4 Tips To Prep for Your Home Sale This Fall Even in a hot sellers’ market like today’s in which homes are selling so quickly, it’s still important to make a good first impression on potential buyers. Taking the time upfront to prep your house appropriately can bring in the greatest return on your investment. Here are four simple tips to make sure you maximize t...

• calendar_month October 4, 2021
• category Sellers
• post Housing, selling

What Do Supply and Demand Tell Us About Today’s Housing Market? There’s a well-known economic theory – the law of supply and demand – that explains what’s happening with prices in the current real estate market. Put simply, when demand for an item is high, prices rise. When the supply of the item increases, prices fall. Of course, when demand is very high&n...

• calendar_month October 6, 2021
• category Real Estate
• post Buyers, Housing, Robbyn Battles

  September closed with some record sales in some areas for September. Shadow Hills a sought-after equestrian area has seen double-digit increases in value. La Crescenta has some of the lowest inventory in years and market times are under 20 days. La Canada - Flintridge has been holding steady with an average of 30 homes for sale. Check out Sunland-Tujunga and beautiful North Glendale, ...

• calendar_month October 12, 2021
• category Real Estate
• post Battles Real Estate, Glendale, Home Sellers, Homeowners, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Robbyn Battles, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

  The inherited home. Every seller is unique, as is every listing. So this is the listing story of 400 Dartmouth in Burbank. How as a team, we prepped a mid-century home and transformed it from a distressed mess to a charming must-have hot home in 30 days. "The Inherited Home" When a property is inherited sometimes it comes with a lot of obstacles. First is what to do with...

• calendar_month October 13, 2021
• category Robbyn Battles
• post Battles Real Estate, Burbank, Home Sellers, Homeowners, Housing, Robbyn Battles

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

  The listing story of 10578 Arnwood Rd. begins with a seller who loves her home and loves where she is moving. It's the struggle of loving two houses, but decisions need to be made. A calendar is always created to keep everyone on track through the process. Keeping everyone on the same page helps the seller know what we must accomplish every step of the way. There was lots o...

• calendar_month November 11, 2021
• category Robbyn Battles
• post Buyers, Equestrian Properties, Home Sellers, Homeowners, homes for sale, Horse Property, Housing, Lake View Terrace, 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

Tucked up in the hills of Tujunga packed full of charm and privacy along with a large workshop. The sellers of this home were looking for an agent that not only said they would look out for their best interest but actually held true to their word. How? Listing a home requires the seller to sign at least 30 pages of documents before the home hits the market. The seller would not tolera...

• calendar_month December 7, 2021
• category Robbyn Battles
• post 2021, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, California, Home Sellers, Home Values, Housing, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling, Tujunga

Check out my latest featured properties: 2929 Henrietta Ave La Crescenta 10578 Arnwood, Lake View Terrace 9815 Redmont, Tujunga Dear Reader, The end of 2021 was calm yet festive, and I spent it with my immediate family. My husband and I had a fun evening at our Company Christmas party. I hosted Free Photos with Santa and Snow for the community everyone had a blast. Defin...

• calendar_month January 4, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, Community, Glendale, Holiday, Holiday Event, Home Sellers, Home Values, Homeowners, Horse Property, Housing, Housing Laws, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, Robbyn Battles, selling, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

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