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2012 

Yes, Your Home is (Fill-in-The-Blank) But It Won’t Sell For More Than What A Buyer Will Pay So beautiful Darling Incredible Drop dead gorgeous Are you describing your neighbor’s new bundle of joy or that property that you’ve just listed.   To paraphrase W C Fields --- this is a no kids zone today...
05/26/2012
Not Every Closing Day is SmoothDoesn’t everybody look forward to a closing day?   Well, most days...yes...but Some closing days are better than others.   Just sayin’. In the end, things typically do work out for the best.Not Every Closing Day is SmoothMichael Jacobs is a Realtor who serves the Pa...
05/25/2012
Welcome to Casa Serena in Pasadena   Casa Serena is a 48 unit condominium complex in the Madison Heights neighborhood of Pasadena located at 420 South Madison Avenue.   The Madison Heights location is ideal with a multitude of shopping, dining and entertainment options within easy access.  Beauti...
05/23/2012
Pasadena Place -- New York Style in the Heart of Pasadena As part of the original marketing campaign for Pasadena Place(construction date 2006) stated potential residents could find NY Style on the West Coast.   Clean modern lines and a hip lobby seemed a bit out of place to many in this very tra...
05/22/2012
Real Estate Math and Owning Your Pasadena Home Sooner Try It Kids -- You Might Like It   12 + 1 = 23   As the traditional school year draws to a close -- is it time for summer school? Not so fast .... Ok, let’s take it one step at a time 12(months) +1(one extra principal payment)   equals   30(ye...
05/22/2012
Welcome to The Monterey Collection The Monterey Collection is a 20 unit condominium complex in the Hermon District of Los Angeles adjacent to the city of South Pasadena. Located at 6221 Monterey Road, each of the single level homes features two bedrooms and two baths.   Building started in 2006 b...
05/21/2012
Park California in Pasadena Park California is a 74 unit condominium complex in the Madison Heights neighborhood of Pasadena.   Built in 1980, Park California is located at 497 East California Boulevard(northwest corner of Oakland) with easy access to the many shopping, dining and entertainment o...
05/21/2012
A Simple Gesture --- Welcome To Your New HomeSome events are simple, little or no cost and serve as reminder to a new homeowner with some information they make have forgotten during the final walk-through prior to closing.Found on the refrigerator to the new owners. Kindness never goes out of sty...
05/20/2012
Do You Care If Jennifer Aniston Slept Here? I'm Not Aware If Jennifer Aniston Has Even Visited This Room Let Alone Slept Here In today’s Los Angeles Times there is an article about celebrity-owned real estate and its impact on price and saleability.  The article cited some different examples.   G...
05/20/2012
If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say...I posted a variation of this post about a year and half ago … this past week I had a couple of experiences and it came to mind so here it is again.....   I'm sorry Alice but I would not sit next to you. Afterall, you were the daughter of a United States Pr...
05/19/2012
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