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Sylmar Real Estate Foreclosure Crisis Hits TV Airwaves

Today Los Angeles Councilmember Richard Alarcón (District 7) challenged banks to put a moratorium on foreclosures in Sylmar, and to help Sylmar residents on the verge of foreclosure to keep their homes. A news report about Sylmar real estate on … Continue reading

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Sylmar Home Prices Slide with LA County, So It’s a Great Time to Buy

Not what anyone selling a home really wants to hear in Sylmar, the San Fernando Valley or Los Angeles County for that matter…. Word came in today from the numbers-crunching MDA DataQuick real estate research firm that home prices in … Continue reading

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Learn more about buying Sylmar real estate

Great news for buyers of Sylmar real estate and others who need more education about home buying and financing! Years ago when I worked in the Public Relations Department of Countrywide Home Loans in the company’s world headquarters in Calabasas, … Continue reading

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Buy Sylmar Real Estate for Low Interest Rates

This past two weeks has brought about a significant change in the real estate market in Sylmar and the San Fernando Valley, as well as other parts of the United States. When the Federal Reserve lowered the benchmark federal fund … Continue reading

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Sylmar Real Estate Update

A few tidbits about Sylmar real estate and home sales in the San Fernando Valley that you may not be aware of: Sylmar Home Sales Strong The real estate market is alive and well in Sylmar and other parts of … Continue reading

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Sylmar-Sayre Firestorm: A Tragic Encore

For the second time in just over a month, Sylmar citizens experienced an uncontrolled firestorm this weekend that ended tragically with the loss of hundreds of homes, most notably in the beautiful Oakridge Mobile Home Park at the end of Glenoaks Boulevard … Continue reading

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Federal Loan Limits Reduced for 2009 for LA & Orange Counties: Another Good Reason to Buy Now UPDATED

UPDATE: FEB 15, 2009 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 … Continue reading

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San Fernando Valley Home Sales Rise in September

You may have seen the news that San Fernando Valley homes sales in September “surged” from last year’s low point. Check out this statistic: September 2007 – 362 homes sold September 2008 – 658 homes sold In the Northeast San … Continue reading

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NOW is the Best time to buy in 30 years!

I’m not just saying that it is a good time to buy because real estate is my business. Looking at statistics (which I do every day), there really is a huge home buying opportunity in Sylmar and other San Fernando … Continue reading

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Guess What? What Goes Down Must Come Up

Last time the stock market hit the major skids (the big crash of October 1987), there was an abundant supply of bank-owned properties, also known as REOs (real-estate owned) in the aftermath. I remember a big push for auctioning properties, … Continue reading

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