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. […]