Feb

21

Las Lomas Land Application

February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Los Angeles County planners will scrutinize the land application form submitted by Las Lomas Land LLC, after a discrepancy was found in the document.
The Director of Planning for the county, Bruce McClendon, is quoted from The Signal Wednesday that “he’s taken his probe into the Las Lomas land application to the next level after finding […]

Feb

21

Home Sellers Questions

February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Question and Answer: I sold a house recently and I am somewhat puzzled over the buyer’s inspection report and request for repairs.

I was never provided a home inspection report A list of repairs came from the buyer. I replaced and fixed what I could
At the buyers final walk thru, the buyers agent gave my agent […]

Feb

20

Los Angeles City Opposes Newhall Ranch

February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Los Angeles City District 7 Council member Richard Alarcon opposes Newhall Ranch but endorsed Las Lomas? somethings wrong here, what side of the development fence is Alarcon on?
News came out this week that Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously on a motion, headed up by Alarcon against the planned Newhall Land and Farming Co. […]

Feb

19

Market Stats for Santa Clarita Valley

February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a pdf file for the January 2008 stats in Santa Clarita Valley, you can check which city had the most sales and the highest price.
Santa Clarita Valley.pdf

Feb

19

Home sales transactions, lowest in 20 years

February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Southern California home sales dipped below 10,000 transactions for the first time in more than 20 years. This chart below has the stats from 1988 through 2008.

Feb

15

The I-5/ Magic Mountain interchange

February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Santa Clarita Traffic
Santa Clarita has been feeling the pain of traffic congestion, road work traffic tie-ups and long delays getting around town.
The I-5/ Magic Mountain interchange will be undergoing heavy construction over the next few months.

Feb

15

Northen Newhall build-out on hold

February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A planned intersection is holding up the city of Santa Clarita’s plan to build out the northern Newhall area.
In the 25 year plan this area of Newhall the city is planning a commercial and residential community on 200 acres at the mouth of Placerita Canyon bordered by Newhall Creek to the west, Circle J Ranch […]

Feb

15

Housing Stats for December 2007

February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Calif. median home price - December 07: $475,460(Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region December 07: Santa Barbara So. Coast $925,000 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region December 07: High Desert $244,330 (Source: C.A.R.)
Calif. First-time Buyer Affordability Index - Third Quarter 07: 24 percent
(Source: C.A.R.)
Mortgage rates - week ending 02/07:
30-yr. […]

Feb

15

Dirt Gets Deeper for Los Lomas Developer

February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Las Lomas developer Dan Palmer in the news again this week. In a story that first appeared in The Signal, it was uncovered that Dan Palmer Land Investments did not have a legal right to the 555 acres he plans to develop into a mini metropolis. The story unfolded where Palmer Land Devcelopment did not […]