wildomar california: Southwest Healthcare Expands Facilities & Services to Southwest California Region - 05/26/11 04:56 PM
In a major step forward for our hospitals and our community, Universal Health Services recently announced the opening of  greatly expanded Southwest Healthcare facilities at both Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta and Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar. Long-time readers may recall my rants from early last year wherein the hospitals appeared to be locked in a life-or-death (for residents of our community) struggle to open new emergency rooms and other much needed facilities that had been built, outfitted and staffed for over a year. 
I'm not going to dredge up all that unpleasant history at this point other than … (2 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California Realtor Report for April, 2011 - 05/20/11 06:25 AM
The following report provides a brief overview of current legislation and its potential to impact our struggling housing market. You'll also find a series of charts and graphs showing single family home unit sales for the communities of Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar and Canyon Lake along with median prices. This month there's also a chart with current pre-foreclosure activity and the number of bank-owned homes in the area.
By clicking on the title above the chart you can access a larger page size of the report and while you're at Slideshare, you can also check out more extensive reports … (0 comments)

wildomar california: 1st Quarter Housing Update for Southwest California - 04/19/11 11:36 AM
March Realtor Report
This report has all the information you need to sound like you know the market in Southwest California. You'll find the latest monthly and quarterly unit sales for our 6 city area, median price trends, peak-to-trough revenue numbers, demand charts, foreclosure data and market demographics.
This months report also includes information on President Obama's proposal to eliminate 60% of our secondary financing market by doing away with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. The hearing process has just begun in DC so it will be months, if not years before anything is decided. Hopefully by then we will have … (0 comments)

wildomar california: Realtor Report for Southwest California / 1/11 - 03/01/11 11:05 AM
Here's all you need to know about the housing market in Southwest California. Sales volume, median price, foreclosure activity and housing trends along with commentary on current events. Feel free to download these slides and use them in your sales presentation. If your customers think prices are shooting upward again, show them 2 years worth of stability but no real improvement. In fact with unit sales trending the way they are, they'll be lucky to see 2 realtor report View more documents from Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors next month for as much as they can this month.
 
 
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wildomar california: 2010 Recap Realtor Report for Southwest California - 02/03/11 04:07 PM
If you click on that little blue 'Realtor Report' just above the chart you'll get transported to a slightly larger print version of the info. It's much easier for tired old eyes to read. You're welcome. There is a lot of information here, much of it good for our region.
Home sales down across the state and the country? Not Here.
Prices edging toward a double dip according to Case/Shiller? Not here.
Freezing weather, ice storms, snow and blizzards? Not here.
High taxes, no jobs and a government on the edge of collapse? Well, yeah, that's here … (3 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California Voter Guide - 10/29/10 10:31 AM

 
 
 
 
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wildomar california: August Housing Statistics for Southwest California - 09/20/10 06:53 AM
Here are the monthly numbers for the Temecula Valley, Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake & Wildomar. This months report includes recent comments on our market from economist Dr. John Husing on employment and housing trends he sees for the region. I've also included current foreclosure information from ForeclosureRadar.com for each of the 6 cities. The foreclosure data on this report is for Murrieta only - if you want to see the info for the other cities, follow this link back to SlideShare and pick the city you are curious about.
 
9 City Rept Murrieta View more documents from Southwest … (0 comments)

wildomar california: City Manager Panel welcomes us to our new Realtor home. - 09/14/10 01:43 PM
Yesterday our Association held our inaugural event in our brand new home. We closed escrow back in March and have been doing the TI's  since then  and completed our move just last week. There's still a couple areas under construction and we'll bring you more photos when we're all done.
But timing presented a terrific opportunity for our association to acquire a new facility, to own our own home free and clear and have a great place for our members to meet, to learn and to shop. As I tell folks, it's always a good market for somebody and in this … (1 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California Mid-year Housing Update - 07/26/10 08:58 AM
So much good news - sales are up significantly comparing 1st half to 1st half over the past 4 years. Some cities are double or triple their volume during 2007. Granted '07 was not a stellar year but these numbers are well up over any of our previous best.
Prices are also stable. Again from our peak in '07 most cities have dropped 50% - 60% like a rock. But the past two years have been relatively stable in spite of sales gyrations, a switch from REO to short-sale dominated market, stimulus, moratoria, etc.
Now if we could only get the … (1 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California March Housing Update - 04/20/10 11:50 AM
Here's the March housing update for Southwest California. In addition to unit sales and median price for the past 2 years, I've also compared our Q1 sales for 2009 with this year to see where the trendlines are. Overall, sales are up slightly constrained only by lack of inventory. Our median price is holding it's own - up a little/down a little by city. After 3 years of dropping like a rock, holding steady looks good. There's also a demand chart showing inventory levels at around 2 months for each of the 6 cities.

However, the chart on sales … (0 comments)

wildomar california: These Women Mean Business - 02/17/10 08:34 AM
 

In case you’ve been in a post-holiday siesta or simply water-logged, you’re already aware that four of our six cities in Southwest California have women Mayors this year, joining six other cities throughout the Inland Empire. Media outlets have had a field day dubbing our area ‘Estrogen Alley’ and talking about ‘Women Taking Charge’. But the fact is that in most cases our Mayors are not elected to that post, they’re simply chosen by their fellow council members, typically in a set rotation schedule. As Lake Elsinore Mayor Melissa Melendez characterized the situation, “… it’s not some staged take-over, … (1 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California 2009 Housing Recap - 01/30/10 07:06 AM

Welcome to the Realtor Report for January 2010. The attached charts summarize Southwest California housing activity for the year just past and provide some perspective on where we've been and where we are today. It's going to take somebody far sharper than me to figure out where we're going. 
The first chart is always interesting in that it gives us a six year window on the market. One of the first thing you'll notice is that sales were off 2008 levels - about 20% in Temecula, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore, 40% in Wildomar and Menifee and just 7% in Canyon … (2 comments)

wildomar california: Southwest California - The Year In Housing: Wild Cards & Caveats - 12/28/09 07:22 AM
 
For the first time since 2006, Southwest California cities saw a glimmer of hope in our foundering housing market. Home prices posted moderate gains in some areas, very moderate losses in others. In many ways the year just passed can best be described as a transition year – perhaps the year in which our housing free-fall hit bottom. Our fondest hope for the new year is that the bottom was indeed reached and not just a respite before another plunge.
For the six city region comprising my focus area, monthly unit sales were actually off 22% from 2008, from … (0 comments)

wildomar california: Each one reach one. Be Somebodys Angel this Saturday. - 08/04/09 08:21 AM
We've got an urgent challenge right now which requires big vision for change.  Each week 4,250 of our families are seeking help from Murrieta, Temecula and Menifee food banks, and 14,800 of these are our children - every week.  During summer, school breakfasts and lunches are not available to the children. Demand on our food banks has increased 83% since 2007.  Last year the tons of food collected by our Realtor & Affiliate Food Drive was gone in weeks. The need in our community is skyrocketing. 
Massive change requires massive action.  That's why your food banks have come together in … (0 comments)

wildomar california: A California Social Experiment - Can You Help? - 04/02/09 12:03 PM
If you live in California and feel like helping our area get access to a much needed, already completed, staffed yet un-opened medical center, taking action only takes a minute. Only California votes count, but it might be fun to see who responds from the futhest away. Anyway, it's a serious matter that our community is taking very seriously. Thanks.

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wildomar california: IRS Hosts Free Tax Prep in Riverside County - 03/20/09 03:57 AM
The IRS is hosting Super Saturday on March 21, 2009 to help provide free tax help.  Volunteers will prepare your 2008 tax return free of charge if you have an income of $42,000 or less.  See link below for the IRS flyer to read the necessary documentation you will need to provide.  
Click here to check out the flyer. 
The IRS locations in our region are:
Riverside
Casa Blanca Family Learning Center98 Madison St10 am - 4 pmEastside Library/ Cybrary4033-C Chicago Ave10 am - 4 pmGlen Avon Library9244 Galena St10 am - 4 pmRubidoux Library5763 Tilton St10 am - 4 pm Santa Anna
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wildomar california: Southwest California Legislative Council issues Action Alert on Employee Free Choice Act - 03/16/09 10:37 AM

You may be aware that the Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors has been a supporting Partner of the Southwest California Legislative Council since its inception. The SCLC, a coalition of Southwest California Chambers of Commerce, Legislative Representatives and business representatives - advocate on behalf of Southwest County Businesses. Each of you, as working Realtors, is the owner of your own business. The SCLC has proven to be an effective lobbyist for local concerns and we have a great dialogue with our local Legislators.  
Today the SCLC posted recommendations on the Proposition votes upcoming in May. I'll cover that … (2 comments)

wildomar california: Wildomar California Five Year Housing Chart: # Sales / Median $ - 01/12/09 07:37 AM
Five Year Housing Chart for Wildomar, California I've recently provided a copy of this report to our local officials for the City of Wildomar This information may prove helpful in determining city budget forecasts for the coming year as they evaluate the impact the downturn in our housing market has had on their revenue stream. 
Of course property tax revenue is just one source of income for the city but a major one. As the state continues to wrestle with a budget that may or may not include some trade-off between property taxes and vehicle license fees, a city like Wildomar, … (0 comments)