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I've just listed this fixer with stellar upside potential in Burbank's nicest hillside neighborhood. The house is right across from award-winning Jefferson Elementary, too! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1712 square feet on an 8989 sf lot, fireplace, bonus room, and big yard are just some of the features...
11/15/2011
Yesterday's showing of a Burbank hill estate was going very well until we came upon this visitor (see it's photo at http://sfvrealestate.blogspot.com). I don't know what kind of snake it was, but it was about six feet long. Our reaction: first, we freaked out. Then we all pulled out our cell p...
07/14/2011
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I'll be listing a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1955 sq. ft. house next week in Burbank for $525k. I'll be seeing it for the first time in four years today at the photo shoot and will fill you all in. Last time I saw it, it was great, and they've redone the kitchen since then. It also has a pool and a se...
07/12/2011
I'm sure nobody has missed the latest headlines -- real estate prices are down. And not to put a glossy spin on this, BUT: Los Angeles is only down 1.7% from March 2010. Remember, all real estate is local (property investors and flippers are out in full force right now). The good news is that the...
06/01/2011
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My new listing at 1106 N. Cordova, Burbank is now live and listed for $459,000! Please visit this updated 2 bedroom, 1 bath traditional in the heart of Burbank’s desirable Magnolia Park neighborhood. Both the exterior and interior have been freshly painted. This home was professionally renovated...
05/27/2011
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We’ve all heard about the “shadow inventory” of foreclosures that is supposed to hit the real estate market. But could there be a “shadow inventory” of sold properties? Last week, L.A. Times published an article which states that real estate sales and home prices are not so hot for the Southland....
05/19/2011
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Please come see this pristine 3 bed, 2 bath in one of L.A.'s most desireable neighborhoods! Listed at $749,000, it features 1458 sf., 6303 sf lot, character, updates, and a desireable Woodbridge Park location. MLS #F11046652. I'll be there from 2 to 5 and hope your So. Cal. clients can swing by...
05/03/2011
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I've just changed brokerages and am now with Aaroe + Williamson, a division of John Aaroe Group here in So. Cal. I was very happy at the company where I had been for eight years (I've been in the biz for 13 years; started at C21, went to Coldwell Banker, and then joined this locally-owned company...
04/15/2011
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Dilbeck Real Living held its annual awards ceremony last week. Yours truly placed #3 in our Burbank office, right behind our two commercial producers. I also won the Award of Achievement (for a certain dollar level of "production"), a Winners Circle award (for a sustained level of production over...
04/03/2011
I was surprised and pleased to find a full-page "message" from the California Association of Realtors in the first section of today's (3/10) L.A. Times. (Since it's an "ad" there is no link.) It is an impassioned plea to streamline and speed up the short sale process. 'Bout time. CAR claims to ...
03/10/2011