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,   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

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

This year will be bigger and better than last! Why do you ask? This year there will be 16 tons of snow, creating two sled hills and a snow yard. Photos with Santa are FREE. There will be a live band to keep things lively. We have a hot cocoa master keeping you warm from the inside out. A few surprises are in store for attendees as well. This year's event takes place at the JohnHar...

• calendar_month November 17, 2022
• category Community
• post 2022, Altadena, Battles Real Estate, Christmas Tree, Glendale, Holiday Event, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, Pasadena, Robbyn Battles, Santa Photos, Shadow Hills, Sunland, Tujunga

Offshore wind farms are coming to the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Are our Oceans going to look like we just arrived in Palm Desert CA.? When driving into Palm Springs, California, from Los Angeles along Interstate-10, the first sign that you’ve arrived in the desert is the row upon row of windmills along both sides of the highway. The San Gorgonio pass can often be a wind tunnel when weat...

• calendar_month January 6, 2023
• category Community
• post Altadena, Burbank, California, climate change, Community, Equestrian Properties, Glendale, La Canada, La Crescenta, Lake View Terrace, Pasadena, 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