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What happened in our market these last 90 days? Find out with this quick market update. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Today we’re going to take a look at what’s going on in the Santa Clarita Valley area real estate market. While data relating to pending and active listings can give us a decent ide…
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These eight easy, preparatory tips are sure to put any future seller’s home in prime market condition. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report There’s a portion of sellers out there who know they want to list their home, but aren’t ready just yet. These same sellers wonder, though, what precursory steps the…
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Solar power is a popular topic lately. Today I’ll examine whether or not installing solar panels on your home is a good idea. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report When talking about whether or not adding solar panels to your home is a good idea, there are two main points to think about. First, ask yourse…
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If you’re curious about what market conditions are like in the early stages of 2019, my latest market update will tell you all you need to know. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report It’s time to look at how our market is performing so far in the early part of 2019. Let’s get right to it: As of now, our a…
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Our team has moved offices! Hear more about this and the latest information regarding our current market in today’s message. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Now that we’ve transitioned into 2019, we’re happy to announce that our team has also transitioned into a new office! Don’t worry, though—we ha…
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Are you taking proper care of your home? Follow this home maintenance checklist to make sure that your property stays in the best shape possible. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report The holiday season is absolutely flying by. Before we know it, we’ll all be left scrambling to find space in our homes for…
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It’s never too early to begin planning your vacation home purchase. Here’s what you need to know, whether you’re buying tomorrow or 10 years from now. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report If you’ve been wanting to buy a vacation home (or a permanent one), today we’re going to teach you everything you’ll …
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Our market is shifting, but what does that mean for you? Keep reading to find out. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report We haven’t done a market update in a while, so I wanted to get one to you today about what’s going on right now in our local and national real estate markets. In Santa Clarita, there ar…
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Today I am explaining the requirements for a capital gain exemption and a 1031 exchange. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report In this market, where properties carry a lot of equity, it is important to know everything you can about real estate investments. To help you out, I want to talk about capital gai…
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Though we’ve seen some price reductions in our market, prices aren’t dropping overall. Here’s why. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report We’ve seen a lot of price reductions lately in our Santa Clarita area, but does that mean the market’s leveling downward as a whole? We don’t believe so, and here’s why.…
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The Santa Clarita real estate market is starting to change. Here’s what you need to know. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report We’ve been seeing some changes lately in the market, so today we wanted to highlight a few things that you need to pay attention to, both in Santa Clarita and in the nationwide m…
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Though popular, Zillow and similar real estate websites can’t really provide you the same, accurate information that a Realtor can. Here’s why. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report Are home valuation tools like Zillow’s Zestimate accurate? Can you count on that information when determining how much equit…
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What can you do to get the most money out of your home when it comes time to sell? Here’s my advice to future home sellers. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report You’re thinking about selling your home in the next two to five years—what should you be doing between now and then to ensure that you get the m…
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We have a quick market update for you today. Here is what you should know about the current state of Santa Clarita Valley real estate. Want to Buy a Home? Search All Homes Want to Sell a Home? Get a Home Value Report It is starting to heat up out there in the Santa Clarita Valley. Summer is around the corner, and so is the peak buying season for ou…
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Many people are curious as to whether solar panels add any dollar value to a property, so let’s explore this question today. Buying a Home? Search All Homes Selling a Home? Get a Home Value Report People often ask my team and I, “Do solar panels add to a home’s value?” Alongside this question, people also often ask us whether it’s better to purchas…
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How can you protect your home from burglars? I have six tips to help you today. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation There is a burglary about every 20 seconds in the United States. Today, I have a few tips to help you prevent your home from becoming a target. There ar…
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Saving money is easy as a homeowner. Here are seven tips that will help you save instantly. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation Today I’d like to give you a few tips for saving money around the house. These tips might seem silly or simple at first, but they can save y…
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Tax season is officially here, and I want to go over a few important things you should know about property taxes. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation Tax season is here, so I want to discuss a few things about property taxes and what to do when you have some questions…
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As 2017 draws to a close, now is a great time to check in on the Santa Clarita real estate market. How do the latest numbers look? Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation We are charging into the end of the year. There is just a month left in 2017, so I wanted to share so…
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One of the best things about the holidays is all the pretty lights. Here are just a few places where homeowners are taking things to a whole new level. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation It’s almost Christmas. Can you believe it? We are looking forward to serving you…
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How should you deal with lowball offers? Here’s our advice. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation I wanted to dive into a topic today that we’ve been getting asked about a lot lately: lowball offers. Dealing with them can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s our…
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We’ve prepared a short checklist in order to help you and your family manage your property in the event of an emergency. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation No one wants to think about worst-case scenarios, or what will happen to our affairs should we be unable to ten…
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What’s been going on in the world of lending? Well, a recent change has just opened up a whole new pool of buyers on the market. Here’s what that means for you. Buying a Santa Clarita home? Get a Full Home Search Selling your Santa Clarita home? Get a Free Home Price Evaluation Today I want to bring you a few updates from the world of lending. In S…
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