Category Archives: Real estate Market

Top 10 Features Buyers Want in New Homes

Experts tell us that home buyers seek certain key features in the homes they buy, and that these desirable features do change over time. Years ago the bells-and-whistles feature was a family room. Today it might be a home office … Continue reading

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The Perfect Storm for Home Buying

Between now and the end of the year is the perfect storm for home buying here in the San Fernando Valley. Home prices are down, and interest rates are the best in 50 years (my lender partners say). There are … Continue reading

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A Subtle Shift is Occurring: Sylmar and San Fernando Valley May Be Next

This week we heard that home builders in 33 of the nation’s metropolitan areas across the United States have started to build living quarters again, although ever so slightly. This is probably the best news one can hear if you … Continue reading

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Now is the Best Time to Buy in a Generation

We’ve been hearing it now for months, and buyers in the San Fernando Valley are finally starting to understand that this golden moment, this perfect storm in real estate, is going to be here for just a short time, so … Continue reading

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Open Houses Reveal a Change in the Housing Market in Sylmar and the San Fernando Valley

If you have visited an open house recently in Sylmar or most areas of the San Fernando Valley, then you know that a lot of home buyers are out there looking for their first home or next home. Sometimes open … Continue reading

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Did we hit the price bottom in Sylmar real estate already?

Here are some home sales statistics from the last three months regarding homes for sale in Sylmar. You can see that the sold prices for properties have been dropping, but look at the prices for single family homes in February.  They actually … Continue reading

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First Time Buyers of New Homes in Sylmar Get a Break from State

In addition to the federal government’s $8,000 tax credit for home buyers who have not owned property in the last three years, those first time home buyers who want to purchase Sylmar real estate may also be eligible for the … Continue reading

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Sylmar Real Estate is More Affordable

Economy experts and housing market analysts are telling us that home prices in Southern California have reached the point where home prices are now below their historical average compared with incomes. This means that more people can now afford to … Continue reading

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New Real Estate Radio Show Provides Insight into Real Estate Market

Sylmar or San Fernando Valley real estate could be one of the topics discussed on a new radio show about real estate being presented by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The show is called Real Estate Today and airs … Continue reading

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What’s Stimulus Got to Do with Sylmar…

The newly passed $787.2 billion stimulus package will have an effect on Sylmar real estate in several ways. According to the California Association of Realtors, the legislation resets the conforming loan limit cap in Los Angeles County to $729,750, up … Continue reading

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