This upscale picture perfect 2 story, 4 bedroom/4 bath North Glendora home with a huge upstairs bonus room/play room/media room or office has been built in 2008 and is located in the much coveted gated community of Tradition at Arboreta. This turnkey home with excellent floor plan & one of the best homes in the tract with views of the mountains and Grand Oak Trees was on the market for a while. The listing Realtor asked me to take pictures of the property to give this home some extra activity using the MLS. About one week after having added the 35 pictures Listing Agent and Sellers received the offer they were waiting for and home is now in escrow pending closing.

Swinging in the Glendora Park

The Wiseguys Big Band Machine consist of 18 musicians, who are keeping the music of the 50′s and the 60′s alive. This Montebello, California big band features a great horn line, talented vocalists, exiting soloist and a strong rhythm section. Their repertoire includes the vocal tunes from Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Peggy Lee and the big bands favorites from Glenn Miller, Perez Prado and buddy Rich. The Wiseguys also let their audiences dance and enjoy the music from classic mambos, rumbas and samba jazz music.

Southland Properties under leadership of Gary Boyer and the Village owners including the City of Glendora have created a wonderful July 4 happening for the people of Glendora and the surrounding areas with a pancake breakfast, a parade, activity booths and music.

The largest cycling event in America, the 2011 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, presented by AEG, that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 15-22.

The race had eight stages and 18 teams were competing for several prices.

Of the 18 pro biking teams 11 are from the USA, 1 from Canada and 6 from Europe.

The 7th stage when through the Foothills mountains and big bear.

At half way the course the professional bikers and their followers with the whole caravan came came down to the city Glendora from the west, went south, then East and left the foothill city north east to Big Bear.

What is the first thing you do when you start searching for a home online? Scrolling through all the pictures! Well, you’re not alone.

A study by Rismedia shows that listings with more photos sold faster. Listed below is the average number of photos to “Days On Market” (DOM), according to the analysis:
* 1 photo = 70 DOM
* 6 photos = 40 DOM
* 16-19 photos = 36 DOM
* 20 photos max = 32 DOM

The report also found that listed homes with more photographs had a better chance of selling for a higher price than those with a single picture. Despite these findings, only about 12 percent of agents actually post the maximum 25 photos allowed by the MLS.

But the report does not mention the quality of the photographs. Good quality real estate photographs are difficult to achieve and nobody expect from a Real Estate agent to have professional photographic skills. But the Realtor should recognize the difference between good and poor photos.  In many cases, it is the agents themselves who are snapping the pictures and posting them on their MLS. Because of this, it is important that sellers choose an agent who will take professional looking photos or pay for a professional photographer.

Because of the internet the phrase “Location, location, location” will be soon replaced by “Photography, photography, photography” as the new advice when selling.
Everything in the marketing campaign to sell your home relies on the quantity and quality of the pictures. Ask your Buyers which element in any ad is most important for them.

Gar Benedick, who wrote the article for Rismedia is the principal of Studio Beach photography and wrote the following:

If you’re thinking of selling your home, here are a few of things to keep in mind when it comes to photography:

• Ask prospective agents to show you samples of their photographic work or that of their professional photographer
• Request to review the photos before they are posted to the MLS, the Internet, etc.
• And, insist on the maximum number of photos or at least the maximum number of photos to properly represent your home

What does all this mean? The Internet is the most powerful tool you can use when buying and/or selling your home. According to results, photography does sell real estate. And when you choose to have high quality professional images for your marketing tools, you stand to gain by:

• Generating more interest. Attracting more viewers/leads.
• Entertaining higher offers/selling price.
• Enjoying a faster sale of your home

This all translates into less stress and a smoother transition to your new home.

Remember, your home is one of your largest and most important investments.

Ronny Geenen
Realtor/Photographer
Southland Properties.