Real estate news and features

In the news this week, the City of Santa Clarita is once again pursuing the open space project??¦this sounds great! Except when you read the fine print! The City is in hopes of passing the burden of purchasing the lands with a annual tax assessment of about $25.00 per homeowner, per year. With a maximum […]

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There??™s been talk of a high school for Castaic for…years! Now amidst a literal explosion of homes and residents this once quite sleepy village is in dire need of a high school, now!
Problem is local residents of the proposed school site don’t want it, local government officials know we need it, the location with lands […]

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The number of Californians losing their homes to foreclosure rose to the highest level in a decade, in data compiled for the first three months of the year according to DataQuick a real estate information service, providing grim evidence that the shake-out in real estate is nowhere near over.
Foreclosures totaled 11,033, up 802% from the […]

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Today’s post is about the elements and features of a blog.  We will be covering several of these topics later is the series including the blogging software I recommend - Wordpress, Typepad or Blogger.  I use Typepad for this blog.
Design Options
Most of the blogging platforms have a variety of template designs and format options. […]

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Here  are some considerations and questions to ponder before you launch in to the world of blogging.
1.  Are you committed to posting on a regular basis?  Weekly at a minimum - to several times per week?  There are many, many abandoned blogs in the blogosphere.  It’s pointless to start a blog if you are not […]

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SCV Sales Stats
February 29 through March 31, 2007
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Acton
New Listings 31Average Days on Market 115Pending Sales 9New escrows opened 9Escrows closed 12Average Days on Market 199Sales at list 4Year to date escrows closed 30
Aqua Dulce
New Listings 14Average Days on Market 57Pending Sales 3New escrows opened 3Escrows closed 4Average Days on Market 109Sales at list 1Year […]

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The short answer…anyone and everyone!  From the average citizen blogging about their daily life to celebrities to politicians to businesses (Fortune 500 companies to small business owners).  Whether you want to blog about your hobbies, passions, city, neighborhood, rants or raves, or the Las Vegas Real Estate Market - the blog is the platform to […]

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I was talking to a friend yesterday about the power of affirmations.  She shared one of hers with me:  ???Make decisions where you are going instead of where you are.???
It reminded me of my NLP Coach training.  One of the many things my trainers, Tad & Adriana James, discussed was how so many people focus […]

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There are many good reasons to create and maintain a blog… these are my top 6:
1.  Relatively easy and cost-effective web solution
Don??™t need to be a ???techie??? to create a blogReal time, fresh, relevant contentEasy to maintain and postThere are many free blog platformsYour time and commitment is the main resource needed
2.  Create higher Search […]

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Some good news for Castaic, County planners are looking at several possible sites for a new Library in Castaic.
This is great news as Castaic residents currently must travel into Valencia to? use the Library there.
From the Signal Friday May 18, 2007;
Chief Deputy County Librarian Terri Maguire said that the county has been planning to construct […]

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