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Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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La Canada Market Activity This Week

We have 55 active listings in La Canada. 5 of them are new:

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4413 Indiana last sold in 2009 for $424,000. It has been updated and fluffed since then. 5109 Angeles Crest last sold in 2003 for $457,000. It was in default last year listed as a short sale. It went on the auction block and sold to an investment group for $381,600 last fall. There was a first for $540,000 and a line of credit for $209,000 (ie:lender ate it). 4848 Hampton is an incredible price for the location. The house is charming. 30 gallons of white paint will make it a bright little cottage in PCY. 4831 Angeles Crest Highway looks nice but busy street (Highway). 5238 Angeles Crest Highway is on a private drive off the south side of ACH overlooking Valley Crest. It last sold for $1,710,000 in 2002 and was listed again in 2006 and 2010 around $3,300,000.  It did not sell.

3 homes went into escrow this week in La Canada:

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4855 Ocean View (Sagebrush) sold in less than a week. 308  Baptiste has been on for 5 months. While photos hardly sell a house, posting only 2 photos in the MLS does not help. 4008 Dover sold within 2 weeks...lovely fixer on a large lot.

2 homes closed escrow in La Canada this week:

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4818 Crown sold with multiple offers well over asking. 2134 Lyans also sold quickly. Price reflects the difference between LC schools and Glendale schools in Sagebrush.

I'd like to say that is it for our market but did you see the Valley Sun today? Shame on them for quoting a local Realtor that no one has ever heard of. "According to statistics provided by the Multiple Listing Service," I have found that "local Realtor" Keith Sorem has not sold a property in La Canada in the last several years (I went back to 2008) so I question the validity of his opinion. Apparently it is front page news that LCF sales volume dropped 9% last year...a huge surprise since new listings dropped more than 9% last year. I am grateful to Sam Buchanan for being the voice of reason in the article. Not only does he live in La Canada but he works here and actually sees the homes that Mr. Sorem merely comments on. After a quick search of "statistics provided by the Multiple Listing Service" I see that Glendale also has a back log of unsold, presumably overpriced homes on the market. So thank you Valley Sun and Keith Sorem, member of the Glendale Board and not PFAR, for teaching something none of us knew...if it is overpriced, it will not sell. "Fear is the path to the dark side"-Yoda. But maybe it sells newspapers. 

Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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La Canada Market Activity This Week

We have 51 active listings in La Canada. 5 of them are new:

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4855 Ocean View is a new listing in Sagebrush. 5325 La Forest last sold in 2007 for $1,050,000. $1,146,000 was owed in loans (delinquentpayments not included) when the lender took it back in 2009. No idea why it took 26 months to come on the market as an REO. 4008 Dover is small but charming, charming, charming! It sits on a large piece of property, not all usable but lots of privacy. The former owner passed away on the property in 2010 at 104. 5206 Vista Lejana has been off and on since 2010 starting at $2,495,000. It was in escrow briefly last August. 603 Chatham Place last sold in 2005 for $2,500,000. If it sells for the current price does it mean that the market has gone up 30% since 2005?

2 homes went into escrow in La Canada in the last week:

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1727 Earlmont is lovely. It sold with multiple offers within the first week. 3820 Domal is a fabulous Post and Beam. It was listed in April for $2,750,000.

3 homes closed escrow this week in La Canada.

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4545 Indiana sold quickly a few thousand over the asking price. 4709 Oakwood was bank-owned. It sold in 2007 for $1,515,000. 1418 El Vago has been off and on the market since 2008, starting at $1,998,000. It was reported as a short sale though hard to tell in title how much was owed.

The new year is not exactly off to a brisk start but I do think the overall concensus is that things will be picking up, a marked transition from all the glum faces and attitudes at the beginning of 2011. The glasses have turned from half empty to half full.

Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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New Years Resolution: Walk La Canada's beautiful trails

La Canada Market Activity This Week

To be exact, market activity for the last few weeks as I have taken quite a long holiday from everything but enjoying Christmas and ringing in the New Year with family! Back on track...we have 47 active listings in La Canada. 2 of them are new (not going to bother posting all the "new" listings that have merely been re-listed after expiring despite months on the market on 12/31/11...ew):

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5276 Gould. It was listed in 2010 for $1,495,000 and did not sell. Now, magically there is additional (though not necessarily permitted...buyer to verify) square footage that justifies a price hike. Don't get me wrong. I think the market has definitely perked up and it is now a great time to buy. That does not mean that prices have gone up since 2010. 1727 Earlmont looks lovely. Showings start Sunday at the open house 1:00-4:00. Love the neighborhood. My in-laws still live on that street. Remarkable how many people have lived in the same house for 50+ years in La Canada.

1 house went into escrow. Not unusual for the holidays.

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4820 Carmel was listed in November. it last sold in 2004 for $1,100,000. It is a short sale.

6 homes closed escrow in La Canada after December 15, 2011 (my last post):

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4841 La Canada Boulevard last sold in 2003 for $605,000. This time around it sold for a great price. Private drive, large lot....4440 Commonwealth sold with multiple offers well over asking. I believe it went to a neighbor for his mother. Happy as it is close to our house and don't want another massive construction project on the street (read hypocrite as my husband is a builder). 5314 Stardust. I will mention this as it has been reported as a sale in the MLS for the second time in the last 6 months and I want to dispel any rumours that may result from inaccurate internet reporting. It was reported to the MLS as a sale in July for $,1059,000, then went back to pending in November, then closed again on January 5 for $1,259,000. Fine and dandy for the MLS as we agents can input whatever information we want, yet a quick title search shows no sales activity since 2005 and a gross refinance for $1,700,000 in 2007 (when drinking Koolaid was commonplace). The most recent sale reported shows the listing agent as the selling agent. Must leave that to PFAR to deal with....4605 Vineta was a bank-owned beauty on the banks of the 210. Hard to determine value when you have semi's in your back yard. 4032 Hampstead was originally listed in April for $1,780,000. It was a bit dated and a tough floor plan. Another agent and a $300,000 reduction reduced the flaws and made this a charming character home with incredible views. I love the location and think the buyer got a good deal (indicative of today's market). 327 Santa Inez defied expectations and closed on a high note. In spite of the smaller lot, the "newness" of it triumphed.

Here is to many new fabulous listings for all of the buyers waiting in the wings in 2012!

To commemorate what I think will be a great year, I spent most of January 2 , 2012 cleaning my office. The result:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While facts and items file neatly in my brain, not so much in my physical office, much to the dismay of my patient assistant Jenny. Ironically it was once a dismal (or fabulous depending on how much you ate in the last week) Jenny Craig weigh-in room. It is a small space, but we make it work.

Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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La Canada Market Activity This Week

We have 59 active listings this week in La Canada. None of them are new!!! Tis the season!

One house went into escrow in La Canada this week:

4818 Crown had 9 offers...proof that the market isn't asleep for the holidays if you are priced right.

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3 homes closed escrow in La Canada this week:

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4650 Crown last sold in 2007 for $985,000. The low end in La Canada has not dropped as much as the high end (10% vs. 20-25%). 5213 La Canada Blvd. came on in June for $1,199,000. House has issues, nice lot and location. 344 Georgian was on earlier this year for $3,500,000. It sits on a flag lot and is close to the freeway.

Not much to report or go on about. Kids get out of school next Thursday so the season will really kick off. We had to put our wonderful dog Rocky to sleep this week so I am not in the mood to talk business or anything else really. Cherish your pets and learn from them. They give us a still photograph of a time period for us...our children walking, talking, going to kindergarten. Then they are gone and we realize how much time has passed and memories are taken for granted. If only I could seize every day as he did, I would accomplish so much more.

 

Open Houses in La Canada This Sunday

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