Archive for February, 2007

Costco Revokes Its Liberal Return Policy

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 Posted in Local News and Updates | Comments Off

Stating that its liberal electronics return policy was costing a bundle of money, Costco recently announced that it will no longer accept the return of electronic items past 90 days. ... Read more..

Statewide Median Home Prices Hit New High

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 Posted in Santa Clarita Real Estate, castaic golf course | Comments Off

The January home sales statistics are now in, showing that the Santa Clarita area posted the highest median price gain in the state of California with a whopping 30.8 percent ... Read more..

New Construction Land Mines

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 Posted in New Construction, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

You've been dreaming (and likely drooling) over the new homes for a while now, saving your pennies, and now you're ready to buy. How do you avoid getting sucked into ... Read more..

Tips for Buying New Construction

Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in New Construction, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

The process of buying new construction involves a lot more than just visiting the sales office, picking out a floorplan and a lot, and then plopping down a deposit check. ... Read more..

Realtors Just Say “NO” To HouseValues

Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

You've probably seen them by now: Slick TV ads telling you to go to a fancy website to get a free home evaluation, or to get Realtors to "bid" for ... Read more..

Realtors Just Say “NO” To HouseValues

Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

You've probably seen them by now: Slick TV ads telling you to go to a fancy website to get a free home evaluation, or to get Realtors to "bid" for ... Read more..

Lennar to Start Building Green Homes

Sunday, February 25th, 2007 Posted in Green Living, New Construction, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

Lennar is taking its first step into building energy-efficient solar homes at its upcoming development in the Bay Area of California.Lennar's Milano community in San Ramon, California will feature solar ... Read more..

Be Prepared: Daylight Savings Time’s Early Arrival

Saturday, February 24th, 2007 Posted in Local News and Updates | Comments Off

Starting this year, Daylight Savings Time starts earlier than it has in prior years. Be prepared to change your clocks on March 11, 2007 and again on November 4, 2007.Other ... Read more..

Be Prepared: Daylight Savings Time’s Early Arrival

Saturday, February 24th, 2007 Posted in Local News and Updates | Comments Off

Starting this year, Daylight Savings Time starts earlier than it has in prior years. Be prepared to change your clocks on March 11, 2007 and again on November 4, 2007.Other ... Read more..

City of Santa Clarita to Revise Annexation Rules

Saturday, February 24th, 2007 Posted in Local News and Updates, Santa Clarita Real Estate | Comments Off

Stating that the collection of signatures from 60% of Castaic's residents would be "daunting", a member of the Castaic Town Council put in a written request for an alteration of ... Read more..