Comments on: Community Profile - Highlands http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/ Tracking the Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley Housing Market Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Worth your $2MM in the Highland | Arcadia Housing Blog http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-3032 Worth your $2MM in the Highland | Arcadia Housing Blog Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:02:13 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-3032 [...] here we have a $2MM home located in the “prestiges” Highland Oaks community. It has plenty of rooms, 5,586sf of living area and sitting on nearly half an acre of [...] [...] here we have a $2MM home located in the “prestiges” Highland Oaks community. It has plenty of rooms, 5,586sf of living area and sitting on nearly half an acre of [...]

]]> By: Headless Unicorn Guy http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1818 Headless Unicorn Guy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:06:46 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1818 Wilderness Park was where my Boy Scout troop used to hold events back around 1970. Always wished I could take a Soap Box Derby racer down Highland Oaks Drive as a road course. Do you have any info on the places where I grew up? 4154 Lynd Ave in South Arcadia near the gravel pits? 175 N Poinsettia in Monrovia (just north of Foothill)? Curious to see how those places are doing... Wilderness Park was where my Boy Scout troop used to hold events back around 1970. Always wished I could take a Soap Box Derby racer down Highland Oaks Drive as a road course.

Do you have any info on the places where I grew up?

4154 Lynd Ave in South Arcadia near the gravel pits?

175 N Poinsettia in Monrovia (just north of Foothill)?

Curious to see how those places are doing…

]]> By: SavedbyGrace http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1547 SavedbyGrace Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:01:20 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1547 Condos typically take a harder hit during real estate downtimes because they're less desirable and buyers are looking for better deals. I don't know exactly which set of condos you're referring to, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are over priced by 30-40%. Thanks for posting. It's the only way I know what our readers are interested in and therefore helps me gauge what to offer in the future. Condos typically take a harder hit during real estate downtimes because they’re less desirable and buyers are looking for better deals. I don’t know exactly which set of condos you’re referring to, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they are over priced by 30-40%.

Thanks for posting. It’s the only way I know what our readers are interested in and therefore helps me gauge what to offer in the future.

]]> By: 626chump http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1540 626chump Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:44:24 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1540 SBG, I was thinking along the same lines as you. The SA Oaks area is way out of my price range, even if it dropped by 50%, so I was figuring Peacock Village would be the best area for what I want. I didn't know about The Highlands until this last weekend, but I'm loving it. I like the appeal of being at a higher elevation and away from the main roads and thoroughfares that cut through Arcadia. The neighborhood just seems quieter and more peaceful which is totally what I am looking for. SBG,

I was thinking along the same lines as you. The SA Oaks area is way out of my price range, even if it dropped by 50%, so I was figuring Peacock Village would be the best area for what I want. I didn’t know about The Highlands until this last weekend, but I’m loving it. I like the appeal of being at a higher elevation and away from the main roads and thoroughfares that cut through Arcadia. The neighborhood just seems quieter and more peaceful which is totally what I am looking for.

]]> By: missedthebubble http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1538 missedthebubble Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:34:20 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1538 Hello, Long time reader, first time poster. I didn't go to the open house in the Highlands, but I did go to the open house at the Ventians on Second ave, the Bowden development 900k for approximately 2200 sqft, with approximately $200 HOA montly fees. I am a novice at real estate, but when I was walking through the property I kept on asking myself, "What is this house/condo really worth?". Yes, I understand the logic of, "It is worth, what ever someone is willing to pay for it", but I like playing the mental game of what would "I" pay for it... But my point is, I would much rather pay 900k for a house in the highlands area, then a dressed up condo on second. Which makes me think that this condo on Second ave is overpriced by 30 to 40%... Am I right? Hello,

Long time reader, first time poster.

I didn’t go to the open house in the Highlands, but I did go to the open house at the Ventians on Second ave, the Bowden development

900k for approximately 2200 sqft, with approximately $200 HOA montly fees.

I am a novice at real estate, but when I was walking through the property I kept on asking myself, “What is this house/condo really worth?”. Yes, I understand the logic of, “It is worth, what ever someone is willing to pay for it”, but I like playing the mental game of what would “I” pay for it…

But my point is, I would much rather pay 900k for a house in the highlands area, then a dressed up condo on second. Which makes me think that this condo on Second ave is overpriced by 30 to 40%… Am I right?

]]> By: SavedbyGrace http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1535 SavedbyGrace Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:08:14 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1535 I've always had my eye on this area and also waiting for prices to tumble. Personally, I would rank this area between the extremely expensive Santa Anita Oaks (Upper Rancho) and more moderately priced Peacock Village (Lower Rancho) neighborhoods. Needless to say, I'm keeping a close watch on the prices in the Highlands. I’ve always had my eye on this area and also waiting for prices to tumble. Personally, I would rank this area between the extremely expensive Santa Anita Oaks (Upper Rancho) and more moderately priced Peacock Village (Lower Rancho) neighborhoods.

Needless to say, I’m keeping a close watch on the prices in the Highlands.

]]> By: 626chump http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1534 626chump Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/04/14/community-profile-highlands/#comment-1534 This area is really beautiful. I took a cruise around the area on my way to an open house and was very impressed. The Highlands has quickly risen to the top of my list as the most desirable area in Arcadia. I can't wait for the prices to come down in this neighborhood. This area is really beautiful. I took a cruise around the area on my way to an open house and was very impressed. The Highlands has quickly risen to the top of my list as the most desirable area in Arcadia. I can’t wait for the prices to come down in this neighborhood.

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