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Santa Clarita Real Estate - Inside the Market Statistics - November 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:56 -0600

Check out our newest blog post over at Santa Clarita Real Estate Forum for details on what you need to know about our real estate market in the SCV and the market stats, as of this month, November 2009.

Some of the highlights include:

Saugus Homes are selling super fast! More so than any other community in Santa Clarita.
Agua Dulce homes are taking a long time to sell.
The differnce in days on market between homes in escrow that are short sales, and those that are just standard sales is HUGE! Standard sales are selling much, much faster!

You can view the November 2009 Santa Clarita Market Stats article here!

Santa Clarita Mortgage Video Update

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:24:33 -0600

Thanks to The Renno Lending Team @ Prospect Mortgage for today's Santa Clarita Real Estate - Mortgage Video update. Check it out, and and listen to Keith Renno explain where interest rates are at, and get his inside perspective as to what's happening in the mortgage market.

Our National Association of Realtors Conference 2009 Experience

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:13:33 -0600

Check out our main blog, Santa Clarita Real Estate Forum, and get a glimpse into how our trip last week to San Diego for the National Association of Realtors conference went. We give you some insight into some of the key things we've taken away from a great 5 day stint of learning, networking, and brain storming.

For all of your Northern Los Angeles County / Santa Clarita Real Estate Needs

The Robert and Brian Team @ Realty Executives

Congress Passes and Expands Home Buyer Tax Credit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:48:37 -0600

Today we wrote a blog post over at our Santa Clarita Real Estate Forum blog about the extension and expansion of the home buyer tax credit. What was just a first time home buyer tax credit, is now also expanded to existing homeowners. You hear that Santa Clarita homeowners? This is great news for those of you who have any interest in selling your home in order to move up and purchase a different home.

The inventory of Santa Clarita homes right now is at historic lows. A Santa Clarita homeowner, with equity, or the cash to close a deal, could sell very easily in this market, and fast, if priced reasonably - NOT BELOW MARKET - just reasonably. Heck, decent homes are selling above market value right now in the right neighborhoods. The inventory is that low.

The inventory MAY not be THIS low for THAT long. It all depends on how many foreclosures have yet to hit the market, and how quickly they come at us. Today Fannie Mae released news that they would be giving homeowners the option to rent out their home, instead of foreclosing on them! They would do a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Less harmful to your credit. The point is, the government, both state and federal, have been doing what they can, to keep the inventory of homes low. When the inventory is low - home values don't fall as much.

This tax credit incentive, which will now continue once President Obama signs off on it, and will be much more flexible....will definitely be utilized by many buyers for the remainder of 2009, and into 2010.

Contact The Robert and Brian Team to discuss your Santa Clarita real estate questions and needs. You can reach us @ 661-964-1760. Or visit us at the best local real estate website available - TheScvAgents.com!

Check out our Santa Clarita Real Estate Forum blog post: Santa Clarita Home Buyers: Congress Passes Tax Credit Extension

FHA Loans vs Conventional Loans: What's The Difference In Rates?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:25 -0600

Thanks to Keith Renno (The Renno Lending Team) @ Prospect Mortgage for providing our clients and viewers with an update on the interet rate difference between FHA Loans, and Conventional Loans, now, as we find ourselves in November 2009. Keith also eludes to where he thinks interest rates are headed. Keith also recently sat with Robert for an interview regarding the State of the Mortgage Market. Check out that video in the previous link to hear some of Keith's other thoughts on what's going on in the mortgage market today.

Going Solar: with Mike Terry of Verengo Solar

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:17:42 -0600

Brian Ends of The Robert and Brian Team @ Realty Executives sits for an interview with Mike Terry of Verengo Solar. They discuss the pros of going Solar in your home, and some the the cost benefits vs traditional energy sources, such as your local energy utility company. Contact Brian @ The Robert and Brian Team at 661-964-1760 for any of your Santa Clarita Valley real estate needs. Contact Mike Terry to discuss Going Solar in your home at 661-755-9549.

State of the Mortgage Market: with Keith Renno

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:11:35 -0600

Keith Renno of Prospect Mortgage is interviewed by Robert Mickalson, or The Robert and Brian Team @ Realty Executives Valencia. Contact The Robert and Brian Team with any of your Santa Clarita Valley real estate questions @ 661-964-1760. Contact Keith Renno, with The Renno Lending Team @ 661-290-3817.

Weekly Santa Clarita Mortgage Market Video Update 8/3/09

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:25:55 -0500

Thanks to The Renno Lending Team for providing our clients with this weekly update on the mortgage market.

Contact The Robert & Brian Team for all of your Santa Clarita Real Estate needs! Call us at 661-964-1760.

The Most Expensive Santa Clarita Valley Home For Sale?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:43:23 -0500

Ever wonder what the most expensive home is on the market, in the Santa Clarita Valley? Sure you have. Wonder no more...here is the answer.

bit.ly/cAypY

The home is located in the Sand Canyon area of the Santa Clarita Valley (off of the 14 freeway). Click that link above...and be sure to let us know if you're interested...haha!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Tesoro Del Valle Homes For Sale - July 6, 2009

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:13:29 -0500

Most of you know that the Santa Clarita real estate inventory of homes for sale is quite low right now, almost approaching 600's. This is apparently holding true for the Tesoro Del Valle master planned community, which is located at the northern edge of Valencia.

I was browsing homes for sale in the Santa Clarita MLS, for a specific client, and was amazed to see that there was ONLY 1 home in Tesoro Del Valle that's actively for sale, that is a regular sale or foreclosure. I didn't even restrict the search to price, size, bedrooms, etc...I just queried for regular sales and foreclosures, and NO shorts sales.

Click here to view the sole, regular/foreclosure for sale in Tesoro Del Valle (it happens to be a foreclosure by the way).

What's even more interesting is that there are 39 Tesoro Del Valle homes in escrow! Amazing! So there is a lot of interest in these homes, and quite a few homes for sale - it's just that they're under contract! Click here to view details on these 39 Tesoro Del Valle homes that are in escrow.

And if you want one more factoid that's possibly a bit more interesting than the last - it's that of those 39 homes for sale in Tesoro Del Valle that are currently under contract and in escrow...28 of them are short sales!

The kicker - regular sales, and bank owned sales in Tesoro Del Valle, and Santa Clarita as a whole for that matter, are hard to come by! It's obvious that people en mass are writing offers on short sales. That happens all the time. True. But many of these escrows (of the 28) really will not turn into a real sale. It will end up back on the market, due to the buyer getting tired of waiting for the bank to approve/finalize the deal...and or it will come back onto the market as a bank owned home perhaps if the short sale bid fails - as too many do. Just because the Realtor takes the home off of the market, and puts it into escrow, does NOT mean that they have the short sale approved and, for that matter, the price they marketed the home at approved.

If you're looking for a way to find out the regular sales in Tesoro Del Valle, and bank owned homes in Tesoro Del Valle....before other buyers are even made aware of them, please give us a call, so we can give you somewhat of a competitive edge! It's obvious from the 39 homes with offers/under contract JUST in Tesoro Del Valle, and the minuscule active inventory of homes for sale in Santa Clarita - that there is quite a bit of competition for these homes out here...and possibly for the home you may be vying for.

The Robert and Brian Team

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Santa Clarita's New Welcome Sign

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:55:18 -0500

Here is the all new Santa Clarita monument sign right off Valencia Blvd and the 5 freeway (north bound side), welcoming visitors and saying hello to north bound passerby traffic.

Looks nice...I suppose.

Santa Clarita Residential Rehabilitation Grant

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:27:25 -0500

The City of Santa Clarita is offering a Residential Rehabilitation Grant. You can get up to $5,000 in various types of needed repairs to your home, if you qualify for the program. After you check out the video below...follow this link for more about the Santa Clarita Residential Rehabilitation Grant.

The Robert and Brian Team

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Santa Clarita 4th of July Parade Route - 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:17 -0500

Here is a map of the 2009 Santa Clarita 4th of July Parade Route, that I found over at SCVParade.com.

I've always enjoyed watching from Old Orchard Blvd the best.

If you don't plan on attending, check out the detour routes indicated on the map. Street closures begin at 7am.

Canyon Country Foreclosures - June 29, 2009

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:15:42 -0500

Today, June 29, 2009 - there are only 7 active Canyon Country Foreclosures (bank owned, REO's) for sale that are attached homes. That includes condos, townhomes, and duplex style homes.

The kicker - there are 31 Canyon Country Foreclosures IN ESCROW!

Contrast that with the 35 Canyon Country short sales currently available and for sale. Clearly buyers are not too interested in these, for good reason usually!

It's worth noting that there are 9 Canyon Country condos and townhomes that are REGULAR sales which are available for sale too. There are 15 Canyon Country condos and townhomes that are regular sales which are under contract and in escrow. So, buyers are definitely interested in these types of sales as well - as they should be!

Moral of the story....bank owned foreclosures, in this instance, Canyon Country Foreclosures, are hard to come by (good ones) because most of them are already in escrow. And when one does pop up for sale, that's worth while - multiple interest and offers area created and they are selling quickly.

To get the upper hand on Foreclosures in Santa Clarita, please contact The Robert & Brian Team!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Santa Clarita Foreclosures - How Many Are There? June 20, 2009

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:42:53 -0500

Ever wonder, as a buyer in the Santa Clarita Foreclosure market why some of your offers may be rejected, in favor of another buyers? Have you been running into competition from other buyers lately, when pursuing these Santa Clarita Foreclosures (aka - Santa Clarita Bank Owned, Santa Clarita REO's)?

Maybe this picture will help paint a better picture why:

As of today, June 20, 2009, when looking at Active Santa Clarita Real Estate listings stats....

There are a total of 796 active condo and home listings in Santa Clarita. Of those...

- 64 are lender/bank/investor owned foreclosures (what everybody else pretty much wants...182 are IN ESCROW NOW!!!)

- 333 are short sales (aka - preforeclosures, aka - what everyone is pretty much trying to avoid, for now, email me for an explanation as to WHY)

- 399 are supposedly regular sales (aka - homes with equity in them or a home where an owner can bring in cash to close the escrow without getting a banks/lenders approval)

So, with JUST 8% (64 out of 796 listings) of the active "for sale" inventory being pretty much what most buyers are looking for (great deals)....it's no wonder why some of your offers have been rejected, in favor of another buyers offer who probably either offered more money than you, had more down payment that you, or had a connection that you or your Realtor didn't have with the bank or listing agent (or a combination of these).

Don't get me wrong, people love the "Regular sale" still...it's just that they don't "tend" to offer a greater initial discount in asking price, than the bank/lender owned homes do, that are listed for sale. I suggest to my Santa Clarita homebuyers to also focus on regular sales, even if it's priced above the Santa Clarita bank owned homes....as sellers will often come down to reality, and negotiate their (what may be) inflated price. It's worth noting that I have been seeing quite a few regular sales, that are priced just as competitively as bank owned homes. Also, the"regular sale" will tend to be in better condition than the bank owned home, therefore, they should be worth a BIT more than the avg comparable bank owned home anyways (speaking in general terms here of course).

When it comes down to it though, what you need is a great Realtor working on your behalf. A Realtor with good relationships established with bank listing agents, and a Realtor who has already sold an extensive amount of bank owned foreclosures. I'm not talking about 10, or fewer....I'm talking 30, 40, 50, 100+. Experience in your agents corner, can save your corner some $$$.

Go to our Santa Clarita Foreclosures website, to surf all of the best Santa Clarita Foreclosures for sale. It's all broken down for you by the partciular area of Santa Clarita real estate that you prefer most, too. Enjoy!

PS - If you just want the best way to search all listings, Short Sales and all....just go to our Santa Clarita MLS search directly -

The Robert and Brian Team

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Stevenson Ranch Homes - Closed Escrows June 20, 2009

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:00:05 -0500

Homes that have closed escrow in Stevenson Ranch, Ca as of June 1, 2009 through today June 20, 2009:

There have been 14 homes so far this June 2009, that have closed escrow. Another 59 Stevenson Ranch homes and condos are currently in escrow, preparing to sell. 55% of the Stevenson Ranch housing inventory is in escrow. Talk about high demand! Santa Clarita Valley real estate is hot once again.

Click this link to take a look at what homes in Stevenson Ranch have been selling for latley!

Call The Robert & Brian Team for all of your Stevenson Ranch Real Estate, and Santa Clarita Real Estate needs!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Valencia Westridge Real Estate: Homes For Sale June 20, 2009

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:00:21 -0500

June 20, 2009: Valencia Westridge Real Estate: Homes For Sale Update

Currently, there are 25 Valencia Westridge Homes and Condos for sale.

48% of the Valencia Westridge homes for sale inventory is under contract and in escrow. This can be attributed to: Attractive Valencia Westridge Foreclosure Home pricing, low interest rates, FHA insured loans with reasonable 3.5% down payment requirement, and amazing first-time homebuyer incentives, such as the $8,000 federal tax credit if you purchase a home by December 1, 2009.

Of the 25 homes for sale:

11 are Valencia Westridge Short Sales
0 are Valencia Westridge Bank Owned Homes / Valencia Westridge Foreclosures
14 are regular Valencia Westridge Home Sales

The average Valencia Westridge active listing price:

$1,245,583

The average Valencia Westridge home in escrow listing price:

$508,634

Valencia Westridge Condo or Single Family Home:

There are at least 20 Valencia Westridge Single Family Homes For Sale
There are at least 5 Valencia Westridge Condos For Sale

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF ALL VALENCIA WESTRIDGE HOMES FOR SALE, UPDATED HOURLY!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Valencia Real Estate: Homes For Sale June 19, 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:59:00 -0500

June 19, 2009: Valencia Real Estate: Homes For Sale Update

Currently, there are 171 Valencia Homes and Condos for sale. As of April 30, 2009, there were 269 homes for sale in Valencia. Therefore the inventory of homes for sale in Valencia has dropped by 36% since April 2009.

This drop in Valencia homes for sale inventory can be attributed to: Attractive Valencia Foreclosure Home pricing, low interest rates, FHA insured loans with reasonable 3.5% down payment requirement, and amazing first-time homebuyer incentives, such as the $8,000 federal tax credit if you purchase a home by December 1, 2009.

Of the 171 homes for sale:

82 are Valencia Short Sales
5 are Valencia Bank Owned Homes / Valencia Foreclosures
84 are regular Valencia Home Sales

The average Valencia active listing price:

$567,677

The average Valencia home in escrow listing price:

$398,820

Valencia Condo or Single Family Home:

There are at least 99 Valencia Single Family Homes For Sale
There are at least 63 Valencia Condos For Sale

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF ALL VALENCIA HOMES FOR SALE, UPDATED HOURLY!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Stevenson Ranch Real Estate: Homes In Escrow June 16, 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:49:48 -0500

June 16, 2009: Stevenson Ranch Real Estate: Homes In Escrow Update

Currently, there are 64 Stevenson Ranch Homes and Condos in escrow and under contract. In April 2009, 28 Stevenson Ranch homes closed escrow. So far in June 2009, 11 homes have closed escrow.

This many Stevenson Ranch homes in escrow can be attributed to: Attractive Stevenson Ranch Foreclosure Home pricing, low interest rates, FHA insured loans with reasonable 3.5% down payment requirement, and amazing first-time homebuyer incentives, such as the $8,000 federal tax credit if you purchase a home by December 1, 2009.

Of the 64 Stevenon Ranch homes in escrow:

36 are Stevenson Ranch Short Sales
8 are Stevenson Ranch Bank Owned Homes / Stevenson Ranch Foreclosures
20 are regular Stevenson Ranch Home Sales

The average Stevenson Ranch home in escrow active listing price:

$436,261

The average Stevenson Ranch Bank Owned Foreclosure in escrow listing price:

$398,437

Stevenson Ranch Condo or Single Family Home:

There are 33 Stevenson Ranch Single Family Homes In Escrow
There are 31 Stevenson Ranch Condos In Escrow

Stevenson Ranch Homes In Escrow Days On Market:

Homes in escrow, over all, had an average days on market of 65 days
Bank Owned Stevenson Ranch Foreclosures in escrow averaged 24 days on market
Stevenson Ranch Short Sales in escrow averaged 103 days on market

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF ALL STEVENSON RANCH HOMES FOR SALE, UPDATED HOURLY!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF STEVENSON RANCH HOMES & CONDOS UNDER $400K, UPDATED HOURLY!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF STEVENSON RANCH HOMES & CONDOS OVER $400K, UPDATED HOURLY!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Stevenson Ranch Real Estate: Homes For Sale June 16, 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:03:18 -0500

June 16, 2009: Stevenson Ranch Real Estate: Homes For Sale Update

Currently, there are 51 Stevenson Ranch Homes and Condos for sale. As of April 30, 2009, there were 78 homes for sale in Stevenson Ranch. Therefore the inventory of homes for sale in Stevenson Ranch has dropped by 35% since April 2009.

This drop in Stevenson Ranch homes for sale inventory, can be attributed to: Attractive Stevenson RanchForeclosure Home pricing, low interest rates, FHA insured loans with reasonable 3.5% down payment requirement, and amazing first-time homebuyer incentives, such as the $8,000 federal tax credit if you purchase a home by December 1, 2009.

Of the 51 homes for sale:

23 are Stevenson Ranch Short Sales
3 are Stevenson Ranch Bank Owned Homes / Stevenson Ranch Foreclosures
25 are regular Stevenson Ranch Home Sales

The average Stevenson Ranch active listing price:

$627,398

The average Stevenson Ranch home in escrow listing price:

$436,261

Stevenson Ranch Condo or Single Family Home:

There are 39 Stevenson Ranch Single Family Homes For Sale
There are 12 Stevenson Ranch Condos For Sale

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF ALL STEVENSON RANCH HOMES FOR SALE, UPDATED HOURLY!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF STEVENSON RANCH HOMES & CONDOS UNDER $400K, UPDATED HOURLY!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL LIST OF STEVENSON RANCH HOMES & CONDOS OVER $400K, UPDATED HOURLY!

The Robert and Brian Team

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Santa Clarita Home Sales - May 2009

Fri, 15 May 2009 19:53:41 -0500

It's amazing watching our Santa Clarita home inventory drop like a rock. Currently there are 921 homes for sale in Santa Clarita as of today.

With days like May 13th and May 14th 2009, it's no wonder we're seeing large drops in the inventory.

Over that 2 day span, there were 24 new home listings in Santa Clarita. That's great, until you consider over that same two day period there were 71 homes that went into escrow and came off the market! WOW! That's almost 200% more homes going into escrow than the amount being listed here in Santa Clarita.

Essentially there is a lot of buyer competition for homes in Santa Clarita that are either regular sales, or bank owned (REO's) homes. Of the 921 homes for sale today, almost half are short sales - meaning, not too salable. Call us to find out why (another subject for another day). So what that means is that only about 500 homes or less, are actually available to be sold quickly. That includes the smallest condos, to the largest estate homes. That leaves little selection. So buyers are all nose diving on the same regular or bank owned sales, and only one is victorious, leaving several disappointed and destined to wait for the next best deal that they "might" have a shot at assuming they don't get beat out in the negotiations again.

To discuss the real estate market in Santa Clarita, and how to be successful with your next purchase or sale, please contact us to do so.

- The Robert & Brian Team @ Realty Executives Valencia

661-964-1760 or www.TheScvAgents.com

MAY 2009 - LESS Than 1,000 Santa Clarita Homes For Sale!

Fri, 08 May 2009 01:56:35 -0500

What a turn of events! As of today, May 7, 2009, there are only 979 homes for sale in the Santa Clarita Valley! Buyer's market? Not entirely. Now, more than ever, buyers need an extremely good agent, in order to get their offer accepted, when facing competitive bidding situations on one of the Santa Clarita Bank Owned Homes available.

Why does your agent need to be good STELLAR? We are in one of the most sought after Los Angeles County real estate markets - Santa Clarita Valley. Great schools, clean streets, attractive shopping, excellent Industrial Center with high paying jobs, and the air is a tad bit better than they have it "over the hill" in the city of Los Angeles. All just a "few" reasons people still want to live in the Santa Clarita Valley. The demand is high, and there aren't enough "desired" (read: good deals) listings to satisfy that demand, yet.

Buyers are looking for deals. Deals are hitting the market every day - but not enough to appease the appetite of homebuyers, partly induced by low interest rates, 3.5% down FHA loans, and for first-time buyers an $8,000 tax credit. Bank owned deals (majority of them), and the occasional competitively priced regular sale (where an owner has equity in the home still)....are getting multiple offers. Sometimes 2, usually 4-5, sometimes 15-30 if it's priced ridiculously low - as some are. Often times they sell above asking price after all offers and final offers have been finalized. Many homebuyers, especially first timers, are figuring out that, at least in Santa Clarita, when hunting for a "decent" or "great" deal - it's not as easy as they might have imagined. Many of these buyers are getting their 2nd, 3rd, or perhaps 5th home of choice, after several failed offers where they "lost" out to other eager deal hunting buyers.

Getting back to the inventory of homes for sale, as of today there are 979 homes for sale.

Of that amount, 469 are noted as being short sales. This isn't a blog post about short sales, but what this means is that there are REALLY only about 500 salable homes on the market right now in Santa Clarita and its nearby surrounding areas.

To get an idea of how much the inventory has shrunk, and demand for newly low priced homes has increased: In May 2008, there were 1,946 homes for sale, and in May 2007, there were 2,240 homes for sale in the Santa Clarita Valley! That's a 57% decrease in inventory in just 2 years. Despite the onslaught of foreclosure homes hitting the market, over the last year and longer, buyers here in Santa Clarita have been all to happy to make offers and gobble them up.

In today's Santa Clarita real estate market, you need that real estate agent who is on top of new listings/"deals" hourly and can get you in the door first, is tech savvy, has established relationships with agents listing these homes for sale, you need an agent who specializes in Santa Clarita - and only Santa Clarita, and at the very least, you need a full time agent. Don't hire your Uncle Mike's friends sister who just got their license and could use a pity deal to get their feet wet. That could cost you $ by way of poorly conducted negotiations, etc.

To all Santa Clarita homebuyers, good luck out there!

Contact The Robert & Brian Team @ 661-964-1760 to assist in your Santa Clarita real estate transaction. Visit us @ www.TheScvAgents.com.

Stevenson Ranch Condos For Sale

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:09:40 -0500

As of today, April 9, 2009, there are 16 condos and townhomes for sale in Stevenson Ranch.

Of that amount:

13 are Stevenson Ranch Short Sales

1 is a Stevenson Ranch Foreclosure (REO / Bank Owned)

2are regular Stevenson Ranch Condo/Townhomes Sales

Here is a look at some statistics on these 16 Condos and Townhomes in Stevenson Ranch that are actively for sale:

Contact The Robert & Brian Team @ Realty Executives Valencia to discuss your next purchase of a Stevenson Ranch condo or townhome. You can reach us @ 661-964-1760, or visit us @ www.TheScvAgents.com.

Stevenson Ranch Homes For Sale - Market Update 4/7/09

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:55:52 -0500

Here is a visual update for all homes for sale in Stevenson Ranch as of today, and some of their stats as a group.

*DOM = Days on market

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Santa Clarita Home Refinance

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:34:21 -0500

Now you can refinance your Santa Clarita home even if you have no equity in it. So long as the current loans in place don't exceed the current value of your home by more than 105%, you may be eligible to refinance the loan(s). One big catch to this however, is that the loan(s) on your home in Santa Clarita must be owned by either Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac.

This is great news still for many. Previously, unless you had about 20% equity in your home, or more, you could not refinance.

Don't know if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac owns your loan? FIND OUT HERE!

Click this link to look up your address and see if Fannie Mae owns your loan

Click this link to look up your address and see if Freddie Mac owns your loan

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