Real estate activity is picking up in Alhambra. The number of home sellers has increased this month, but the number of buyers making offers and opening escrow is at it's highest at 25 in June. Alhambra homes are also selling pretty close to their asking price at 99.6% sold to list price.

The home buyers that I have been working with who are looking for Alhambra homes have experienced multiple offers and have to be fully prepared to act on homes they like otherwise they go into escrow fairly quickly.

Here are the Alhambra real estate statistics for your review for the months of April to June 2009:

Take a look below at available homes on the market:

To see specifics on any of these homes, please visit Alhambra homes for sale.

You can find all Alhambra foreclosures for sale here.

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Pasadena Real Estate Guide

San Marino City Guide

South Pasadena City Guide

Altadena Foreclosures List

Burbank Foreclosure Home List

Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

South Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

Pasadena Income Property for Sale

IRINA NETCHAEV & ASSOCIATES

Pasadena Real Estate Agents

Pasadena, California

(626)629-8439

As expected, the volume of sales has increased dramatically from April to May.

Pasadena home sales increased by 20% from April and homes under contract are 23% higher. Average selling price increased a bit as well. Close to 100 new home listings came up on the market, but the inventory is still a bit under 300 homes.

Here's a chart from Altos Research group with the historical look at Median prices of Pasadena homes:

Pasadena Real Estate statistics for February 2009 through May 2009 (including condos, townhomes and houses):

Real estate data gathered from ITEC (Pasadena Foothill Association of Realtors)

Interested in seeing which homes are available for sale? The homes below are updated real time.

For more property details, please visit Pasadena homes and condos for sale.

Pasadena foreclosures - homes owned by banks - can be found below:

Property details for Pasadena foreclosed homes are found at the Pasadena Foreclosure homes for sale post.

READ MORE:

Pasadena Real Estate Guide

San Marino City Guide

South Pasadena City Guide

Altadena Foreclosures List

Burbank Foreclosure Home List

Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

South Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

IRINA NETCHAEV & ASSOCIATES

Pasadena Real Estate Agents

Pasadena, California

(626)629-8439

Malibu is known all over the world as the community where Hollywood stars hang out.  Looking at films, you imagine desserted beaches, homes right on the ocean and semi-nude starlets everywhere.

Well... it is true to a certain extent.  There are many movie and tv stars living in Malibu among ordinary folks.  The community spans around Pacific Coast Highway and stretches from Topanga Canyon to Ventura County.  It consists of 21 miles of prime Pacific coastline.

My favorite Malibu beach is Zuma beach.  I forewarn you, you absolutely have to get there early to get a parking spot next to the sand.  There have been many times where we'd get there from Pasadena which is about an hour away and sit in the car for another hour waiting to get into the public parking.  Early bird gets the worm, right?

What I love about Zuma beach is that you can go hiking as well as swimming and surfing.  There's plenty of white sandy beaches and it's a true California experience.

Now how about home prices in Malibu?

Homes run anywhere from a bit over a million dollars to multi milliion dollar estates.  Median sales price for April 2013 was $1,980,000 for example.

To search for a home in Malibu, please visit our Malibu home search.

Summer is about being outdoors, enjoying activities with friends and family and of course, heading over to your favorite park for a concert. If that concert is free, well... that's even better.
So, without further ado, here's a list of Summer Concerts in the Park.

Get the latest summer concerts schedule here - Summer Concerts in Pasadena and Surrounding cities for 2011

ALTADENA, CA

Location: 568 East Mt. Curve Ave. in the Ampitheater at Farnsworth Park

Time: 7:00 p.m.

ARCADIA, CA

Location: 240 West Huntington Drive - City Hall West Lawn

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. There will also be a Free Kids Fun Zone with games and crafts

COVINA, CA

Location: 301 North 4th Avenue Covina Park Bandshell

Time: 7:30 p.m.

GLENDORA, CA

Location: 160 North Wabash Avenue, Glendora - Bandshell at Finkbiner Park

Time: 6:00 p.m.

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA

Location: 1301 Foothill Blvd., Memorial Park

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

LOS ANGELES - DOWNTOWN

Location: 350 South Grand Avenue, Downtown Los Angeles - California Plaza

Call: 213-687-2159

MONROVIA, CA

Location: Library Park Bandshell

Time: 6:30 p.m.

PASADENA, CA

Location: 87 North Raymond Ave., Pasadena - Levitt Pavillion

SOUTH PASADENA, CA

Location: Mission Street between Stratford & Park Avenue - Garfield Park

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

TEMPLE CITY, CA

Location: 9701 Las Tunas Drive Temple City - Performing Art Pavilion

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Summer 2008 Concert Series

ALHAMBRA, CA

Location: 2nd Street, between Main Street & Commonwealth Avenue

Time: 6:00 to 10:00 pm (Headliner Band starts at 8:30 pm)

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ARCADIA, CA

Location: City Hall West Lawn, 240 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia

Time: 7 pm to 8:30 pm

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COVINA, CA

Location: Covina Park Bandshell, 301 North 4th Avenue, Covina

Time: 7:30 pm

GLENDORA, CA

Location: Bandshell at Finkbiner Park, 160 North Wabash Avenue, Glendora

Time: 6:00 pm

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE

Location: Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Blvd

Time: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm

LOS ANGELES - DOWNTOWN

Location: California Plaza, 350 South Grand Avenue, Downtown Los Angeles

Call: 213-687-2159

MONROVIA, CA

Location: South West Portion of Recreation Park, 620 South Shamrock Avenue, Monrovia, CA

Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

PASADENA, CA

Location: Levitt Pavillion, 87 North Raymond Avenue #250, Pasadena

Call 626-683-3230

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SIERRA MADRE, CA

Location: Memorial park Bandshell, 222 West Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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SOUTH PASADENA, CA

Location: Garfield Park (on Mission Street between Stratford & Park Avenue)

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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TEMPLE CITY, CA

Location: performing Art Pavilion at Temple City Park, 9701 Las Tunas Drive

626-285-2171

Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

For home purchase information, please contact Irina Netchaev, Pasadena real estate agent at 626-627-7107

Well, I've written about the lack of photos in our Multiple Listing Service and vented about this issue long enough here and on my other real estate blog - PasadenaViews. Now, I wish I could say that someone has listened at our real estate board, but that's not the case. Fortunately, the implementation of a new system called CARETS and the data integrity issues associated with that system, facilitated this change.

As of June 15th, all real estate agents in Pasadena are REQUIRED to have at least one photo uploaded with their home listing.

Also, real estate agents are finally required to mark their properties for sale to correctly identify whether or not a home listing is a short sale or a foreclosure. I can't tell you how often, I've shown a home to my home buyers only to find out later on that the home is a short sale and not a regular sale.

Oh... and how about the third rule about updating information about a home listing timely. Home buyers want to know whether or not a home is in escrow or sold or had a price reduction. It's only common sense!

Here's what the Multiple Listing Service Announcement looks like:

KEY i-TECH RULES CHANGES

Beginning Monday, June 15th, the CARETS Data Integrity Standards will apply to all i-Tech listings. Most of the rules that you have been following will remain the same. Below are three key differences.

1. MANDATORY PICTURE: At least one (1) picture related to the listed property MUST be included within five (5) days of listing entry.

2. SHORT-SALE/REO: You may not include any information regarding a short-sale or REO/bank owned property in the Public Remarks of a listing, including that the listing is Not a Short-Sale or REO. Shortly i-Tech will add mandatory entry fields for both sale types. In the mean time, use the Short Pay and REO fields under TERMS to designate the type of sale. Special information on the sale may be placed in the Agent Remarks section.

3. SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Entry and changes to listings must be made within 48-hours of the event, excluding weekends and holidays.

Now if it was me, I'd add some additional rules. Let's see... how about:

• No more BLURRY PHOTOS!
• Let's have a minimum of 6 photos to ensure that Pasadena home buyers will have a better understanding of what a property is all about and not waste their time.
• No photos with old "stamped" dates allowed.

I am sure there are quite a few more things that should be disallowed and actually insisted upon. Ultimately, it's what separates a great real estate agent that cares about the homes they sell and their clients from mediocre ones.

What do you think?

READ MORE:

Pictures are worth a thousand words!

Photos that will NOT sell your home

What makes a Great Real Estate Agent

Pasadena Views Real Estate Team

Pasadena Real Estate Agents

(626)629-8439

San Marino's real estate prices have always been driven by their top rated public schools, a small knit community and close proximity to Pasadena and downtown LA. As expected, San Marino real estate activity has stayed strong even in the down market and as Pasadena's real estate started picking up, San Marino housing market immedicately followed.

Inventory of homes remained pretty much the same last month, but the sales activity has picked up significantly and so did the price per square foot that home buyers are willing to pay. Take a look at the data below.

San Marino Real Estate Statistics for February through May 2009:

Search all San Marino homes for sale - live feed from the Multiple Listing Service below:

For more property detail, please visit San Marino Homes for Sale post.

READ MORE:

San Marino City Guide

South Pasadena City Guide

Altadena Foreclosures List

Burbank Foreclosure Home List

Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

South Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

If you are thinking of buying or selling your San Marino home, please give us a call for a comprehensive and free consultation. We can be reached at 626-629-8439.

IRINA NETCHAEV & ASSOCIATES

Pasadena Real Estate Agents

Pasadena, California

(626) 629-8439

The inventory of homes, condos and townhomes in South Pasadena is still very low and the demand is rising. Home buyers looking to get into a South Pasadena condo or townhome have very few choices and even the property located next to the Gold Line tracks went into escrow with mutliple offers. What does it mean to home buyers? If you see a home listing that you're interested in, call your real estate agent and set up an appointment to see it quickly.

South Pasadena home sellers just need to continue to price their homes correctly, prepare their property for the market by staging it and sit back to review the purchase offers as they start rolling in.

Banks are still holding on to their foreclosures and even though there is a potential of about a handful of foreclosures hitting the South Pasadena market over the next several months, the number of home buyers is still far outweighs the number of South Pas home sellers.

South Pasadena real estate statistics for February 2009 through May 2009:

Real estate statistics above from Pasadena Foothill Association of Realtors (ITEC)

See all South Pasadena property in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) below:

Please visit South Pasadena homes, condos and townhomes for sale for additional property details.

READ MORE:

South Pasadena City Guide

Altadena Foreclosures List

Burbank Foreclosure Home List

Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

South Pasadena Foreclosure Home List

If you are thinking of buying a South Pasadena home, South Pasadena condo or townhome, please give us a call for a comprehensive and free consultation. We can be reached at 626-629-8439.

IRINA NETCHAEV & ASSOCIATES

Pasadena Real Estate Agents

Pasadena, California

(626)629-8439