Serene Foundations - Creating Happy Homes: November 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009

West Covina New Home Construction News

The West Covina City Council recently offered a First-Time Home Buyer Opportunity - the construction of a Single Family Residence that was offered to First Time Home Buyers. The construction of this home was a collaborative effort between the Regional Occupational Program and the Community Development Commission which provided students with hands-on entry level construction skills.

It is anticipated that through collaboration and partnerships with developers, property owners, businesses and the community, the Community Development Commission will continue to encourage development, rehabilitate deteriorating centers, attract and expand businesses, develop and increase the affordable housing stock within the City.

Other new construction underway is the Pacific Communities Park West development. This development is easily accessible from both the 10 and 60 freeways and just minutes away from shopping and dining. If you are into hiking and walking the Heritage Park trails are nearby as well as the local Farmer’s market that is held every Saturday morning. The Community will have 46 detached Single Family homes with up to 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The square footage ranges from 2,153 to 2,362 and have granite counters, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances.

If you are interested in taking a tour of the Pacific Communities Park West models feel free to contact us to set an appointment. There are many other gorgeous properties for Sale in West Covina and we can help you obtain one for yourself.

And if you currently own a home in West Covina just know that properties are still holding their vale in most instances and if you would like to know how much your home is worth we will come by to give you a free Market Analysis.

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Shirley Williams & Stephanie Frymyer
http://www.serenefoundations.com/

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Please help if you can ....

As a Realtor, I work with people on a daily basis who are fortunate enough to either own a home or are in the process of purchasing a home. But in recent days, we are also coming in contact with people who are about to lose their home ... Sometimes people forget how important a home really is - it gives us shelter, it creates memories, it is where we raise our children, where we have fun with our families and friends, and where we get to shut out the world and just be ourselves.

I would like to ask everybody out there who is reading this blog to also remember those people who don't have a home at all, not even a rental! They live on the streets, in card board boxes, under bridges, in tents by freeway on-ramps, or in a shelter ... The number of homeless people is increasing sharply due to people losing their homes and jobs. In the Los Angeles area, according to Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, during the winter of 2008/2009, 620 families used its winter shelter program, up from 330 families the previous year (to see the numbers for other major cities, go to http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-05-homeless_N.htm ). According to a new report for New York released in October, 16,000 children were in shelters by the end of September ...

If you can, please try to make a difference in somebody's life this year. Be it for Thanksgiving or the upcoming Holidays, or no special occasion at all. There are local food banks everywhere, you can make donations online, etc. ...

I just got in touch with the LA Mission, and they will also accept clothing articles and shoes (including children's clothing) - and instead of them being sold, they will be handed out directly to people in need, completey free of charge! If you would like to contribute as well, here is the link to their official website: http://www.losangelesmission.org/ If you are thinking about a donation in-kind, they will even come out to your home to pick it up (just call them and ask for Eugene).

Thank you all so very much for your consideration.