‘This blatant disregard for the community by Exide,’ said a lawmaker. Exide Technologies can abandon its heavily contaminated battery recycling plant in Vernon and stop paying for environmental protections preventing the spread of toxic dust to neighboring cities as soon as Oct. 30, a federal judge ruled this month. The court’s support of Exide’s bankruptcy […]
8 Housing Trends Emerging From Pandemic
Some housing trends will accelerate, some will come to a halt, and some will spawn entirely new areas of growth because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts at the Urban Land Institute’s virtual fall conference on Oct. 15. For example, the migration from cities to suburbs, which millennials led prior to the pandemic, has […]
Oct. 26 – CVAR Connect
CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Online at CVAR Oct. 27 | Hot Issues Briefing – Prop 21 […]
CVAR’s Insider Sales Snapshot!
Our connection on the “inside,” C.A.R. Analyst Guillermo Flores, had some surprises for us this month regarding home sales numbers in our area. “We really thought August was the peak of what was shaping to be an over extended home-buying season, but this last month slightly defied our expectations, as sales climbed to their highest […]
Retail Into Housing in Whittier?
A proposed new general plan for Whittier would allow housing at higher densities along most of Lambert Road and Whittier Boulevard, including the Quad and Whittwood Town Center. The proposed plan would allow for the potential development in the city of more than 6,000 new housing units over the next 25 years, Laura Stetson, owner […]
Oct. 19 – CVAR Connect
Last day to register to vote! The deadline to register in California is today, Oct. 19. Register or check your status at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov. L.A. _____ CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by […]
Senior Buyers Reemerging in Housing Market
As long as the proper health precautions are in place, seniors say, they are willing to resume home searches and purchases, a report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting shows. Several age-qualified communities nationwide reported particularly strong home sales in August and September. “While the first-time and move-up buyers have clearly been the headlines of […]
Is Zoning Key to CA Housing?
As housing shortages deepen across the country, single-family zoning is increasingly becoming a prime target of lawmakers who seek to remake neighborhoods by adding density. Over recent years, some local and state governments—such as Minneapolis and the state of Oregon—have essentially eliminated single-family zoning to make way for more types of housing in response to […]
Cities Report – October 2020
AZUSA The Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Anthony Contreras, Ed.D., as the provisional trustee for Area 1 at its Oct. 6 board meeting. Trustee Area 1 includes Azusa and portions of Duarte. Dr. Contreras assumes the seat of Dr. Barbara R. Dickerson, who resigned on Sept. 14. Contreras’ term […]
Oct. 12 – CVAR Connect
CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Online at CVAR Oct. 12 | CRMLS Training Homesnap Pro Oct. 13 | Hot […]