Glendale, CA

Here are the new listings in Glendale, La Crescenta, and La Canada for the week.

Address			Bed	Bath	SF	Price
Glendale	1620	Cleveland	4	3	2111	$799,000
Glendale	1606	Ridgeway	3	2	2134	$989,000
Glendale	703	Glenmore	2	1	1128	$650,000
Glendale	830	Cavanagh	3	2	2058	$995,000
Glendale	1725	Ben Lomond	3	2	2420	$1,225,000
Glendale	845	Burchett	3	2	1324	$529,900
Glendale	903	Omar	3	3	1737	$659,000
Glendale	1240	Alma	3	2	1722	$739,000
Glendale	717	Avonglen	4	3	2152	$799,000
La Cres	3525	Paraiso	3	2	1702	$509,900
La Cres	3079	Honolulu	4	3	2778	$700,000
La Cres	5859	Freeman	4	4	2936	$997,900
La Cres	2644	Pickens	3	1	932	$410,000
LCF	5227	Crown	5	4	2874	$1,349,000
LCF	1860	Foothill	3	3	1955	$799,000

1606 Ridgeway and 1725 Benlomond are Glendale character homes. 703 Glenmore and 1620 Cleveland are Glendale short sale homes and and 3525 Paraiso is a La Crescenta foreclosure home. ***DEAL ALERT*** [caption id="attachment_900" align="alignright" width="200" caption="3525 Paraiso"][/caption] 3525 Pairaiso, La Crescenta is today's DEAL ALERT. Located well above Foothill Blvd, it has an eat-in kitchen, den and pool with spa! This is sold in strictly as is condition, but I smell a real deal. Call me for a private showing - 818-482-1885

This is a complete list of Open House events this Sunday in Glendale, La Crescenta and La Canada. Open House listings in Burbank and Mt Washington are a bonus. Everything is open 2-4PM with a few open earlier. Enjoy!!

Address				Bed	Bath	SF	Lot	Price
820	N	Lincoln		Burbank	3	2	1852	7188	$515,000
820	N	Catalina		Burbank	2	1	1134	6745	$399,000
302		Parkwood	Glendale	3	3	2506	8509	$724,950
436		Spencer		Glendale	3	2	1900	7900	$839,000
730	W	Doran	103	Glendale	2	3	1580	36155	$559,000
903		Omar		Glendale	3	3	1737	8160	$659,000
1526		Winchester	Glendale	3	3	2470	6309	$895,000
1817		Tamerlane	Glendale	3	2	1778	8105	$625,000
1860		Foothill		LCF	3	3	1955	24830	$799,000
4318		Bel Aire		LCF	4	3	3028	11687	$1,400,000
4645		Hillard		LCF	4	3	2430	10200	$1,295,000
4849		Fairlawn		LCF	4	6	4300	17317	$2,675,000
5220		Castle		LCF	3	0	2280	18888	$1,079,950
5227		Crown		LCF	5	4	2874	29288	$1,349,000
5612		Bramblewood	LCF	3	2	2352	16166	$1,200,000
2837		Pinelawn		La Cres.	4	3	2376	13383	$798,500
3927		Santa Carlotta	La Cres.	3	2	1643	6926	$659,000
5234		Briggs		La Cres.	5	4	4320	22013	$1,610,000
453		Frontenac	Mt Wash	3	4	2101	5014	$729,500

Please visit my main blog, www.kendylsopenhouse.com

I know the snow is not real. I know it might sound cheesy to some. Especially those who are innundated with piles of the white stuff and they spend hours digging out their car and have trouble getting around. But...at least for 5 minutes per day, we in Sunny Glendale California have snow falling from the sky for a whole block. Granted, it is Caruso Way at the Americana at Brand and it is from a snow machine, but snow none the less. I am sure that if anyone in Boston, Chicago, Seattle or Detroit, were to see all of us "crazy Californians" gather to witness this nightly ritual, they would think we were crazier than ever!

So I was a bit skeptical as well, when my husband, Bob Yousefian suggested we go check it out. He was interested because he is an avid supporter of the Americana at Brand and a Glendale City Councilman. When city manager Jim Starbird told us to go check out the snow, we said, what the heck? Let's do it.

As the clock approached 7 PM, people began to gravitate toward the location where the snow was going to fall from. Young and old, people of all ethnic groups, teenagers, little kids, old people...they all were waiting...and lo and behold, right at 7 PM the snow began to fall. I was for a moment, caught up in it all. It was the young kids who got to me. They held out their little gloved hands, catching the flakes in wonder. You see, they don't know it is fake snow. To them it is just as real as Santa. It was a great thing to witness. To those who have never seen their youngsters enthralled by snow, I encourage you to go and see it. It will be falling until Christmas day. Well worth it.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Glendale California is a very caring community and it was evidenced by the outpouring of generosity from the more than 300 people who came to our holiday party to benefit Glendale Healthy Kids.

As I reported the other day on ‘Active Rain’ the Realtor Blog Site, Bob Yousefian and Sue Eller's holiday fundraiser party exceeded expectations, raising awareness and money for the charitible cause, "Glendale Healthy Kids.” Many community leaders and city officials, campaign supporters, clients and friends, neighbors and yes, even Realtors were in attendance and a great time was had by all. I believe we had nearly 300 people in attendance.

The unique demographics of the holiday party that we host is something that always makes me feel proud. This multi-cultural event was attended by young and old, rich and not so rich, men & women, democrats, republicans, and people of hispanic, armenian, asian and caucasion origin. One party attendee was a woman nearly 100 years old named Rosa Johnson from Altadena. There were also several young children in attendance. The entertainment provided by Crescenta Valley High School carolers was excellent and they provided a festive atmosphere to the occasion.

I believe we raised several thousand for the cause. We had our newly elected California State Senator Carol Liu in attendance as well as the former Mayor of Pasadena, Joyce Streator and former Mayor Larry Zarian. We had coverage in the Glendale Newspress as well. All of the preparation and planning and cleaning and shopping was well worth it. I invited a number of new friends who have been recent clients and some of them met each other and that was a nice feeling as well. For those of you who attended, Bob and I wish to express our sincere thanks for your support. All in all, it was a night to remember. For those who would like to read the article in the Newspress and see pix click the link below.

http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/gnp-kids12.txt

Glendale's Americana at Brand is a beautiful place to enjoy the holiday season. With the 107 ft. tall Christmas tree festooned with lights and decorations and the nightly snow fall (man made-of course) it provides an excellent atmosphere of Christmas spirit. Even with the economic downturn, there is no reason not to just go there and walk around and take in the sights. When attending the first annual tree lighting at the site, I was happy to have been able to partake of the festivities. As my husband, councilman Bob Yousefian and I sat with the dignitaries in the front seats, we were treated to great live entertainment that put us in a festive mood. There were nearly 30,000 people in attendance that night for the first annual event. For those who don't know, the Americana at Brand was developed by Rick Caruso, the same man who developed the popular lifestyle center, "The Grove" in Los Angeles. The Americana has given Glendale a whole new revitalization that makes me proud to call Glendale home. I will be closing escrow in a couple of days and I plan to celebrate with a visit to the Americana at Brand to help the economy personally! For more information on other interesting features of Glendale, please call me at (818) 668-4005 or visit my website at www.ellertheseller.com.