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	<description>Tracking the Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley Housing Market</description>
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		<title>Arcadia vs San Marino - $1MM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Marino. A city known for its large lots, strict zoning laws, specific architectural design standards and the intent on keeping things the way they are. This is the city that people always compare South Pasadena to, but never the other way around. If you want to talk about old money, new money and foreign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/03/arcadia-vs-san-marino-1mm/</link>
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		<title>Arcadia vs Monrovia - $1MM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we got a taste of desirable South Pasadena and its $1MM homes versus Arcadia&#8217;s. Today, let&#8217;s pull a 180 turn and check out $1MM properties on the other side of town. Yes, even though I often bash Monrovia due to its recent crime problems and school ranking performance, some 37,000+ people still call it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/02/arcadia-vs-monrovia-1mm/</link>
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		<title>Arcadia vs South Pasadena - $1MM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part of my job task involves visiting new tract home developments and posing as a buyer. One day I am a single guy looking to blow money on a million dollar high rise condo; another I am a husband in desperate need of a &#8220;modest&#8221; 3,000sf home to raise my family of 2, 3 or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/01/arcadia-vs-south-pasadena-1mm/</link>
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		<title>New listings for $3MM and $5.5MM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two new homes have joined the $2MM+ club. On Friday I profiled a mansion that seemed like a decent deal due to its community and location.
Worth your $2MM in the Highlands
2209 Canyon Rd
Listing Price: $1,999,000
5,586sf
Mountain Location
Let&#8217;s see if the following homes deserve the same praise. The following is located a bit south of the 2209 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/30/new-listings-for-3mm-and-55mm/</link>
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		<title>Home Insurance - Doing a Home Inventory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be out of town until Monday but please enjoy the following article on homeowner&#8217;s insurance. I can spend days writing about the number of families who have been forced into distress because they never took the time to verify their insurance coverage or inventoried their belongings.
It is wise to do a home inventory as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/28/home-insurance-doing-a-home-inventory/</link>
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		<title>Worth your $2MM in the Highlands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2209 Canyon Rd.
Arcadia, CA 91006

Listing price: $1,999,000 ($358/sf)



Beds:
6


Baths:
6


Sq. Ft.:
5,586


Lot Size
0.44 acres







Since it has been a long week at work for me, we will switch gears and avoid the usual negative comments regarding real estate.
So here we have a $2MM home located in the &#8220;prestiges&#8221; Highland Oaks community. It has plenty of rooms, 5,586sf of living [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/27/worth-your-2mm-in-the-highland/</link>
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		<title>REO sold for $246 per sq. ft.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So what does it take to sell a home in today&#8217;s market? I am regularly challenged by associates who say $350-400 per square feet is &#8220;normal&#8221; for a home in Arcadia. They can&#8217;t imagine anything selling for under $300/sf. I don&#8217;t blame them since a quick search on Redfin and NeighborCity will reveal that very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/26/reo-sold-for-246-per-sq-ft/</link>
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		<title>26% Price reduction. Expect more on the way.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s seller is facing the cold hard reality of our housing crisis and has been forced to reduce his listing price by 26.6%. We originally profiled this property back in March and many of you guys agreed that it was ridiculously overpriced:
Can&#8217;t See the Forest for the Trees
Original listing price: $1,350,000 ($614/sf)
38 E. Forest Ave.
Arcadia, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/25/26-price-reduction-expect-more-on-the-way/</link>
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		<title>Arcadia vs Pasadena - $750,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those who commute into Downtown, Pasadena represents a likely alternative to Arcadia. As apparent by the following profiles, you will get more house for the money but a highly rated school district isn&#8217;t something you&#8217;ll be buying into.
Pasadena School Rankings vs Arcadia School Rankings

For ~$750,000, you can choose from these 3 homes in Arcadia:
812 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/24/arcadia-vs-pasadena-750000/</link>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the Summer Rush?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the credit crunch reared its ugly head last year, everyone from realtors to specuvestors to homeowners strapped to their overpriced properties all wished for a quick recovery. Fall and winter came and went with nothing but disheartening news of subprime woes. Spring was suppose to be the turning point, but we&#8217;ve heard nothing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/06/23/wheres-the-summer-rush/</link>
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