Now you can search all homes for sale in Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley. We have provided a link to the Pasadena Multiple Listing Service. This wonderful tool allows you to specify your price range, beds/ baths and square footage. It will also provide all of the pictures that have been … Read more
It’s a New Year. Your at home with a blanket watching the Rose Bowl Parade on TV, and then it hits you. Why am I here? The winters are too cold and grey. Look at those people in California, enjoying the sunshine and the outdoors 52 weeks of the year. So before you pack your … Read more
Which phrase have you heard? (1) My agent was awesome. My house sold in the first week or (2) My agent did a terrible job, my house was listed for 90 days and did not sell. Chances are you have probably heard both. I think real estate agents have always been quick to pat themselves … Read more
We would like to welcome you to the city’s premier real estate blog. Chances are you received our new mailer this week and have decided to check in and find out what this is all about. Our goal is to provide you with Up2date information regarding Pasadena, Altadena and South Pasadena real estate. For a … Read more
In these days of static home values, the thought of selling your home by yourself can be very enticing. After all, who wouldn’t want to save thousands of dollars on a transaction that seems relatively simple? Set a price, agree on a closing date and turn it over to escrow and let them do the … Read more
Last week a top State official called for a ban on risky loans. At issue are so called “stated loansâ€? or “liar loansâ€? as they are affectionately referred to in the industry. These are loans in which an applicant merely indicates an income amount and provides no supporting documentation. These loans typically carry a higher … Read more
During the past several years of the housing boom you could set your watch by when the Spring Selling Season was upon us. The market instinctively began to move upward in late March and early April. This was evidenced by the highest number of recorded sales between May through August. The number of houses that … Read more