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SCV Home Team Online is your Santa Clarita Valley, north Los Angeles and Ventura County area real estate website for buying or selling homes, townhomes, condominiums, luxury estates, ranches, and residential income property.
 
Are you wondering if now is a good time to buy or sell a home? Interested in foreclosures and short sales? Want access to market statistics and research? Click here to receive email updates about your local market, including automatic alerts when new homes go on the market.

The SCV Home Team also provides services related to work outs and short pays to help distressed homeowners! Plus, we now offer services for the residential lease market! Call us at 661-312-9461 today!

Here's the bottom line: our clients need us to provide them with a stellar customer experience.

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 Santa Clarita Real Estate Listing Services
We have the experience you need to succeed in this still-volatile housing market in Santa Clarita.
Let our experience take care of you! With the most active part of the market being short sales and foreclosures, we have received specialized training and have extensive experience in the short sale and foreclosure market. Let our Team of professionals go to work for you! We can sell your home for the highest price, in the shortest amount of time and with the fewest problems.

Santa Clarita Buyer Representation
Working with an experienced and knowledgeable agent during the buying process doesn't mean giving up your freedom nor does it limit your options. Active representation only enhances your search, providing you with expanded real-time market information (via your custom/personal property search portal) and exclusive services. As your Buyer's Agent in Santa Clarita, we will represent your interests, find properties that match your needs, candidly point out strenghts & weakness of properties, and assist in all phases of the transaction. With interest rates relatively low and enticing tax incentives, it's a great time to be a real estate buyer! Let's get started!


Santa Clarita Real Estate Investment Sales

We help many investors find the right property in Santa Clarita. For
Santa Clarita investors, we are extremely familiar with the Santa Clarita leasing market and can help you get that stable tenant in your property for secure cash flow. We can also guide you to the property that fits your particular investment needs. Ask about our exclusive Sunday Home Tours for Investors can show you the best of the low priced REOs on the market! Pre-qualification and registration are required.

Santa Clarita Residential Leasing
We can represent you whether you are a lessee or a lessor. For Lessors, our lease-only service is for owners of rental property in Santa Clarita who self-manage but still appreciate help locating and preparing the lease of quality tenants. We've leased to many tenants in Santa Clarita. Let us find a quality tenant for your home next time it needs to be leased. For Lessees: If you are looking to lease a home in our market area, we can help!
Please give us a call at
661-312-9461.

FREE - Market Evaluation For Your Home in Santa Clarita
If you are planning to sell your home within the next 3, 6, or 12 months (or even years from now), it is never to soon to know the market value of your home in Santa Clarita. You probably have a general idea of the value of your home, but if you are thinking of selling your home a thorough and on-going analysis should be done. Area values have declined overall from their market peak, but by how much for your home and your neighborhood is the real question. You need the real answer, not some polished line by someone who wants to 'buy your listing' and will just tell you what you want to hear. 
 Take advantage of our no-obligation consultation and market evaluation to learn the current market value of your home.

Santa Clarita Real Estate Market Stats and Updates 
If you would like to know what is going on in your own neighborhood or tract, we can set you up with automatic housing updates for homes on the market, in escrow, and recently sold. You can be your own neighborhood's expert!  No other Santa Clarita real estate team will keep you as informed as we do.




The following articles have been useful to many buyers and sellers of real estate in our local area. The most-visited pages are in BOLD.

For Sellers:

Who's Selling? 
What is the current market value of your home?
From Listing to Completion of Sale
FSBOs: You Do All the Work and Buyers Offer Less Anyway. More Problems in Contracts and Buyers Often Fall Out of Escrow. FSBOs Sell for Less. Bottom Line: So Why Do You want to sell FSBO??
Seller Tips
Preparing the Home For Sale
Ten Biggest Selling Myths
Sellers in Distress: Short Sales & Foreclosures
How to Avoid Foreclosure
REO Gateway

For Buyers:

Rent vs. Buy Calculator
First-time Homeowner Grants
Who's Buying?
The Home-Buying Process
Become a VIP Buyer
What Happens in Escrow
Buying Bank-Owned Properties
Public Lender Foreclosure Properies
Mortgage Calculator
Ready... Set... Get Pre-Approved!
Loans and Interest Rates
"What is my FICO score?"
Credit Repair and Buyer Preparation 
Mortgage Terminology
Home Inspection Services
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Info
Vesting: Ways to Hold Title
Typical Buyer's Closing Costs 
Tax Credit for Home Buyers
What is Mello-Roos?
Home Buying Articles and Advice
Frequently Asked Buyer Questions
CLICK Only If You are Serious About Buying
What kind of Financial Archetype are YOU? How do you make decisions about buying? Take the Quiz!
 

Real Estate Info:

What the new housing law means for you
You really need to Read the Blog in this fast-changing market
What Does This Real Estate Team Do?
Why Use a Realtor?
How to Avoid Foreclosure
Short Sale or Foreclosure on a Principle Residence
Intro to Short Sales
Lower Your Property Tax Bill
Contact Assessor's Office to lower your property tax
Only Realtors Follow a Code of Ethics
Real Estate Consultant or Agent?
Where would you like to live, work or retire?
National MLS Home Search
Cyberhomes: Information on over 100,000,000 homes
Real Estate Resource Center
LA Life: every address tells a story
Southern California Home Sales Data 
Current Economic Forecast by National Assn. of Realtors
Who Pays for What?
In Search of a Better Deal: The Effects of Discount Brokers and Inexperienced Agents on You
National Real Estate News Articles
Key Information and Free Real Estate Reports
Mortgage Terms . Loans  Info
Calculate the Numbers Here
Other Useful Real Estate Tools 
Resources for Seniors Aged 50 and Over 
Check the License Status of Your Realtor
Get Dream Home Info Emailed to You for FREE 
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Local Area Info:

 
Community & Entertainment Links
Local Contractors and Home Services
Santa Clarita Utility Company Phone Numbers
HOAs & Management Companies
Monthly Santa Clarita Community Calendar
Consumer Links 
Santa Clarita Demographic Profile 
Demographic Profiles for Any Town or City
California School Ratings
Santa Clarita School Links
Santa Clarita School Boundary Information: street-by-street
California Schools Compared by 'Great Schools'
Practical Home Improvement Advice
Report a Green Pool for Mosquito Abatement
Emergency Preparedness Information

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What to Do, Where to Find It, and More! 

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In the News:

Keller Williams Ranked As Top
Real Estate Franchise
 By Entrepreneur Magazine


Keller Williams Leaps to
Third Largest Real Estate Company
in the United States!
Top-Ranked Real Estate Franchises
in Agent count in 2008:

#1 Coldwell Banker     101,170 Agents
#2 Century 21               95,390 Agents
#3 Keller Williams        72,792 Agents
#4 Remax                    69,108 Agents
#5 Prudential               62,000 Agents
 
We did it. We are now # 3 in North America. The Company's goal is to be #1 in two years.

Among Home Buyers, Keller Williams Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction
With Real Estate Companies
according to JD Powers Study
KW Tops Survey This Year Too!!!

Santa Clarita
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Over the Fence
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The Real Blog
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 There are thousands of homes for sale in our local market area!
We work primarily in the communities of the
northern Los Angeles valley areas including the Santa Clarita, San Fernando and Antelope Valleys, as well as the nearby Ventura County. However, with advances in technology and the consolidation of MLS services, we provide real estate services throughout California and have direct MLS access in most areas, including the Bay area and from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. The concept of a 'neighborhood specialist' in real estate is becoming quaint with this new world of modern real estate. Please give us a call to find out how the modern tools available to real estate professionals can help you either buy or sell real estate in the 21st century!


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Click for information on Santa Clarita, Newhall, Valencia, Stevenson Ranch, Westridge, Castaic, Hasley Canyon, Saugus, Tesoro del ValleCanyon Country, Sand Canyon, Agua Dulce, Acton, and real estate in other local areas.

Our extended market area includes the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys, including the communities of Burbank, Crescenta Valley, Encino, Frazier Park, Glendale, Gorman, Granada Hills, Green Valley, Lancaster, Lebec, Los Angeles, Mission Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Palmdale, Pasadena, Pine Mountain Club, Porter Ranch, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sylmar, Val Verde, Van Nuys, West LA, Woodland Hills, and real estate in other areas in the greater Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.



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TimBen Boydston
for Santa Clarita City Council

Background:
TimBen Boydston is an independent leader who is experienced in, and dedicated, to helping the people of Santa Clarita. Raised and educated here, TimBen spent four years serving in the United States Air Force, then earned two college degrees and became a small business owner. He returned to Santa Clarita to raise a family with his wife Ingrid, a local teacher. For 10 years, he has served the community as the executive director of a Santa Clarita non-profit corporation. In 2006, he was appointed to the city council to serve 16 months. TimBen pledged not to run in 2008 to eliminate an "incumbent´s advantage". A man of honor, TimBen kept his word. While serving, TimBen realized how much good he could accomplish through careful study and hard questioning, and how quickly the quality of life here in the SCV could deteriorate into a mess of grid locked traffic, higher crime rates and insufficient infrastructure without diligent and independent minded leadership. TimBen will serve all of Santa Clarita´s citizens; families, business people, seniors, students, builders and the underemployed, with integrity, intelligence and independence.

Endorsement:
TimBen is a good government guy who has a sincere desire to do the right thing for all of the people of Santa Clarita. For my entire life I have steered away from any involvement in local politics. However, TimBen's high ethical standards, passion, and work ethic have convinced me that this is one guy I can support without reservation. I invite you to learn more about TimBen and the campaign at the website at http://TimBen.com, become a Fan of TimBen on Facebook.com , and to get involved in the campaign if only to register to vote and then actually VOTE via absentee ballot in mid-March or on Election Day on April 13th!  ~~ Ray Kutylo

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The Phoenix AZ track is closing, and we will be assisting in finding homes for approximately 500 greyhounds!

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We can sell any home on the Multiple Listing Service, whether listed by our company or other companies such as RE/MAX, Realty Executives, Coldwell Banker, Prudential Realty, Century 21, or the many other real estate companies active in our market area. When you are a buyer of real estate, you need aggressive representation of your interests, and that's exactly what we do! Call us today!

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Are you living in the perfect house for you right now? If the answer is 'no', we need to get together. This market is loaded with opportunity. Maybe all you need is someone who can help you see it and then make it happen! Call us today at 661-290-3750 and put the SCV Home Team to work for you!


 

Quote of the Week:
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, 'press on' has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race."
~~Calvin Coolidge





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Valencia, CA 91355

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Map to our office.

From Valencia Blvd. and just east of I-5 freeway, go north on Tourney Road 40 yards, then turn left on Springfield Court. There are two big buildings and we are in the one on the left.

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    For those just visiting this site for the first time and considering a move to our little corner of the world, let me be the first to welcome you to the Santa Clarita area! Money Magazine /CNN has named Santa Clarita as the best place to live in California, and given all the really nice places in the Golden State, that is quite an achievement! I grew up in the SCV and have many years of full-time real estate experience here, so you would have a tough time finding a better guide as you consider a home purchase in the Santa Clarita Valley area. Give me a call when you are ready so that we can get started!

    Do you want to become your neighborhood's real estate expert? I can help you do just that. Send an email to me with your address and/or the tract name that interests you, and I will set up an automatic emailing that will send you information about new listings on the market, any price changes, and the sold price when they close escrow. California properties only. Send an email and we will set it up!

    How about this housing market?  I believe it's always a great housing market, but not for everyone at the same time! Whether you are a buyer or seller, and depending on your own particular circumstances, it can be a great time for you to make your move!  Whatever the market and your situation, we start from where we are. Let's get started!

    Already live in a home you love, but you are in one of those option ARM or other exotic loans, and plan to stay in your home for a while? Check your loan terms and understand what the worst case scenario is, and think about interest rates being there in two years. Will you be able to handle it? If not, either re-finance into a fixed rate, or get your home sold now... later may cost you money. Our services are the free market answer to helping families and individuals in this housing correction. Call us for a team analysis of your particular situation.

    For more of my commentary on the market take a look at The SCV Home Team Blog.

    Tired of cookie-cutter Realtors?
    Are you ready for a change?? While we are already working with some great people, there's always room for new clients! Call or email me and let's get started! Plus, WE LOVE REFERRALS!!

    Experience and Service are the differences you will notice first!  Take a look at
    Our Commitment to You and How We Work and other features connected to this website. We really do provide a vastly different level of service than you may have had, and treat our clients with the respect that they deserve. Our motto is Integrity. Experience. Service. Respect. Results. for one reason... It's all about you and doing the best job possible to help you achieve your real estate goals and dreams.

    Finally, I want to say thank you to all of my clients, past, present and future. You know who you are! It is a real honor to work with you to help you achieve your real estate goals and dreams, whatever they are! While it isn't always easy and sometimes not that much fun (remember the pages and pages of paperwork?), I appreciate your good humor and patience through the process. Hey, if it was easy and always fun, everyone would be doing it all the time! Oh yeah, that was the market a few years ago...

    One more 'Finally'...
    I am so proud of the Team that I have developed over the years! From my marketing and transaction assistants, to lenders and processors, to the escrow professionals, legal and accounting folks and financial planners, specialists in inspection, short pays, and cleaning, repair and rehab people of all types; you are the ones that keep this train on the tracks! The in-office staff of Chris and Frank and Jenny and Judy do a wonderful job all the time, and I would be scattered and overwhelmed without them! Patrick and Steve have provided the juice and the vision, and we will always be grateful. I also would be remiss if I did not thank the other good and professional Realtors both in our KW office and across the Santa Clarita Valley area still working with other companies. For the vast majority, it is a pleasure to work with you in helping our buyers and sellers of real estate.

    My heartfelt thanks to all!

    ~~ Ray the Realtor


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    The Paseo Club offers more than any other club with the best service, programs and facilities in Valencia. With over 8 acres that include a brand new 15,000 sq. ft. three story Fitness & Spa Center, 15 Tennis Courts, Junior Olympic Pool, Loggia Bar & Café, Kids Corner, Tot Lot,  Basketball Court, Executive Locker Rooms with Saunas, and Beautiful Spa the club is now the "place to be" in Santa Clarita!

     

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    Keller Williams VIP Properties

    25124 Springfield Court Suite 100, Valencia, CA 91355
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