This is the best part of the job.  Going to the house warming party after the clients are all moved in and the house is fixed up the way they like it. This is the 3rd one this year.  Not a record breaker, but still makes tough weeks worth while. Business is booming.....1 got 3 referrals this week.  Part to Active Rain, the other part is I care about my clients and they know it, they pass my name off to other friends and family. I get to help people find a home, it doesn't matter that it's a $60K house or a $600K house.  It's home to them.   I have the best job it the whole. Thanks to my great clients!  Thanks for your referrals!  Thanks for your trust in me! 07/17/2010

As of 7/9/10 There are 325 active houses for sale. 56 homes are contingent There are 198 homes in escrow, 27 homes sold in the last week... Average square foot of house is 1877 Average days on market 74 Average sale price $135,257 The % of sales price to list price 98. 5 sold for cash 2 sold with conventional loans 1 sold with a VA loan 7 sold with FHA loans. Lowest price home was sold for $58,000 Highest price home sold for $232,000. Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.  Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com  helping you make your Apple Valley home buying dreams come true. 07/12/2010

The Town of Apple Valley, CA Real Estate News Are you considering relocating to the Victor Valley ? GREAT NEWS~! More houses on the market. As of 6/25/10. There are 326 active houses for sale. That is a better than 11% increase in inventory from my last blog. 54 homes are contingent There are 200 homes in escrow, 28 homes sold in the last week... Average square foot of house is 1888 Average days on market 30 Average sale price $134,443. The % of sales price to list price 98.89 The highest percent over asking was 108.99% 8 sold over asking 8 sold at asking 11 sold under asking Lowest price home was sold for $47,500 Highest price home sold for $315,000. Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.  Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com  helping you make yo... 06/29/2010

 Hello HOME BUYERS!  Looking to buy a house in Apple Valley, here is the news you can use! There are 288 active houses for sale. 58 homes are contingent There are 202 homes in escrow, 34 homes sold in the last week... Average square foot of house is 2030 Average days on market 77 Average sale price $149,263. The % of sales price to list price 99.25 The highest percent over asking was 116.71% 7 sold over asking 9 sold at asking 16 sold under asking 17 houses are bank owned 5 are short sales Lowest price home was sold for $37,000. Highest price home sold for $369,900 Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.  Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com  helping you make your Apple Valley Home buying dreams come true.   06/10/2010

The Town of Apple Valley, CA Real Estate News Hello Real Estate Fans!  First time home buyer looking to move to the Town of Apple Valley? Are you considering relocating to the Victor Valley?   Here is the news you can use.   As of 5/14/10   There are 302 active houses for sale. 68 homes are contingent There are 239 homes in escrow, 32 went pending last week. 17 homes sold in the last week... Average square foot of house is 2043 Average days on market 59 Average sale price $163,299. The % of sales price to list price 100.82 The highest percent over asking was 123.64% 8 sold over asking, 2 sold at asking. 6 sold under asking Lowest price home was sold for $55,000. Highest price home sold for $355,000. Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.  Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC ww... 05/17/2010

 The Town of Apple Valley, CA Real Estate News Hello Real Estate Fans!  First time home buyer looking to move to the Town of Apple Valley? Are you considering relocating to the Victor Valley?   Here is the news you can use.   As of 4/23/10   There are 292 active houses for sale. 35 went active this week. 68 homes are contingent There are 229 homes in escrow, 52 went pending last week. 25 homes sold in the last week...   Average square foot of house is 1843 Average days on market 38  Average sale price $137,532. The % of sales price to list price 98.49 The highest percent over asking was 115.00% 11 sold over asking, 4 sold at asking. 8 sold under asking  Lowest price home was sold for $57,000 Highest price home sold for $315,000.  Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.  Happy House Hunting from ... 05/04/2010

 Town of Apple Valley, CA Real Estate News Hello Real Estate Fans!  First time home buyer looking to move to the Town of Apple Valley? Are you considering relocating to the Victor Valley?   Here is the news you can use.   As of 4/23/10   There are 296 active houses for sale. 69 homes are contingent there are 224 homes in escrow, 40 went pending last week. 23 homes sold in the last week...   Average square foot of house is 1699   Average days on market 61   Average sale price $131,609   The % of sales price to list price 93.02 The highest percent over asking was 125.31%   Several properties sold at the auction less that the asking price. These were generally properties that sat on the market and had issues.   The most note worthy home that sold this last week, is the "Flying Nun House". ... 04/27/2010

There are currently 295 houses listed on the mls at www.VVAR.com for the Town of Apple Valley. There are 64 house that are short sales.  We don't have a definitive way to declare on the MLS if there are offers to the bank on a short sale.  There are 89 bank owned homes.  Many of the bank owned homes have multiple offers and could have verbally accepted offers but haven't had the paperwork completed on it. There are 142 regular sales of those there are 36 under $90 a sq foot.    There are houses that are wonderful at higher prices,  we are faced with appraisal issues due to the high volume of bank owned sales.  The higher price per square foot homes may not be an option for FHA/VA buyers. 5 of the regular homes are in Jess Ranch and 2 are mobiles.  This brings the total of homes that are... 04/23/2010

    Town of Apple Valley, CA Real Estate News   Hello Real Estate Fans!   As of 4/16/10   There are 293 active houses for sale. 69 homes are contingent there are 226 homes in escrow, 42 went pending last week. 27 homes sold in the last week...   Average square foot of house is 2110     Average days on market 61   Average sale price $157,389.   The % of sales price to list price 96.82 The highest percent over asking was 115.56 The lowest was 72.85% (this was an auction house)   11 sold over asking, 2 sold at asking. 13 sold under asking     Lowest price home was sold for $40,000 Highest price home sold for $370,000       Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.   Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com         04/19/2010

  The Town of Apple Valley Senior Housing News            Thinking about checking out Jess Ranch, Del Webb, Wyndham Rose Sun City, Solera?   Currently there are 39 homes listed on VVAR.com in the Senior Communities.   The average home is 1465 sq ft. is $106.12 per sq ft. and is listed for $169,881. The lowest priced home is $53,000 it is 670 sq. ft. The highest priced home is $399,000 and is 3075 sq. ft.   There are 9 homes contingent, The average home is 1538 sq ft and is $87.26 a sq. ft.   16 homes are about to get new owners. (These are in escrow.) The average home is 1393 sq ft and is $104.53 per sq ft. and is listed for $156,670.   27 homes have sold in the last six months. The average home is 1541 sq ft. is $177,183.00 and is $112.96 a sq ft.  The lowest price home sold for $98,50... 04/16/2010

Welcome to News You Need to know about relocating to Apple Valley, CA   Apple Valley has a variety of neighborhoods to choose from: We have gated executive homes Homes with stunning views Areas with curbs and street lights The majority of Apple Valley has a rural feel to it with large lots. There are areas that are zoned for horses. We have several senior communities There are also mobile home communities What is your lifestyle?  We've got an area to suit you. If Apple Valley doesn't have your dream home then one of our surrounding areas maybe exactly what you are looking for. The Daily Press our newspaper www.vvdailypress.com   The Town of Apple Valley's website www.applevalley.org    Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce www.avchamber.org/   Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Val... 04/09/2010

Lovely Desert Knolls jewel of Apple Valley CA, currently has 82 homes listed for sale. 25 homes are contingent, meaning they are waiting for something to happen to get them into escrow. 76 homes are pending or are in escrow. In the last 3 months 85 homes have sold. The average home was 2316 square feet, was on the market for 54 days and sold for 98.69% of asking price. The average home was originally listed for $202,874.  The average listed price at the point it sold was $185,734. The lowest price a house sold for was $53,000, the highest price a home sold for was $675,000.   The highest price home was originally listed for $1,200,000. If you would like information on what your Desert Knolls home is worth or are interested in buying a Desert Knolls home, please call me your neighborhood... 04/05/2010

Hello Real Estate Fans!   Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA As of  3/12/10 There are 301 active houses for sale. 76 homes are contingent there are 217  homes in escrow, 33 went pending last week. 24 homes sold in the last week.. Average square foot of house is 1864. Average days on market 34 Average sale price $126,379. The % of sales price to list price 100.92 The highest percent over asking was 114.26 The lowest was 86.16 10 sold over asking, 6 sold at asking. 6 sold under asking 19 were bank owned 2 were short sales Lowest price home was sold for $38,000 Highest price home sold for $395,000 Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.   Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com 04/05/2010

Stonebook Estates is just north east of Bear Valley and Apple Valley Rd. It's a beautiful gated community. It has a club house, pool and tennis courts. It's one of Apple Valley's most upscale communities. In the last 6 months 3 homes have sold there, 19175 Glenbrook Cir  it is 3623 sq ft and it sold for $372,500 12917 Galewood St    it is 4265 sq ft and it sold for $390,000 12932 Amador Cir     it is 4697 sq ft and it sold for $488,900 There are 3 homes pending 13139 Trailwood      it is 3212 sq ft, asking price $349,900 19275 Monerty        it is 3212 sq ft asking price  $375,000 12915 Amador         it is 3783 sq ft asking price $445,900 1 home is listed 12969 Galewood   it is 2665 sq ft, asking price $389,500.   03/30/2010

                                               How to Buy Your First House  Congratulations, you are ready to walk down the road that leads to home ownership.  How what? You can look on line at house and start getting an idea of what appeals to you.Our local MLS (Multiple Listing Service, i.e. the web site where the houses are) is WWW.VVMLS.COM . This is for the Victor Valley, in So. Calif. You need to do 2 things, 1-     Prepare financially to show that you can buy a house. *You can gather bank statements showing you have the amount of money it takes to buy the house you are looking at  *Find a good trust worthy lender You must be prepared to let them run your credit and answer questions about your finances and back up your answers with bank statement, tax records and pay check stubs o... 03/04/2010

Hello Real Estate Fans!   Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA   As of  2/19/10   There are 293 active houses for sale. 85 homes are contingent there are 212  homes in escrow. 34 homes sold in the last 2 weeks.   Average square foot of house is 2022   Average days on market 41   Average sale price $127K.   The % of sales price to list price 99.46%. The highest percent over asking was 135% The lowest was 87%.   14 sold over asking, 7 sold at asking. 14 sold under asking   20 were bank  owned 4 were short sales   Lowest price home was sold for $78K Highest price home sold for $400K.    Let's look at shorts sales over all There are 72 active listing 53 contingent 41 are pending and 52 have sold in the last six months     Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.   Happy House Hunting fr... 02/20/2010

Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA As of  2/5/10 There are 305 active houses for sale. 73 homes are contingent 25 went pending this week there are 184 pending over all 8 homes sold this week.   Average square foot of house is 2549 Average price per square foot $74.31 Average days on market 37 Average sale price $198.238 The % of sales price to list price 100.52   My guess is that agents haven't recording their sales yet. 8 is way off the average # of sales our area normally has.   Lowest price home was sold for $74.500. Highest price home sold for $488,900.   Thanks to VVMLS for the stats. Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com 02/05/2010

Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA As of  1/29/10 There are 298 active houses for sale. 67 homes are contingent 178 went pending this week. 24 homes sold this week.   Average square foot of house is 2223   Average price per square foot $71.54   Average days on market 42   Average sale price $165,948  The % of sales price to list price 99.68  4 were short sales 18 were bank owned. Lowest price home was sold for $53,000. Highest price home sold for $488,900.   Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.   Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com 02/01/2010

Hello Real Estate Fans!   Brace yourselves; it's starting to rain again.   Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA   This week's stats were out of the ordinary. Just an observation, there were 3 houses sold under 90% of asking price. In a market where many people are going over asking it was just unusual.     As of  1/15/10 There are 280 active houses for sale. 70 homes are contingent 175 went pending this week. All of those numbers are up from last week.   Down from last week is...... 14 homes sold this week. But let's remember that MLK day closed the recorders office. So there was one less business day.    Average square foot of house is 2244   Average price per square foot $72.85 This is almost $9 a foot LESS than last week. Average days on market 49   Average sale price $... 01/26/2010

Hello Real Estate Fans!   A rainy hello from the Desert.......   Here is the news you can use from Apple Valley, CA   As of  1/15/10 There are 274 active houses for sale. 57 homes are contingent 163 went pending this week. 27 homes sold this week.   Average square foot of house of houses sold 2252   Average price per square foot $81.97 Average days on market 43   Average sale price $185,730   The % of sales price to list price 99.04%.   Thanks to VVMLS for the stats.   Happy House Hunting from Karen @ Hamilton Landon GMAC www.VictorValleyDreamHomes.com 01/21/2010