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Southern California’s real estate market hit another historic peak in June, home prices are taking off to another all-time high. According to the Data by data firm DQNews, June’s median home price of $680,000 tops the previous record of $667,000. This represents a 22.5% increase from June 2020 when the market in the six-county region slowed significantly as sellers pulled homes off the market because...

The city of Pasadena will align with newly-issued state guidelines that will allow people vaccinated for COVID-19 to go without masks in most situations beginning next Tuesday. Masks will still be required: On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport...

Purchasing a home is one of the most significant financial decisions that you will ever make in your life. When buying a house, there are a number of questions that you will want to ask before submitting an offer and signing the papers to purchase it. These questions will allow you to get more vital information about the home, the process, and what you can expect once owning it. 1. What is My Total...

The Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors recently hosted its 114th annual Inaugural and Awards Virtual Ceremony. The celebratory event, themed “Leading Change,” honored the “local Realtor community in their public service and fight to protect homeownership, while installing the 2021 officers and directors,” according to a PFAR statement. The event included a message from Congressman Adam...

 Purchasing a home can be a daunting task, especially for first time homebuyers. The first step to purchasing a home is to get pre-approved for a Home Loan. This way you’ll have a clear understanding of affordability/costs and you can get access to viewing properties as many Seller require a pre-approval to schedule a showing appointment. This letter is issued after the lender has evaluated your...

"Emotional support animals and service animals both provide valuable service to individuals with disabilities. Under federal law, though, these two terms are not the same — and thus, should not be interchanged."-HOA Management There are 3 types of pets according to berding-well. Service Animal: This is an animal who provides “a service” in order to assist an individual who has a...

Are you a first time home buyer? Are you thinking about purchasing a new home for the first time? Here are 6 tips for first time home buyers. 1. Get preapproved for a mortgage before you start house hunting. Don’t get me wrong, you should start looking for houses to see the prices, but do not try to sign any contracts or anything just yet. You don’t know how much you can afford without being pre...

It’s almost a new year! We made it through 2020 and the new year is ahead of us. 2020 has easily been one of the most eventful years of our lives. However, 2020 has given everybody perspective on what is truly important to them. As a result of the pandemic, we have been unable to go out, travel, or have normal social interaction. We have been forced to live our lives in a much different way. If you...

With COVID-19 recently on the rise during these colder months, it has left many people wondering if they should cancel all their plans and skip their holiday get-togethers. The safest answer is yes, as it is advised that you only celebrate in person with people in your household. But for those that absolutely have to travel, it's recommended that they avoid traveling out of town, especially to...

Virtual Yoga Lesson Kadisha Aburub is offering a FREE livestream platform specifically devoted to yoga and fitness classes. They are offering a unique AI pose-tracking technology that provides feedback to instructors and users, creating a more interactive and specialized experience for virtual yoga. They are Online Yoga for beginners friendly. And there are Free Yoga and Online Yoga classes every week....