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Sean Seckar
Your Santa Clarita Real Estate Specialist
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Monday, January 30, 2012 As of 10:55 AM
Tiny Homes Carve a Niche It may be one of the most intriguing trends in homebuilding: do-it-yourself tiny homes. Amid a growing interest in eco-friendly lifestyles comes a spate of picture books capturing the joys of shoe box living.
St. Joe Pares Back Florida Vision St. Joe signaled that it is again scaling back its development plans in Florida, an indication that efforts to turn the state's Northern Gulf Coast into a cluster of luxury second-home communities have been a flop.
A Contractor Spills His Secrets A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.
Tim Headington Asks $25 Million in South Beach Tim Headington asks $25 million in South Beach, Phil Mickelson relists in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Mats Wilander puts his Idaho estate up for sale.
A Waterfront Home in Rhode Island A Jamestown, R.I., home of about 6,500 square feet, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, is asking $5.8 million.
Hope Is Rising for Mortgage Accord New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he is confident his main concern with a pending settlement of alleged bank- foreclosure abuses would be resolved, but he didn't commit to participating in an agreement.
D.R. Horton Swings to Profit D.R. Horton swung to the black in its fiscal first quarter on a double-digit jump in home-building revenue and showed optimism for the spring selling season.
Mortgage Rates Rise on Stronger Housing Reports Rates for fixed mortgages moved higher over the past week amid positive signals from the long-suffering U.S. housing market, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates.
Fight Awaits New Mortgage-Fraud Unit The Justice Department's plan to create a mortgage-crime unit with state authorities is likely to face the same difficulties earlier task forces hit in bringing charges against bank executives.
Club Med Looks West For Fresh Powder To cap a companywide renovation that started eight years ago, Club Med has chosen an unlikely destination: the ski slopes of North America.
Deal Gets Closer On Foreclosures State and federal officials hope to announce early next month a deal with five large banks valued at as much as $25 billion.
Six Questions on Obama's Mortgage Refinance Proposal President Obama said Tuesday night he would send a plan to Congress to allow all homeowners who are current on their mortgages to refinance. Here's a quick look at the proposal:
Economists See Ways to Aid Housing Market What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.
Lehman's Estate Gets Montana Resort The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is now the owner of a Montana ski and golf resort, after assuming control of the assets of Moonlight Basin Ranch LP.
Lehman to Block Zell's Archstone Deal The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is planning this week to use $1.33 billion in cash to buy a 26.5% stake in apartment giant Archstone.
Monday, January 23, 2012 As of 1:42 PM
Economists See Ways to Aid Housing Market What more can be done to help the housing market? Economists have some ideas for hastening a recovery.
Lehman's Estate Gets Montana Resort The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is now the owner of a Montana ski and golf resort, after assuming control of the assets of Moonlight Basin Ranch LP.
Lehman to Block Zell's Archstone Deal The estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is planning this week to use $1.33 billion in cash to buy a 26.5% stake in apartment giant Archstone.
Navigating a Tight Rental Market Demand and rents are up as the housing crisis and tighter lending standards have left many people unable to or wary of purchasing a home. So finding a deal requires compromise and negotiation.
Sales Stir Hope for Housing Market Sales of previously owned homes rose in December for the third straight month, bringing the supply of homes listed for sale to the lowest level since 2006.
Desk Lamps With Glowing Good Looks Contorting lightsabers aren't the only way to illuminate a work surface.
Housing Inventory Ends Year Down 22% There were fewer homes listed for sale at the end of 2011 than in any of the previous four years, a positive sign for the housing sector.
China Sees Drop in Property Prices Property prices in 70 Chinese cities fell in December from the previous month, marking the third straight decline after developers cut prices to boost sales amid Beijing's campaign to cool the property market.
Furniture for a Young Nation Now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the first retrospective in 90 years for America's most celebrated and original cabinetmaker of his era.
Zoning Laws Grow Up At 50, zoning laws in middle age are hot, the cougar of urban regulatory devices, more flexible and dynamic than ever.
The 'New American Home' Continues Shrinking The "New American Home" is shrinking.
Homeowners Stop Waiting to Spruce Up Americans are stepping up spending on home improvements for the first time in years, giving a small lift to the beleaguered construction sector.
Carnegie Hill Brownstone Renovation After buying this four-story brownstone on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the owner gut renovated the space and brought in artisans to help in the reconstruction.
Marriott Delivers Late Editions Marriott has been trying—and failing—for more than four years to build a brand of hip hotels. Now, it finally may be breathing some life into the Edition brand, its competitor to the stylish W chain.
Casino Debtholders Fight On A fight has broken out over a deeply discounted planned sale of $150 million in debt backed by a Las Vegas area resort and casino.
Have a question about a home or want to talk about selling yours? Or, if you have any other questions or comments, then feel free to e-mail or call using any of the information below. You will get a response as quickly as possible.
| Sean Seckar - RE/MAX of Santa Clarita |  |
| Phone: 661-644-2945 | |
| E-mail: PropertiesbySean@me.com | |
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| DRE License # 1336429 | |
| 25101 The Old Road | |
| Santa Clarita, CA 91381 | |
| Fax: 661-554-5659 | |
