Should you Buy or Rent a Pasadena Home?

Should I buy or rent a home in Pasadena?

As long as I've been selling real estate, this question comes up.  Actually, I take it back... it has come up even before I got into the  real estate business.  You hear it at "get togethers", as you're sitting ...

National Mortgage Settlement Affects Pasadena Home Inventory

Now that we understand what Shadow Inventory is and how the Robo Signing fiasco created a backlog of distressed homes waiting to be released on the Pasadena real estate market, let's take a look at what role the National Mortgage Settlement plays in all of this.

National Mortgage Settlement ...

Real Estate Investors: Bulk Foreclosures for Sale

There has been much talk about the government selling bulk foreclosures which will be converted into rentals. What will this actually mean to the housing market? For the answer to that question, we go directly to the 2/28/2012 Senate testimony of the person making the decisions on this ...

Pasadena Real Estate Housing Review - 2003 through 2011

Pasadena appears to be one of the few bright spots in an otherwise declining market. The median price of houses sold in the wealthy 91105 and 91106 Zip codes rose from $888,500 in 2010 to $907,165 in 2011. - Tina Daunt of Hollywood Reporter

 

Pasadena California has been offering ...

Pasadena Real Estate Market Report and Homes for Sale

Pasadena Real Estate Statistics Pasadena California - Single Family Homes

January 2012 hosing statistics:

• 46 homes sold in January with an average sold price of $606,293
• Average price per square foot of sold homes was $349
• There were 260 homes for sale in January with an average asking price of ...

Pasadena Real Estate Update - Condos and Townhomes

Condos and Townhomes in Pasadena Real Estate Statistics

Looking for a Pasadena condo for sale?  Or, maybe, you own one of these properties and would like to keep an eye on the Pasadena real estate market?  If so, you've come to the right place.  I'll be updating you ...

South Pasadena Housing Review 2003 to 2011

South Pasadena Housing Report Card

Home Sales (Single Family Homes) – 2003 through 2011

Average Home Pricing:

Let's take a look at South Pasadena's real estate market performance for the last 9 years.  Looking at the average prices of homes sold, it's interesting to note that even though ...

Pasadena Foreclosure Update: Auction Sales to Investors are Up

ForeclosureRadar reports that Real Estate investors started off 2012 with a bang. Sales to Third Parties, typically investors rose significantly in January throughout our coverage area, with the exception of Washington. California saw the most activity, with investors purchasing 3,964 properties for $766.2 million. Note that trustee sale ...

San Marino Housing Review 2003 to 2011

San Marino Housing Report Card

Home Sales - 2003 through 2011

I've been providing monthly San Marino Statistics for awhile now.  But, at the beginning of each year, time permitting, I try to take a look at historical real estate data to see where the real estate market was and ...

4 Tips on First-Time Homebuyer Credit Repayment

Pasadena first time homebuyer in 2008? Did you buy your Pasadena area home under the The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008?  If so,  you most likely received up to $7,500 which needs to be repaid over 15 years. It is very different from the Obama's stimulus ...