April 2012

Who is Dorothy Townsend and what does she have to do with real estate?

Dorothy Townsend, an L.A. Times journalist from 1954 to 1986, was the first female staff writer to cover local news in a city room long pop...

(The market is back) and so are multiple offers

...says the Wall Street Journal here .

The real estate market is back

According to today's L.A. Times , the real estate market is back. Click here to read the front page story. How is this different from ...

Teacher of the Year: Rebecca Mieliwocki from Burbank

Check this UPI story -- Obama's teacher of the year is our very own Rebecca Mieliwocki from Luther Middle School. I keep telling you f...

New listing: 2+2 across from Burbank bike path

This is 2410 Chandler, Burbank , and I just listed this for $395,000. Yes, you read that right. It has 2 beds, 2 baths, 1407 square feet o...

Palm Springs in Burbank

Hot enough for ya? Cool off at this gorgeous post and beam at 3031 N. Lamer in Burbank . Designed by Boyd Georgi, AIA, it features 3 beds, ...

Home prices going up?

LATimes posted an article about rising home prices today. Click here for the link. Of course, the increases are miniscule and concentrate...

Marilyn Monruff-ruff-ruff

Update: Panda's short sale offer was accepted today! At least by the title holder. Stay tuned; BofA (our favorite bank) has the loans a...

How did yesterday's Burbank open house go?

Yesterday, I held a very well-attended open house at 3031 N. Lamer in Burbank. This is not the first open house -- that occurred during a ...

In keeping with the Titanic meme, here's a mailing piece of mine from when the movie was out

Nobody got it then, either. By the way, I look exactly the same as I did then.

West Hollywood condos -- what I saw

I had the opportunity to view several West Hollywood condos for a client over the weekend. All of the units were under $350,000 (yes!), had...

Los Angeles, Easter Sunday, -- what I saw

I had the opportunity to be several places in L.A. this past Sunday and only a few of them were real estate-related. However, all of the pl...

Realtors: real or fake?

I have not sent out any neighborhood flyers for my listing at 3031 N. Lamer in Burbank , nor have I gone door to door in the neighborhood to...

New CA real estate disclosure: Marijuana

The California Statewide home buyers and sellers advisory is a required disclosure document on all residential real estate transactions. It...

Residents of Burbank's Rancho neighborhood

Yes, your horse can graze in your front yard in Burbank's Rancho neighborhood. The horse's name is Lightning, the dog is Tuzi.

Great article on ranch home design genius Cliff May

Today's L.A. Times has a great article about ranch home design giant Cliff May. Title should link; if not, click here . Among other ele...

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