HomeAid Inland Empire is seeking volunteers for their Project Playhouse, a fundraiser featuring children’s playhouses that will be offered at auction on September 30th at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center.

The unique playhouses will be designed & built by such local builders as Shea Homes, Young Homes, Corman Leigh Communities, KB Homes, Joseph Nicholas Homes, Barratt American Homes, Richmond American Homes & William Lyon Homes.

By supporting Project Playhouse, you help HomeAid fulfill its mission of “providing diginified housing where homeless families & individuals can rebuild their lives.”

You can tour the playhouses September 1-4 & September 9-10 at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga. To volunteer or get more information, call 951-686-0628 or email projectplayhouse@homeaidie.org.

Your “Welcome Home” Realtor,

Claudia

Visit my OPEN HOUSE this Sunday August 27th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This is an affordable family home–vacant & ready for move-in!  

Your “Welcome Home” Expert,

Claudia

According to the California Association of Realtors:

Calif. median home price - June 06: $575,800

Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region June 06:

Santa Barbara So. Coast $1,300,000

Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region June 06:

High Desert $334,790

According to Freddie Mac: 

Mortgage rates - week ending 8/17:

30-yr. fixed: 6.52%; Fees/points: 0.3%
15-yr. fixed: 6.20%; Fees/points: 0.3%
1-yr. adjustable: 5.65%; Fees/points: 0.5%

Your “Welcome Home” Expert,

Claudia

If you live in Riverside County, you’re not surprised that The Press-Enterprise (8/21/06) reports that the county ranks 4th in the nation for most housing units built between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2005.

No wonder we get caught in traffic snarls! This is a popular place to live!

During the period mentioned, builders constructed 29,689 housing units in Riverside County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. San Bernardino added 17,032 housing units to rank 8th in the nation.

Los Angeles County ranked 6th with 19,950, and San Diego County ranked 12th with 13,964.

In case you’re wondering, a housing unit is defined as a house, apartment, mobile home/trailer, group of rooms or single room occupied as separate quarters (like a Granny flat, I imagine). 

The article by Joan Osterwalder also mentioned that the median sale price for a home in Riverside County is about $425,000. Tha’s still a bargain compared to home prices in San Diego and Orange counties.

Your “Welcome Home” Expert,

Claudia