Need a home in Burbank? With three beds, 2 baths, and $825,000? 2112 Hilton is now on the market

If anybody you know has been hoping for an affordable 3 bedroom home in Burbank, this is it: 2112Hilton.com.  It features 3 beds, 2 baths, a redone kitchen, redone baths, fireplace, two car garage, quiet neighborhood, pergola, vegetable beds and more.  It is also very close to excellent schools and a short drive to all that Burbank has to offer.  You'll want to put your personal stamp on this, but it's in move-in condition.  At $825,000, it's priced to sell.  This is Egbert's (see below) former home.

4327 Greenbush Ave., Sherman Oaks and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. What does one have to do with the other? Read on.

My latest house crush is on the new listing at 4327 Greenbush (click link for more pics) in Sherman Oaks.  This new construction, 5+6, 4500 sf is a knock-out.  You'd expect that for the asking price of $2,389,000, no? Sweeping entry with high ceilings, sunny exposure everywhere, huge kitchen with panty AND a butler's pantry, a wine room -- yes, room -- saltwater pool with fountains, a master bedroom with workstation and wine refrigerator, master closet bigger than my first apartment, balconies...and on and on.  Systems are electronic, and can be controlled from your device thingy.

Of course, the decorating details are all really glamorous.  It looks like like the stagers for the Architectural Digest cover photo shoot just left.  As you'll see from the pictures, this house is painted in shades of grey, sand, brown and white, with white marble kitchen countertops, arches, engineered hardwood, lots of glass, and crystal chandeliers.


Here's the dog part. In honor of Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which airs tonight and tomorrow, I pick the dog that would most "go" with the decor:

Yes, a perfectly groomed, pure bred, white standard poodle.  This animal is as elegant as the house and is thematically matchy-matchy with the interior.  (But please adopt shelter dogs if you need a pet.)

Bragging. This full page ad is running in the L.A. Times' SFV real estate section today.

This ad from my company congratulates me for being in the top 1% of my office for the first half of 2013.  Thanks, clients, for making this possible!

Greg and Ally give me a great testimonial!

Interest rates are terrific

If you're searching for Studio City homes for sale (and if you are, please check out 4552 Morse), or Burbank real estate, or Toluca Lake real estate, or any other real estate, here's a news flash.  Interest rates have gone down again!  For 30-year fixed mortgages, they are now at 4.5% + 1pt for conforming, 4.625%+1 pt for conforming high limit, 5.5%+1 pt for jumbo (over $729k) and 4.0% + 1 pt. for 15 year mortgages.  We all thought we'd see higher interest rates by this time this year.  What a nice surprise.