Santa Clarita Real Estate Tips

Tax Deductions In 2013 For Santa Clarita Homeowners

April 9, 2013

Buying a home in Santa Clarita? Already own a home in Santa Clarita? Check out these tax deductions to consider, that could come as we approach the tax filing deadline on April 15th. I found a great article at Realtor.com blog, that shares the top 10 real estate tax deductions for homeowners. Summarized, they are: [...]

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Was Your Offer On A Santa Clarita House Rejected? 6 Tips To Cope.

April 8, 2013

Rejection. It can hurt. It comes in many forms, too. This isn’t a dating blog, so, today, we’re talking about rejection with respect to real estate and your quest for a home in Santa Clarita. It’s a seller’s market (right now). Too few homes. Too many buyers. Sellers have many choices of buyers. Buyers have [...]

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All Cash Buyers Prominent In Santa Clarita Real Estate Market

April 5, 2013

Hedge Fund home-buying groups, novice investors, move-up buyers with saved up reserves, and even children with gift funds from family; they’re all examples of different types of people in the pool of homebuyers, paying all cash for homes in the Santa Clarita real estate market. All Cash? Say What!? It’s true. There is a lot [...]

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4 Mistakes To Avoid When Negotiating Your Santa Clarita House Purchase

April 3, 2013

Sometimes your own worse enemy is yourself. Real estate transactions are full of negotiations. Things could go either way, in your favor, or not. There are plenty of do’s. And don’ts. Today I’ll share 4 mistakes to avoid when negotiating your Santa Clarita house purchase. This is the best advice for negotiating in a seller’s [...]

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Buying A Home in Santa Clarita, When It’s A Seller’s Market.

March 28, 2013

The change has been gradual, though it feels like it happened overnight. The right time to buy, is when you’re ready. Clearly though, the most ideal time to buy when at all possible, is when a buyer is buying in a marketplace where the supply is most advantageous for them. Bigger supply, better for buyers. [...]

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Sell Your Santa Clarita Home Faster And For More Money

June 14, 2012

We all know that when a home for sale looks great, it might sell for more money. Logical, right? Well take a nice home, and stage it, then it might just qualify as a home with mojo! We’re going to start suggesting that our clients consider staging their Santa Clarita home, when they come to [...]

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Buy a Santa Clarita Condo And Leverage Roommates To Lower Housing Expense

May 21, 2012

There’s been a noticeable trend lately, especially among first-time homebuyers. Roommates. Frugality. Caution. And, responsibility. We’ve helped quite a few first-time buyers lately purchase Santa Clarita condos, and right after escrow closed, they took to Craigslist, or Facebook, and announced that they had a room to rent out. Saving Money & Living Comfortably Maybe it’s from being acutely aware [...]

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HOW YOUR SANTA CLARITA REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL CAN ASSIST IN YOUR DIVORCE

May 11, 2012

HOW YOUR SANTA CLARITA REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL CAN ASSIST IN YOUR DIVORCE By David E. Rickett, Esq. The Reape-Rickett Law Firm 25152 Springfield Court #100, Valencia, CA 91355 (661) 288-1000 http://divorcedigest.com As many of you may know, being in Court with any type of legal case can be a long and time – consuming ordeal. [...]

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Buying a Santa Clarita Home and Verifying HOA Dues

April 2, 2012

Verify Verify Verify! Just a word to the wise, when shopping for a Santa Clarita home that falls within an HOA where there’s monthly or quarterly dues. Sure, you see the HOA dues listed in the MLS, where the listing agent stated what they are for your information. However, you should take it as possibly [...]

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Renting a home in Santa Clarita? Find out if it’s in foreclosure.

January 2, 2012

Many of you are considering renting a condo or single family home here in the Santa Clarita Valley. You know, something outside of an apartment complex, where it’s individually owned. In today’s real estate market, both locally here in Santa Clarita, and nationally, you need to be concerned as a would-be renter about the financial [...]

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