Category Archives: Sylmar
Thieves Steal Irrigation Pipe from Pioneer Cemetery
Monday we filed a police report because at least two someones broke into Pioneer Cemetery and stole the irrigation valve piping that brings city water to the site. The Adam Henry perpatrators cut the pipe, lifted it over the fence, … Continue reading
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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
Bobby Arias: Surprise Honor for a True Rock of the Valley
I had the privilege of joining other community members at a special surprise birthday party for Bobby Arias, founder of Communities in Schools, one recent Saturday. We got a call from Dan Rosales of Councilmember Richard Alarcon’s office, who invited … 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
Single Women Homebuyers On the Rise
I was talking to my in-house lender in my Century 21 office the other day about the latest statistics from the National Association of Realtors about the rising number of single women homebuyers. In 2004, only 18% of all homebuyers … Continue reading
SYLMAR-tini Recipe by Request
A recent request from a Sylmar resident prompts me to post this recipe for the SYLMAR-tini, a signature cocktail I created for a Sylmar Chamber of Commerce Mixer back in 2006. The cocktail ingredients pay tribute to the area’s rich … Continue reading
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Buy Low, Sell High: How Investors are Keeping Capitalism Alive in America
Glad to see that real estate investors are getting the recognition they deserve in helping pull the nation out of the housing recession. I was just talking about this with my husband the other day; how real estate investors are keeping … Continue reading
Join Sylmar’s National Night Out on August 4, Sylmar Park, 6 pm
On Tuesday, August 4, Sylmar and other communities across the Southland will participate in National Night Out, a time when neighbors can come together in solidarity to demonstrate to drug lords and other criminals that “we’re mad as hell and … Continue reading
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