Pay It Forward - I made the first donation towards our American Cancer Society's Group Lotto. This month, on April 30th, our group, Team Esperance is participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Covina, CA. We are doing many things to raise money, but I have set us up to raise funds by being part of the coolest Group Lotto site: Each member pays $8.00, and out of that, $5.00 goes towards buying 5 quickpicks of the California SuperLotto towards the groups lottery ticket.  The remaining $3.00 (less PayPal fees) goes to our fundraising efforts for the Relay For Life. In addition, DailyTicket Los Angeles, the sponsor of the site, is donating $.50 for every member who participates and registers for DailyTicket.com It's a GREAT, easy, verifiable way to not only raise funds... 04/03/2011

How many of you love the idea of getting a deal? I know people who can smell a deal, and when you've been around a while, and have a little shopping ‘experience' then it's usually easier to be able to look at the signs that they may in fact, accept less than their asking price. - Some tell-tale signs that the seller will probably take less - 1) Has the property been on the market longer than 30 days and no offers? 2) Is it overpriced? Maybe that seller and agent just had to try for a higher price. A lot of times, after the home has been on the market for 30+ days with no offers, sellers get the idea that they need to reduce if they want to sell. 3) If you make a reasonable offer, who could blame you? It's not your fault they are overpriced, right? 4) If there are no other offers, that ... 04/03/2011

I've created a Lotto For Life - Pay It Forward Once again, this year, I have joined a Relay For Life team, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society. What I've decided to do is create a group lotto where half the proceeds for buying the tickets will be donated to the American Cancer Society. I'm creating a website where people can purchase the California Lottery tickets online using their credit card or PayPal card. $10 only per person.  $5 goes towards purchasing group lottery tickets, the other $5 goes to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. I'll have more details on this with the website up and running in the next week or so. It's a great way to donate, yet be a part of a HUGE group lottery ticket purchase. Who knows?  Will we be the next millionaires? Los Angeles Hom... 02/27/2011

01/18/11 - Weekly Covina Homes and Condos Market Update Covina Homes for Sale There are no changes with regards to the amount of active listings for Covina this week. The total of active listings remains at 221, just minor shifts within the price ranges. Find your Covina Dream Home! The distribution of active listings looks as follows this week: In addition to the currently active Covina listings, there are 41 Covina Homes and 3 Covina Condos in Back-Up Offer Status, 46 Covina Homes and 11 Covina Condos are Pending Sale. Between 01/01/2011 and 01/20/2011, a total of 20 Covina properties successfully closed Escrow - 3 Covina Condos (ranging from $155,500 to $230,000) and 17 Covina Homes (ranging from $245,000 to $522,000). Within the same time frame in 2010, a total of 24 Covina properti... 01/20/2011

01/11/11 - Weekly Covina Residential Real Estate (Homes and Condos) Market Update Covina Homes for Sale There was a minimal increase of Active Covina Residential Real Estate Listings, bringing the total active listings from 219 to 221. Find your Covina Dream Home! The distribution of active listings looks as follows this week: Besides this week's active Covina property listings, there are 39 Covina Homes and 4 Covina Condos in Back-Up Offer Status, 47 Covina Homes and 9 Covina Condos are Pending Sale. From 01/01/2011 to 01/11/2011, a total of 9 Covina properties have successfully closed Escrow: 2 Covina Condos ($195,000 and $230,000 respectively) and 7 Covina Homes (ranging from $245,000 to $435,000). Within the same time frame in 2010, 12 Covina properties had closed Escrow. This concl... 01/12/2011

I'm an American Cancer Sociey Relay for Life Team Member Again! Pay It Forward I'll be part of the American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" this April in Covina, California.  I've started my own campaign for my team and kicked it off with a $25 donation.  I will be purchasing special items for sale at the event as well, at my cost, to help raise money also. Here is my team page if you would like to see what it's all about and/or donate: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11CA?px=15858192&pg=personal&fr_id=34912 For those of you who are not familiar with these events, they're really great. Not only does it raise money for cancer research and benefits to those with cancer, but it is a special recognition to those who have both fallen to cancer and those who have survive... 01/09/2011

01/06/11 - Weekly Covina Homes and Condo Market Update Looking for a Covina Home? For the second week in a row, Covina is seeing decreasing active listings for Covina Homes and Condos, dropping from 237 to 219 on Tuesday. Find your Covina Dream Home! The distribution of Standard Listings compared to listings of homes in some state of foreclosure remains unchanged: Besides the currently active Covina Homes and Condos, there are 37 Covina Homes and 5 Covina Condos in Back-up Offer Status, 47 Covina Homes and 8 Covina Condos are Pending Sale. Since the beginning of the new year, a total of 6 properties have successfully closed Escrow - 4 Covina Homes (ranging from $245,000 to $365,000) and 2 Covina Condos ($195,000 and $230,000 respectively). This concludes our weekly Covina Homes and Real... 01/06/2011

12/08/10 - Covina Weekly Homes and Condo Market Report Looking for a Covina Home? Covina Homes and Condos have experienced a slight increase in listing activity this past week. Active Residential Real Estate listings are up 6 (three more Covina Home listings and three more Covina Condo listings), now at 234 from 228 last week. There have been no changes with regards to the percentage of active Standard Listings versus listings of homes in some state of foreclosure. In additiona to the currently active listings, there are 45 Covina Homes and 57 Covina Condos in Back-Up Offer Status, 4 Covina Homes and 14 Covina Condos are pending sale. Between December 1 and December 8, five Covina properties have closed Escrow - 1 Covina Condo ($355,000) and 4 Covina Homes (ranging from $210,000 to $545... 12/08/2010

12/01/10 - Weekly Covina Homes and Real Estate Market Report Covina Homes and Condos at a glance! Compared to last week, there are no significant changes in listing activity this week, just a slight increase in active listings. Total active Covina Residential Real Estate listings on 11/30/10 are at 228 (compared to last week's 235), with 187 active Covina Home listings and 41 active Covina Condo listings. Find your Covina Dream Home! Due to the minimal changes, there were no changes with regards to percentages of Standard Sale Listings versus Listings of homes in some state of foreclosure. Covina November Sales:- From 11/01/10 to 11/30/10, 41 Covina properties were sold - 4 Covina Condos (ranging from $200,000 to $230,000) and 37 Covina Homes (ranging from $220,000 to $570,000). - Of th... 12/01/2010

11-17-10 Update 20806 Buckboard Place, Covina, CA 91724 Back on the market.  Price reduced to $799,000 (originally listed on $829,000) 3100 sq'ft / 5 bedrooms / 4 baths / 4 car garage / Pool MLS Information ----------------- 20910 Broken Bit was sold for $638,400. The property is currently for rent for $3,000/month. 4 BDR / 3 Baths / Loft / 2,602 sq'ft It is very similar to my previous listing on Mesquite Ln.  Click on the above photo to view the video tours. 11/17/2010

11/10/10 - Weekly Covina Homes and Real Estate Market Report Find your perfect Covina Home! Compared to last week's figures, not much has changed when it comes to active listings for Covina Homes and Condos. Based on figures extracted from the MLS last night, there are currently 238 active Residential listings for Covina. No significant changes within the price ranges for homes or condos were noted, just a slight increase of 5 active listings for Covina Homes. Look through all active Covina Home Listings! With regards to Standard listings compared to listings of homes in some state of foreclosure, the percentage of active Standard listings experienced a slight increase compared to last week, now at 48% (compared to 46% last week). Active Short Sale listings remain at 41%, REOs are down ... 11/10/2010

Covina Homes and Townhomes! Welcome to this week's Covina Homes and Condo Market Update! There seems to be a subtle yet steady increase in active listings over the past weeks in Covina - 241 total active Listings for Covina, 200 Covina Homes (up 8 from last week) and 41 Covina Condos (down 3 from last week). No significant changes amongst the price ranges, just a fairly even increase across the board for Covina Homes (I would like to point out though that there are 4 new listings above $500,000!). Find your perfect Covina Home! Active Short Sale listings amongst Covina Homes are slightly up (38%, compared to 36% last week), Bank Owned Properties remain at 12%, Standard Listings slightly down (from 52% last week to 50% this week). Short Sale listings are still the lion share among Covina... 10/20/2010

Find Covina Real Estate (including Covina Homes, Condos, Investment Property, Lots and Land). Covina Homes and Real Estate Market Report for 10/13/10. On, 10/13/10, there were a total of 236 active Covina Residential Real Estate listings (up 8 from last week) - 192 Covina Homes (up 10 from last week) and 44 Covina Condos (down 2 from last week).* There are no significant changes within the different price ranges of Covina Homes, just a slight increase of active listings in the ranges between $200,000 to $300,000 and $400,000 to $500,000. Find your perfect Covina Home! Short Sale listings are still a strong reality amongst all active Covina Residential Real Estate Listings, amounting to a 42%, compared to Standard Listings at 44%, and 13% Bank Owned Homes.Looking at the situation in more... 10/14/2010

Covina active Residential Listings have been fairly stable over the past month, fluctuating between 226 and 228 total active listings (this includes Covina Homes as well as Covina Condos). There seems to be a somewhat significant change in the amount of active Home Listings in the price range between $200,000 to $300,000, the $300,000 to $400,000 range and $400,000 to $500,000 range - while there seems to be a decrease in the $200,000 to $300,000 and the $400,000 to $500,000 ranges, there seems to be an increase in the $300,000 to $400,000 range. This can be seen as a good change - it is the price range that seems to have the highest demand, based on the latest September sales numbers. Search for Covina Homes for Sale! There is also a slight change when it comes to the distribution of S... 10/07/2010

Request a Covina Foreclosure List Welcome to our Covina Foreclosure Report. On 09/15/2010, there were a total of 29 Covina Foreclosures amongst the currently active Covina Residential Property Listings - 22 Covina bank owned Homes (12% of the total Single Family Homes for sale) and 7 Covina bank owned Condos (17% of the total Condos for sale). With regards to Covina Homes, the highest percentage of Foreclosures can be found within the price range between $500,000 to $600,000 with 27% (3 out of 11 properties). However, the largest actual amount of Covina Foreclosures are in the price ranges between $200,000 and $300,000 (8 properties) and $300,000 and $400,000 (also 8 properties). With regards to Covina Condos, the highest percentage of Foreclosures can be found within the price range be... 09/16/2010

Welcome to our Covina Short Sales Report. Based on numbers we gathered yesterday, 09/15/2010, there were a total of 97 Short Sales amongst the currently active Covina Residential Property Listings - 70 Covina Homes (38% of the total active Home listings) and 27 Covina Condos (64% of the total active Condo listings). With regards to Covina Homes, the highest percentage of Short Sales can be found within the price range between $200,000 and $300,000 at 63% (33 properties). With regards to Covina Condos, the highest percentage of Short Sales can be found within the price range between $0 to $200,000 at 79% (11 properties). The highest actual amount of Covina Condo Short Sales are between $200,000 and $300,000 with 14 properties (56%). Of the 27 Covina Properties that have closed Escrow so ... 09/16/2010

Search here for Covina Real Estate! Welcome to our weekly Covina Real Estate Market Report and Homes for Sale Update where you will find the latest information about local Covina Homes and Condos for sale. According to status collected 09/15/10, there were a total of 226 active Residential Property Listings in Covina - 184 Covina Single Family Homes and 42 Covina Condos. The lowest priced Covina Home is listed at $230,000 ($243.39/sqft, 60 Days on Market), the highest priced Covina Home is listed at $2,390,000 ($319.95/sqft, 223 Days on Market). Search for Covina Homes for Sale! With regards to Covina Condos, the lowest priced Covina Condo is listed at $124,500 ($154.56sqft, 64 Days on Market), the highest Covina Condo is listed at $412,000 ($207.45/sqft, 22 Days on Market). Search for ... 09/16/2010

Click here to search for COVINA Real Estate! Welcome to our weekly Covina Real Estate Market Report and Homes for Sale Update where you will find the latest information about local Covina Homes and Condos for sale. On 09/08/10, there were a total of 218 active Residential Property Listings in Covina - 175 West Covina Single Family Homes and 43 Covina Condos. The lowest priced Covina Home is listed at $225,000 ($211.27/sqft, 43 Days on Market), the highest Covina Home is listed at $2,390,000 ($319.95/sqft, 216 Days on Market). Click here to see Covina Homes! The lowest priced Covina Condo is listed at $130,000 ($152.94/sqft, 44 Days on Market), the highest West Covina Condo is listed at $428,000 ($215.51/sqft, 15 Days on Market). Click here to see Covina Condos! In addition to the active... 09/09/2010

I haven't been here in Covina very often since I lived here in the early 70s, but lately, I have been showing quite a few homes for sale to buyers who are looking for their first home. It has certainly brought back the memories as I have driven through so many neighborhoods that I used to know like the back of my hand.  Now, the more I drive the streets of this "A Mile Square and All There" city, the more I feel back at home. I hope we find the right home for my buyers to raise there family in.  It's a great place to live. Who knows?  Their kids might one day even become mighty Northview Vikings! -- Blog End -- _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ About the author: The above article was provided by Rob Willis, a locally re... 08/27/2010

Welcome to our weekly Covina Real Estate Market Report and Homes for Sale Update where you will find the latest information about local Covina Homes and Condos for sale as well as recent Sales History. SEARCH FOR COVINA PROPERTIES HERE!!! On 08/03/10, there were a total of 198 active Residential Property Listings in the city of Covina - 165 Single Family Homes and 33 Condos. The lowest priced Covina Home is listed at $179,900 ($165.35 per sqft, 8 Day on Market), the highest priced Covina Home is listed at $2,390,000 ($319.95 per sqft, 180 Days on Market, almost $300k price reduction since last week). The lowest priced Covina Condo is listed at $142,500 ($154.56 per sqft, 22 Days on Market), the highest priced Covina Condo is listed at $315,000 ($213.70 per sqft, 54 Days on Market). In a... 08/04/2010