Santa Clarita Real Estate

Two Illinois men were arrested by Sheriff’s deputies after a resident reported that they were "aggressively" soliciting homes with door-to-door magazine sales in the 26300 block of Cardinal Drive in Canyon Country.
Watch out every body! they were in a area that I have a listing at in Castaic and wow they are very very […]

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Mapping at left shows approximate area of the proposed City of Newhall Ranch expected to grow to a mini metropolis of 21,000 homes at build-out. City planner promise fire, law enforcement and schools to be added as homes are added. 

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Fed’s Lower Interest Rate Quarter Point
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday lowered its key short-term interest rate by a quarter point, the third rate cut since summer, citing "intensification" of the housing market, the credit crisis, and consumer skepticism.
According to the Fed’s official release announcing the cut, "Incoming information suggests that economic growth is slowing, […]

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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has announced that the conforming loan limit will remain at its current level of $417,000 in 2008. In light of ongoing home-price declines, the agency decided not to raise the maximum amount on mortgages that can be purchased by Fannie Mae and FreddieMac. The limit was last changed […]

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A victory for Acton opponents of the Panda Express project.In the motion last week Supervisor Michael Antonovich is quoted, "provisions of the Acton Community Standards District and the countywide General Plan address the ‘rural’ nature of Acton. The zoning for the property is C-2, or ‘Neighborhood Business.’ There are strong arguments that this project is […]

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Local Canyon Country boy raises money for fire victims.
After the December 2004 tsunami struck he created Dillon’s Dollars to raise money to benefit the Red Cross and Save the Children. By initiating Dollar Days at local restaurants and elementary schools, Dillon, 8 years old at the time, was able to collect over $5,100 to help […]

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Surveillance Cameras on Campus A grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in the amount of $249,626 has been awarded to the Hart School District to install surveillance cameras on campus. Partnering with the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Department the Hart district voted earlier this month for the project which would give sheriff’s real time monitoring […]

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Newhall Land Layoffs
The Newhall Land and Farming Co. has laid off an unspecified number of employees due to the housing market slump, a company spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. Lennar Homes out of Florida is parent company to Newhall Land and Farming. 
 

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Newhall City Council Notes
  Shelved for now is the renaming of Santa Clarita’s Railroad Avenue and San Fernando Road from 11th Street to Magic Mountain Parkway as Bouquet Canyon Road. The council cites asking for more input from local business owners and residents.
Voting unanimously the council opposed the planned Las Lomas development that […]

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It was reported here today that the boy who started the Buckweed Fire will not be charged. The fire burned 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes. The Los Angeles County District Attorney will not file charges however has referred the "matter" to Department of Children and Family Services, “to determine if other intervention is […]

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