los angeles: Raindrops, Maybe Some Magic, A Surprise Clear Day and A Rainbow Too - 01/08/16 12:33 AM
Raindrops, Maybe Some Magic, A Surprise Clear Day and A Rainbow(Of Sorts) Too
 
We’ve experienced some rain this week in Southern California so I was a bit concerned that the first broker caravan yesterday at my new listing would be a little wet.   Early Thursday morning, raindrops could be heard on the skylight in my kitchen so I prepared for my journey to place my Open House directional signs before returning home to change into my clothes for the caravan --- nothing worse than a soggy real estate agent, right?
 
Then something happened....as if by magic...daylight hit and so did a glimpse of … (18 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles, CA - Come Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra 2.19.15 - 02/18/14 01:00 PM
Los Angeles, CA - Come Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra 2.19.15
 
Congressman Xavier Becerra(D-Los Angeles) will meet his constituents for one of his town hall type meetings where you can share coffee, ideas and opinions with the Congressman.  


Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6PM to 7PM, doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
 
Lincoln Heights Recreation Center
2303 Workman Street, Los Angeles 90031  
Parking entrance off Daly Street between North Broadway and Manitou Avenue
 
Meet with Congressman Becerra to voice your opinions
 
Congressman Becerra currently represents the 34th congressional district which includes … (5 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles CA Monterey Hills Real Estate for Sale and Market Update - 12/02/13 04:15 PM
Los Angeles CA Monterey Hills Real Estate for Sale and Market Update
 

 
This is a summary of Monterey Hills real estate for sale and market update as of December 1, 2013 according to our local multiple listing service(mls). Monterey Hills is a planned community of condos, townhomes and one single family home development within the city of Los Angeles(zip code 90042).   
 
 
Construction began in the late 1970s. Bradley Court(16 single family homes) was completed in 2000 as the most recent development in the community.   
 

 
Most of the individual communities have a … (15 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles CA -- Coffee and Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra June 15 - 06/14/13 03:17 PM
Los Angeles CA -- Coffee and Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra June 15
 

 
On Saturday, June 15, Congressman Xavier Becerra would like to hear directly from those in the 34th Congressional District he represents.   Congressman Becerra will host a Coffee with your Congressman event at Wilshire Park Elementary School located at 4063 Ingraham Street in Los Angeles 90005.   The event will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 AM and doors will open 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.  The parking entrance is on Ingraham Street between Wilton Place and Norton Avenue.  
 
If you are … (10 comments)

los angeles: Purple Rain in Southern California - 06/03/13 12:27 AM
 
Purple Rain in Southern California
 
A few weeks back I wrote a post on the blooming of the Jacarandas on the streets in Southern California.   
 
The Jacarandas Are Back, It’s Soooooo SoCal & A Sign Of Spring  



While the trees' purple blooms are still quite evident, you can see the blooms starting to fall and blanket the streets, sidewalks and lawns of our neighborhoods, parks business districts.   
 
I call this phenomenon Purple Rain.    Let the purple reign.....
 
 


Purple Rain in Southern California 
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los angeles: Los Angeles CA - Too Many Streets Receive Failing Grades - 05/07/13 12:13 AM
Los Angeles CA - Too Many Streets Receive Failing Grades
 
According to a Los Angeles Times article published Sunday, May 5, 2013 the streets throughout the city of Los Angeles are suffering from extreme cracking and structural failure.   The article stated the city with its 6,500 miles(the largest municipal system in the country) of paved roadway has an average grade of a C based on a 100 point scale called the pavement condition index  
 

 
 
 
 
But the average grade is somewhat misleading where more than one-third of the streets have a score of D … (27 comments)

los angeles: Speechless Sunday - Chicken Boy of Highland Park (Los Angeles) - 04/28/13 07:28 AM
 
 
 
Speechless Sunday - Chicken Boy of Highland Park
(Los Angeles)
 
 
 

 
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los angeles: Fresco Community Market Wine and Cheese Tasting Event April 27, 2013 - 04/16/13 11:53 AM
Fresco Community Market Wine and Cheese Tasting Event April 27, 2013
 

 
 
 
 
Fresco Community Market in the Hermon area within the city of Los Angeles presents a Wine and Cheese Tasting Event on Saturday, April 27, 2013.   This fundraising event is being held in support of A Community of Friends - a non-profit organization.    This first exclusive event will be held at Fresco Community Market located at 5914 Monterey Road in Hermon - just east of the Arroyo Seco Parkway(110) between Avenue 60 and Via Marisol.  Tickets can be purchased at the store or by calling … (11 comments)

los angeles: Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra Saturday, April 6 - 04/03/13 11:43 PM
Meet Congressman Xavier Becerra Saturday, April 6
 
As part of his outreach to the community he serves, you have the opportunity to meet Congressman Xavier Becerra this Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Eagle Rock.
 
 
 
Along with Congressman Becerra, the following local representatives for Northeast Los Angeles will be in attendance:   State Senator Kevin DeLeon, State Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez and Los Angeles City Councilmember, District 14, Jose Huizar.    If you live in the District, this will be your opportunity to meet and hear from your local elected representatives, learn about the different levels of government and receive important … (9 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles CA - Surfwood Monterey Condominium Market Report - 03/01/13 03:29 PM
Los Angeles CA - Surfwood Monterey Condominium Market Report



This is a market report for the Surfwood Monterey condominium complex for the month of February and year-to-date 2013 as of March 1, 2013.  Located at 6140 Monterey Road in the Hermon area within the city of Los Angeles, the complex was built in 1989.   Consisting of 92 single level units, the individual residences have two bedrooms and two baths.   Features include fireplaces(some units have two), in unit laundry connections, high ceilings and balconies or patio areas.   

The complex is professionally managed and features a lobby entrance, two … (8 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles CA Monterey Hills Real Estate Update - 02/03/13 08:39 PM
Los Angeles, CA - Monterey Hills Real Estate Update



This is a real estate update for the Monterey Hills planned community.   Located within the city of Los Angeles, Monterey Hills is comprised of condominium and townhome complexes as well as one single family home development.   Offering a desirable hillside location, highly convenient yet relatively unknown, terrific views, mature landscaping, resort-like settings and relatively affordable - Monterey Hills offers much to it residents.   The first residences in the area were built in 1979 with the latest, Bradley Court in 2000.   

Why choose Monterey Hills?   As previously mentioned, the … (6 comments)

los angeles: Los AngelesCA Arroyo Seco Village Condos in Highland Park Sales Update - 01/24/13 05:12 AM
Los Angeles, Ca - Arroyo Seco Village Condos in Highland Park  Sales Update



This is a sales update for the Arroyo Seco condominium complex in the Highland Park(zip code 90042)area within the city of Los Angeles.   Built in 1979, the gated Arroyo Seco Village consists of seven buildings and a total of 137 condominiums.   The single level units are one bedroom/one bath with approximately 555 square feet or two bedrooms/two baths with approximately 753 square feet.   The two  bedroom units have in-unit laundry connections.   Parking is either tandem garages or carports and there is extensive guest parking throughout … (13 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles CA - Oak Hill Estates in Hermon Area - 01/18/13 07:45 AM
Los Angeles CA - Oak Hill Estates in Hermon Area



 
Located in a close-in yet relatively undiscovered area within the city of Los Angeles, you will find Oak Hill Estates.    Situated not far away from the Arroyo Seco Parkway(110) in the Hermon area, the Oak Hill Estates community was built in 2004 and 2005.   These multi-level single family homes have three to five bedrooms with up to almost 3000 square feet.     Many of the homes offer hillside or city views.     
The homes at Oak Hill Estates are convenient to Fresco Community Market, Hermon Dog Park, Ernest Debs … (13 comments)

los angeles: Los Angeles Holiday Gift-Leave The Driving to Metro-Free Metro Rides - 12/17/12 11:55 PM
Los Angeles CA Holiday Gift - Leave The Driving To Metro - Free Metro Rides



 
Metro will offer a special gift for passengers on the nights and early mornings hours of December 24-25 and December 31-January 1 - free Metro rides.    This is a great reminder for people attending holiday parties or the Rose Parade in Pasadena(New Years Day).    

Metro’s fleet of more than 2200 buses as well as Metro Rail Lines will operate free from Christmas Eve 9PM until Christmas Day 2AM and then again New Years Eve 9PM until New Year’s Day 2AM. … (15 comments)

los angeles: Another Reason To Love Los Angeles -- LAX Flyaway - 12/16/12 02:36 PM
Another Reason To Love Los Angeles -- LAX Flyaway



 
Do you need another reason to love Los Angeles?   Here’s one I believe in - LAX Flyaway.   If you are a frequent commuter to Los Angeles International Airport(LAX) - the LAX Flyaway is a  convenient - inexpensive - easy method of travel to the airport.    There are LAX Flyaway locations in Westwood, Van Nuys and at Union Station.   Living in the West San Gabriel Valley, Union Station is the place for me - park at Union Station or take the Gold Line directly.    The Flyaway offers service from … (14 comments)

los angeles: California Gas Prices - Relief on the Way - Please Make It True - 10/08/12 12:16 PM
California Gas Prices - Relief on the Way -- Please Make It True



California rising gas prices --- which are well over $4.70 per gallon in Los Angeles County -- may start to trickle down.   Filling up my gas tank today as the tank sped quickly passed the $50.00 mark -- I hope so.  All Californians hope so.
The Los Angeles Times website reports relief may be on the way.  http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-california-gas-price-surge-end-20121008,0,5109416.storyMichael Jacobs is a Realtor who serves the Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley as well as the Northeast Foothill communities within the city of Los Angeles and … (15 comments)

los angeles: Could This Be The Next Must Have Accessory? - 09/23/12 04:14 PM
Could This Be The Next Must Have Accessory?

Okay, it’s Sunday Evening -- It’s Emmy Night --- But Really....





Find this at  Fresco Community Market in the Hermon area of

Los Angeles
5914 Monterey Road
Phone 323.274.1040
www.frescomarkets.com

Should you have a real estate question in Northeast Los Angeles or Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley contact Michael Jacobs

818.516.4393 cell or michaeljacobs@coldwellbanker.com.

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los angeles: Fresco Community Market Gives Back - 07/30/12 03:22 AM
Fresco Community Market Gives Back


 
Fresco Community Market gives back to the community.   On Saturday, July 28, the Los Angeles Times published an article regarding Jon Murga, the  local owner of Fresco Community Market and the independent store’s commitment of giving back to the greater community.   The article reported that the Murga went to an unlikely place to find some of his store’s employees when he opened his grocery store in 2011:  Los Angeles’ skid row.   As a customer of this store, I can firsthand report that the all of the employees I have encountered at Fresco are … (8 comments)

los angeles: Let's Add This To Our Homebuying Checklist! - 06/23/12 09:53 AM
Let’s Add This To Our Homebuying Checklist!It’s pretty common to have prospective home buyers bring a list of requirements for their new home when.  When meeting with a new home buyer(whether they purchasing their first or their ultimate home) it is important to determine “must haves” versus “hope to have”.  Number of bedrooms and baths, location, price are all pretty common but I was pretty surprised during the interview process when I learned the following requirement:our new home must be close to a Trader Joe’s



While it is not a field on our local multiple listing(MLS) search requirements, as … (21 comments)

los angeles: Surfwood Monterey Condo Market Recap - 06/04/12 10:05 AM
Surfwood Monterey Condo Market Recap


Surfwood Monterey is a 92 unit condominium complex in the Hermon area of Los Angeles.  Hermon is a relatively unknown area in the northeast foothills adjacent to the Arroyo Seco within the city of Los Angeles and is adjacent to the city of South Pasadena.   It shares zip code 90042 with the communities of Highland Park, Monterey Hills and Garvanza.   The Surfwood Monterey complex was built in 1989 with the first residents arriving in 1990.  All of the condominiums are single level with two bedrooms and two baths and range in size from approximately … (9 comments)

 
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