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2013
Altadena CA - La Vina Gated Community Market Update This is a market update for the La Vina gated community in Altadena. Located just north of Pasadena with the San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop, La Vina is a rare opportunity in the West San Gabriel to live in a newer home community....
04/12/2013
What’s On Your Wish List for Downtown Los Angeles? Do you want to have an influence on the type of stores, restaurants and services in Downtown Los Angeles? Whether you live, work, play or just occasionally visit - there is an online survey -- it took me about ten minutes to complete - wh...
04/11/2013
Is That A (Pocket)Listing or are You Just Happy To See Me? At our office meeting this week, we discussed a hot topic in Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley real estate - pocket listings. With our extreme sellers’ market, pocket listings are becoming quite common. First what is ...
04/11/2013
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In Real Estate - When The “Sure Thing” Isn’t Ahh, the sure thing in real estate -- whether it be the relocating prospective buyer who has just three days to purchase a home or the homeowner with the quickly expecting and expanding family. Maybe we’ll drop everything to devote the time...
04/10/2013
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Powerball Comes to California -- Do You Care? On Monday, April 8, 2013 California became the 43rd state to join the Powerball jackpot game. While I’m not a gambler and I have no plans of playing Powerball, the arrival of the game seems to be garnering lots of attention. Why it took so lon...
04/10/2013
South Pasadena CA First Quarter 2013 Market Update Lofts - Condos -Townhomes The city of South Pasadena is well-known in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County for its tree-lined streets, character homes, highly acclaimed schools, well-regarded parks and recreation programs, fi...
04/09/2013
San Marino CA Real Estate First Quarter 2013 Market Update San Marino, California is a small city within the city of Los Angeles where you will find only single family homes as a housing option. Impressive homes on tree-lined streets with beautifully manicured lawns are a part of the co...
04/09/2013
South Pasadena CA 2013 1st Quarter Real Estate Market Update -- Single Family Homes South Pasadena is a separate city within the San Gabriel Valley(it is not nor has ever been associated with the city of Pasadena). The historic city recently celebrated its 125th birthday is well-known in ...
04/08/2013
You Can Have A Bigger Impact With Your Feet Than With Your Mouth I’ve been thinking about customer service - a lot - or should I say the lack of customer service. There are many stories of great customer service out there but it seems those often get lost in almost barrage-like retell...
04/07/2013
Imagine My Surprise When I See My MLS Marketing Remarks on Another Listing But Wait.... Throughout the day, I check the multiple listing service(MLS) for new listings, price reductions and change in status. This past week I pulled up a new listing and saw a unit in the same condominium complex...
04/07/2013
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