Here’s Why Some Homes    Take So Long To Sell – And   What To Do About It    GRANADA HILLS HOME SALES STATISTICS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2015   In the First quarter (01/01/2015 to 03/31/2015) 89 homes were sold. The Minimum Listing Price $349,000 and Selling Price was $335,00,000 with 3 bedrooms, 1 baths, 1029 square feet house, and 5377 sq ft lot.   Maximum Listing Price $1,099,000 and Selling Price $1,050,000 with 6 bedrooms, 5 baths, 4169 sq ft home, 29,051 sq ft lot, and 322 days on market.  Average Listing Price $560,900 and Selling Price $554,299 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5  baths, 19559 sq ft home, 10343 sq ft lot and 51 days on market.  38 sales were in the price range of 400K to 500K and 22 sales on the 500K to 600K range.  MORTGAGES AND INTEREST RATE   Conventional Loan 30 year fixed it's ... 04/06/2015

GRANADA HILLS HOME SALES STATISTICS   In the month of February 25 homes were sold. The Minimum Listing Price $399,000 and Selling Price was $335,000 with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1290 square feet house,  and  6,749 sq  ft lot.  Maximum Listing Price $1,099,000 and Selling Price $1,050,000 with 6 beedrooms, 5 baths, 4169 sq ft home, 29,051 sq ft lot, and 124 Average days on market.  Average Listing Price $553,301 and Selling Price $551,320 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1900 sq ft home, 11634 sq ft lot and 43 days on market.   There is a 100% loan available for low and medium income families with NO Private Mortgage Insurance.  VA Loans are for Veterans, it is a 100% loan, with NO Private Mortgage Insurance.  WEBSITES If you feel sad and would like to laugh a lot go to: www.youtube.com and Sear... 03/10/2015

   Tulsa Elementary School at 10900 Hayvenhurst Av Granada Hills CA 91344 Find all for sale Homes Near Tulsa Elementary School in Granada Hills CA  our for sale property information is a direct feed from Crisnet MLS and its update every 10 minutes daily. Those homes have easy access to shopping, freeways, other schools and parks as well. To Find our what your home near Tulsa Elementary School in Granada Hills CA is worth Fill Up This Form   Great Schools   To get local school scores and more information about Middle and High Schools serving the Tulsa Elementary school area check out Granada Hills Schools Report   Super Convenient North East San Fernando Valley Location   Tulsa Elementary School Granada Hills CA is conveniently located in Granada Hills. This location offers convenient ac... 02/23/2015

Granada Hills January 2015 Home Sales Statistics The number of homes on the market for the month were 78, from those 11 remained active while 17 went pending, 9 back up offers, 5 expired, 6 canceled, 3 on hold and 3 were withdrawn from the market. There were only 24 sales. On the Active side the average listing price was $615,881 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1998 sq ft home and 9245 sq ft lot size. One of the listins was on probate and the rest were standard sales, On the Sold side, the Minimum sales price was: $385,000 with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1089 sq ft home and 5377 sq ft lot size. Maximum sales price was $899,000 with 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 4095 sq st home and 21,193 sq ft lot. Average sales price was: $549,074 with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1965 sq ft home and 10217 lot size  From all th... 02/16/2015

79 Homes were sold on the First Quarter of 2014,  the highest number of homes (30)were in the price range of 400k to 500k.   The second place was the price range of 500k to 600k with 18 close escrows in the same quarter. Minimum day on market: 1, Average 48 and maximum 288.   Lowest sales priced $ 223,000 with 4 bedrooms and 2 bath closed escrow on 01/24/14 and highest sales price $ 1,280,000 with 5 bedrooms, 5 bath built in 2003, with 4614 sq ft home and 23667 sq ft lot.   You will see and increase of 38% comparing the lowest sales price on the 1st quarter to 2nd quarter on which the lowest was $300,000..   121 Homes were sold on the 2nd Quarter of 2014,  the highest number of homes sold 42 were in the price range of 400k to 500k.   The second place was the price range of 500k to 600k... 01/12/2015

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8.- Low Interest Rate combined with Low Home Prices. result in more affordable homes in the market   9.- Average Credit Score increased 26 points since 2005 for Purchase Loans   10.- Percentage of Equity Sales as of August 2012 is: 62.2%. Short Sales 23 % and Reos 14.4%   11.- Share of Equity Sales has been trending upward since Early 2012   12.- California Median Home Prices as August 2012: $ 343,820  Up 15.5% Year to Year   13.- Unsold Inventory as of August 2012: 3.2 Months   14.- Low Inventory Pushing Prices Upward in Reos and Equity Sales       12/16/2014

Single Family Residence  Time Period Number of Sales Median Sale Price   Sep 2011 4,415 $321,000   Sep 2010 4,248 $350,000   Aug 2011 4,610 $321,000   Aug 2010 4,360 $345,000   2011 YTD 39,976 $325,000   2010 52,183 $340,000   Condominium  Time Period Number of Sales Median Sale Price   Sep 2011 1,282 $275,000   Sep 2010 1,410 $325,000   Aug 2011 1,442 $285,000   Aug 2010 1,435 $317,500   2011 YTD 12,699 $290,000   2010 17,550 $320,000  12/16/2014

One of the Best thing that is happening for Home owners is the price increase, many of them are going to end this year with some equity.   Since March 2012 the home listing inventory has been decreasing every month and I believe this is going to continue for the rest of 2013.   Granada Hills Homes Sold in 2012     Sales, Number ofMonth2009201020112012 Jan 39 39 38 43 Feb 24 34 38 31 Mar 41 35 39 37 Apr 56 47 38 47 May 35 51 32 42 Jun 51 50 46 40 Jul 67 35 33 38 Aug 53 43 36 46 Sep 37 43 38 33 Oct 35 38 39 51 Nov 44 35 37 47 Dec 46 33 46 37 12/16/2014

California median home price posts first year-to-year increase in 16 months; low inventory demonstrates limited need for bulk REO sales, C.A.R. says LOS ANGELES (April 16) – California home sales declined in March from February’s pace, while the median home price snapped a 16-month annual price decline and posted its first year-over-year gain, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). “While home sales were down statewide, the housing market continued to perform at a solid pace by historical standards. In fact, sales jumped significantly in most regions of the state, with many areas experiencing double-digit gains,” said C.A.R. President LeFrancis Arnold. “Tight inventory and robust home sales, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, fueled the substantial increase in the Ma... 12/16/2014

The Demographics of the Jobs Recovery: Employment Gains by Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Nativity   Two years after the U.S. labor market hit bottom in 2009, the economic recovery has yielded slow but steady gains in overall employment. However, the pace of the jobs recovery varies across demographic groups. Hispanics and Asians are gaining jobs at a faster rate than blacks and whites, foreign-born workers are outpacing native-born workers, and men are faring better than women in the recovery, according to new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.   For the most part, the disparate trends in the jobs recovery from 2009 to 2011 reflect the rapidly changing demographics of the American workforce. Groups whose working-age populations are growing the most have seen the biggest empl... 12/16/2014

There are 127 active Homes for sale in Granada Hills as of November 05,2011 From those 48% show a downward trend in price.From those 127 Homes: 9% of then are Bank owned homes, 53% are Standard Sales, 37% are Short Sales and 1% other types of sales. Average days on the market:85 There were 37 closed sales in the month of October, with an average list price of $394,485, Average sales price: $385,142 and Average days on the market:75.Average Listing Volume For October $14,595,949Average Sales Volume For October $14,250,260         12/16/2014

Mortgage applications, a future gauge of home buying, had a sharp jump as more consumers rushed to take advantage of low interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.   For the week ending Dec. 2, mortgage applications increased 12.8 percent. Applications for home purchase jumped 8.3 percent from a week earlier while applications for refinancing soared 15.3 percent.   Of the home purchase applications, 85.5% were for fixed-rate 30-year loans for fha and conventional loans. Fha loan was at 3.875% fixed for 30 years with zero points, that is a great interest rate to have and hold for a while. Now the time to refinance if you have a loan at 4.875% or higher, you will save money on the interest paid on the loan and on your monthly mortgage payment as well.   "Coming out of the T... 12/15/2014

Unemployment Rates for States as of May 2011 Rank State Rate 1 NORTH DAKOTA 3.2 2 NEBRASKA 4.1 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.8 3 SOUTH DAKOTA 4.8 5 OKLAHOMA 5.3 6 VERMONT 5.4 7 HAWAII 6.0 7 IOWA 6.0 7 VIRGINIA 6.0 7 WYOMING 6.0 11 KANSAS 6.6 11 MINNESOTA 6.6 13 MARYLAND 6.8 14 NEW MEXICO 6.9 15 MONTANA 7.3 15 UTAH 7.3 17 ALASKA 7.4 17 PENNSYLVANIA 7.4 17 WISCONSIN 7.4 20 MASSACHUSETTS 7.6 21 MAINE 7.7 22 ARKANSAS 7.8 23 NEW YORK 7.9 24 DELAWARE 8.0 24 TEXAS 8.0 26 INDIANA 8.2 26 LOUISIANA 8.2 28 OHIO 8.6 28 WEST VIRGINIA 8.6 30 COLORADO 8.7 31 ILLINOIS 8.9 31 MISSOURI 8.9 33 ARIZONA 9.1 33 CONNECTICUT 9.1 33 WASHINGTON 9.1 36 OREGON 9.3 37 IDAHO 9.4 37 NEW JERSEY 9.4 39 ALABAMA 9.6 40 NORTH CAROLINA 9.7 40 TENNESSEE 9.7 42 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9.8 42 GEORGIA 9.8 42 KENTUCKY 9.8 45 SOUTH CAROLINA 10... 12/15/2014

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New-home sales for single-family homes rose 1.3 percent in October, marking the best pace for new-home sales activity since this May, the U.S. Commerce Department reports.   Following the sector's worst year for new-home activity on record last year, several recent reports are suggesting a pick-up in new construction.   "Builders have been seeing some marginal improvement in sales activity over the past few months, particularly in select markets where consumer confidence is higher due to improved economic conditions," Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, said in a statement. "While this trend is encouraging, overall sales activity is still well below normal due to the effects of overly tight credit conditions for builders and buyers, the continued flow of ... 12/15/2014

Granada Hills Homes Sold According Their Price Ranges   Sales, Number of            Sold Price2011  2012 $0 - 200 2   $200 - 300 72 75 $300 - 400 189 189 $400 - 500 113 122 $500 - 600 53 67 $600 - 700 16 17 $700 - 800 6 12 $800 - 900 3 6 $900 - 1,000 2   $1,000 - 1,250 3 4 $1,250 - 1,500     $1,500+ 1 12/15/2014

Granada Hills Homes Sold   Original Sales Price vs Sold Price    Original Price vs Sold Price Jan $398,500        $365,000 Feb $389,000 $384,000 Mar $385,450 $400,000 Apr $429,900 $360,000 May $419,900 $350,250 Jun $409,000 $405,000 Jul $400,000 $400,000 Aug $399,950 $367,500 Sep $419,000 $402,000 Oct $399,000 $410,000 Nov $449,900 $399,950 Dec $380,000 $425,000 12/15/2014

Homes sold in Granada Hills California in the 2nd Quarter of 2014: 134, from those the majority where in the price range between 400K to 500K : 46, followed by 38 in the range of the 500K to 500K. The 3rd place was a match between 300 to 400K and 600 to 700K: 16 homes   Status: Closed Sale (134)     List Price ADOM Selling Price BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt Min 300,000   300,000 2 1.00 1927 900 5,362 Max 1,459,000 256 1,450,000 6 6.00 2004 5,200 143,087 Avg 558,833 50 551,804 4 2.54 1961 1,992 11,468 Sum 74,883,650   73,941,685                 Status: Closed Sale (134)   List Price: $300,000 - $400,000 (16)     List Price ADOM Selling Price BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt Min 300,000   300,000.00 2 1.00 1947 900 6,882 Max 399,950 82 425,000.00 5 3.00 2004 2,468 10,499 Avg 364,148 18 37... 08/22/2014

JANUARY 2011: 499   JANUARY 2010: 494          In 2011 units sold went up 1% compared to 2010FEBRUARY 2011: 385  FEBRUARY 2010: 458       In 2011 units sold went down 13% compared to 2010MARCH 2011: 544      MARCH 2010: 594            In 2011 units sold went down 8% compared to 2010APRIL 2011: 548       APRIL 2010: 644              In 2011 units sold went down 15% compaed to 2010MAY 2011: 501          MAY 2010: 679                In 2011 Sales went down 26% compared to 2010JUNE 2011: 514         JUNE 2010: 649               In 2011 sales went down 21% compared to 2010 In this list are compiles all types of sales: Foreclosures, short sales, standard sales, probates, flip homes, bank owned homesCheck All Available Home For Sale at: http://www.stoppayingrentinla.com/HomesAuthenticated.aspx... 03/12/2014