Natalie Cerpa - Foothill Living Realtor

Just listed this beautiful home for lease in La Crescenta 🎉🎉

https://www.flexmls.com/share/AbC4v/2444-Harmony-Place,-La-Crescenta,-CA-91214

I have many investors who are trying to find their next project!

Just listed this cool home on a 30,000+ sq ft lot in Sunland, neighboring Shadow Hills. www.10724Plateau.com

The Brady Bunch house is for sale! Check out the Studio City home 👀

https://www.flexmls.com/share/8iHdA/11222-Dilling-Street,-Studio-City,-CA-91602

Santa Clause is coming to town! 🎅🏼

Sold! Full circle on this closing. In 2006, I met a random stranger at a home for sale. We become friends and have watched each other’s families grow over the years. In 2009, I helped her buy her first home. In between then and now, there have been many homes that have come and gone. Yesterday we closed on her forever home. Soooo happy and excited for her beautiful family! Wishing you the very best in your stunning new home 😍

You may have heard... the real estate market is shifting. What does that mean? In our neighborhoods, not so much. There is still a serious lack of inventory. In September, we see all of the numbers slightly decline. With interest rates being as high as 8% now, it's definitely showing to impact the market. Regardless, homes are still selling. Many home buyers are taking on ARMs (Adjustable Rate Mortgages) to lock in the house at a lower, more manageable interest rate with the intention to refinance when interest rates come back down. This is a great financial tool if now is the right time for you to buy. Here is the breakdown for Crescenta Valley areas (La Crescenta schools areas) for July, August and September:

July:

Single Family Homes Sold: 30

Average Sold Price: $1,261,350

Average Sold Price Per Square Foot: $832

Average Bedrooms: 3

Average Baths: 2

Average Sq Ft: 1564 sq ft

Sold/ Original List Ratio: 106.04%

August:

Single Family Homes Sold: 30

Average Sold Price: $1,372,812

Average Sold Price Per Square Foot: $775

Average Bedrooms: 3

Average Baths: 2

Average Sq Ft: 1849 sq ft

Sold/ Original List Ratio: 101.75%

September:

Single Family Homes Sold: 20

Average Sold Price: $1,283,875

Average Sold Price Per Square Foot: $771

Average Bedrooms: 3

Average Baths: 2

Average Sq Ft: 1765 sq ft

Sold/ Original List Ratio: 99.41%

Loving this color of the month from Sherwin-Williams! 🤩

Who wants to buy Johnny Cash’s previous house in Ventura? It’s a beautiful and private Mid Century ready for some personalized updates.

https://www.flexmls.com/share/7Gvxi/8736-NYE-Road,-Ventura,-CA-93001

So excited to offer this to my clients. Let me know if I can answer any questions!

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Just listed this great house for lease in La Crescenta! Check it out.

https://www.flexmls.com/share/6pc26/2444-Harmony-Place-La-Crescenta-CA-91214

2444 Harmony Place, La Crescenta, CA 91214

Curious what's happening with your home's equity? Use this FREE tool 👉https://homequityreport.com/natalie-cerpa?brand=MzkuMTU4ODI2NDMzMA

SOLD! In case you are wondering, it's still a HOT seller's market. This 3 bedroom, 1 bath fixer in the prime El Camino Village area of Lawndale was listed for $699,000. Nineteen offers later for this 1,120 sq ft home and it sold $78,000 over the asking price with ZERO contingencies.

Asking price: $699,000
SOLD: $777,000

Who do you know who wants to sell with these results? 818-495-8641

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Just listed! This fixer is going to be an amazing home for the next buyer. If you don't know about El Camino Village in Lawndale, let me tell you about it. It's 5 miles from Manhattan Beach, SoFi Stadium (Go Rams!), SpaceX, Alondra Park, Northrop Grumman, Hawthorne Airport and LAX. Plus, walking distance to Mark Twain Elementary, rated 8 by GreatSchools. Plus tons of shopping nearby! It's a probate sale, but does not require court confirmation.
https://www.flexmls.com/link.html?1o87g8cbltlg,20,1,51057

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2022 Paint color trends… I picked Evergreen Fog for this kitchen island. My phone doesn’t capture how beautiful the color is… so pretty in person.

Here is Glendale's Year by Year Analysis. Big jump from 2020 to 2021! Definitely still a seller's market.
Will be doing the following cities throughout January: La Canada, Sunland-Tujunga, Eagle Rock, Shadow Hills, Lake View Terrace, Altadena and Pasadena.
Is there a city you'd like me to add?

Happy New Year Foothill Living! I took a social media hiatus over the holidays to disconnect and enjoy family time. I hope you all had a healthy and happy holiday season. This year is gearing up to be another record breaker. I will be posting different areas year by year comparison over the course of January. These numbers are really interesting. If you need any clarification, please ask.

If you are thinking of selling in the Spring... let's chat now so we can take all the proper steps to prep your home to sell for the highest possible price. Please share with anyone who may be considering selling.

Free Xmas printables to keep the kids busy for a bit. Also have a printable scavenger hunt for when you go for a walk or go to see neighborhood Xmas lights… Enjoy and happy holidays!

Click on this link to access and print from your home:

https://bit.ly/3E8my90

Big news as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac schedule an increase in loan limits. This coming together as home values continue to skyrocket. It will allow those homebuyers with smaller down payments to qualify for a higher purchase price, as long as they can afford the monthly payments.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fannie-mae-freddie-mac-to-back-home-loans-of-nearly-1-million-as-prices-soar-11637071380

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Back Home Loans of Nearly $1 Million as Prices Soar A scheduled increase in loan limits is a boon for borrowers but also stokes debate over the government’s role in the housing market.

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Did you know? Often people need the equity in their current home to use as a down payment in order to qualify for a home loan on a new home. There are multiple ways to make this come together.


1) You can sell your home contingent upon finding a suitable replacement home.

2) You can use a bridge loan to purchase your next home. Move in. Then we can prep your old home for sale. After you receive your proceeds, you can refinance to add the funds to your new home.

3) You can sell your home and rent while you wait for the perfect home to come on the market. When it comes on the market, you will be ready to bid on it.

What doesn't work in this market when you want to upsize...

Unfortunately, writing a contingent offer (upon the sale of your home) does not work well. Unless you are willing to be very patient. It can take years before the right scenario aligns to allow a contingent offer to be accepted.

Questions? Let's set up a time to chat.

Natalie Cerpa - Foothill Living Realtor updated their information in their About section.

As I sit in front of my laptop working this morning, I realize this is the first Monday in over 1.5 years that my kids aren't home. They are loving being in school. I am so grateful to all the teachers who have risen to the craziness of the last few years and helped kids thrive. Hope all of the teachers out there feel appreciated!

SOLD! A big congratulations to my friends who just bought this amazing unicorn home. When we first sat down to discuss them buying a home... they asked me for a single level, 4 bedroom house, with a big kitchen, a 2 car garage, a workshop (or room for one) and a nice size lot with room for a basketball hoop. A Webster Wiley home would be a plus. Well, it doesn't happen often but once in a while, a buyer gets exactly what they asked for. This house has all of it AND so much more. So excited for them and grateful to have been on this home journey with them!

I had the best day in real estate yesterday. First, I closed escrow on an amazing home for friends who patiently waited for their unicorn home. Such an amazing home on a gorgeous lot! We competed against many offers, including some cash.
Then I got the news that another buyer's offer was accepted. We won against 15 offers. This was the first house they wrote an offer on! It is so rare to get your 1st offer accepted in this crazy market. Big congrats to both of my buyers, so happy for them!!

What do you prefer?

Now that life has opened up more, open houses are allowed again! I've been hearing mixed feedback from my current clients. Some love open houses, others want to keep private showings.

When it comes to sending listings to my clients... I don't like to have the MLS send listings automatically, I love to hand pick which listings to send my clients. I know what my clients are looking for and don't like wasting their time reviewing homes that don't fit their needs.

This sums up the current real estate market. Do you know any homeowners that want to sell their home for top dollar, get a boat and a pony too? 🚣‍♀️ 🐴 🏡 Connect us! I have lots of buyers who are ready to find their home in the Foothills.

https://youtu.be/tDlY-tHJcIA

Real Estate Right Now I’d move, but I don’t have a pony to offer anyone... or a boat. Good luck to anyone who is looking for a house right now. ...