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

You probably already have a home maintenance checklist: Replace the furnace filter each season, shut off water spigots before winter, clean the gutters, etc. That's a good start, but there are jobs that homeowners often forget about, or don't even know about. To turn a daunting requirement into a more easily manageable checklist, we’ve broken down home maintenance tasks that...

• calendar_month January 24, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post Glendale, Homeowners, homes for sale, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, seniors, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Check out my latest properties: La Crescenta Duplex: https://robbyn.jhagents.com/johnhart/23740/3007-community-ave-la-crescenta-ca-91214 Sparr Heights pool property: https://robbyn.jhagents.com/johnhart/23965/3520-roselawn-ave-glendale-ca-91208 60 acres of land:  https://robbyn.jhagents.com/johnhart/22223/apn-2581012003-and-004-sylmar-ca-91342  10578 Arnowoo...

• calendar_month February 7, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Burbank, Buyers, Community, Duplex, Equestrian Properties, Glendale, Home Values, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Data I absolutely love data. If you do as well then, the interactive 5-year housing data trends are made just for you. What are you going to find? How many active listings were on the market in 2017 compared to today? How many showings occur on listings now compared to say, April 2019. It’s all very interesting. There are 6 different trend graphs below. If you are looking for stats in your im...

• calendar_month February 27, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post 2021, 2022, Battles Real Estate, Glendale, Home Sellers, Homeowners, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Dear Reader, SPRING is my favorite time of year. To me, it’s all about color and the outdoors. Finally, there is a chance to make all those somewhat sad pots on my deck come alive with a burst of Spring color. So outside, I will go, but with yet another challenge on my plate, time to run my second LA Marathon on March 20th. . Making the commitment to run this again was a real struggle,...

• calendar_month March 1, 2022
• category Community
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Burbank, Buyers, Community, Glendale, Home Sellers, Home Values, Homeowners, homes for sale, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling

Dear Reader,   I hope every one of you are enjoying the beautiful Spring weather. On the first of the month, I had a chance to take a few days and head to Northern California for a work/family trip. The work part was to assist a fantastic client with listing their home in Petaluma. Yep, I'll help my clients anywhere they need me to go. The second part of the trip was celebrating my...

• calendar_month April 5, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, Buyers, California, Community, Glendale, Home Sellers, Homeowners, Horse Property, Housing Laws, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles, selling, 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

May 2022 Dear Reader, Hello again, how is everyone doing? What positive and exciting news are you sharing with friends and family? Here's what I can share this month. First, I celebrated my 31st wedding anniversary in April. Second, I'm off to run a half marathon in Santa Barbara for Mother's Day weekend. Third, I accepted an appointment to the LA County Tax Assessors' appea...

• calendar_month May 10, 2022
• category Robbyn Battles
• post Battles Real Estate, Buyers, Community, Equestrian Properties, Glendale, Home Sellers, homes for sale, Horse Property, Housing, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, real estate, Robbyn Battles

Dear Reader, Golfing for a cause. Did you know the Crescenta Valley Chamber holds an annual golf tournament to raise scholarship funds for the two local High Schools? This event is terrific fun, so I try and play every year. This year I did something fun and interviewed the participants and several volunteers. Check out the videos. You'll enjoy the blooper reel involving a flying golf cl...

• calendar_month August 3, 2022
• category Community
• post 2022, Battles Real Estate, California, Community, Glendale, Home Sellers, Homeowners, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, my monthly letter, property taxes, real estate, Robbyn Battles, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga