Pasadena Real Estate Guide - Everything you ever wanted to know about buying or selling a home in Pasadena California

The best Pasadena real estate guide - full of fun posts and links to informative articles.

Pasadena California is the place to be! I get phone calls constantly from home buyers saying that they want to live in Pasadena. Pasadena California is wonderfully located. It's close to the beach and it's close to the mountains. Pasadena is minutes from downtown LA. Pasadena is a walkable city. It is filled with restaurants specializing in the most delectable cuisines, spectacular museums, boutiques, and coffee houses.

Pasadena has historic and character homes like California bungalow and craftsman. Homes that literally have been built from a box and still grace our historic and landmark neighborhoods. Pasadena has tree lined streets. Pasadena is known for its Rose parade and its Rose Bowl.

No wonder we have so many people relocating to Pasadena!

This post is a compilation of articles that I have written on my various Pasadena real estate websites. This post will be updated constantly as new information is available to help you buy a Pasadena home. This is your ultimate Pasadena Real Estate Guide!

SELECTING A PASADENA REAL ESTATE AGENT:

How do you find a great real estate agent?

Here's a fun post with a hilarious video. I get a kick out of it every time I see it - How to find a great real estate agent. Don't forget to place those hidden cameras during your Open Houses. :-)

Does your real estate agent utilize the latest technology tools to sell your home and help you buy your home?

The real estate market has changed. What's the saying? "Out with the old and in with the new." Well, it's quite true in many ways. If you are interviewing for your Pasadena real estate agent, take a look at this post - Is your real estate agent using cutting edge technology?

How do you interview your Pasadena real estate agent?

Every real estate agent market the homes they list a little differently. What does your real estate agent do for you?

Social Networking and Real Estate - Read about why is it important for your real estate agent to have a major presence on social networks? Get an edge over your competition.

PASADENA REAL ESTATE GUIDE: HOME BUYER TIPS AND ADVICE

Tips for getting more home for your money - stretch that $. Read 5 tips for getting more home for your $.

Every industry, real estate included, has its own "rules of the game". It is important to understand the proper etiquette when you are shopping for a home in Pasadena.

An absolutely "must read" when buying a home - 9 Stupid Things Buyers do to Mess Up their Home Purchase.

Before you apply for your Pasadena home loan, please take a look at FICO Scores and 5 Steps to a Credit Makeover. This post can save you a lot of money in lower interest rates!

PASADENA REAL ESTATE GUIDE: UNDERSTANDING THE HOME BUYING PROCESS

Real estate agents are not the same. Each agent has their own style and process on how they work with their buyers. Read What does a buyer's agent do for you to get a pretty good idea on how I work with my home buyer clients.

Okay, so you have an accepted offer, you down payment is lined up... what will you be paying in closing costs? Read what kind of home closing costs should I expect during escrow?

Did you know that there are two types of closing costs when purchasing a home: Understand the difference between recurring and non-recurring closing costs.

What are home purchase contingencies? And, can the escrow be cancelled by a seller? Yes... read how at Pasadena home sale escrow can be cancelled by a seller.

When you buy a home in Pasadena, it's usual and customary to put a 3% earnest money deposit. Make sure that you understand how to protect that hard earned money by reading the fastest way to lose your earnest money deposit.

Now that you found your home, what kind of inspections should you be ordering? A physical home inspection and sewer line inspection at a minimum!

One of the things that home buyers need to decide on while they are in escrow is how to hold title. Take a look at Property Title Insurance - What is it for and what are your options?

And, then of course, a critical decision that you will have to make in escrow is How to Hold Title on your home, condo or townhome - 7 Common Ways of Holding Title in California.

PASADENA REAL ESTATE GUIDE: HOME SELLER TIPS AND ADVICE

Selling your home in 30 days or less - a three part home seller series:

Sell Your Home in 30 days - Part 1 - how to prepare your home for sale and price it correctly!

Sell Your Home in 30 days or less - Part 2 - how do you make your home stand out? Why should a real estate agent show your home vs. your competition? What differentiates your home from the rest of the avialable inventory?

Did you know that there are power words that will help sell your home? Really - there are! Take a look at The Power of words to sell your Pasadena home.

We all love photos. The more photos the merrier. When I talk with a potential home buyer, they always want to know if there are any additional photos of a home that they are interested in. Of course, we're doing so much research on line when thinking of buying a home. Pictures truly are worth a thousand words!

Marketing your Pasadena property: Property Brochure - the do's and don'ts.

Ever wondered how real estate agent come up with home prices? Read Pricing Your Pasadena Home to Sell.

Proper Seller Etiquette?

Seller Bloopers: What not to do when you are selling your home!

MORTGAGE PROCESS AND ADVICE

Your loan rate will be based in part, a large part, on your FICO score, read the article - 5 tips to improve your FICO score.

FORECLOSURE INFORMATION

Steps to a Foreclosure - find out what options are available to you if you are behind on your payments, need a loan modification or are considering a "short sale" or a foreclosure.

Short Sale -It's all about forgiveness! - short sales, overall, are very difficult for both the property buyer and the home seller. As a home seller going through the short sale process, you need to ensure that there's appropriate forgiveness language included in the acceptance letter from the lender.

Life after Foreclosure or Short Sale - information on what happens to your credit after a lender forecloses on a home or a short sale is negotiated.

PASADENA REAL ESTATE GUIDE: HOME SEARCH

For property information and specifics, please click on the links below:

Search All Pasadena Homes for sale

Search All Pasadena Condos and Townhomes for sale

Search All Pasadena Bank Owned or Foreclosure property for sale

Search All Income Property for sale in Pasadena California

Search All Pasadena Land for Sale

Click on the Pasadena zip code below for a list of homes (SFR) for sale in tht zip code:

PASADENA REAL ESTATE GUIDE: HOUSING AND STATISTICS INFORMATION

The chart below will show you statistical trends in Pasadena for the last five years, the full report with analysis can be found at Pasadena's Real Estate Housing Analysis and Trends for 2003 through 2008.

2010 Pasadena Real Estate Forecast - see how Pasadena's real estate performed in 2009 and what to expect in 2010

State of the Pasadena housing market - update by Leslie Applton, Chief California Association of Realtors economist; a 2010 Pasadena economic update is here.

If you are thinking of buying or selling a Pasadena home, Pasadena condo or townhome, please give us a call for a comprehensive and free consultation. We can be reached at 626-204-3340.