Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: March 13, 2015 – If you are having difficulty trying to get a read on what is happening in the stock market, you are not alone. The stock market which has been considered a “Bull” market for quite some time, are we in for a possible correction. (A correction is known as a ...

As expected, with minimal market data reports coming out this week, the stock market has been relatively flat for the first 3 days of trading. (Monday the markets were closed)  Continuing to hover just over the 18,000 mark investors seem quite content to remain where they are. Mortgage rates have been rising since last week as optimism for the U.S. ...

Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: February 06, 2015: What is fueling the stock market this week that has it rallying 710 points over the last 4 days? Oil prices and quarterly earnings are big drivers for the week.  Oil prices have rebounded this week from the free fall we have been seeing in recent times. Rapidly falling oil ...

Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: January 23, 2015: The stock market is likely to get a boost in the coming days and weeks as Europe engages in their version of an economic stimulus program. As the United States had engaged in a massive bon buying program after the great recession, Europe is now doing the same after trying many other ways to stimulate ...

If there was ever a time since the great recession to purchase a home, now is that time. Mortgage rates have been going down and home prices are more affordable. In reports from the housing industry, buyers are coming out of the woodwork to purchase and refinance. This a good start for the housing industry in 2015. This is in complete contrast to events last year ...

The recent stock market plunge related to dropping oil prices got a welcome boost with the release on Wednesday of the Federal Open Market Committee’s minutes from their last meeting. The Fed commitment to make sure that the U.S. economy keeps growing, combined with foreign governments making in their own commitments to do whatever is necessary to help their respective ...

By: Fred Arnold Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: November 21, 2014: The stock market may have traded in a narrow range of 100 points for the week, but that does not mean there was a lack of economic data available for investors to grab onto. For the housing market, a few major reports were released of which some ...

Santa Clarita Real Estate & Market Report: November 07, 2014: Wow, the stock market continues its journey upward as this week each closing bell was accompanied by a higher closing index. Although the market is not shooting up like a rocket as it did last week, we continue to see slow growing strength in the economy. The Fed has ended ...

What a difference a week makes. After the market craziness last week, the stock market has been once again launching to the stars. Through Thursday, the market is up 432 points. The market rose 221 points on the latest positive economic data on the economy on Thursday. Prior to the market open on Friday, Dow Futures are up over 150 ...