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Glendale Home Sales 2009 Review
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:50:14 +0000
Today we are talking about Glendale home sales for all of 2009. For purposes of this review I am talking about single family homes sold in Glendale. First up, the BIG picture.
Units
Price
$/sf
2007
722
$776,000
437
2008
659
$645,000
380..[read more]
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Northwest Glendale 2009 Home Sales Review
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:03:46 +0000
We will start our business review with Northwest Glendale.
I took the TOTAL sales for the year and selected the median number in all cases. This is a very different number than taking the median price for January of 2009 and comparing it to the medi..[read more]
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Making Home Affordable: The Refinance Option
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:03:32 +0000
This is a great article on the federal program posted in the National Associaltion of Realtors new website, www.houselogic.com.
Making Home Affordable, the federal program aimed at aiding struggling homeowners, offers two options: refinancing and loa..[read more]
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Prediction is Difficult
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:38:35 +0000
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”
Niels Bohr
I’ve been out, talking to my peeps in Northwest Glendale. The running theme of conversation is, what will the real estate market be like next year?
Wow, that c..[read more]
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Sometimes, the Good Guys Win
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:18:39 +0000
I want to tell you a story about love.
Buying and selling residential real estate is highly emotional. The seller is letting go of a whole section of their life- the memories made in this home are a part of the essential being. A buyer is dreaming ..[read more]
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Where are the Smokin? Hot Deals?
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:50 +0000
Great question. The truth is that, lately, the number of sales is quite a bit higher than the number of listings. Our inventory is shrinking and this is not a condition that leads to a lot of obvious deals.
So, where is the opportunity?
I think it..[read more]
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Smokin? Hot Deal in Pacific Palisades!
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:18 +0000
Ok, my Darling Chitlins. I well know this is outta the box- even for me. But here’s how the universe works and why life is so beautiful.
Bill and Elizabeth, who are these terminally cool residents of Northwest Glendale, love the way I work. ..[read more]
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La Crescenta Home Sales Statistics- October
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:53 +0000
Check out this fancy graph, Chitlins! We’re going upscale at Kendyl’s Open House.
The main story continues to be the dropping number of homes for sale and the rising number of homes being sold. In fact, we had a high of 10.4 months of i..[read more]
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Glendale Home Sales Statistics- October 2009
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:16:47 +0000
This week we are going to bang out all three cities statistics- today Glendale, then La Crescenta and last (but of course, not least!) the fine city of La Canada.
The most striking thing of note is that almost every number on this chart is down. Les..[read more]
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NAR Frequently Asked Questions Homebuyer Tax Credit Changes
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:08 +0000
National Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs Division
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions on the changes to the Homebuyer Tax Credit
Question: Existing homeowner credit: Must the new house cost more than the old house?
Answer..[read more]
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