Santa Clarita Real Estate Blog

Skunks are on the loose in Santa Clarita… what can you do about these odorous pests? Now that my dogs have been skunked twice in the last week, both times in my back yard, I realize that I’m likely not the only Santa Clarita resident dealing with late-night doggy-showers and skunk smell. What can you [...]

William S. Hart Union High School District receives highest overall API score in the state.  In API (Academic Performance Index) test results released this month by the California Department of Education, the William S. Hart Union High School District has received the top ranking in the state for union high school districts with 10,000 or more [...]

Burrtec to replace existing trash services in unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley. Trash cans are disappearing around the Santa Clarita Valley this week, and will continue to disappear through the end of October. Why? The unincorporated areas of Santa Clarita will be getting new trash cans, and new service, starting shortly. Burrtec Industries [...]

Santa Clarita single family home sales statistics for August 2008 and 2007 The Santa Clarita real estate market is showing some signs of recovery, with new escrows for single family homes for the month of August up by 120 vs August 2007, and active listings down by 619. New listings were 348 in August 2008 vs [...]

Santa Clarita Valley real estate sales for August 2008 continue to show median price declines from the previous year in most areas. While the majority of the Santa Clarita Valley continues to show median price declines for August 2008 as compared to August 2007, the number of homes sold is showing some improvement. Investors are starting [...]

Many homeowners in the Santa Clarita Valley are asking about whether they should consider a short sale or not. So you’ve found yourself upside-down on your house, where the mortgage balance far exceeds the current market value, and you can no longer afford the payments. What do you do? Your options include 1.) stay put [...]

Foreclosures in the Los Angeles area declined in August 2008, but still remain high. The Top 15 zip codes in the Los Angeles area for August 2008 finally show some movement in the Palmdale and Lancaster areas, giving way to the San Fernando Valley for two of the Top 5 slots for the highest number of trustee [...]