Posted in community, tagged halloween, halloween pasadena, haunted house, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, los angeles times, old town, old town pasadena, one colorado, pasadena community, pasadena events, pasadena real estate on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out Los Angeles Times’ Haunted House Makeovers photo gallery for ideas on how to trick your home out for Halloween.
From Pasadena Now!:
If you’re still looking for a Halloweeny event to take the kids to, check out One Colorado, in Old Town Pasadena. Young ghosts, witches & other creepy critters are invited to go store-to-store for [...]
Posted in Housing Market, tagged home prices, house prices, Housing Market, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, pasadena community, pasadena homes, pasadena real estate, real estate market, san marino homes, san marino real estate on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Housing Market, community, tagged halloween, halloween event, halloween festival, Housing Market, housing prices, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, kidspace, Pasadena, pasadena community, pasadena real estate, pumpkin patch, real estate market on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Business Week, posted by Chris Palmeri on October 22:
“California home sales are soaring. What? Aren’t we in the middle of a credit crunch and mortgage industry meltdown?
Bargain shoppers are snapping up distressed property, according to real estate researcher DataQuick. In Northern California sales were up 40% in September, the largest jump in six years. [...]
Posted in Housing Market, community, tagged caltech, community art, greenwood, home prices, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, los angeles, los angeles art, los angeles community, Pasadena, pasadena community, pasadena real estate, real estate market, room 13 foshay, san marino real estate on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This depends, of course, on area, size, and condition of the particular home. I have heard that the average home price in pasadena has rolled back to between 2004 and 2005 prices.
Here is a case study on a really nice home in a really desirable neighborhood:
360 S. Greenwood, Pasadena 91107
(in the Caltech neighborhood)
This [...]
Posted in Worth Reading, community, tagged craftsman, craftsman tour, gamble house, homes for sale, house tour, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, pasadena real estate, Real Estate, san marino real estate on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Due to stricter loan underwriting standards and increased difficulty for some borrowers to qualify for a loan, even for those who are well-qualified, more sellers are offering financing to potential home buyers, which some believe can be mutually beneficial to both buyers and sellers, and can give sellers a competitive edge.
To read the full story, [...]
Posted in Housing Market, tagged california real estate, condos, foreclosures, Glendale, homes, homes for sale, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, Pasadena, pasadena real estate, pasadena real estate market, real estate market, realtors, REOs, short sales on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
California Association of Realtors Economists Forecast Number of Homes Selling in 2009 to Increase, Prices to Decrease.
The number of home sales this year has already increased significantly over the 2007 low point, but economists at the California Association of Realtors do not forsee price increases for quite a while — until the glut of foreclosed [...]
Posted in Mortgage Rates, community, tagged adjustable-rate, countrywide, federal reserve, fixed-rate, homes for sale, interest rates, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, mortgages, pasadena art walk, pasadena art weekend, pasadena homes, pasadena real estate, paseo colorado, playhouse district, san marino homes, san marino real estate on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Effect of Global Banking Changes on Homeowners
Central Banks Coordinate Global Cut in Interest Rates
Hoping to thaw the current credit freeze, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the central banks of Canada and Sweden reduced their primary lending rates by a half percentage point Wednesday. The Chinese central bank [...]
Posted in Housing Market, tagged homes for sale, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, pasadena homes, pasadena homes for sale, pasadena market, pasadena real estate, real estate market, san marino real estate on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not in the MLS! This home is not my listing, but it is so special that I had to get the word out. I can’t publish the address, so please call me if you would like to see it.
Home: 4,476 square feet
Lot: 12,898 square feet
Location: prime Southwest Pasadena location with prestigious street address
Price: $3,580,000
A sophisticated [...]
Posted in Housing Market, tagged homes for sale, Kerin Cantwell, kerin cantwell real estate, la canada real estate, pasadena homes, pasadena real estate, pasadena real estate market, san gabriel real estate, san marino real estate, sierra madre real estate, south pasadena real estate on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have just finished running the numbers for the third quarter update to my Pasadena area real estate report. This is unique, original research not available anywhere else. I take each Pasadena zip code (as well as surrounding areas such as San Marino, South Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre and more) and compare last quarter’s average [...]
