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2016 

Is Pasadena Snobby?  If This Is The Criteria, I’m Happy To Say Yes Don’t you love lists? And surveys?    Polls, too.    A list showed up on my Facebook page yesterday -- it was from 2014 -- and don’t get me started how this stuff seems to randomly appear.   According to that article from Traveler...
01/16/2016
South Pasadena CA Real Estate 2015 Real Estate Market Recap Condos Townhomes Lofts This is a market recap for the condominium, townhome and loft segment of the South Pasadena real estate market for 2015.    I will also compare results for 2013 and 2014 as well as share information for units curre...
01/16/2016
Pasadena Millionaire’s Row South Orange Grove Boulevard Condos and Townhomes For Sale and 2015 Market Recap   This is a market recap for the condos and townhomes along the South Orange Grove Boulevard corridor in Pasadena that sold in 2015 with a comparison to 2013 and 2014.   I will also share t...
01/14/2016
Monterey Hills Los Angeles 90042 Planned Community 2015 Real Estate Market Recap This is a real estate market recap of the Los Angeles planned community of Monterey Hills for 2015 with a comparison to 2014. Statistical information in this report has been gathered from our local multiple listing s...
01/13/2016
The Reason Behind The Question Is Often More Important Than The Question Let’s get this out there before I delve into the subject for today.. I understand there are some people who neither like nor agree that open houses are an effective marketing method.    There are valid reasons. The great thi...
01/12/2016
One Size Doesn’t Fit All  Whether it’s an article of clothing or a business model. One Size Doesn’t Fit All The same thing in life. I’m sure most of us can remember hearing the question that begins with If So and So jumps off a bridge…? We learn. We observe.   We experience. We make mistakes.  We...
01/11/2016
Sunday Discoveries in Los Angeles Roadside AttractionsA Green Cougar. It looks like it's been hurt.  The Mustang. Golden? Brownish? Rust?  A Yellowish Bug. Not quite splattered.     And Something in Black. A convertible is never basic in my opinion.  Discovered along the side of the road. An oppo...
01/10/2016
Random Saturday Stuff:The Powerball, Routines and Asking Questions I won’t be buying a Powerball ticket today. It’s not even that the odds against winning are so great. Buying lottery tickets is not a part of who I am.    I may be alone.   At least if a local business is any indication. This morn...
01/09/2016
Fun With Telemarketers Part 182:   Hi Crystal You Have 30 Seconds To Convince Me Not To Hang Up My caller ID told me the call was coming from Georgia. At least it wasn’t a blocked number. I answered. After that pregnant pause we all know so well. The perceptive caller asked to speak to Michael Ja...
01/08/2016
Raindrops, Maybe Some Magic, A Surprise Clear Day and A Rainbow(Of Sorts) Too We’ve experienced some rain this week in Southern California so I was a bit concerned that the first broker caravan yesterday at my new listing would be a little wet.   Early Thursday morning, raindrops could be heard o...
01/08/2016
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Your source for real estate information in the San Gabriel Valley and northeast communities of the city of Los Angeles including: Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Temple City, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, Azusa, Glendora, Claremont, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge as well as Highland Park, Monterey Hills, Eagle Rock, Mt Washington, Montecito Heights, Glassell Park and Sagamore Park.