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2012
Home Buyers Today Need To Verify and Not Just Trust As a home buyer in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley you are presented with lots of information as you view properties on the market for sale. Home buyers need to verify and not just trust what you see or hear. Your search may be in the beg...
08/24/2012
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What Can A Candy Executive Teach Us? I don’t normally read the obituaries but saw one this week that grabbed my attention. Charles N. Huggins, a former See’s Candies executive died this week at the age of 87. According to the Los Angeles Times obituary Mr. Huggins started his career at See’...
08/23/2012
Pasadena - Los Angeles CA/Cooler Days Ahead(I Hope)Cooler days ahead -- or at least this morning(I hope). I woke up this morning and was greeted by a gentle haze almost fog-like....it’s going to be a bit cooler today. Predicted to be in the 80s....ahhh. I’m sure the heat wave will once aga...
08/23/2012
Seller Suggestion: Remove Bars on Windows, Increase Curb Appeal When I read this article in the Pasadena Star News last week regarding the city of Rosemead and removing bars on windows, I thought it was another great item to put on a home selling checklist should the window bars exist on a prop...
08/22/2012
Monterey Hills CA - Harte Terrace Market Update 4239 Via Arbolada in Monterey Hills A Hidden Treasure in the city of Los Angeles Harte Terrace in the Monterey Hills area within the city of Los Angeles is a 30 unit condominium community. Built in 1982, many of the single level condos at Harte Ter...
08/22/2012
The Condo 411 -- Condo Buyers Check Out The Common Areas The Condo 411 -- Red Flag --- Mailbox Maintenance Are you a condo buyer? Here’s some information that may prove quite helpful before you submit an offer -- check out the common areas. This is the first in an occassional series of inf...
08/21/2012
Monterey Hills CA - Catalina Terrace Market Update Catalina Terrace is located in the Monterey Hills area within the city of Los Angeles. Monterey Hills is a planned community that started development in the late 1970s primarily comprised of condos, townhomes and one single family development. ...
08/20/2012
The Disconnect Between Buyers And The Mortgage Pre-Approval This morning I read and commented on Albuquerque Real Estate Guru and ActiveRain Ambassador John McCormack’s post about buyers, the loan process, financing and affordability. Here is John’s post: So How Much House Can I Afford Hi...
08/20/2012
How Many Homes Do You Need To See Before You Are Ready To Buy? What is your magic number? Oh yes, the answer can’t be “we’ll know it when we see it”. What if you are really precise in your requirements(condo or house, location, condition, features) and I show you a house that meets the major...
08/19/2012
Pasadena - South Pasadena - San Marino - Altadena Two Million Dollars Plus Home Report This is a recap of properties sold in Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino and Altadena at or over two million dollars which I am calling the luxury market. The information in this luxury home report is fro...
08/19/2012
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