Apr

17

Mortgage Foreclosures

April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The number of Californians losing their homes to foreclosure rose to the highest level in a decade, in data compiled for the first three months of the year according to DataQuick a real estate information service, providing grim evidence that the shake-out in real estate is nowhere near over.
Foreclosures totaled 11,033, up 802% from the […]

Apr

12

Castaic High School a distant dream?

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There’s been talk of a high school for Castaic for…years! Now amidst a literal explosion of homes and residents this once quite sleepy village is in dire need of a high school, now!
Problem is local residents of the proposed school site don’t want it, local government officials know we need it, the location with lands […]

Apr

12

Hasley Canyon Interchange Set to begin

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

CASTAIC - Crews will start working this summer on a $41 million project to upgrade the Hasley Canyon interchange, improving capacity at the junction to serve a growing community, officials said.
The county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to enter into a deal with Caltrans to jointly work on the project. 
It calls for rebuilding the Hasley […]

Apr

12

Cross Valley Connector to Open Early

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Critical Link in Cross Valley Connector to Open April 23 five months ahead of schedule. Great news for residents here.
The public is invited to the grand opening festivities which will be held at the north/west corner of Aurora and Newhall Ranch Road, behind the WalMart center. For more information or to RSVP, call the City […]

Apr

12

Santa Clarita to pursue open space project -round 2

April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In the news this week, the City of Santa Clarita is once again pursuing the open space project…this sounds great! Except when you read the fine print!
The City is in hopes of passing the burden of purchasing the lands with a annual tax assessment of about $25.00 per homeowner, per year. With a maximum $1-per-year […]

Apr

4

Win a Castaic House

April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

While skimming through some noteworthy area blogs today, fellow blogger and resident, SCVLife had this post on her blog.
What a great fundraiser this is going to be. The proceeds will benefit Mentors for Youth a a non profit that supports abused or disadvantaged children offering housing, support, counseling, etc.

Apr

3

A Big One Bites The Dust

April 3, 2007 | 2 Comments

Reading the Los Angeles Times (oh…why do I continue to torture myself!) the front page story about Subprime lender New Century filing bankruptcy, and fires 3,200 people…Ouch! thats gonna hurt.
In quoting the Times, “New Century Financial Corp., once the largest independent maker of mortgages to high-risk borrowers, sank into bankruptcy proceedings today, swamped by demands […]

Apr

3

New in Castaic

April 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Recently my husband and me stopped over at the new Lollies Restaurant and Bakery It’s an awesome place! I introduced myself to Lollie’s founder Lori Ritter and commented on how I really enjoyed being there! (Castaic is home to plenty of fast food fare… the sit down type of cafe, well…ummm they are mighty hard to […]

Apr

3

California Median Home Prices a Comparison

April 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

These stats are from the California association of Realtors. They show some very interesting numbers. How does your region stack up?
Median Prices By Region - Current Month vs. Year Ago
 

Feb-07

Jan-07

 

Feb-06

 

Calif. (sf)

$564,700

$559,300

r

$534,400

r

Calif. (condo)

$425,480

$415,360

r

$433,290

r

C.A.R. REGION

 

 

 

 

 

Central Valley

$341,240

$334,810

 

$350,900

r

High Desert

$319,860

$317,380

 

$328,690

 

Los Angeles

$616,230

$586,980

 

$565,600

 

Monterey Region

$704,270

$699,540

 

$700,560

 

Monterey County

$657,000

$664,000

 

$700,000

 

Santa Cruz County

$720,000

$715,000

 

$712,000

 

Northern California

$395,000

$381,400

 

$423,360

 

Northern Wine Country

$590,100

$587,040

 

$589,550

 

Orange County

$692,820

$688,610

 

$721,190

 

Palm Sps/Lwr Desert

$387,660

$348,900

 

$363,960

 

Riverside/S. Bernardino

$409,020

$415,170

 

$391,640

r

Sacramento

$374,110

$360,340

 

$378,670

r

San Diego

$593,680

$581,780

 

$608,770

 

San Francisco Bay

$744,250

$719,320

 

$727,320

r

San Luis Obispo

$580,730

$569,080

 

$604,170

 

Santa Barbara County

$793,270

$800,000

 

$787,500

 

S. Barbara So. […]