A taste of Honey

Local beekeepers and REALTOR Leah Pollack share Bennett Farms Honey Harvest Festival in Filmore, CA

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FHA Lenders to Allow $8000.00 to be used for Down Payment

Buyers in Santa Clarita Valley and beyond, this is exciting news for you!

HUD Secretary, Shaun Donovan announced that FHA Lenders are going to be allowed to let First Time Homebuyers use the up to $8000.00 tax credit as a down-payment.

To quote Mr. Donovan, speaking at the Mid-year conference of NAR in Washington:
Secretary Donovan said that important changes, which the National Association of Realtors® has been calling for, will help consumers purchase a home. “We all want to enable FHA consumers to access the home buyer tax credit funds when they close on their home loans so that the cash can be used as a downpayment,” Donovan said. According to Donovan, the FHA’s approved lenders will be permitted to “monetize” the tax credit through short-term bridge loans. This will allow eligible home buyers to access the funds immediately at the closing table.

The rate on the bridge loans were not mentioned, but it is another resouce and consideration for home buyers! The National Association of Realtors continues to work dilligently on efforts for home-buyers.

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PTA enjoy the classroom, family and local businesses

As strong communities are those with great participation, then Northpark Elementary, part of the Saugus School district has truly made community participation priority #1!

The Parent Teacher Association P.T.A. has energized the students, parents and local businesses by succesffuly combining fundraising efforts and family fun!

The PTA provides music, art and cultural events during assemblies, in the classroom and at a monthly family night held on campus. In addition to movie nights, the PTA hosts cultural performances like Celtic Spring.

Celtic Spring. A burst of energy. Driving music. Riveting dancing. Celtic Spring is six siblings who play the fiddle and step-dance, backed by their mom on the keyboard and their dad on percussion. Visit them at celticspringband.com

In addition, through co-op fundraisers the P.T.A. showcases local restaurants and shops during a monthly family night out. These evenings give families the opportunity to enjoy an evening out while helping raise money for the school.

Check into the Northpark P.T.A. website to participate, or for ideas on how to enhance your own P.T.A.: http://www.northparkpta.net/

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Enjoy the world around you!


Leah Pollack
Elite Professionals Real Estate Services, Inc.
661-309-3195
http://www.eliteprosre.com/

Literacy and Arts Festival Santa Clarita, CA

A great day out! On the brisk afternoon we travelled out to Newhall, CA visited the windows on Main Street, amply decorated in their holiday best. Troop 705 is shown! Great Job to all the kids who participated in this years decorating.

Then it was on our way to Hart Park! I was surprised we found just great parking - right across the street from the park. We then meandered down to the Veterans Memorial Plaza. Be sure to visit the tranquil fountains, memorial plaques and flags. Quick snaps with the statue and we lept across the street!



HART PARK
We were welcomed by staff that gave us quick lay of the land. To our right snow and crafts, to our ... SNOW???!!! We made a bee-line and had an impromptu snow ball fight. -- not in a "Christmas Story" kind of way - but more of a scoop/toss , now your turn way! :-) --



After working up an appetite we headed over to the Town Grind for salad and soup. Yummy! Check them out on Lyons or online at http://www.towngrindcafe.com/



Then we headed over for story time. I love storytime! We heard many authors, but the winner of our BEST AFTERNOON STORY TELLER .... Barbara Jean Hicks with The Secret Life of Walter Kitty! Audience participation complete with getting to meow like Wally, or Growl like Fang! Build that imagination and the rest will follow! http://www.barbarajeanhicks.com/ OR check out Barnes and Noble and search for Walter Kitty: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ OR Try: http://tinyurl.com/walterkitty



We then meandered through the vendor booths, the PTA, the Library,



and then we saw this Penguin... I could not resist the pic! LookIt Comic Books ... Good ol' fashioned... well - Witty for sure.. check them out http://www.donteatanybugs.net/



And we wrapped up the afternoon with a performance from Street Beat! It was great to see them here entertaining the crowd! http://www.streetbeat.biz/



This event was sponsored by the SCV Educations Foundation: http://www.scveducationfoundation.org/

Signal Article: http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/6688/

Video log: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCi-oNpkgVQ

This is an Annual Event, so set your calendars to check into it next year!

Troop 705 Won Most Inspirational! Pic by Tracy Bagatelle-Black http://www.bagatelleblack.com

Enjoy!

Leah Pollack
Elite Professionals Real Estate Services, Inc.
http://www.eliteprosre.com/

LEED ing the Way in Green Real Estate

Hello Team! It is an exciting world out there! Solar and Wind Energy applied to Commercial Real Estate - is nothing sweeter than reducing your recurring cost, and provide a beacon of hope to reduce our foreign dependency for energy? Eco-trends in real estate developments are red-hot. LEEDs certifications are becoming the norm for builders and all related services, to have a knowledge of, or ability to upgrade to this latest certification of enviromental requirements for private and public sector clients. I look forward to the retro-fit kit for residential properties to upgrade to solar, and now I look forward to their commercial counterparts.

Here is the link to the EBAY building in Northern CA:

http://news.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309105





The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an international green building rating system that sets environmentally sustainable construction criteria. It aims to establish a common standard of building designs that minimize risks on the environment and raise awareness among consumers of the benefits of green construction. and Platinum is the highest level.

Stay Tuned to this and many more advances in what I hope cost-effective solutions to bring self-sufficient energy sources to the front lines or front doors of our community!

Enjoy!
Leah Pollack
Elite Professionals Real Estate Services, Inc.
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