Apple Valley, CA

Sun City Apple Valley is a Del Webb community within the Inland Empire area of Southern California. The location offers a carefree and relaxed lifestyle, sun-filled days, clean air, low taxes and reasonably priced homes. The town of Apple Valley is nestled among the soaring San Gorgonio Mountains yet is still easily accessible via the Cajon Pass. Residents enjoy gorgeous scenic surroundings and plenty of outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, camping, biking and more. The San Bernardino National Forest is just eight miles away while major cities such as Los Angeles and Palm Springs can be reached in less than two hours.

Amenities at Sun City Apple Valley include two clubhouses offering a wide variety of high-end amenities perfect for living an active lifestyle. The Aspen Clubhouse features 22,000 square feet. Here residents enjoy a state-of-the-art fitness center with an aerobics studio offering weekly classes including aerobics, yoga and pilates. There is also an indoor swimming pool, hobby and craft rooms, a card room, library and computer lab, plus a grand ballroom. Outdoors the fun continues with an outdoor pool and spa, sports courts for tennis, bocce ball and pickleball plus miles of scenic trails for walking or biking. The second lodge is the Mariposa Lodge. This facility offers an exercise room and extra spaces for hobbies and meetings. There is also a fabulous outdoor amphitheater where residents gather for concerts under the stars, movies and more. Golfers particularly enjoy the 27-hole Ashwood Golf Course that winds beautifully throughout the community. The course offers casual play with amazing mountain views and meticulous landscaping.

Homes in this attractively priced California active adult community begin in the mid $100’s and go up to the high $300’s. Plans call for Del Webb to complete the community with 1,700 single-family style homes. Interested buyers today can choose from resale or new construction homes available in twelve unique floor plans. Sizes range from just under 1,110 to 2,230 square feet. Del Webb designed the attractive ranch homes with open floor plans, ample outdoor living space, spacious master suites and gourmet kitchens.

Del Webb is known for offering a vibrant social lifestyle and that’s just one reason Del Webb Apple Valley is so popular among California retirees. A full-time activities director ensures there is always something exciting happening at Apple Valley. There are dozens of special interest clubs meeting on a regular basis as well as classes, parties, special events, holiday gatherings and more. Residents appreciate the opportunity to enjoy learning new things and meeting new people in this friendly 55+ community.

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Cal me If I can help you, but here is some news you can use from the Town of Apple Valley

Town of Apple Valley
First Time Homebuyers- Down Payment Assistance Program

At this time, the Town continues to administer it's affordable housing programs. The Town of Apple Valley offers two programs to assist low, moderate and middle income homebuyers purchase their first home. The CalHome program is funded through the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 to reduce the blight of vacant homes and expand the supply of affordable housing. Town assistance is provided to low-income homebuyers as a 0% interest loan, deferred for a maximum of 30 years.

The Neighborhood Stabilization Program Down Payment Assistance Program helps families buy foreclosed or abandoned homes within eligible Town areas. Town assistance is provided to low, moderate or middle income homebuyers as a 0% interest
loan, deferred for a maximum of 45 years. Funding is provided through the Housing and Economic Recovery act of 2008.

There are no monthly payments made on the deferred loans. Interested buyers should contact a Town approved participating lender to be pre-qualified for a conventional fixed-rate first mortgage. The lender will calculate the level of assistance to be provided by the Town before buyers meet with their realtor to select a home within an allowable price range in an eligible area.

Program details, lender list, eligible area maps, etc. can be found at www.avhousingprograms.org<http://www.avhousingprograms.org>. For more information, call 760 240-7000 ext. 7900 or email to avhousing@applevalley.org<mailto:avhousing@applevalley.org>.


Thanks,

Christopher Moore
Housing and Community Development Specialist

Town of Apple Valley
14955 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley, CA 92307
760 240-7000 x 7921
760 240-7910 Fax
cmoore@applevalley.org

A happy buyer and a happy seller makes for a VERY happy REALTOR!

8448 Milpas in Apple Valley, a house that sits on top of the world, well at least the valley has a new owner and is ready for new adventures. The new owner loves the sun room and watching the sun rises from the house in the morning.

It was the end to a happy day when Eric the new owner and Mary, the seller and I met at the house to officially pass the keys over and welcome Eric to his new home. In CA we do not, "table close". So many times the buyer and the seller never met. I'm not recommending every transaction work like this, but in this case the seller was there for all the inspections and was able to assist the buyer with and and all question that the buyer had.

The key exchange

Flowers from the buyer for the seller.

Flowers for ME! Getting flowers from clients never gets old.

It was a joy to be apart of helping a seller move to a home that is more suitable to her current live style and help launch a buyer into the exciting world of home ownership. It is a privilege to serve people with their home buying and selling needs.

If I can help you buy a home or sell from Victor Valley home, please call me 760.684.0250 or e-mail me Karensoldit@yahoo.com, check out my website www.Realliving.com/Karen.Sanchez

Karen Sanchez

Broker Associate

Real Living Hamilton Landon

CA DRE#01804752

Hello to everyone reading this.

This is my first ever blog post anywhere. I joined Active Rain back in June as a paying member. I have been a Realtor for more than twenty years. I started with Century 21 in 1991. I stayed there for several years and after two franchise name changes, I moved to Re/Max where I stayed for more than 15 years. I obtained my Broker license in 2006 and left Re/Max in 2009 to work for myself as Action Realty.

In future blog posts, I plan to include useful information about my local market and the areas I serve.

Good luck to everyone in the new year.

Matthew Sturkie

Hello Real Estate Fans!

Yes homes are selling in Apple Valley. Here is the news for Nov.2011.

There are currently 332 homes listed.
Of those 86 are bank owned.
76 are short sales.

Looking at the active listing of homes that are standard sales
74 houses that are under 2000 sq ft.
The average home is 1412 sq ft and is listed for $117,644.

94 houses that are over 2000 sq ft.
The average house is 2971 sq ft and is $305,831.

84 homes are listed as contingent. So there is an active offer with some issue that is keeping it from being in escrow.

There are 159 houses pending or in escrow, 56 of those are listed as bank owned and 38 are short sale.

About the solds.
There were 94 sales reported in Nov. as of Dec.1.
The average home was 1922 sq ft and sold for $115,750.

The lowest sale was $31,000 the highest sale was $315,750.
Selling at $98.8% of asking price and $65.20 a sq ft.

Thanks to the VVAR.com for the stats.

If you need any information about selling or buying in the Victor Valley, please call Real Living Hamilton Landon at 760.242.8157 or call me direct at 760.684.0250.

Here to help you with your real estate needs.
Karen Sanchez
CA DRE#1804752