Marengo Elementary School in the South Pasadena Unified School District in South Pasadena, California has been recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2020. The program recognizes schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. This year the […]
Single family home over by Trader Joe’s in South Pasadena for lease. Live on a tree-lined street in your own historic house for just $3,300 per month. This is not a fancy house – but it’s a great location with a decent sized yard on a nice residential street. It’s 2 blocks from Trader Joe’s, […]
The housing market in Los Angeles and especially in South Pasadena is experiencing shortages of homes for sale. This has created unprecedented competition for well-priced properties. I recently had the privilege of helping my client, Mike K. to navigate this real estate landscape and purchase 1016 Orange Grove Avenue in South Pasadena. My client had […]
I recently closed on a home here in South Pasadena with a great and conscientious client who carefully inspected the property prior to purchase. One of the professionals involved was a termite inspector. The inspector found evidence of active termites around the home. My client considered the options for addressing the termites and opted to […]
As a top real estate agent in South Pasadena, I often encounter clients who reference the Zillow Zestimate prior to selling or buying a property. If the client is a seller they usually say: “My home is worth way more than that Zestimate!”. If the client is a buyer they usually say: “Well the Zestimate […]
Today at my home on Palm Avenue the City water folks came out and switched out my ancient water meter for a brand new one. I’m told that the City of South Pasadena is starting with older or damaged meters being replaced first – and then moving to replace others. Since my South Pasadena home […]
What does that mean for a home buyer? You are in the enviable position of borrowing money to buy a home at the lowest rate ever. EVER. That means you can pay much less per month than even a year or two ago. That means you can afford to buy a larger, fancier home and […]
When a tree falls in South Pasadena it does indeed make a sound. At least if it’s a large tree that falls over in a light wind storm. On Sunday, June 7, 2020 a large tree in my front yard fell over. According to my wife who was in the front room of our house […]
My son noticed that we had a ton of wasp’s nests under the overhang on our front porch. He came inside and said, “Hey Dad – I know a guy I went to high school with who can take those down for you.” So I was thinking that there was a college student friend of […]
The Author During a Recent Home Showing A number of my currently active South Pasadena real estate clients have asked me about the current market in 91030 and exactly what they can expect if buying a property. Here are a few of the items we cover when discussing how to enter a real estate transaction […]