Throughout most of the nation, including here in the Santa Clarita Valley, home prices are close to the boom levels of a decade ago — which foreshadowed the onset

Realtors nationwide donated $1.75 million to hurricane disaster relief while teams of real estate professionals, including local contingents, made the journey to help stricken homeowners clear muck from shattered, sodden

When we look back on 2017, it will be remembered as the year when market conditions were favorable and first-time homebuyers were eager to buy. Unfortunately, a statewide, indeed nationwide,

For lack of a single vote, homeowners may soon receive a higher property tax bill. As a majority passage bill, that’s all Senate Bill 231 needed to make it off

A federal agency recently issued a report warning older homeowners about taking out a reverse mortgage loan in order to bridge the gap in income while delaying Social Security benefits

Homebuyers and Realtors may get what they’ve long endorsed — eased credit standards on home loans. In fact, the share of lenders who report having relaxed mortgage credit rules has

Staging a home before listing it for sale enables buyers to envision what’s possible, to see themselves happier and more content in this home than in any other. That’s why

Whatever happened to the commitment of homeownership as a national priority? Despite the addition of about 11.8 million households between 2006 and 2016, there are roughly 1 million fewer homeowners

It’s true that owning a home offers the freedom to create a personal living environment. Yet it means much more to society and the nation. Indeed, home ownership is an

Despite the popular belief that millennials — those born between 1982 and 2004 — prefer living in dense, walkable, urban settings, a recent nationwide survey found that 80 percent of

California’s millennial generation, those born between 1980 and 2004,  faces unprecedented economic challenges and diminished prospects of owning a home, not the least because of an unfortunate fact — housing

On April 25, the Federal National Mortgage Association, better known as Fannie Mae, announced what it called “innovative solutions” intended to help more borrowers with student debt qualify for a

Escalating home prices in Santa Clarita and across greater Los Angeles are making it tougher for major local employers to recruit and keep top talent, a new study found. Indeed,

An excited prospective renter puts down $3,000 as a security deposit toward the perfect apartment. The money vanishes. The rental deposit has been stolen by a scammer. An elderly couple

Nancy Lulejian Starczyk — widely respected and known for her tireless commitment to her profession, her community and charitable organizations — was selected recently as the “Woman of the Year

California’s housing crisis has an impact on all residents and undermines our state’s economy. But revising housing policies and encouraging construction of tens of thousands of new homes will require