The housing inventory in Calabasas city in January and February did not change ( 77 sfr/Jab and 78 sfr/Feb), it still takes on average near 2 months to sell a property, yet, there are less properties in Escrow( 12 pending in Feb/16 comparing to 19 in Jan/16). Overall, Calabasas CA housing market as always remains healthy and prices of luxury homes of the city remain strong.  The median price of sfr in Calabasas CA: 2,089,000. Calabasas houses just listed in February 2016:For more details check the interactive live graphs in my previous post: http://actvra.in/4Pp9Calabasas houses SOLD in February 2016: * When it comes to buying or selling a home, the majority agree they need a Realtor to negotiate a good price and better terms of sale.  Don't choose just any Realtor! I take will help you... 03/03/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for February 25, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 02/25/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for February 18, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 02/18/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for February 11, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 02/11/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for February 04, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 02/04/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for January 28, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds o... 01/29/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for January 21, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds o... 01/21/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for January 14, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds o... 01/14/2016

The holidays are over and for those of you who are interested how Calabasas housing market is doing, here is the most recent housing updates: The housing inventory in Calabasas city slightly decreased ( as expected, from 94 in Nov/15 to 66 in Dec/15), it still takes on average near 2 months to sell a property, yet, there are less properties in Escrow( 11 pending in Dec/15 comparing to 18 in Nov/15). Overall, Calabasas CA housing market remain healthy and prices of luxury homes of this city remain strong.  Median Percent of last list price in Calabasas is 96.7%.Naturally, Condos and Townhouses are very popular since they are rare, sold faster and with multiple offers. This report is for SFRs (single family residence) only. If you look at the interactive graphs below ( 3 years till now), ... 01/08/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for January 07, 2016  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds o... 01/07/2016

Home Prices in Calabasas for December 31, 2015  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 12/31/2015

I love talking pictures of my favorite neighborhoods!It is always like a treasure hunt!  If you have been to the Commons at Calabasas (CA), you definitely have seen these friendly crowd of locals: Looking around you will see these lovely December flowers greeting you: These flags next to Calabasas library and City Hall looks great even during this cloudy day: Thanks for stopping by and checking this post. I love my neighborhoods and share in my blog posts my love via my pictures, local news and market updates. If there is anything I can help, do not hesitate to reach out, leave a comment, share, like👍!Your support and trust means a world to me! If you need any assistance with real estate, I'm just a call away!  12/30/2015

Home Prices in Calabasas for December 24, 2015  Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas Area It is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds ... 12/24/2015

Home Prices in Calabasas for December 17, 2015 Real estate market data provided by Ryan Huggins of Huggins Homes About the Calabasas AreaIt is generally accepted that the name of Calabasas is derived from the Spanish calabaza meaning "pumpkin", "squash", or "gourd" (cf. calabash). Some historians hold the theory that Calabasas is derived from the Chumash word calahoosa which is said to mean "where the wild geese fly."  Owing to vast presence of wild squash plants in the area, the squash theory is more prevalent among local residents. At the top of the Calabasas grade, which is east of Las Virgenes Road on the original El Camino Real, legend has it in 1824 a Basque rancher from Oxnard spilled a wagon-load of pumpkins on the road en route to Los Angeles. The following spring, hundreds of ... 12/18/2015

CALABASAS CA HOME SALES STATISTICS FOR THIRD QUARTER VS FIRST QUARTER OF 2015On the Third Quarter (07/01/15 - 09/30/15) 83 homes were sold. The Minimum Listing Price$580,000, Selling Price $510,000, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, 1355 sq ft home, 3679 sq ft lot.Maximum Listing Price $4,999,000, Selling Price $4,800,000, 6 bedrooms, 8 baths, 7239 sq ft home, 145,238 sq ft lot, and 514 days on martket.Average Listing Price $1,499,540, Selling Price $1,454,354,  4bedrooms, 3.9 baths, 3298 sq ft home, 18,878 sq ft lot, and 79 days on market.Calabasas homes sold on third quarter: 3 were short sales, and 1 bank owned home, the rest were homes on standard sale.On the First quarter (01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015) 52 homes were sold. The Minimum Listing Price $375,000 and Selling Price was $375,000 with 2 bedro... 11/19/2015

 The autumn is almost gone and I'm sure many of you are looking forward to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays ahead.  And some of you still have time to buy or list your home and close the Escrow before the end of 2015:) Let's see what is going on in housing in one of my favorite Valley cities: Calabasas.  The housing inventory slightly increased, it takes on average almost 2 months to sell a property, yet, we noticed more properties in Escrow( pending). Overall, Calabasas housing market remain healthy and prices of luxury homes of this city have been strong all year.  Naturally, Condos and Townhouses are very popular since they are rare, sold faster and with multiple offers. (These graphs show data( all property types) for last 3 years till now, interactive prepared by Inna Ivchen... 11/11/2015

 Let's look for Real Estate Market Trends in the last 3 years for Calabasas and Agoura Hills cities, CA. As of 8/15 the Inventory of Homes for Sale increased in both areas, even the months supply is still low, prices dropped slightly:  Condo:   Single Family:    Closed Sales:   Median Sales Price:   *Via infosparks market by theMLS.com, prepared by Inna Ivchenko.Calabasas and Agoura Hills cities are famous for beautiful homes in picture perfect neighborhoods, many of them in posh gated communities. It's beautiful this time of the year. Lot's of homes with characters and great stunning architecture are offered for sale. If you are ready to buy a home in this location, call me!Here is one of the beautiful Calabasas homes, ready to move in. Are you ready?: 25330 Prado De Ambar , Calabasas ... 09/13/2015

CALABASAS CA HOME SALES STATISTICS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2015 In the First quarter (01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015) 52 homes were sold. The Minimum Listing Price $375,000 and Selling Price was $375,000 with 2 bedrooms, 1 baths, 766 square feet house and 5043 sq ft lot, and 13 days on market. Maximum Listing Price $3,999,000 and Selling Price $3,825,000 with 6 bedrooms, 6 baths, 6995 sq ft home, 30,020 sq ft lot, and 114 days on market.. Average Listing Price $1,525,031 and Selling Price $1,466,339 with 4 bedrooms, 4 baths,  3477 sq ft home 53,340 sq ft lot and 110 days on market.  4 sales were in the price range of 900K to 1000,000 and 8 sales on the $1,100,000 to $1,200,000. From all the sales 4 were short sales and the rest standard sales.  MORTGAGES AND INTEREST RATE  Conventional Loan 30 year... 06/13/2015

As of April 10th, 2015: Houses( SFR):   Active Backup Pending # of Listings 99 20 27 Average DOM 67 157 61 Low Price $ 619,000 500,000 749,000 Median Price $ 1,699,000 1,475,000 1,175,000 High Price $ 8,995,000 14,900,000 4,250,000 Average Price Total $ 2,143,000 2,660,000 1,571,000 Average Sq. Ft. 4,275 4,259 3,961 Average LSZ 51,666 222,597 31,249 *Avg. Price/Sq.Ft. $ 483 520 395 The Avg. Price/Sq.Ft. is the sum of Price/Sq.Ft. for all valid listings divided by the number of listings without a Sq.Ft. of zero. Condos:   Active Backup Pending # of Listings 17 2 10 Average DOM 26 56 42 Low Price $ 345,000 390,000 319,000 Median Price $ 455,500 424,500 414,000 High Price $ 899,000 549,000 879,000 Average Price Total $ 1,199,000 459,000 550,000 Average Sq. Ft. 1,572 1,324 1,255 *Median Pri... 04/10/2015

The California Association of Realtors conducted a survey to determine if staging a home increase its sales price. Home stagers and real estate agents are teaming up more and more to give turnkey service to the seller, staging a listing  to help a buyer see it as a home. Staging makes a house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more loving and, best of all, it makes home buyers want to buy it. Staging is about seducing a buyer whose taste is different from yours into seeing your house as his/her Dream House. According to the results of this survey, some realtors believe in success of staging and some not, and the data we see in this chart below is very confusing. Here is what I think: Not every house for sale needs staging. Some homeowners take a good care of their homes. And some h... 03/29/2015