Archive for May, 2006

Castaic Town Council Exploring Annexation to City of Santa Clarita

Sunday, May 28th, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

The Castaic Town Council contacted the Santa Clarita's Mayor Laurene Weste recently regarding the possible annexation of the Castaic area into the City of Santa Clarita.Castaic is currently exploring the options of ... Read more..

McKeon to Introduce Bill to Block Cemex

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

Although Rep. Buck McKeon admits that the chance of passing the bill are small, he stated that he would introduce a bill in Congress today to cancel Cemex's lease to mine ... Read more..

Eminent Domain Used to Block Wal-Mart

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 Posted in Newhall Redevelopment, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

The small San Francisco suburb of Hercules, CA used an unusual tactic to block the building of a Wal-Mart store this week.With residents up in arms, stating that Wal-Mart was ... Read more..

New Record: Number of California Real Estate Licensees Hits Half a Million

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 Posted in Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

With the number of real estate licensees soaring in California, you've got to wonder how many of these licensees are properly trained and qualified to help consumers buy and sell ... Read more..

Benz Road Traffic to be Limited

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

Saugus residents who live in the area around Benz Rd. will be getting some traffic relief, courtesy of a recent decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.The Board recently ... Read more..

Baby Boomers Dominate Second Home Market

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 Posted in Real Estate Market Activity, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

According to the new study by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), “Middle-aged, middle-income households are the driving factor in the second-home market, with favorable demographics providing a solid fundamental ... Read more..

Tribune to Buy ForSaleByOwner.com

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates | Comments Off

Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune and others, has purchased ForSaleByOwner.com to expand its online classified advertising business. With reported traffic of 1.6 million average unique visitors each month ... Read more..

Nationwide Housing to Take a Breather

Monday, May 22nd, 2006 Posted in Real Estate Market Activity, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

David Lereah, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), stated recently that he believes that the real estate market on a national level will "drop significantly, but ... Read more..

TPC Valencia Golf Course to go Private

Sunday, May 21st, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

The TPC Westridge golf course in Valencia may start the process to go private within the next year, instead of waiting closer to 10 years as originally planned."There has been ... Read more..

Stonecrest Residents to Hear From Los Angeles County Representatives

Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

Los Angeles County representatives are scheduled to meet with Stonecrest residents on Tuesday to talk about what the County has to offer.Bear in mind that the Los Angeles County Board ... Read more..