Archive for August, 2007

Portion of Elsmere Canyon Near Santa Clarita Designated as Permanent Parkland

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. officially dedicated its grant of 400 acres of land in Elsmere Canyon near Santa Clarita to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) for permanent open space, ... Read more..

Los Valles Golf Course Community Update

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Imagine living in a private, gated golf course community built around a brand-new top-of-the-line Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course, surrounded by lush rolling hills with either golf course or city views, ... Read more..

Santa Clarita’s Home Sales Statistics for July 2007

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

DataQuick's July home sales statistics are in! Here are the statistics for Santa Clarita area home sales for July 2007.Compared to Los Angeles County's May numbers, there was a decrease ... Read more..

Desperately Seeking Retailers: Newhall Redevelopment Encounters Another Hurdle

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The challenge of enticing upscale and unique retailers to the Old Town Newhall Redevelopment area has encountered another hurdle in the merger of Wild Oats Markets into Whole Foods Markets. ... Read more..

Bank Owned Property Sales in the Santa Clarita Area

Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

With short sales and REO's (Real Estate Owned, or bank owned properties) hitting the news a lot lately, it's time to take a closer look at the Santa Clarita market ... Read more..

Old Town Newhall Sell-Off Continues: Entire Block for Sale!

Saturday, August 25th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As the redevelopment plans for Old Town Newhall progress, we're seeing many property owners looking to capitalize on the redevelopment process early in the game.Up for sale this week is ... Read more..

Sneaky Developer Tricks: Las Lomas Seduces the City of Los Angeles

Saturday, August 25th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We've seen sneaky developer tricks in the Santa Clarita area before, but none so bold as those proposed by Dan Palmer, the developer of the proposed Las Lomas project.The 555 ... Read more..

Edison Freebies Arrive!

Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

About a month ago I took the online energy survey sponsored by Southern California Edison and the Southern California Gas Company. In addition to providing helpful tips on how I ... Read more..

Bank of Santa Clarita Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Entrepreneur Magazine features the Bank of Santa Clarita as one of the up-and-coming community banks, or baby banks, serving customers who prefer personal service to corporate food chains.Started in 2004 ... Read more..

Placerita Canyon Homes to be Auctioned

Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Six of the seven homes at the new home development called Deer Creek at Placerita Canyon will be auctioned off on Sunday, September 16, 2007. These were "spec" homes built ... Read more..