Terra Vista in Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Call Home!

March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Terra Vista in Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Call Home!

Terra Vista in Rancho CucamongaTerra Vista is located in the heart of the Inland Empire and is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Rancho Cucamonga. Terra Vista was the first master planned community built by Ralph and Goldy Lewis, Founders of Lewis Homes.  Located in the heart of the Inland Empire, Terra Vista is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Rancho Cucamonga. This conveniently located community is an ideal environment for growing families.

In Terra Vista you’ll find single family homes, apartments, business parks and shopping centers.  Terra Vista is accessible and convenient for a variety of residents.  Its longstanding popularity has made it the city’s most densely populated neighborhood, due in large part to its proximity to outstanding transportation access, parks, unique retail and  entertainment opportunities.

Homecoming in Terra Vista

The Terra Vista neighborhood also offers the city’s widest range in housing types and price ranges - everything from Terra Vista Homecoming, A master-planned lifestyle community is now available featuring villas, townhomes and apartments for rent to the KB Independence homes in a private gated community.   Prices in the Terra Vista community tend to range from the mid 100,000 for condos to the high 400,000 range for single family residences.  You can find rentals in the $1600.00 price range.

Retired, thinking about retiring, or looking to downsize?  FountainGlen at Terra Vista, a 216-unit senior apartment community is the first true active adult community in Rancho Cucamonga exclusively for seniors 55+.


Terra Vista residents are conveniently close to shopping, entertainment and dining venues with both Victoria Gardens and Ontario Mills Mall just minutes away.  Ontario Airport is just 10 minutes away from Terra Vista and the 10, 15 and 210 freeways are close-by for easy commuter access to multitude of destinations.

These are just some of the reasons that Terra Vista in Rancho Cucamonga is a Great Place to Call Home!

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Deer Creek Executive Equestrian Homes With a Fabulous Rancho Cucamonga Address

March 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Deer Creek is a distinctive collection of executive equestrian homes nestled at the majestic foothills  of the San Gabriel Mountains -

Deer Creek Executive Equestrian Homes in Rancho Cucamonga

 

Few places will give you such a complete retreat from the city while retaining such quick access to it. The essence of fine living is defined in this coveted enclave of executive equestrian homes. Tucked in just north of Chaffey College and just below the gated community of Haven View Estates, lies Deer Creek, the most desired address in Rancho Cucamonga. This community sets the standards by which all others compare.  

 

 

Deer Creek Tree lined streets

 

The Deer Creek Community reflects a dedication to elegant living and a commitment to unsurpassed style that’s not easily duplicated. The mature tree lined streets offer glimpses of exquisite large estate homes throughout the neighborhood. Horse trails meander throughout the community blending rustic charm with luxurious living.  Expansive home sites situated on half acre  to acre lots enjoying beautiful views of the mountains, valleys, and city lights below contribute to the dramatic ambiance of this Deer Creek neighborhood.

 

 

As a resident of Deer Creek, you will join a community where education is given the highest priority. Banyan Elementary School is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.  Los Osos High School offers college advanced placement courses in most subjects.  Deer Creek students consistently awards and scholarships for high levels of achievement.

Empire Lakes Golf Course_minutes from Deer Creek

 

With a fabulous Deer Creek address you will be just minutes away from Victoria Gardens, an outdoor entertainment destination with popular restaurants, charming boutiques, and more than 150 shops;  The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center offers theater productions, workshops, a state of the art library and a broad variety of cultural diversions; The award-winning Arnold Palmer designed Empire Lakes Golf Course is 10 minutes from Deer Creek.  The Ontario International Airport can be reached in just 15 minutes, while Los Angeles International Airport is only 60 minutes from Deer Creek.

 

Deer Creek Estate home

 

Deer Creek has some spectacular custom and semi-custom executive homes that feature spacious floor plans.  Homeowners love the community so much that most opt to remodel, update or add additional square footage rather than choosing to leave the Deer Creek community.  It’s for this reason that there are never more than a few of these Deer Creek estate homes that come to market at any one time.  Prices start around $500,000 and depending on the lot size, home size and amenities in today’s market can demand well over a million dollars. 

                                                                                                                                                                      

You’ll definitely want to take a look at this Deer Creek distinctive collection of executive equestrian homes in Rancho Cucamonga to find out why We Love Deer Creek! 

 

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Rancho Cucamonga Is A Great Place to Call Home!

March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Rancho Cucamonga Is A Great Place to Call Home!

Crowned by the majestic San Gabriel Mountains, the three communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda voted to incorporate into the city we now know as Rancho Cucamonga.  Located just 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the City’s boundaries cover an area of approximately 38 square miles in San Bernardino County.

 Rancho Cucamonga Is A Great Place to Call Home

Once a laughable synonym for a far away funny sounding place, especially on the Jack Benny Show, Rancho Cucamonga has now become a premiere city in Southern California’s Inland Empire.  As a tribute to this ‘publicity’, the city of Rancho Cucamonga built its minor-league baseball stadium, The Epicenter on a street they named Jack Benny Way. The city of Rancho Cucamonga is home to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a minor league baseball team. After every Saturday home game, you can see a firework show light up the sky.

Rancho Cucamonga Victoria GardensJust east of the Quake Stadium, you’ll find Victoria Gardens.  Quaint boutiques on lush landscaped streets with metered parking are flanked by large anchor stores, a Food Court, a 12 screen AMC Theatre, numerous restaurants and eateries, Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, Rancho Cucamonga Library, City Performing Arts Center, Southern California’s only Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World superstore and vast parking lots and garages to create one of Southern California’s most interesting and unique shopping destinations.  Victoria Gardens provides an old town square atmosphere to stroll, shop, enjoy fine dining and has quickly become the very “heart” of the community!

Schools in Rancho Cucamonga consistently rank among the best in San Bernardino County.  Rancho Cucamonga has multiple public K-12 schools, operating under several different school districts: Alta Loma School District, Central School District, Cucamonga School District, Etiwanda School District, and Chaffey Joint Union High School District. Rancho Cucamonga is also home to Chaffey Community College and several satellite campuses such as University of La Verne, University of Redlands, Everest College, and University of Phoenix, as well as the automotive trade school, Universal Technical Institute. Its newest addition is the private school Upland Rancho Cucamonga Central Park Christian Academy.

Rancho Cucamonga’s wide variety of recreational and cultural amenities include 23 parks; a community center; two challenging golf courses; more than 100 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails; an adult sports complex; the oldest active winery in California; Rancho Cucamonga is within an hour drive of most mountain, desert, and beach resorts.

Businesses too are finding Rancho Cucamonga is a great place to call their home.  Rancho Cucamonga is a major center for the Logistics industry in Southern California because it possesses three significant assets: 1) Location, 2) Transportation, and 3) Skilled Labor. Being just 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles, one of the world’s largest economies, Rancho Cucamonga is immediately accessible to all of Southern California’s major metropolitan areas and is served by three major freeways, the Ontario International Airport, and the BNSF Railroad.

Rancho Cucamonga boasts planned communities and award-winning architecture in addition to a quality, family lifestyle.  Even though Rancho Cucamonga is one of the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan areas, the city enjoys a low crime rate, affordable housing, and remains one of the safest cities in the country.  In 2006 Money magazine ranked Rancho Cucamonga as the 42nd-best place to live in the United States.

A heritage of vineyards, ranchos, orchards, and wineries are reflected in the historic buildings that complement the newer, suburban development.  There’s no mistaking that Rancho Cucamonga is truly a community that is proud of its past and excited by its future.   All this makes Rancho Cucamonga A Great Place to Call Home! 

 

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7 Things Every Home Buyer Should Know About a Rancho Cucamonga Short Sale

March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Rancho Cucamonga Short Sale1. Don’t make lowball offers on a Rancho Cucamonga Short Sales. Lenders don’t have time to play games.  Typically Lenders follow guidelines and want to net at least 85% of the home’s fair market value.  Buyers educated to today’s market know that lowball offers, asking for more than 3% in Buyer’s Closing Cost will be rejected and in this multiple offer environment they may not have the opportunity to make a counteroffer.

2. That’s why the Buyer’s Agents experience is crucial.  However, your Agent has to be knowledgeable enough to guide you in drafting a successful Short Sale offer strategy.  But it’s going to be equally crucial for you to follow their advice and not listen to Uncle Bob who use to sell real estate 5 years ago in a very different market environment or Late Night infomercials that use strategies from another market area. 

3. The Listing Agent’s experience is even more crucial. It’s up to the Listing Agent to know how to submit a complete Short Sale package, along with your offer, to the Lender(s). If this isn’t done in a timely, methodic way with the correct documents from the Seller then your offer has little chance of success no matter how well it is drafted.  If the Listing Agent tells you that they have submitted all offers to the bank . . . move on!!!  You’re dealing with an inexperienced Agent that knows Nothing about Short Sales.  This is what Short Sale Nightmares are made of.  Let that be the Seller’s problem – NOT YOURS!  No matter how much you love the house move on.  Chances of your deal closing are slim to none.

4. The Seller MUST qualify for Short Sale. A good Buyer’s Agent will confirm with the Listing Agent that the Sellers qualify for the Short Sale. If the Sellers have filed Bankruptcy, has an unresponsive lender, private lender or has multiple Lenders the Short Sale has a good chance of being rejected.  Have your Agent do their homework.

5. Most Rancho Cucamonga Short Sales are being sold AS-IS. However, the seller should provide a Property Transfer Disclosure Statement to you and will allow you to make inspections to satisfy yourself as to the physical condition of the property. Make sure your agent schedules a Home Inspection with an experienced Home Inspector.  A Home Warranty is an excellent idea, but most Lenders will not pay for them so be prepared to pay for one yourself.

6. Don’t submit offers without proof of funds, a loan approval and a strong Good Faith Deposit.  You’ve got to show that you are a strong, qualified buyer to have your offer be seriously considered.

7. Be prepared to wait.  Short Sale transactions typically take several months to close escrow.  The Treasury Department released a 43-page document in November 2009 that outlined a proposal for streamlining Short Sales across the banking industry and is supposed to take effect April 5, 2010. But until those guidelines take effect, patience is going to be very important.   If you have to be settled into a home in less than 60 days you may want to pass on Short Sales.Rancho Cucamonga Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource Specialist

Now that you have more insight into what to expect, you don’t have to shy away from trying to buy a house just because it’s a Short Sale.  Who knows – A Short Sale may be the most affordable housing opportunity for you and your family.

To better service our Buyers and Sellers, Our team has taken time to become Certified through a comprehensive NAR training program that has provided us with an even more specific understanding of the complex issues involved with Short Sales.  That training combined with our extensive Short Sale experience makes us an invaluable resource in your pursuit of buying your home in this current market environment.  We’d be pleased to work with you.

If you’re not already working with an Experienced Agent, give us a call at (909) 476-9600!  

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Only Five Days Left to Nominate Rancho Cucamonga

March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I just got an email reminder this morning from the  Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency that I wanted to pass on to you.  It read as follows:

FIVE WAYS…IN FIVE DAYS

Time is Running Out For GoogleMonga

Tick…tick.  Time is running out.

If you haven’t nominated Rancho Cucamonga for Google’s Fiber for Communities Project yet, you’ve only got five days to do it!  Every nomination Google receives from Rancho Cucamonga residents, business owners/employees, students, members of community organizations and others will help convince Google that our City should be their City too!

Here’s five ways in five days that you can support the “Rancho Googlemonga” campaign.  But hurry, the nomination period ends March 26th!

1.  Nominate Rancho Cucamonga
2.  Tell your family and friends to nominate Rancho Cucamonga
3.  Tell your neighbors to nominate Rancho Cucamonga
4.  Tell your co-workers to nominate Rancho Cucamonga
5.  Tell your classmates to nominate Rancho Cucamonga

PLEASE PASS IT ON – LET’S SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT TO BRING GOOGLE’S FIBER NETWORK TO OUR CITY. 

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Rancho Cucamonga – Digital Storytelling

March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Digital Storytelling in Rancho Cucamonga  

Rancho Cucamonga of the Past – Digital Storytelling

Rancho Cucamonga Library was awarded a “California of the Past – Digital Storytelling” grant from the California State Library. As the name implies, Digital Storytelling refers to ordinary people using digital tools to tell their own real-life stories in a new and different way . . . through visual arts – a mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music.

As with traditional storytelling, most digital storytelling focuses on a specific topic and contains a particular point of view. Each unique story becomes a part of the larger shared history of the community. 

 

Daniel Meadows describes digital storytelling  as “multimedia sonnets from the people” in which “photographs discover the talkies, and the stories told assemble in the ether as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, a gaggle of invisible histories which, when viewed together, tell the bigger story of our time, the story that defines who we are.”

 Check Out This Example of Digital Storytelling

 

The Rancho Cucamonga Library is looking for local history – Do you have a story that you would like to tell about a person, place, event, or personal experience about of coming to Rancho Cucamonga?  If so, you will want to call the Rancho Cucamonga Library at (909) 477-2720 x5064 or x5031 for more information. They are about to begin digital storytelling (by appointment only) on Wednesdays between 10am and 5 p.m. at the Paul A. Biane Library.

For more information about the statewide program, visit www.digitalstorystation.com.

Join the collection of Rancho Cucamonga Stories from California’s Past.
Help the Library expand our local history resources.

 

 

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Joggers, BEWARE!

March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Coyotes are no strangers to the surrounding foothill communities of Rancho Cucamonga. 

 Coyote

We’ve always warned our kids not to panic if they found a coyote wandering in the neighborhood. But to definitely stay clear. Coyotes are a part of our natural environment and have coexisted peacefully with humans for thousands of years. They are normally fearful of humans, but tend to come into our environment in search of food, water and shelter since they are having a harder time finding food in their natural habitat.

As we come closer to spring and began to spend more time outdoors, coyote sightings are on the increase. My Daughter came close up and personal with a not so wily coyote as she jogged down Wilson just North of Chaffey College early this morning.  I don’t know who was panicked more – her when she saw it so close or me when she told me the story!

She stated that the coyote seemed to be testing his boundaries and did not appear to be at all afraid of her, but fortunate for her it didn’t appear that hungry either. She said it ran about 20 feet in front of her and then turned and stared.  She immediately crossed the street and without taking her eyes off of it, began looking for something to pick up and throw if it became necessary.  Just as real panic began to set in, she said a car passed, blew its horn startling the Coyote who then ran off down the drive into the Chaffey College preserve.

Even though Coyotes are not generally known to attack adults unprovoked . . . Joggers, BEWARE! 

Homeowners be cautious and take heed to the following tips from the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care to help you avoid attracting coyotes to your property.  Coyotes are very nimble and clever and have been known to scale any fence if the reward on the other side is sufficiently tempting:

  • Don’t leave small children outdoors unattended or unsupervised.
  • Don’t keep your pet’s food outdoors.
  • Keep your small pets indoors.
  • Keep garbage in a tightly sealed container.
  • Use yard lights or motion detectors to frighten them away.

Needless to say, tomorrow morning my Daughter’s run will include pepper spray and her Pit Bull Terrier, Ryder.

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Permanent Modification To Do List

March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Troubled Rancho Cucamonga homeowners seeking a mortgage loan modification are going to have to prove upfront that they qualify for one, rather than getting it first and verifying it later. Requiring the paperwork upfront is a dramatic program shift from current practices.

The Obama administration announced the revised documentation requirements Thursday as it counters criticism that its $75 billion Home Affordable Modification Program is not working quickly enough to save delinquent homeowners from foreclosure.

Beginning June 1, homeowners seeking a trial modification must provide their lender with two pay stubs, an application form that includes a hardship affidavit and a form that allows the mortgage servicer to electronically access the homeowner’s tax returns.

For more information, or to find out how you might be able to benefit from the Making Home Affordable program, please visit www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov.  

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Look Out For Scammers In Rancho Cucamonga

February 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

As many of you know I help people in the Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Rialto area all of the time who are behind in the mortgage, facing foreclosure and need help.  Many times when I meet with Sellers they tell me of loan modification companies and Consultants who have contacted them saying they can help them, but instead charge upfront fees, take their hard earned money and then either disappear or become a nightmare to deal with.

I just came across this video that gives helpful advice about what you should and should not do if you see yourself starting to fall behind in your mortgage payments.  It also warns of what you need to look for when approached by people who may be scammers.  If you, or anyone you know of, needs help please help them get the real facts about what options are available to them.   Have them visit www.hopenow.com,  www.naca.com or www.makinghomeaffordable.gov .

 


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Let’s Help Rancho Cucamonga Think Big With a Gig!

February 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to Googlemonga

Google is planning to build, and test ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the country. Google’s networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. Google plans to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000, and potentially up to 500,000 people.

As a first step, Google put out a Request for Information (RFI) to help identify interested communities. Google welcomed responses from local government, as well as members of the public.  When another Agent here on Active Rain announced that Google was it about 14 days ago, I immediately nominated our City of Rancho Cucamonga.

Welcome to Googlemonga 

Google is also looking for sites where it can deploy this network quickly and efficiently. Competition will be fierce for this new technology. Let’s support our City.   The on-line process for nominating Rancho Cucamonga for Google’s Fiber for Communities project is easy! To elect Rancho Cucamonga for this project, visit this page to learn more and check out this video:

Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network

 

But don’t forget to submit your nomination form to Google. The more nominations submitted, the more likely Google will realize that Rancho Cucamonga should be the City they select. So, be sure you pass this post along to tell your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to nominate Rancho Cucamonga too!

Need more information? Download the Rancho Googlemonga Fact Sheet.

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