What Does the Future Hold for Home Prices? If you’re looking to buy or sell a house, chances are you’ve heard talk about today’s rising home prices. And while this increase in home values is great news for sellers, you may be wondering what the future holds. Will prices continue to rise with time, or should you expect them to fall? To answer that question, let&rsquo...

• calendar_month October 19, 2021
• category Real Estate
• post Burbank, Buyers, California, Glendale, Home Sellers, Home Values, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta

  Last week, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac inched up to 3.1%, and experts project rates will continue rising through 2022: “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.9% in the third quarter of 2021. We forecast mortgage rates to increase slightly through the remainder of the year and reach 3.0%, rising to 3.5% for full year 20...

• calendar_month November 24, 2021
• category Real Estate
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, Home Values, mortgage rates, Robbyn Battles

If you’re living on your own and looking to buy a home, know that you can make your dream a reality with thoughtful planning and the right team of experts. Research from Freddie Mac shows 28% of all households (36.1 million) are sole-person, and that number is growing. Over the past 40 years, the number of sole-person households has nearly doubled, ...

• calendar_month December 3, 2021
• category Real Estate
• post 2022, Buyers, Glendale, Homeowners, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, real estate, Shadow Hills, Sunland

If you’re following along with the news today, you’re probably hearing a lot about record-breaking home prices, rising consumer costs, supply chain constraints, and more. And if you’re thinking about purchasing a home this year, all of these inflationary concerns are likely making you wonder if you should wait to buy. Investopedia explains that during ...

• calendar_month January 12, 2022
• category Real Estate
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, California, Glendale, Home Values, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, mortgage rates, Robbyn Battles, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

10514 Mahoney Drive in Shadow Hills Ca. Open Saturday 4/9: Noon - 2:00 Open Sunday 4/10: Noon - 3:00 List price $1,229,000 3 bedrooms | Den | 19,447 sqft lot | 1744 sqft home Prime Shadow Hills location: You will love this horse property located in the heart of Shadow Hills. A split-level property, so you can have friends and family enjoying a warm summer...

• calendar_month April 6, 2022
• category Real Estate
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Burbank, Buyers, California, Community, Equestrian Properties, Glendale, Home Sellers, Home Values, Homeowners, Horse Property, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, selling, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home soon, you probably want to know what you can expect from the housing market this year. In 2022, the market underwent a major shift as economic uncertainty, and higher mortgage rates reduced buyer demand, slowed the pace of home sales, and moderated home prices. But what about 2023? An article from HousingWire&nb...

• calendar_month January 10, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Altadena, Battles Real Estate, Burbank, Buyers, California, Equestrian Properties, Glendale, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, Robbyn Battles, selling, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Below is the complete article from "The Planning Report", an interview with LA City Planning Director Vince Bertoni. There is a lot to absorb in this article, so grab a cup of coffee or a big glass of water and get ready for a great read on what the future of development will look like in LA. Like it or not, density bonus projects and mass developments near transit are here to st...

• calendar_month January 11, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, California, desity bonus projects, gavin newsom, Housing, Housing Laws, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, Pasadena, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

When you are talking about the housing market, it's important not to generalize and say the market is terrible, the market is dropping. Although rates have increased, some markets have not been as affected as others. When considering a purchase or a sale, buyers and sellers should focus on their market, not the "housing market," in a Nationwide comparison article. Let's refer ...

• calendar_month January 13, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, California, Community, Glendale, Home Sellers, Home Values, homes for sale, Housing, La Crescenta, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling

Where is the actual property line? Many homes have sold multiple times, and markers can move and/or be eliminated between mother nature and humans. Never should a realtor ever represent where the lot lines or boundary lie. The homeowner will often say it's the fence or it's the tree. If you truly want to know precisely where the boundaries of a property are, you should have an actual su...

• calendar_month January 18, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Battles Real Estate, boundaries, Burbank, Buyers, California, Community, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Welcome home to the River Village! Open Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 10:00 am to Noon. Plan your morning, come take a look, and discover all that Santa Clarita outdoors offers. River Village is a gated community with beautiful grounds. You'll have easy access to trails, parks, and bike paths outside the gates. All of this for a reasonable price with extremely low HOA fees.  &...

• calendar_month January 20, 2023
• category Real Estate
• post 2023, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, Housing, open house, River Village, Robbyn Battles, Santa Clarita, Townhouse