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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">Dominic de Fazio</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="2.1.61019.2">Community Server</generator><updated>2007-09-13T22:00:00Z</updated><entry><title>Earthquake Survival Guide</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2009/01/08/earthquake-survival-day.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2009/01/08/earthquake-survival-day.aspx</id><published>2009-01-09T00:44:00Z</published><updated>2009-01-09T00:44:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll102/kforkeely/?action=view&amp;amp;current=EarthquakeSurvivalGuide_Defazio1cop.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="defazio earthquake" border="0" height="1024" src="http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll102/kforkeely/EarthquakeSurvivalGuide_Defazio1cop.jpg" width="791" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=406540" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author></entry><entry><title>1103 Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena is Sold!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/12/02/ed8374b74afe4d62b25a9f07bd95bad3.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/12/02/ed8374b74afe4d62b25a9f07bd95bad3.aspx</id><published>2008-12-02T20:43:00Z</published><updated>2008-12-02T20:43:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;img alt="Sold" border="0" height="64" id="Sold" src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com//Utility/images/sold.gif" width="72" /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;South Pasadena, Los Angeles County&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;The single story at 1103 Meridian Avenue has been sold.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/California/Homes/Itech/South_Pasadena/Agent/Listing_2059002.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=393236" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Single Story For Rent/Lease in Madison Heights Adjacent</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/10/27/a1a3cb73ac6b441b9fefedc3868c01ba.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/10/27/a1a3cb73ac6b441b9fefedc3868c01ba.aspx</id><published>2008-10-27T19:05:00Z</published><updated>2008-10-27T19:05:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Pasadena/California/Homes/Itech/Madison_Heights_Adjacent/Agent/Listing_2066915.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/1cf7/a7bf/1379/23333a55e40f41e2b82c/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="IMG_0578" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1,122 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,700 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madison Heights Adjacent, Pasadena&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; This upstairs rear unit is clean and spacious with lots of natural light pouring in from many windows. It is located near the Pasadena Freeway in southwest Pasadena. It is convenient to Old Pasadena, Paseo Colorado and South Lake shopping. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is Berber carpeting, many built-ins and alcoves. The kitchen is large with an eating area, a large pantry and a brand-new refrigerator and stove. This adorable unit has a balcony off the dining area, common laundry facility and two car covered parking. New windows are being installed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Occupancy date to be at or near the end of October.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Pasadena/California/Homes/Itech/Madison_Heights_Adjacent/Agent/Listing_2066915.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=377612" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Rent/Lease" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Price Reduced on 8-591 S Marengo Ave in Madison Heights Adjacent</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/06/23/2399855399504ea5abd2647f9e3a71ca.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/06/23/2399855399504ea5abd2647f9e3a71ca.aspx</id><published>2008-06-23T23:00:00Z</published><updated>2008-06-23T23:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madison Heights Adjacent, Pasadena&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 8-591 S Marengo Ave, a 1,433 sq. ft., 3 bath, 2 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #22099136" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$599,000&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Remodeled &amp;amp; Reduced Too!. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Pasadena/California/Condos/Madison_Heights_Adjacent/Agent/Listing_1630313.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=319830" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>The market is bad. Why not wait? Read this side of the issue.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/04/14/the-market-is-bad-why-not-wait-read-this-side-of-the-issue.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2008/04/14/the-market-is-bad-why-not-wait-read-this-side-of-the-issue.aspx</id><published>2008-04-14T17:11:00Z</published><updated>2008-04-14T17:11:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;There are 3 ways first time buyers lose money by waiting to purchase a home. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Lost tax deductions. If you don&amp;#39;t have a mortgage you will pay more federal and state taxes. The amount can be staggering, and the savings goes to you and not to the government.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Wealth accumulation. You create equity by paying principal on your loan and through property appreciation. The Federal Reserve said the average homeowner had a net worth in their home of $60,000, or 1/3 of their total wealth. A $200,000 property has to drop in value by 30% to lose that much equity. And you lose about $6,000 per year in potential wealth accumulation if you wait to buy the U.S. median priced home! And thats a lot less wealth gain than in our Southern California market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Increased interest rates. If a rate goes from 6 to 7 percent on a $200,000 mortgage, That increases your house payment by $1,578 per year, or a loss of $7,578 a year in payments and the above wealth accumulation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=285915" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="Finances" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Finances/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Single Story For Sale in Madison Heights Adjacent</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2007/09/13/e8a87ece861646f5b586ceab967864ba.aspx" /><id>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/2007/09/13/e8a87ece861646f5b586ceab967864ba.aspx</id><published>2007-09-14T06:00:00Z</published><updated>2007-09-14T06:00:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;
		&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Pasadena/California/Condos/Madison_Heights_Adjacent/Agent/Listing_1630313.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/debb/b560/c7b9/ace0e109aaa802eb54e5/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="P1020608" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
		
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		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1,433 sq. ft., 3 bath, 2 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$652,000&lt;/span&gt;



		
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		&lt;span id="LeadIn" class="dateline"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Madison Heights Adjacent, Pasadena&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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		This is in the Meridian Court complex, modeled after Wallis Neff's architecture. It is a short walk to the Gold Line, and easy access to  Paseo Colorado, and Old Pasadena. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Enjoy the lovely setting of the garden with the waterscape to enter this unit with its own exclusive use private courtyard. The private courtyard has direct access to a living room with polished concrete floors, a wood burning fireplace, a formal dining room, and a separate study/office. The fully equipped kitchen has ceramic tile counter tops and custom cabinets.  The powder room &amp; the laundry room are near by. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There is a handsome main suite w/ a full bath and walk-in closets and the secondary bedroom and bath has mountain views and views of the courtyard below. You will fall in love at once. Call us for a private showing.
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	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/Pasadena/California/Condos/Madison_Heights_Adjacent/Agent/Listing_1630313.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=281282" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>585561</name><uri>http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/members/585561.aspx</uri></author><category term="Real Estate" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx" /><category term="For Sale" scheme="http://dominicdefazio.point2agent.com/blogs/dominic_de_fazio/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx" /></entry></feed>