Author Archives: Shane Clark
The term luxury in real estate has undergone a dramatic shift. Once synonymous with a million-dollar home, today’s luxury threshold starts much higher, influenced by soaring prices, inflation, changing buyer expectations and regional disparities. All these factors have redrawn the map of high-end living.
The luxury tier used to begin at just over $1 million — a figure that in most areas today will just buy a “normal” home. In most areas, luxury begins nearly three times above the median home range. The high-end segment is about at least a million over that median price number and the ultra-luxury properties, those in the top 1 percent, can start at 5 to 10 times over that. It’s a rarefied space, yet there are a substantial number of buyers…..
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Nestled on a serene, tree-lined street with stunning mountain views, this mid-century Pasadena gem blends Spanish-inspired elegance with modern comfort. Featuring cherry wood floors, a gourmet kitchen, and a private backyard oasis filled with fruit trees and fragrant gardens, this home is a true retreat in the heart of the city.
The buyers really loved the house but as always, I recommended a whole slew of inspections. The listing agent said that the plumbing lines had been redone but I insisted on a sewer line inspection for my buyers. After all the driveway was 450 feet long and so was the sewer line! We only saw two cleanouts but with a line that long, there needed to be 5 cleanouts.
So the plumber came with his camera and tried to do the inspection to find that the line was clogged. Watch the video here:
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