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Jiaqiong Wu ( Alice)
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September 06

Lancaster videos in Youtube

Check the Lancaster videos in youtube. You will love the city.
It is a great place for Land Investment, growing developements.
Actually I invest a piece of land there every year, and wait for long term investment return.
I prefer the area, in the city , zoned residential, ready to be developed.
 
April 11

Land Companies' radio talk shows

I am trying to collecting all the radio talk  shows on Land Investment.
I would like to share with you my collections
It includes the largest Land Investment Companies : ACE, Land Resource...
I am trying to collect more and share with you, if you found any please share with me the link.
 
These audioes will help you to learn more about Lancaster, Land Investment...
It is also great tool for the starter, who want to be a successful Land Investor.


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April 04

2008 Homeownership Fair Tomorrow

Every Year, I must visit the Homeownership Fair.
It is FREE.  You can get lots of update information of the real estate market from different real estate company.
 
It is From 10 AM- 4PM , in Santa Clara Conventioncenter.
The Santa Clara County Association of Realtors is excited to present the 2008 Homeownership Fair at the Santa Clara Convention Center on April 5th, from 10am-4pm. The Fair is a one stop shop for those interested in purchasing their first home, buying a vacation home, investing in real estate, or moving up. There will 80 exhibitors ranging from Realtors ® to Lenders to Residential Developers and 20 presenters speaking on a range of subject including real estate investment, tax strategies and home buying assistance programs. ( Driving Direction)
 

Topic

Speaker

Company

10:00 AM

How To Repair Your Credit

Yvonne Castillo

Consumer Credit Counselling

 

Understanding Loan Programs and Predatory Lenders

Robert Aldana

Don't Borrow Trouble Silicon Valley

 

How to Reduce Your Property Tax Assessment

Larry Stone

SCC Tax Assessor

 

Investment Real Estate "Exit Strategies" (TIC)

Jeff Arburn

Impact Financial Management

11:00 AM

"How well do you Know Your Financial Institution?"

Helen Grays

KeyPoint Credit Union

 

President's Message: "The State of the Market"

SCCAOR President Dave Walsh

Alain Pinel Realtors / SCCAOR Board

 

10 Steps You Must Take Before Buying A Home

Diane Hanne/Nancy Soule

GMAC Mortgage

 

Real Estate Investing: The how, when and where

Keith Robinson

North Point Real Estate Investment Svcs.

12:00 PM

Lenders View of FICO Scores

Cathy Woo

Bank of America

 

San Jose City Home Programs

Korey Richardson

City of San Jose

 

Buying Foreclosure/Short Sales/REO Properties

Tom Beck

S&L Loans, Meridian Creek

 

The Living Trust Seminar

Kurt Yip, Estate Attorney

Kurt E. Yip, Esq.

1:00 PM

ACORN Housing and Multiple Layers of Loans

Cathy Woo

Bank of America

 

Trusts and Asset Protection

Shawn Parr

Parr Law Group

 

What You Need to Know About Reverse Mortgages

Harold Lott

Countrywide Bank

 

CalFHA

Sam Chauhan

Realty Executives/Land Home Financial

2:00 PM

Special Programs to Help You Buy

Carolyn Mountain

Countrywide Bank

 

1031 Exchanges

Ron Ricard

Investment Property Exchange

 

Safe and Appropriate Financing to Bridge the Affordability Gap.

Ed Moncrief

Neighborhood Housing Services SV

 

The Value of Having Adequate Insurance

Paul Walker

Liberty Mutual

3:00 PM

CalHFA

Leah Pears

CalHFA

 

The Top 10 Financial Mistakes

Lori Greymont

Bridge Capital Group, Inc.

 

Understanding your Credit Score

Robert Childs

Pro Family Financial Svcs

 

Preparing Your House For Sale By Maximizing its Best Features

Tina Bright

Maxim Interiors, Professional Home Staging

 


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March 28

Alice's Feature Listings

More Features in Alice's Land Listings
More Listings has been update and click the listings you will see the powerpoint of Each listing.
 
Check my website: http://www.IRA4Land.com
 
You'll find something new.
 
Alice

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P.S. If you , your family members, your friends or anyone else you know, and like, who is interested in Land Investment, please let me know. Thank you in advance for recommending the people you care most to me.

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March 17

2008 Great Antelope Valley Roundtable Report

Check the website and download the new 2008 Roundtable Report, the population in Lancaster/ Palmdale, anything new in 2007.
It is a very helpful tool for the Real Estate Investors in Antelope Valley.
 
Page 3:  Total Population at Great Antelope Valley 2007-2012 Projected Annual Growth
Page 4:  Antelope Valley Population Forecast, population by zip code
Page6-7:   New in Lancaster/ Palmdale 2007 MileStone, population now...
 
Dig more pages, you will like this book.
 


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P.S. If you , your family members, your friends or anyone else you know, and like, who is interested in Land Investment, please let me know. Thank you in advance for recommending the people you care most to me.

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March 12

Your Property Tax April 10th



Please remember to pay your property tax bill by April 10th, 2007
You may already received the Property tax bill in your mail. If you just bought the property this year, you may neeed to go to the
county website and check if the amount is correct. If you did not receive the statement, you still need to pay the bill , just mail the letter to
the property tax collector with your APN number.
 
The APN number is very important , only one APN for each individual property: ( Click and View each County 's website)
 
 
You can use your credit card to pay your property tax now, but be careful there is fee charge in the service.
Since there are lots of property transactions in Los Angeles County, the property information updates very slow. 
If you do not receive your tax bill by November 1, you may call 1(888) 807-2111 and request a Substitute Bill. 
  State law makes it your responsibility to pay the taxes whether or not you receive a bill.
Or
Make your payment payable to the Los Angeles County Tax Collector and mail to:

The Los Angeles County Tax Collector
PO Box 54018
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0018
ATTN: Your APN Number
 
If you are using IRA Service, you'd better ask the IRA Service to send the check to LA Count Tax Collector.
Please call IRA (16505932221) service to make sure if you can use your cash to pay tax, or contact your CPA , EA to check the tax issue. I talked to Michael Mcnair in IRA service this Feb, he said that all the money must from IRA now.
 
For your LLC Shares,  I contact my CPA, he suggested me to put the return on the capital gain. The best way to check your CPA for advise on fill the tax return.
 
 
Any questions on your property tax bill , please feel free to contact me.
 
My suggestion is fax the statement to me and I will check and calculate if it is correct then explain to you.
 
 
Alice



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February 13

Be care of the Real Estate Fraud

 I just got a story from Charlott.com, and I want to share with you , all the land investors.

N.C. man pleads guilty in real estate probe

Please share it with your family members, friends or anyone else you know.

It can be happen anywhere.  That is why I recommend you own your real estate individually.

As a investor , when you invest the real estate , please check DRE and see if the sales , broker and the company owner has the license and his or her license history. How many licensees are in the company.

Also be a price shopper, which can save you lots of money. Get the exactly Comparable ( pend, sold price) of the real estate, it is possible for you to get the real estate below the market price. I have heard lots of investors bought their real estate over price because they did not have enough source to compare.

One thing which is very very important, keep all your files, documents, recordings ( mp3 if possible) when you attend to the seminar. You can use archive in your email, I have keep all the resource in real estate transaction, company meetings...  I also use EFAX to save all the copy involve with the business in the disk. In case if you need any legal advise , you have already prepared & organized everything to protect you .

 

Any idea or questions you want to share with me, please feel FREE to contact me : IRA4Land@Gmail.com

 

Alice : http://www.IRA4Land.com

 

 

 

 

January 30

To refi or not to refi?

Mercury News reporting
Article Launched: 01/29/2008 05:41:20 PM PST

TO REFI OR NOT TO REFI?

There's no easy way to tell quickly who should refinance their mortgage now and who should not. Each borrower's situation is different, and loan rates and terms are changing constantly, which makes consultation with a trusted loan professional advisable. But here are some general guidelines, below. You can also consult a basic refinance-or-not calculator online, such as the one at HSH Associates' site, http://www.hsh.com/usnrcalc.html.

You might be a good candidate to refinance now - or soon - if:

• Your current mortgage is for less than $417,000 - i.e. it's a "conforming" loan.

• Your current mortgage is for more than $417,000, and Congress passes economic stimulus legislation soon that increases the conforming loan limit to $729,750, potentially allowing you to get a lower rate.

• You want to get out of an adjustable loan and into a fixed-rate loan while rates for the latter are low.

• The fixed-rate on a conforming loan is more than 5.75 percent.

• You plan to stay in your home long enough to at least break even on the new loan's closing costs.

• Your credit score is about 660 or higher.

• You have at least 10 percent equity in your home.

• You can provide documentation of your income.

• No more than about 42 percent of your income will be going to pay your debts, including your mortgage, once you have


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refinanced.

You might not be a good candidate to refinance if:

• You have little equity in your home.

• Your credit score is lower than about 660.

• You live in an area lenders have designated as "soft" or "declining." (These vary from lender to lender - ask a loan officer or broker.)

• You already have a long-term, fixed-rate loan of 5.75 percent or less.

January 09

談論主題 07年美房地產投資指南

 

引述

07年美房地產投資指南

 

 07年美房地產投資指南

最近各種房地產相關報導似乎有些令人無所適從,美國財經大老前聯準會主席葛林斯潘說,最糟的情況已過,「榮景可期」;有市場專家說,房市還會繼續下跌。本版面日前已有專文提出「區域差異」、「條件論」兩個衡量房地產市場的原則,所謂「區域差異」就是美國幅員遼闊,區域個別差異很大,對紐約市曼哈坦豪華公寓而言,「榮景可期」確實可信,但加州Stockton或拉斯維加斯(Las Vegas) ,未來兩年還等不到榮景。「條件論」則因人而異,某甲現金太多,希望增加房地產持有率,購屋後不準備短期轉賣,有時間及經驗維修及管理房屋的租賃,現在進場投資,時機還不錯;某乙現金也很多,也希望增加房地產持有率,購屋後不準備短期轉賣,但沒有時間及經驗維修及管理房屋的租賃,某乙就可能不適合進場,還不如投資優質基金,省掉管理房屋的麻煩,獲利不見得比買房屋差。

謹慎的消費者或許希望從數字看房地產趨勢,美國「穆迪經濟」Moody's Economy.com最近公布調查數字,對美國一百個都市未來兩年的價格趨勢作預測,在其預測中,拉斯維加斯和加州Stockton未來兩年跌幅在5.3%和8.1%之間,在全國增值排行榜名列最後。

增值率最高的城市為德州的McAllen-Mission和El Paso,McAllen-Mission 2007、2008年增值率高達8.5%、9.8%。El Paso未來兩年增值率為7.1%、4.4%。不過,McAllen-Mission和El Paso都是德州邊境新興都市,其房價上漲是新興都市的特殊狀況,其增值率不能當作全國平均數字。

現在把各區的年增值率、中間價位和增值排名表列如後:

中間價位是房地產業的參考價位,表示當地一半房價高於該價格,而其他半數房價則低於該價。美國現在全國房屋中間價為23萬到25萬元間,其實對投資人用處不大,理由是房屋個別差異太大。德州McAllen-Mission房屋中間價為6萬9660元,舊金山中間價近80萬元,所以中間價在小區域比價才有意義。紐約市曼哈坦上西城(Upper West Side)一間四臥房公寓售價數百萬,隔一條河的皇后區四臥房公寓價值約60幾萬到70萬元。上西城的房價和同樣在上西城的房價比才有意義。上西城和皇后區雖然同樣在紐約市,但不在同一個小區,所以,以皇后區的中間價和上西城的房價相比沒有意義。不過,下表中的數字還是相當有參考價值。

東北部

東北部中間價位(median price)房價最高的都市還是紐約市,為54萬6980元。「穆迪經濟」預估紐約上州Poughkeepsie房價未來兩年分別會下跌3.6%和3.3%,在東北部增值前景最不樂觀。美國東北部未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名分別為紐約雪城(Syracuse)、羅徹斯特(Rochester)、水牛城(Buffalo)。

西部

西部地區未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名分別為新墨西哥州、猶他州鹽湖城、華盛頓州Tacoma,漲幅如下。中間價位房價最高的前三名都市是加州舊金山、聖荷西(San Jose) 、加州Santa Ana-Anaheim,價格分別為79萬6180元、77萬6500元、71萬810元。舊金山、聖荷西因為靠矽谷近,房屋抗跌性強。過去幾年房市熱絡,建商湧入加州搶建房屋,現在加州部分地區房屋供過於求,美國未來兩年房價下跌最大幅度的前11個都市,有八個都市在本區。

東南部

東南部中間價位房價最高的前三名都市是馬里蘭州Bethesda-Gaithersburg、華盛頓特區、佛羅里達州West Palm Beach-Boca Raton,值得注意的是:這三大都會區未來兩年增資前景在全國一百大都市中分別排名80、89、88。東南部未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名都在德州,McAllen-Mission和El Paso緊臨墨西哥是邊境新興都市,San Antonio也距邊境不遠。德州大城休士頓和達拉斯、Fort Worth中價位房價分別為14萬9720元、16萬1210元和12萬7240元,成長潛力無窮。2007年美國房市最熱的前20大都市,有12個位於東南部。

中西部

中間價位房價最高的前三名都市分別為芝加哥、威斯康辛州Lake-Kenosha和明尼蘇達州Minnapolis。過去幾年房屋價格上漲,中西部房價上漲不多,在過熱的區域跌價時,中西部的20個都市2007、2008年房價只漲不跌。

大體來說,2007年在房市較為低迷的地區,是買方市場,買方議價空間較大。買方如果直接向建商購賣,比較有機會獲得較大的折扣,因為大部分建商賣出存貨才可疏解資金和利息壓力。沙加緬度北部的Pulte Homes公司最近賣出一幢2700平方呎四臥房住家,原來售價為49萬7000元,該公司給客戶18%折扣,外加8500元信用。葛魯佛夫婦最近在維吉尼亞Culpeper買了一幢1700平方呎的住宅,原來訂價為31萬9000元,建商Ryan Homes減價一萬元,交屋時又負擔9000元交屋費,並同意翻新主臥房。葛魯佛太太表示,如果她再多向建商要求折扣,或許折扣更大。如果透過經紀商向屋主購賣,可能比較不易獲得較大折扣。瑞士信貸房地產專家艾薇‧茲爾曼表示,折扣幅度自6%到房價的三分之一。建商為促銷,有時甚至贈送汽車、負擔假期的費用或免交屋費。

投資專家提醒,注意尋找較好的貸款條件,許多貸款機構提供所謂「可調整利率抵押貸款」(adjustable rate mortgage),此種貸款在一段期間利率較低,過了此期間後利率就跟市場利率調整。投資人應多探尋貸款銀行,避免貸款中各種隱藏費用。

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摘錄世界日報 1/14/07)
January 05

'08 rise in home building forecast

After declining dramatically in 2007, construction of new homes in California will increase slightly this year, while remaining well below the average level of production in recent years, a building industry economist said Thursday.

In a forecast he called "not wildly optimistic, but optimistic nonetheless," Alan Nevin, chief economist for the California Building Industry Association, said he expects 128,400 single-family and multifamily housing units to be built statewide this year, up 10.5 percent from about 116,250 in 2007. The final numbers for 2007 have not been tallied, but it appears production was off by 30 percent from 2006, as builders statewide reacted to falling demand and the credit-market crunch by curtailing production and attempting to sell their existing inventory.

Nevin said he also expects Bay Area housing production to rise this year, to 21,000 units from about 19,000 in 2007. Of those, about 10,000 are forecast to be detached, single-family houses, and 11,000 to be multifamily units, meaning townhouses, duplexes, high-rise condos and apartment buildings.

Even if the increases occur, the Bay Area numbers still would fall far short of totals from 2002 through 2006. During those five years, an annual average of nearly 14,000 detached houses and 12,000 multifamily units were built. Statewide, the average in those years was nearly 190,000 homes...

California home building forecast

California Building Industry Association
Article Launched: 01/04/2008 01:43:06 AM PST

CALIFORNIA HOME BUILDING FORECAST

After three years of decline, construction of new homes in California will increase slightly this year, the California Building Industry predicted in a forecast released Thursday. "The economic basics of the state remain strong," wrote the group's chief economist, who also described his forecast as cautiously optimistic. The table below shows the total number of permits issued for housing units constructed in 2005 and 2006, along with an estimate of 2007's final totals, which have not been tallied yet, and a forecast for 2008.

Area 2005 2006 2007 2008
Bay Area 26,901 24,308 19,000 21,000

California 208,972 164,280 116,250 128,400

Totals measure all construction permits for detached, single family houses and multifamily units, such as condos, townhouses, duplexes and apartments.
January 02

Economists: AV is place for growth

KEEPING IT REAL ESTATE! 作者:Steven A. Harris (Keller Williams Realty)

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Wednesday, February 21, 2007.


LOS ANGELES - The Los

2008 Lancaster Top 10 Project

2008 Lancaster Top 10   Projects

 

Pretty impressive Commercial, Retail & Industruial projects in Lancaster  :

   You can find some of them in my website: http://www.ira4land.com/new

 

Lancaster:

  1.  The promenade @ Amargosa Creek  

            The Promenade at Amargosa Creek is a new 115-acre, mixed-use development currently in the planning stages. The Center will be located in the thriving 10th Street West corridor surrounded by Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Target, Costco Wholesalers and the Lancaster Auto Mall.

Also Included in the master plan is a 30-acre expansion of auto dealerships along Avenue K-8 across form the existing dealerships within the Lancaster Auto Mall; 535,000 square feet of retail space, 88,000 square feet of pad space for major anchors, restaurant and other retail uses; 165,000 square feet of hotel space; 471,000 square feet of office space; and 67,000 square feet of theater space for a total of 1.326 million square feet of proposed commercial development.

 

   2.    Lancaster Town Center

         

           Strategically located at Avenue K and 10th Street West, the new Lancaster Town Center is ideally situated to serve this thriving community with over 67,000 vehicle drive-bys per day. 

 

           The new $40 million center is anchored by a 180,000-square-foot Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, with an additional 150,000 square feet of retail space available for development.

 

           The Lancaster Town Center was developed by Seabury Lancaster Investments of San Francisco in a public/private partnership with the City of Lancaster's Redevelopment Agency. The Property is represented by CB Richard Ellis

 

    3.    Lancaster Spectrum

        

           Lancaster’s new Spectrum Center will combine shopping, lodging and dining opportunities in one convenient location adjacent to the Antelope Valley Freeway. 

 

           The 100-room La Quinta Inn of Lancaster will anchor the northwest corner of the center with available pads ranging from 2,500 to over 12,000 square feet. Anchor retail space and adjacent shops will total over 87,000 square feet.

Lancaster Spectrum is being developed by Martin Properties of Westlake Village, California. The company has a diverse portfolio of investment properties including office buildings, medical and surgical centers, retail shopping centers and state-of-the-art self-storage facilities throughout the Antelope Valley as well as Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ.

 

   4.     Lane Ranch Twon Center   35 Acre retail center at Ave L & 60th St. West

   5.     Downtown Lancaster   Downtown Lancaster Specific Plan

    6.     Front Row Center

           Lancaster’s Front Row Center is a leisure time oriented shopping and entertainment complex that includes Clear Channel Stadium, Cinemark Theatres, two new Hilton brand hotels, Fresco II Mediterranean bistro and Johnny Reb’s BBQ restaurant.

Newly expanded at 27th Street West and Lancaster Boulevard, Front Row Center offers prime anchor opportunities for those who act soon

 

    7.     Valley Central Way

         Valley Central Way is taking on a whole new look. The City and the center’s developers, Developers Diversified Realty, are investing $35 million in revitalizing the site that has served Lancaster residents since 1990.

          Anchored by a brand new Wal-Mart Supercenter the reinvented Valley Central Way offers over 125,600 square feet of all new retail space and three new restaurant pads.

          Valley Central Way is owned and managed by Developers Diversified Realty, a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that develops, leases and manages shopping centers nationwide.

 

     8.   Lancaster Business Park

          

        The Antelope Valley's premier business address offers discriminating firms a prestigious location for their corporate presence. Offering sites from one-half to 15 acres, these fully improved light industrial parcels and quality office building sites provide a park-like master-planned environment.

         Home to 100 companies employing over 4,100 people, the Business Park has attracted many nationally known firms including Countrywide Home Loans, Deluxe, Inc., Federal Express, and Lance Camper. The Business Park offers relocating firms:

  • Campus-like atmosphere
  • Mature, professionally designed and maintained landscaping
  • Fortune 500 neighbors
  • All utilities, roads and improvements in place
  • Convenient, low interest bond financing
  • Fast-track specific plan for quick approvals
  • Master EIR approved

Appropriate for:

  • Corporate Offices
  • Light Industrial

 

     9.   Fox Field Industrial Corridor

       

      This 5,000-acre master-planned industrial complex provides an ideal destination for business wishing to obtain land for construction of large-scale facilities.

      Home to major distribution and support centers for both Rite Aid drug stores and Michaels arts and crafts suppliers, Fox Field offers:

  • Great freeway access
  • Parcels from one-half to 1,000 acres
  • Flexible land use within master-planned guidelines
  • Proximity to general aviation airport
  • Strong expansion potential
  • Environmental work completed

Appropriate for:

  • Warehouse
  • Airport-oriented Firms
  • Business Parks
  • Freeway-oriented Corporate Headquarters

 

    10.  North Valley Industrial Center

     

       Suited for industrial and distribution centers requiring rail access, the North Valley Industrial Center offers manufacturers parcels from one-half to 100 acres with build-to-suit opportunities. Priced very affordably, the Industrial Center features:

  • Central Location
  • Adjacent to Sierra Highway
  • Easy freeway access via Avenue H overpass
  • Backbone infrastructure in place

Appropriate for:

  • Industrial
  • Rail-oriented uses


 

 Citing From CityofLancasterca.org

December 29

07年美房地產投資指南

最近各種房地產相關報導似乎有些令人無所適從,美國財經大老前聯準會主席葛林斯潘說,最糟的情況已過,「榮景可期」;有市場專家說,房市還會繼續下跌。本版面日前已有專文提出「區域差異」、「條件論」兩個衡量房地產市場的原則,所謂「區域差異」就是美國幅員遼闊,區域個別差異很大,對紐約市曼哈坦豪華公寓而言,「榮景可期」確實可信,但加州Stockton或拉斯維加斯(Las Vegas) ,未來兩年還等不到榮景。「條件論」則因人而異,某甲現金太多,希望增加房地產持有率,購屋後不準備短期轉賣,有時間及經驗維修及管理房屋的租賃,現在進場投資,時機還不錯;某乙現金也很多,也希望增加房地產持有率,購屋後不準備短期轉賣,但沒有時間及經驗維修及管理房屋的租賃,某乙就可能不適合進場,還不如投資優質基金,省掉管理房屋的麻煩,獲利不見得比買房屋差。

謹慎的消費者或許希望從數字看房地產趨勢,美國「穆迪經濟」Moody's Economy.com最近公布調查數字,對美國一百個都市未來兩年的價格趨勢作預測,在其預測中,拉斯維加斯和加州Stockton未來兩年跌幅在5.3%和8.1%之間,在全國增值排行榜名列最後。

增值率最高的城市為德州的McAllen-Mission和El Paso,McAllen-Mission 2007、2008年增值率高達8.5%、9.8%。El Paso未來兩年增值率為7.1%、4.4%。不過,McAllen-Mission和El Paso都是德州邊境新興都市,其房價上漲是新興都市的特殊狀況,其增值率不能當作全國平均數字。

現在把各區的年增值率、中間價位和增值排名表列如後:

中間價位是房地產業的參考價位,表示當地一半房價高於該價格,而其他半數房價則低於該價。美國現在全國房屋中間價為23萬到25萬元間,其實對投資人用處不大,理由是房屋個別差異太大。德州McAllen-Mission房屋中間價為6萬9660元,舊金山中間價近80萬元,所以中間價在小區域比價才有意義。紐約市曼哈坦上西城(Upper West Side)一間四臥房公寓售價數百萬,隔一條河的皇后區四臥房公寓價值約60幾萬到70萬元。上西城的房價和同樣在上西城的房價比才有意義。上西城和皇后區雖然同樣在紐約市,但不在同一個小區,所以,以皇后區的中間價和上西城的房價相比沒有意義。不過,下表中的數字還是相當有參考價值。

東北部

東北部中間價位(median price)房價最高的都市還是紐約市,為54萬6980元。「穆迪經濟」預估紐約上州Poughkeepsie房價未來兩年分別會下跌3.6%和3.3%,在東北部增值前景最不樂觀。美國東北部未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名分別為紐約雪城(Syracuse)、羅徹斯特(Rochester)、水牛城(Buffalo)。

西部

西部地區未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名分別為新墨西哥州、猶他州鹽湖城、華盛頓州Tacoma,漲幅如下。中間價位房價最高的前三名都市是加州舊金山、聖荷西(San Jose) 、加州Santa Ana-Anaheim,價格分別為79萬6180元、77萬6500元、71萬810元。舊金山、聖荷西因為靠矽谷近,房屋抗跌性強。過去幾年房市熱絡,建商湧入加州搶建房屋,現在加州部分地區房屋供過於求,美國未來兩年房價下跌最大幅度的前11個都市,有八個都市在本區。

東南部

東南部中間價位房價最高的前三名都市是馬里蘭州Bethesda-Gaithersburg、華盛頓特區、佛羅里達州West Palm Beach-Boca Raton,值得注意的是:這三大都會區未來兩年增資前景在全國一百大都市中分別排名80、89、88。東南部未來兩年漲價幅度最高的前三名都在德州,McAllen-Mission和El Paso緊臨墨西哥是邊境新興都市,San Antonio也距邊境不遠。德州大城休士頓和達拉斯、Fort Worth中價位房價分別為14萬9720元、16萬1210元和12萬7240元,成長潛力無窮。2007年美國房市最熱的前20大都市,有12個位於東南部。

中西部

中間價位房價最高的前三名都市分別為芝加哥、威斯康辛州Lake-Kenosha和明尼蘇達州Minnapolis。過去幾年房屋價格上漲,中西部房價上漲不多,在過熱的區域跌價時,中西部的20個都市2007、2008年房價只漲不跌。

大體來說,2007年在房市較為低迷的地區,是買方市場,買方議價空間較大。買方如果直接向建商購賣,比較有機會獲得較大的折扣,因為大部分建商賣出存貨才可疏解資金和利息壓力。沙加緬度北部的Pulte Homes公司最近賣出一幢2700平方呎四臥房住家,原來售價為49萬7000元,該公司給客戶18%折扣,外加8500元信用。葛魯佛夫婦最近在維吉尼亞Culpeper買了一幢1700平方呎的住宅,原來訂價為31萬9000元,建商Ryan Homes減價一萬元,交屋時又負擔9000元交屋費,並同意翻新主臥房。葛魯佛太太表示,如果她再多向建商要求折扣,或許折扣更大。如果透過經紀商向屋主購賣,可能比較不易獲得較大折扣。瑞士信貸房地產專家艾薇‧茲爾曼表示,折扣幅度自6%到房價的三分之一。建商為促銷,有時甚至贈送汽車、負擔假期的費用或免交屋費。

投資專家提醒,注意尋找較好的貸款條件,許多貸款機構提供所謂「可調整利率抵押貸款」(adjustable rate mortgage),此種貸款在一段期間利率較低,過了此期間後利率就跟市場利率調整。投資人應多探尋貸款銀行,避免貸款中各種隱藏費用。

(
摘錄世界日報 1/14/07)
December 26

Santa Clara: Green before it was 'in'

ACRES FOR ENERGY USES: GEOTHERMAL, WIND TURBINES
Article Launched: 12/25/2007 01:33:16 AM PST

Click photo to enlarge
The Altamont windmills looking south from Vasco road. Photo by Richard... ( Richard Wisdom )

Trivia question: Which South Bay city lays claim to more land outside its city limits than inside?

The answer: Santa Clara, which owns about 12,586 acres throughout the East Bay hills and Sierra Nevada. That's slightly larger than the entire city footprint, from the tip of Highway 237 to the foot of Valley Fair, from Calabazas Creek in Sunnyvale to Mineta San Jose International Airport.

Spurred by the oil crisis of three decades ago, the city in the late 1970s and early 1980s snapped up that outside land. In doing so, it became among the region's first to explore what's only recently become a cause celebre for cities big and small: Going green.

"It's become popular, hasn't it?" said Don Von Raesfeld, Santa Clara's city manager at the time, chuckling about the city's unusual buying spree. By planning a chain of wind, water and steam plants on land that otherwise would go undeveloped, the city hoped to protect customers of its hometown power company from massive rate hikes.

"The oil embargoes were starting and the prices were starting to shoot up, so we said, 'Shoot, if we develop our own resources and become independent from rising prices, maybe we could grab ahold of our own destiny,' " said John Roukema, acting director of city-owned Silicon Valley Power.

The idea of selling some of the land to generate money for a proposed San Francisco 49ers stadium surfaced briefly this year. But city officials now say no city land should be used to help finance a stadium; they are as committed as ever to using it for environmental purposes.

Santa Clara is no stranger to unusual land investments. Decades ago, it started buying hundreds of acres of land north of Highway 101, a move some critics scoffed at. Now? The city leases that land to major companies, sleek hotels and the Great America theme park. More recently, it's become the target of the 49ers' proposal to build a stadium.

When it comes to owning land outside city limits, at least one city in the Bay Area has more: the 29,888-acre city of San Francisco, which owns three times more land outside its borders. That land is used to generate alternative power. It's also used to deliver drinking water to millions in the region.

San Francisco's 92,111 acres are made up mostly of the 157 miles of pipelines carrying Hetch Hetchy water, providing the city with a continuous source of hydroelectric power. All of the city's energy is hydro-power and it's used to power the city's public buildings, light rail system and airport, said Betsy Rhodes, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

In contrast, other Santa Clara County cities own far less land outside their borders. Palo Alto owns 233 acres of wetlands in unincorporated San Mateo County. San Jose owns about 139 acres, mostly for its airport and for wetlands preservation. Sunnyvale owns 151 acres, using some for a now-closed landfill and the rest to store recycled water.

More than 30 years ago, Santa Clara built four water-power plants and worked with utilities owned by other cities to build plants that generate power through water, steam and coal. It also worked with Santa Clara University to explore using methanol as a fuel and eventually powered some of its trucks with the alcohol, Von Raesfeld said.

Jerry Jordan, executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association, remembers when the city was making its acquisitions: "It was

December 07

Lancaster Video

Hi,
           I have updated a Lancaster video I found from youtube in my new website: http://www.ira4land.com/sc
           If you have never been there before, watch it.
           You will love to invest the land there.
 
Alice
October 19

Your Property Tax

Please remember to pay your property tax bill by Dec 10th, 2007
You may already received the Property tax bill in your mail. If you just bought the property this year, you may neeed to go to the
county website and check if the amount is correct. If you did not receive the statement, you still need to pay the bill , just mail the letter to
the property tax collector with your APN number.
 
The APN number is very important , only one APN for each individual property: ( Click and View each County 's website)
 
 
You can use your credit card to pay your property tax now, but be careful there is fee charge in the service.
Since there are lots of property transactions in Los Angeles County, the property information updates very slow. 
If you do not receive your tax bill by November 1, you may call 1(888) 807-2111 and request a Substitute Bill. 
  State law makes it your responsibility to pay the taxes whether or not you receive a bill.
Or
Make your payment payable to the Los Angeles County Tax Collector and mail to:

The Los Angeles County Tax Collector
PO Box 54018
Los Angeles, CA 90054-0018
ATTN: Your APN Number
 
Any questions on your property tax bill , please feel free to contact me.
My suggestion is fax the statement to me and I will check and calculate if it is correct then explain to you.
 
September 08

Fwd: What is new in my website



 
Alice works very very hard!
Check my website: http://www.ira4land.com
Something new everyday:
  • New Listings   East 106th Ave G8  $125,000 10 Acres
  • Step by Step  Alice teach you how to choose a land , it is for the Land Investor
You will be an expert, schedule your one by one free interview with Alice.
 " I have an idea that can cut your cost and save you a lot of money or time in your Land Investments!"
Show me the land you are interested from any land company or website, I will try to  find the lower price and better location land in the same area for you.

 

 
September 03

Alice 's land pick lists

Alice 's Pick Lists Updated Sep 3rd , 2007
ST # AVE # Acres List Price Price / Acre Features
90E H 9.62 $140,000 $14,553 Frontage on 90th East. Close to Ave I. Few miles to city boundary.
123E F 7.5 $49,750 $6,633 Power & Phone are in the street. Two Homes across the street on South side of Ave. Ave F is posted privet Street
123E G2 2.27 $18,000 $7,930 120th Street East is a  paved Street. Two house locates very close to the parcel
112E K6 2.06 $18,500 $8,981 Less than 10 miles from shopping and dining
143E H 5.08 $25,000 $4,921 Good for Long Term Investment
13E G8 1.38 $25,000 $18,116  
163E M6 2.54 $30,000 $11,811 A school is located on the conner M6 and 170th. Parcel comes with water stocks.
160E J2 5 $32,000 $6,400  
100E E7 5 $39,990 $7,998  
200E N 9.63 $73,900 $7,674  
20E K8 2.5 $100,000 $40,000 Zone at Single Family Residence, Buyer to Verify the Zoning
40E J 2.5 $120,000 $48,000 Zoned R7000, Development All Around
160E I 40 $240,000 $6,000  
50E H8 9.25 $249,000 $26,919  
45E I 6.52 $260,000 $39,877  
40E K13 9.34 $300,000 $32,120 660' of paved frontage on 40th East. Close in parcel with many residential developments in the area
105E P8 40 $590,000 $14,750 Located in littlerock area, but in the city of Palmdale. Future use of business park.
27E H 7.05 $525,000 $74,468 Zoned R7000, allow 26-28 family homes. Parcel fronts paved Ave H.  
12E P4 35 $1,500,000 $42,857 Prime Palmdale airport parcel and part of new enterprie zone.
150E N8 9.7 $74,900 $7,722 Back to the market, 330 feet frontage.
           
           
ST # AVE # Acres List Price Price / Acre Features
60W D4 5.00 $85,000   No more than 1 miles to city limits, 1/4 mile to highway 138 (Ave D)
80W H4 2.31 $75,000 $32,468 Frontage on 80th West, an unimproved public road, across street from 631 home development with several other residential developments proposed nearby.
230W A 40 $159,995 $4,000 Great Conner Lot on Los angeles / Kern County line.
70W F14 1.25 $32,000 $25,600 Located in Antelope Acre community. Ave G is paved, property is about 800' north.
85W F6 1.41 $35,000 $24,823 Located in the westside of antelope Acres. Residential development nearby, custom homes in the area.
52W H14 1.21 $39,900 $32,975 Very Nice flat lot close to high desert hospital with all utilities near by.
47W E11 2.5 $48,900 $19,560 Closed to Fox Air Field. Frontage on 47th West.
80W H4 2.31 $45,000 $19,481  
80W G 2.35 $90,000 $38,298 Frontage on paved Ave G
47W G12 2.53 $99,888 $39,481 Conner Lot. Nice & Big industrial building around. 20K reduction. In Lancaster City.
75W C8 10 $120,000 $12,000  
55W F 9.37 $365,000 $38,954 Fox Field Area,Lancaster City Limits, and zoned light industrial.
95W H 20 $720,000 $36,000 Resideintial land surrounded by expensive homes. Next to Del Sur Projects & Del Sur School.
 Alice 's pick lists from all the available land in the market. Contact me for the detail information ira4land@gmail.com
 

How to Request A subdivision

How To Request A Subdivision

A Tentative Tract Map Is Required:

  • When a division of real property is proposed which would create five (5) or more parcels or condominium units;

In the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, tentative tract maps are reviewed by the Subdivision Committee comprised of representatives of the County Departments of Regional Planning, Public Works, Fire, Health Services and Parks and Recreation. Any technical problems are usually resolved at this stage. After the Subdivision Committee's review has been completed and any required environmental documentation has been completed, a public hearing will be scheduled either before a Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission. Following the public hearing, the Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission approves or disapproves the tentative tract map based upon the testimony, the recommendations of the Subdivision Committee, and the mandates of the Los Angeles County Subdivision Ordinance and the State Map Act. Hearing Officer decisions regarding tentative tract maps may be appealed to the Regional Planning Commission; and, Regional Planning Commission decisions my be appealed to the Board of Supervisors.

To be approved, a tract map must be consistent with the adopted General Plan, including local area and community plans, and the applicable zoning which reflect the County's policy regarding land use. If the proposed tract map is not consistent with the applicable general plan and zoning, it cannot be approved. General plans and zoning ordinances can be amended to address changed circumstances but only after thorough study and public hearings before the Regional Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. Amendments to State mandated elements of the Countywide General Plan are limited to four per calendar year.

Major issues involved in the evaluation of proposed tract maps include:

  • Consistency with the applicable General Plan and zoning requirements
  • Compatibility with surrounding land uses
  • Subdivision and other standards
  • Land suitability and physical constraints
  • Project design and layout
  • Availability of adequate access, public services and facilities to serve the proposed development
  • Potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures

Application Procedure

General Plan, Zoning and Subdivision information, application forms, and fee schedules may be obtained by contacting the Department of Regional Planning Land Development Coordinating Center in Room 1360, Hall of Records, 320 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone (213) 974-6411. Our office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The office is closed every Friday. If your proposed development involves a land division, (a parcel map or a tentative tract map), you may wish to schedule a "One Stop" counseling appointment in order to obtain additional information from representatives of the Department of Public Works and the Fire Department as well as Regional Planning staff.

Application Processing

When you have completed the application forms and assembled all of the required materials, you will need to call (213) 974-6438 to schedule a tiling appointment. A planner will review the materials to ensure that all necessary items, including the required signatures and filing fees, are submitted before accepting the application and assigning a project number.

After the application has been logged into our case tracking system, it will be forwarded to the appropriate processing section. When the processing section has determined the application to be complete and the required environmental documentation has been completed, a public hearing will be scheduled before a Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission. If the project involves a plan amendment, a zone change, or discretionary permits in addition to a parcel map, a concur-rent hearing will be scheduled. The processing section will advise you of the hearing date and the deadline for posting of notices on the subject property, mail notices to all owners of property within 500 feet of the subject property, publish notices in a local newspaper, and prepare a staff report and recommendation prior to the public hearing.

Following the public hearing, the Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission will approve or deny the proposed tract map and adopt findings for denial or findings and conditions for approval. The Hearing Officer's decision may be appealed to the Regional Planning Commission-, and, the Regional Planning Commission's decision may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors.

Public Hearings

At the time and place advertised in the public notice, a Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on your request. These hearings are normally held in Room 150 of the Hall of Records, 320 West Temple Street, Los Angeles. Hearing Officer meetings usually convene at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. Commission meetings usually convene at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday mornings.

Hearing Officers are appointed by the Director of Planning, subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors. The Regional Planning Commission is composed of five members appointed by the County Board of Supervisors.

The applicant and/or his representative should attend the public hearing and be prepared to present and explain the proposed tract map, You may submit maps, graphics, letters, petitions or other documents in support of your request. You may call on other people, such as consultants or surrounding property owners who support your proposal, to assist you in presenting your case. Other interested persons, including neighboring property owners will have an opportunity to address the Hearing Officer or the Commission. You and/or your representative will be given an opportunity to testify in support of your project and to respond to any objections.

The Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission may continue the public hearing and may schedule a field trip to view the subject property and its surroundings. After the hearing has been closed, the Hearing Officer or the Regional Planning Commission will render a decision. The Hearing Officer's decision may be appealed to the Regional Planning Commission; and, the Regional Planning Commission's decision may be appealed to the Board of Supervisors.

If the Regional Planning Commission's decision is appealed to the Board of Supervisors, the Board will hold a public hearing. The hearing procedures are similar to those of the Regional Planning Commission. The Executive Officer/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors will notify you of the time and place of the hearing and the deadline for posting of notices on the subject property. The Board of Supervisors' meetings are held in the Board Hearing Room, (Room 381), in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles 90012.

The Board consists of five Supervisors, each of whom is elected by the voters of his or her district.

Proponents and opponents will be given an opportunity to be heard. Once the hearing is closed, the Board will render a decision to approve, deny, or modify the proposed tract map.

Final Subdivision Maps

If the tentative tract map is approved, the applicant may then prepare the final tract map, incorporating all of the conditions which can be shown on a map. Necessary improvement bonding is resolved between the subdivider and appropriate departments. Once all of the conditions of the affected departments have been met and the Department of Public Works has been so advised, the Department of Public Works transmits the final tract map, agreements, documents, and improvement bonds to the Board of Supervisors for approval. After the Board of Supervisors approves the final tract map, the Department of Public Works files the final map for recordation. Once recorded, your subdivision is complete. However, the California Department of Real Estate has requirements that must be satisfied before any property in a recorded subdivision may be sold.

The final tract map must be recorded within two (2) years from the date of approval of the tentative parcel map. However, an extension of up to five (5) additional years (one year at a time) may be requested prior to the expiration of the initial two year period or the expiration of any subsequent extension.

ADA Accommodations

If you require reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids and services such as material in an alternate format or a sign language interpreter, please contact the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD), with at least five business days notice.Citing from Los Angeles Planing department 

August 25

More Land lists you can view online

Hi,
          You can view more land listings online now.
          Just go to http://land4us.spaces.live.com
          Choose Click and View the lists, I have sort the listings as:
          My top 10 lists
          East Lancaster
          West Lancaster
          West Palmdale
          Antelope Acres
 
          More will be updated soon. ( East Palmdale, Lake Los Angeles, California City , Llano...)
         Thousands of listings I find and view everyday. Give me time to sort and pick the listings. You can help me to find the treasure too. Let me know if you need any detail information of these lands.
          Regards,
 
Alice

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August 19

East 90th Ave H-14 $140,000 9.62 Acres

Just $140,000, you can own almost 10 Acres of vacant land in Southern California.
 
You can choose to hold it for few years or
             subdivide it at four 2.5 Acres or eight 1.25 Acres parcel.
 
This land is located in the East 90th Frontage.
Cross Street of East 90th & Ave I.
Buildable ,flat lot , and great investment opportunity. 
1 miles to Lancaster city Boundary.
You can see  houses in this area.
 
You can find  the listing throuth : Realtor, MLS Alliance, Antelope Valley MLS, Orange/ LA County MLS, Santa Clara County MLS, Loopnet....
 
Ask Alice : ira4land@gmail.com  for the detail information of this land.

SOLD Lists

 JUST SOLD  ( The following lists are just sold in 1 year)
 Lancaster, Palmdale, Rosamond ( Los Angeles County , Kern County ) California
  •  East 115th & Ave  F-9
  •  East 35th  & Ave  F-9
  •  East 63th  & Ave  G-6
  •  East 105th & Ave F-12
  •  East 103th & Ave I-2
  •  East 18th   &  Ave F-12
  •  East 105th &  Ave G-8
  •  West 55th &  Ave D-6
  •  East 80th   &  Ave G-8
  •  West 85th  & Truman , Rosamond
  •  West 100th & Ave F-14
  •  East   48th  & Ave H
  •  East 117th  &  Ave J-8
  •  East 215th  &  Ave N
  •  East 3rd     &  Ave H-2 ( R-7000)

        And More

 
August 09

Antelope Valley Phone CALL Lists

The following information is being provided so that you can use it to verify zoning, untitlities, and other relevant information:
 
 
         Los Angeles County:
Assessor                        661-940-6700
Building & Safety            661-723-4440
Regional Planning          661-723-4475
Zoning                            661-723-4475  
Mapping Department      213-974-7352 
 
Lancaster:
City Hall                          661-723-6000
Building & Safety            661-723-6144
Planning & Zoning          661-723-6100
 
Palmdale:
 
         City Hall                         661-267-5100
         Building & Safety            661-267-5353
         Planning & Zoning          661-267-5200
 
 
Kern County:
 
Planning                          661-862-8600
Assessor                          661-868-3485
Zoning                             661-862-8618
 
 
 
 
 

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