

TURNING TAX BREAKS INTO A DOWN PAYMENT
Mortgage points, in broad strokes, are payments that a homebuyer makes in advance in order to reduce their future interest liability.


THE EMOTIONS OF THE FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER
First things first, you've got to see what the market is like. You'll dive deep into the inner mechanisms of the real estate industr


ENCINO
A high median family income, a low population density, and a bunch of book smart college grads is what you’ll find in Encino, just west of S


GRANADA HILLS
Located alongside the 118 Freeway at the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains lies the charming neighborhood of Granada Hills. It’s a hig


LA TUNA CANYON
Some may classify the area as part of Sun Valley, but the fiercely loyal locals of La Tuna Canyon will beg to differ. They’ve got their own


LAKE BALBOA
Nearly everything in the small community of Lake Balboa has “Lake Balboa” in its name. But what it lacks in nomenclature variety, it makes u


LAKE VIEW TERRACE
Home of the annual Watermelon Festival, Lake View Terrace is one the SFV’s more rural and affordable areas with a true town and country feel


MISSION HILLS
If you want to know all about Mission Hills history, just ask your fourth grader. It’s likely they took a field trip to Mission San Fernando


NORTH HILLS
When they changed their name from Mission Acres to North Hills, this north-central SFV community went all out with their cardinal directions


NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Put the name “Hollywood” in a neighborhood’s name and you’re just asking for drama. Six miles up from tinseltown, North Hollywood quickly gr























