Santa Clarita Real Estate

The Los Angeles Times had an article about certain zip codes fairing well despite the current market’s trend. I found it interesting as our area has a similar effect, Valencia, Stevenson Ranch, Tesoro del Valle  and other newer parts of town are all still experiencing steady sales, with ready willing and able buyers. By the last realtor report it stated that sales in our area was down 19% from a year ago, yet up 15% in May of 2007.

The median price of the single-family homes sold last month was $605,000.

The hardest hit of Santa Clarita seems to be the older homes in older neighborhoods and that makes sense, if a buyer has 2 newer homes to choose and a couple older homes, chances are great that the buyer will opt for the newer neighborhood. that is unless your home is priced right, has local ammneties, location and other features which make it too hard to pass up.

What can a seller do if faced with this dilemma? Sellers do have options for hard to sell homes.

·    Understanding of the days on market needed to sell in that area.

·    The ability to offer seller financing.

·    Assistance with buyers closing costs.

·    Home sales marketing-does your agent understands today’s effective marketing techniques?

If you’d like a consult about the feasibilty of selling your Santa Clarita home, don’t hesitate to give me a call at (661) 290-3822