fluff and fold
From time to time my mind dwells on how truly grateful I am to those that came before me who now decades after their inventions* are making my life a true joy! (like the blog on how much I appreciate the trash haulers and the system in place so that we don’t have plague, because of their good works!).. well this weekend I tossed the clothes in systematic fashion to be washed. I then multi-task, I cook, I check my email, I organize my files, I search property for clients. I notice the washing machine noises have stopped and toss the clothes into the dryer, repeating with more clothes. I follow-up with banks to help homeowners and as I am on hold, the dryer beeps I toss the clothes into the basket and repeat with more clothes. I hang up the clothes that crinkle fast and leave the remaining laundry to then sort and fold later to get ready for the week. Worse comes to worse, we end up picking through the basket for clean items, so items may go from basket to hamper to machine. But this weekend I folded every piece of clean laundry in the house. Afterward, I looked at my drawers and closets and saw the ample shirts, socks, shorts and underwear all tucked in and ready for me and my family to wear in the coming week and then it hit me… I am grateful for the washing machine and clothes dryer.
Really! How much less of laundry would I do, if I had to lug my dirties down to the running waterway behind the Valero on Soledad Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard? Can you see me taking my wet clothes slapping the stain ridden garments against the rocks or beating them with a wooden club and then spreading them out on the grass to dry. Even if I was here in the 19th century, I would be lugging my wringer down to the same waterway, saving on the rock/bat beatings, but still a little inconvenient.
Thank you Louis Goldenberg of New Brunswick, NJ for inventing the Electric washing machine!
Thank you Brooks Stevens who developed the first electric dryer!
What does this have to do with Real Estate in Santa Clarita Valley?
You need a place to keep your clothes! Maybe you are ready to purchase a home with a laundry room in the complex, or perhaps a laundry space in the home. Perhaps you would like a laundry hookups in the garage, or an indoor laundry room with a utility sink, or maybe move into a home where the laundry room is on the same level as the bedrooms! Where ever you want to do your laundry, and whatever style of laundry machines you have, need or desire, let me help you with buying or selling your home!
Here are your stats as of 7/25/2010:
Below are the current real estate statistics for Residential Properties in the Santa Clarita Valley area, including homes in Castaic, Canyon Country, Newhall, Castaic, Saugus, Stevenson Ranch and Valencia. If you would like stats for YOUR neighborhood Visit http://value.scvfirsthome.com
| ACTIVE | |
| Current Number of Homes Available (Active) Listings | 918 |
| Average # of Days on Market | 89 |
| Current Number of Homes Listed with a “Special Condition”(REO/Lender Owned, Short Sale, Notice of Default, Auction, HUD/Govt Owned, Bankruptcy, Probate, Relocation Company Owned, etc.) | 472 |
| New Listings taken in last 30 days | 279 |
| IN ESCROW | |
| Currently in Escrow | 973 |
| CLOSED | |
| Total Number of Closed Listings in last 30 days | 250 |
| Average # of Days on Market | 78 |
| Average Sales Price/Listing Price | 99% |
| Average Property | 3.3 bedrooms
2.75 bath 1960 sq ft Listed at $413,400 and Sold at $409,170 |
| Closed Listings in last 30 days with a “Special Condition” (REO/Lender Owned, Short Sale, Notice of Default, Auction, HUD/Govt Owned, Bankruptcy, Probate, Relocation Company Owned, etc.) | 127 |
| *Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Information taken from public record and is not guaranteed. | |
*Links -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_dryer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine
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