We keep hearing about making housing more affordable. But if the real goal is affordable homeownership, the conversation becomes much more complex. Recently, RISMedia covered a Congressional hearing titled “Priced Out of the American Dream.�...
Multigenerational living is no longer a backup plan. It is a housing strategy. Have you ever considered living with more than one generation under the same roof, and wondered, would this solve a problem for you?
For many seniors living on the...
Merry Christmas from Robbyn Battles, Santa and Snow 2025 in La Crescenta. Merry Christmas. If you know me, you know I say Merry Christmas, and I always will. This year’s Free Photos with Santa and Snow was one of my favorite community...
Over the past several weeks, a series of events and expert warnings have converged to create a clear and increasingly urgent picture of what State mandated density is creating in the Foothill communities. A recent Los Angeles Times column e...
Get ready for snow, La Crescenta and the Foothill community. Saturday, December 6th is shaping up to be a very special day. The forecast is calling for flurries at 10 a.m., and how can that prediction be so accurate? Because it is time once...
Across our Foothill communities, nine major projects will add 485 long term housing units and 16 short term suites, reshaping the corridor far more quickly than our current infrastructure can adapt. These developments stretch from La ...
More than ever, seniors are being targeted by bold, highly sophisticated scams that use artificial intelligence, voice cloning, deepfakes, spoofed phone numbers, and personalized phishing. What used to be isolated grandchild in trouble calls ...
Robbyn Battles presents your October Market at a Glance. As a lifelong La Crescenta, Montrose, and Glendale area resident and a Realtor with more than 35 years of experience, I track what truly moves our local markets so homeowners, buyers, and...
For decades, Robbyn Battles has been the steady voice at countless kitchen tables, helping seniors, families, and solo-agers navigate one of life’s hardest transitions, deciding when and how to let go of a longtime home. Robbyn Battles has ju...
For over 35 years, Robbyn Battles, REALTOR® and Broker Associate with JohnHart Real Estate, has guided homeowners and families across La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale, and the Foothill communities through some of life’s most meaningful t...