![The house is 'ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise,' reads the listing with a wink-wink reference to the 1982 film. The house is 'ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise,' reads the listing with a wink-wink reference to the 1982 film.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LDN-L-ROXBURY-0828-01.jpg?w=140)
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Sandra Barrera
Sandra Barrera was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley to immigrant parents and has covered topics that range in interest to all demographics, from the Latin hip-hop movement and Argentine tango meetups to Quinceañeras. Her stories have also highlighted stories of local Black artists, Native American theater, faith-based fitness, nutrition and wellness programs, gay marriage, and Jewish life in Southern California, from kosher restaurants to an exhibit on home movies. She is a real estate reporter for the Southern California News Group. From celebrity-owned homes to architectural jaw-droppers, she specializes in big-ticket residential properties that are the stuff of dreams and lottery fantasies.
Location: Monrovia, California, USA
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![The house is 'ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise,' reads the listing with a wink-wink reference to the 1982 film. The house is 'ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise,' reads the listing with a wink-wink reference to the 1982 film.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LDN-L-ROXBURY-0828-01.jpg?w=140)
The house is 'ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise,' reads the listing with a wink-wink reference to the 1982 film.
![The house has many features the engineer added, mostly on weekends while working full-time at Hughes Aircraft Company. The house has many features the engineer added, mostly on weekends while working full-time at Hughes Aircraft Company.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LDN-L-OLDTOPANGA-0805-06-1.jpg?w=140)
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Topanga home of Virginia T. Norwood, ‘the mother of Landsat’ imaging, seeks $2.3M
The house has many features the engineer added, mostly on weekends while working full-time at Hughes Aircraft Company.
![June's median home price tied the all-time high of $775,000 reached in April, new CoreLogic figures show. June's median home price tied the all-time high of $775,000 reached in April, new CoreLogic figures show.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OCR-L-Realtor-Settlement-0804-004.jpg?w=140)
Southern California home prices still at record highs, despite June sales slump
June's median home price tied the all-time high of $775,000 reached in April, new CoreLogic figures show.
![The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage. The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-VIALIDOSOUD-0722-01.jpg?w=140)
Former St. John Knits exec sells Newport Beach estate to Corona exec for $30 million
The 8,868-square-foot home stretches across 3.5 lots, a configuration the city no longer permits, and has 105 feet of harbor frontage.
![After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price. After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RPE-L-PINECOVE-0712-01.jpg?w=140)
Idyllwild cabin Dolly Parton gave to Ronald McDonald House sells for $585K
After receiving multiple offers, the 1,800-square-foot cabin sold at 17% over the $499,000 asking price.
![A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger. A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/OCR-L-SCHOOLSFIRST-QA-01-PB-1.jpg?w=140)
SchoolsFirst, California’s biggest credit union, looks to next-generation growth
A 2020 merger with Sacramento-based Schools Financial made the state's largest credit union even bigger.
![The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead. The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SBS-L-ROBINHOOD-0605-02.jpg?w=140)
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Lake Arrowhead chateau of Disney, ‘Dear Basketball’ animator Glen Keane nabs $11.5M
The April 8 deal sets the record for the most expensive sale in Lake Arrowhead.
![The modernist architect redesigned the exterior sun flaps to allow more natural light to illuminate the home. The modernist architect redesigned the exterior sun flaps to allow more natural light to illuminate the home.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RPE-L-CALIENTE-0603-06-1.jpg?w=140)
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Palm Springs William Krisel-designed home seeks $2.2M
The modernist architect redesigned the exterior sun flaps to allow more natural light to illuminate the home.
![The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment. The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PAS-L-CHULASENDA-0523-FI.jpg?w=140)
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Shohei Ohtani buys La Cañada Flintridge mansion for $7.8 million
The house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and amenities devoted to wellness, fitness and entertainment.
!['Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says. 'Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says.](https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/OCR-L-NATURESSELECT-QA-JG-05-1.jpg?w=140)
From swap meets to Amazon: How Anaheim-based Nature’s Select keeps its pet food concept fresh
'Everything we do is sourced within 80 miles of our manufacturing plant in Texas, and everything is U.S. based,' Vice President Megan Sanchez says.