2013: The photographer took exterior photos of my new Arcadia listing on Monday. The estate sale is next weekend, and we should be ready for the MLS (multiple listing service) in the next week or two. ...
Preparing your home for sale and the home staging process
I met with these Glendale home sellers months ago. After meeting with my interior decorator, we reviewed comps, determined an attractive asking price, and prepared a short list of items to take care of. The home staging process does not need to...
Harb & Co Real Estate Wrap October 2013
Flora Morgan is in escrow, but we only met the appraiser yesterday. I am unsure what the appraisal hold-up was, but the entire process is now different. For those of you who don’t know, lenders no longer order the appraisal directly; they con...
