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foreclosed houses for sale victorville homes for sale dream homes for sale Palmdale and Lancaster CA homes for sale, new homes, foreclosures, commercial, industrial, hud homes, bank owned homes, reo's, income property, lots for sale in AV CA, Antelope Valley, California. palmdale ca homes for sale, lancaster ca homes for sale, home builders in palmdale, home builders palmdale, new homes palmdale, palmdale, new homes lancaster, home builders lancaster, new homes in lancaster, lancaster home builders <p><b><i><font color="#000000"><font size=+2>Showcase of Model Homes</font></font></i></b> <br><b><i><font color="#000000"><font size=+2>See the amenities that we offer with our development!</font></font></i></b></center> <br>  <center><table BORDER COLS=5 WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFF00" > <tr> <td> <center><b><font size=+1>1,757 sq ft</font></b></center> </td> <td> <center><b><font size=+1>1,801 sq ft</font></b></center> </td> <td> <center><b><font size=+1>1,753 sq ft</font></b></center> 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At North Loop Estates we offer a variety of real estate opportunities to meet your home buying needs. At North Loop Estates modern techniques and award winning design are put into each Home to insure the integrity of each North Loop Estate Home. This new 63 acre Golf Course Community will consist of 190 single family Homes with forty Premium lots along the Tierra Del Sol PGA Professional Golf Course for the golf enthusiast. 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This exciting new community will offer five luxurious, semi-custom one- and two-story single-family homes. </b> <p><b>Experience a life where the good life is your way of life. </b> <center><img SRC="sendemail.gif" BORDER=0 height=73 width=92><b><font size=+1>OR CALL (760) 373-4567, (760) 373-2662 or (661) 256-2744</font></b></center> </td> <td ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="15%"> <center><img SRC="tierradelsol-2" BORDER=3 height=234 width=312> <br><img SRC="tierradelsol-1.jpg" BORDER=3 height=234 width=312></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td COLSPAN="2"> <center><img SRC="diamond.gif" height=19 width=15 align=TEXTTOP><b><i><font size=-1>1,757 Elevation and Floor Plan</font></i></b></center> </td> </tr> </table> <table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH="100%" > <tr> <td ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="50%"><img SRC="diamond.gif" height=19 width=15 align=TEXTTOP><b><i><font size=-1>1,810 Elevation and Floor Plan</font></i></b></td> <td WIDTH="50%"><img SRC="diamond.gif" height=19 width=15 align=TEXTTOP><b><i><font size=-1>2,072 Elevation and Floor Plan</font></i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="50%"><img SRC="diamond.gif" height=19 width=15 align=TEXTTOP><b><i><font size=-1>1,801 Elevation and Floor Plan</font></i></b></td> <td WIDTH="50%"><img SRC="diamond.gif" height=19 width=15 align=TEXTTOP><b><i><font size=-1>2,136 Elevation and Floor Plan</font></i></b></td> </tr> </table> <center><font color="#000000">New custom golf course homes in Palmdale, Lancaster, CA and Rosamond, California Palmdale and Lancaster CA the "Best kept secret in California"  (population 13,289), known as the "Land of the Sun" is located in the California High Desert, 36 miles north of Lancaster, California. California Citysupports economic development, but has managed to set aside land for open space (with more than 150 acres of parks and a PGA championship golf course and a Par three Executive golf course). The largest two-day street fair in the area, the "Tortoise Days, featuring more than 50 exhibitors is held on the first weekend of May, attracting crowds from Southern California. Along with the busiest single-runway airport in the High Desert, California City also is home to the internationally renowned Tierra Del Sol Championship PGA 18-hole professional golf course.</font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>The Antelope Valley expands over two counties, Los Angeles and Kern. The Antelope Valley offers affordable housing within a reasonable drive from Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas, making it an affordable option for those that get priced out of the expensive housing markets of Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange Counties. The Antelope Valley consists primarily of the cities/communities of Palmdale, Lancaster California. National homebuilders have built huge housing developments in this area, which have contributed to the Antelope Valley being one of the strongest housing markets in the nation. Because of all the billion dollar aerospace companies in this region, the Antelope Valley has been called "Aerospace Valley." The Space Shuttle was built in Palmdale, and has landed at Edward's Air Force Base.  Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Rockwell and BAE Systems continue to win huge government defense contracts, which translate into jobs, housing and retail sales. The current population of the Antelope Valley has already swelled to over 300,000 residents with no slow down in sight. This population surge has brought many large shopping malls to the region that anchor national department stores. For example, the Antelope Valley Mall is home to Dillards, Harris Gottchalks, JC Penny, Mervyn's, Sears, and many other national retail chains. Across the street is the Palmdale Promenade that is home to Wal-Mart and Home Depot.</font></font> <br>  <p><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FREEWAY BEGINS IN 2005</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1> According to the L.A. Daily News, June 4, 2005, a section of the Antelope Valley Freeway is being widened by Caltrans to the south of Palmdale. The $41 million project has broken ground, and will add a lane in each direction for 6.2 miles and relieve a traffic bottleneck at the Pearblossom Highway interchange of the 14 Freeway. Completion is scheduled for Spring 2007. When the lanes are completed, motorists will be able to travel along 35.9 miles of car-pool lanes from Palmdale to the Interstate 5 interchange south of Santa Clarita. Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford said he wants a further extension of the car-pool lanes to Avenue L, bringing them into Lancaster. "We know our transportation needs in the region will need that lane to Avenue L," Ledford said at Friday's ceremony, conducted in a Palmdale cul-de-sac with the freeway visible across vacant fields. Car-pool lanes are on 380 miles of Los Angeles County freeways and are planned on 70 more within five years. "All of the users will be able to benefit from the reduced congestion," Caltrans District 7 Director Doug Failing said. "It's very important we do everything we can to meet the needs of this exploding population."</font></font> <br>  <p><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>LANCASTER'S FOX FIELD ATTRACTS MAJOR INDUSTRY</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1> In 1996 the City of Lancaster created the Fox Field Industrial Corridor Specific Plan, in order to encourage the development of major distribution centers in Lancaster. In 1997 Michael's Stores built a $19,000,000, 432,000 square foot west coast distribution center in the Fox Field Industrial Area. The construction of the Michael's Distribution Center was just the beginning. The Lancaster Redevelopment Agency was able to secure the $60 million, 1,000,000 square foot Rite Aid Distribution Center to Fox Field. In addition, the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds built its new facility at Fox Field, offering a turf club, concerts and more. Rite Aid, Michael's and the AV Fairgrounds are all located at Ave. H and the 14 Freeway. Fox Field continues to attract industry. According to the Antelope Valley Journal, May 28, 2004, Lancaster city officials announced that Regent Aerospace would be another manufacturing company to set up shop in the Fox Field Industrial Corridor. Regent is the world's largest independent company that specializes in the refurbishing of commercial aircraft seats. Regent will build up to 6 plants at the corner of Ave. G and 50th Street West. Initially Regent will occupy a 75,000-square-foot facility. Additional high-end office park buildings ranging from 250,000 square feet to 275,000- square-foot will be built to accommodate Regent's future growth and will be available for lease or sale to other companies. Regent will initially employ 300 people at the Fox Field facility. To add icing to the cake, Larwin Commercial has plans to build 210,000 square feet of speculative buildings, ranging in size from 7,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet at the northwest corner of Ave. G and 45th Street West. According the Larwin's Vice-President, Greg St. Clair: "Our major commitment to more than 20 new buildings in Fox Field is a testament to our confidence in the community." Any jobs we create in the Antelope Valley are good, but these high-paying manufacturing jobs at Fox Field are excellent," said Lancaster City Councilman, Ed Sileo. The growth of industry in the Fox Field area is also good news for nearby Rosamond. It is obvious that Rosamond's close proximity and affordable home prices would be very attractive to employees who work at the Fox Field Industrial Corridor in Lancaster.</font></font> <p><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>ANTELOPE VALLEY BUILDING PERMITS INCREASED 87% IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2004</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1> According to the Antelope Valley Journal, April 16, 2004, the number of residential permits that were pulled in the Antelope Valley in January and February 2004 increased 87 percent compared to the same period last year and may signal a record year for the local building industry. According to Gutierrez, Director of the AV Business Industry Association, 489 permits were issued in January and February 2004, compared to 261 in January and February 2003. The number of permits that are pulled is a reliable indicator of the number of homes that will be built, she said, because developers don’t normally apply for permits until their building plans are concrete. In 2002, 1,588 residential permits were issued in the AV. In 2003, 2,225 permits were issued. If the local housing market continues on its current course, Gutierrez said, approximately 3,000 permits will be issued in 2004. An example of the Antelope Valley’s burgeoning housing market is Anaverde. The first phase of the master-planned Anaverde project began last year. Anaverde represents a development on 2000 lavishly landscaped acres. Within the various neighborhoods at Anaverde, Southern California's finest builders are crafting architecturally varied houses that will provide an array of housing options to homebuyers. Upon completion, Anaverde will include 5,000 homes, schools, parks and a golf course. Anaverde is located in southwest Palmdale. While Anaverde will be a first class development, its expected home prices could price many homebuyers out of the Palmdale Housing Market. The Rosamond area offers a lower cost housing option to new residents of the Antelope Valley.</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>THE STRONG ANTELOPE VALLEY HOUSING MARKET OF 2005</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1> According to the L.A. Daily News, June 1, 2005, Antelope Valley home prices are skyrocketing. For example, in Palmdale, typical sale prices on homes have climbed above $300,000. Going up twice as fast sale prices of homes in Los Angeles County as a whole, the median for new and resale homes in Palmdale hit a record $310,000 in April 2005, up 33 percent from the same month a year ago and up from $305,000 in March 2005, according to the California Association of Realtors. In Lancaster, home prices were up 33.7 percent over the year - to a record $274,000 in April 2005. In March 2005, the median price was $267,500 in Lancaster. In nearby Rosamond, the median sales price in April 2005 was $231,000, up 37.4 percent from April 2004.</font></font> <p><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>ROSAMOND IS LOCATED JUST 11 MILES NORTH OF LANCASTER IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY</font></font> <br>  Kern. <br>Greater Antelope Valley Region <br>Square Miles: 2,200 <br>Population: ?446,342 (2007 estimate) <br>2005-2010 Projected: 477,263 (+8.98%) <br>Population Forecast: 780,504 by 2020 <p>Lancaster <br>?Motto: It’s Perfectly Clear <br>Elevation: 2,450 ft. <br>Square Miles: 94.2 <br>Population: 145,243 (2008 estimate) <br>(118,718 in 2000 Census) <p>Meetings: Lancaster City Council, 44933 Fern Ave., second and fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Lancaster Redevelopment Agency, second and fourth Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Planning Commission, third Monday, 7 p.m. Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce (Lancaster and Rosamond), monthly business luncheons, 11:30 a.m. <p>Information: 661/723-6000 <p>Lancaster is a bustling community with a growing number of industries, affordable housing, employment, schools, recreational opportunities and excellent smog-free weather 300 days or more a year. It is the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the third-fastest growing. Los Angeles is a short one-and-a-half hour drive on Highway 14. Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and coastal communities are easy commutes, too. <p>In 1876, the Southern Pacific railroad made Lancaster one of its stops. That milestone sparked growth in the Antelope Valley. Most of the early settlers in Lancaster were farmers who established homesteads in outlying areas. Their main shopping was done in Old Lancaster, which today is located on East Lancaster Boulevard near Cedar Avenue. There, you will see the historic Western Hotel (first built in the 1800s) and a number of original buildings dating back to the 1930s. Among those are old county buildings and a post office. <p>Thanks to the Lancaster Old Town Site Board (LOTS), “The Boulevard,” as it is fondly called by old-timers, has been renewed and well maintained. Trees and antique light standards line both sides of the street, which give the area a special ambience. <p>The city encourages citizens to get involved with the formation of its new Downtown Lancaster Specific Plan, which will revitalize the downtown the district. <p>The heart of the city is home to the 758-seat Lancaster Performing Arts Center and Los Angeles County’s largest regional library, which services nearly 100,000 cardholders. Downtown Lancaster has become the major financial center of the Antelope Valley, the site of a new $25 million sheriff’s station and a state-of-the-art fire station. <p>?Lancaster’s 2008 population is estimated at 145,243. The city’s long list of move-in incentives for new businesses and available commercial land for expansion make it an attractive place for Los Angeles-area entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Lancaster has experienced significant growth in business over the past decade, with the establishment of large distribution centers for national companies such as Rite Aid, Michaels and Sygma, as well as smaller local businesses and national restaurant chains. <p>Lancaster also is home to Clear Channel Stadium (formerly The Hangar), the city’s 6,850-seat municipal baseball stadium and home to the Arizona Diamondback-affiliated Lancaster JetHawks baseball team. The stadium opened in 1996. When not attracting sellout crowds for baseball, the facility hosts a variety of special events such as concerts, fireworks festivities, car shows and amateur athletics. <p>One of the major attractions in Lancaster is the annual Antelope Valley Fair, which has relocated to new quarters on 135 acres north of Avenue H and west of the Antelope Valley Freeway. Groundbreaking was held in 1999. New facilities include two exhibit halls, a Watch & Wager building, an RV park with restrooms and showers, a grandstand with 7,000 seats, a show arena and other assorted structures. <p>?And, every spring the California Poppy Festival draws tens of thousands of guests to Lancaster City Park to celebrate springtime. Lancaster boasts one of California’s most abundant crops of the state flower, and the Poppy Festival has become a popular event for residents and visitors alike. The California Poppy Festival began as an Earth Day celebration and has grown into an event with more than 55 acres of activities and extensive wildflower information. <p>Palmdale <br>?Motto: Aerospace Capital of America <br>Elevation: 2,655 ft. <br>Square Miles: 105 <br>Population: 147,897 (2008 estimate) <br>(116,670 in 2000 Census) <p>Meetings: Palmdale City Council, 38300 Sierra Hwy., Suite B, second Wednesday of month, 6 p.m. Planning Commission, first and third Thursdays, 7 p.m. Palmdale Chamber of Commerce hosts monthly (third Wednesday) business luncheons at 11:30 a.m. <p>Information: 661/267-5100. <p>?The Palmdale economy is growing, and, despite the nationwide economic slowdown, the city continues to be one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. To give this growth some perspective, from April 1, 1990 to April 1, 2000, Palmdale mushroomed by 76.4 percent, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. Employment is up and crime statistics are down. Like Lancaster and other neighboring communities, home values rose dramatically during the first half of this decade. Home sales have since leveled off. <p>Covering an area of more than 100 square miles, Palmdale now has more than 143,000 residents, according to city sources. It was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city, doing so on Aug. 24, 1962. The city has consistently ranked in the top-10 fastest-growing cities in the nation over the last 20 years. It is the sixth largest city in Los Angeles County. <p>At the heart of the city is the Palmdale Cultural Center at Palmdale Boulevard and Sierra Highway. Styled in a Spanish motif, the Cultural Center has undergone a major renovation. Adjacent to the Cultural Center is the Palmdale City Library. <p>Poncitlan Square, a beautiful park fashioned after a similar one in Palmdale’s sister city, Poncitlan, Mexico, was built in 1998. A new development service building and a Palmdale Courthouse were completed in 2000 and 2001, respectively. The renovated 22-year-old Larry Chimbole Cultural Center is located in the Civic Center area and is bounded by Sierra Highway and Palmdale Boulevard. The 21,800-square-foot building features an upstairs auditorium that can accommodate 350 people in theater seating or 250 for dinner, and three meeting rooms for 40 to 50 people. These new facilities are a part of the city’s downtown revitalization plan. The city also opened a brand-new sheriff’s station in July 2006. <p>Palmdale is home to some of the world’s top aerospace companies, as well as a continually growing number of high-tech manufacturers. Top aerospace companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman continue to have a strong presence at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale. Although space shuttle modification has been transferred to Florida, there’s a lot of important work going on here. Work continues on such programs as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the unmanned Global Hawk reconnaissance aircraft, the B-2 stealth bomber, the X-45A unmanned combat air vehicle and the unmanned X-37 space plane. <p>?United Airlines offers several flights a day to San Francisco from Palmdale Regional Airport, which is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) under a joint-use agreement with the U.S. Air Force. The airport is located on a 61-acre site on the property of Air Force Plant 42. Geographically, it is one of the world’s largest airports. The terminal at 41000 North St. East first opened on June 29, 1971. Since then, LAWA has acquired an additional 17,750 acres of adjacent property for the airport’s eventual development into a large commercial airport. The airport is poised to accommodate increased future air travel if and when Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) reaches capacity. <p>With more than 2,000 companies making Palmdale home, the city embraces an entrepreneurial spirit. Palmdale offers a wealth of leased space, spec buildings and land available for construction. Land costs in Palmdale are very attractive, often half that found in other areas of California. <p>Moreover, a number of key incentives can help reduce the cost of doing business in Palmdale. The city is part of the Antelope Valley Enterprise Zone and hosts its own Foreign-Trade Zone. Hiring, training and investment incentives are also available to qualified firms.?Health care has taken a major step forward in Palmdale, which is one of the largest U.S. cities without a hospital. That unfortunate status is expected to change soon. Construction of the Palmdale Regional Medical Center began in 2005 and is expected to be completed in 2009. The 250,000-square-foot facility is being built by Universal Health Services (UHS) on 37 acres near Tierra Subida and Palmdale Boulevard. The new hospital will feature OB/GYN services, cardiac-catheterization labs, pediatrics, general medical care and a 35-bed emergency room, the latter of which will be the largest ER in the area and double the number of ER beds throughout the valley. The hospital will open with 171 beds, to be composed of 32 intensive care beds; 108 medical surgical, telemetry and pediatric beds; 25 obstetrics beds, and six neonatal intensive care beds. UHS plans to eventually add 32 more intensive care and 36 medical surgical beds, giving the hospital a total of 239 beds. It will ultimately have a capacity for 250 beds. <p>Filling Palmdale’s health-care gap until the new hospital opens is an urgent-care clinic, part of the South Valley Medical Center, which was built by Antelope Valley Hospital, as well as a Kaiser Permanente medical office building. <br>  <br>  <br>  <p>New recreational facilities are a big part of the city’s vision for the future. March 25, 2004, marked the beginning of construction of the “Vision for the Future” park projects. The $42 million project – funded in part by a $31.4 million bond assessment passed by Palmdale residents – paid for a new recreation center, swimming pool and water park on the east side of Palmdale and a new recreation center, swimming pool, amphitheater and softball complex on the west side. The city’s DryTown Water Park & Mining Co. opened at Palmdale Oasis Park in 2006. It features a six-acre Old West mining town-themed aquatic park with a 925-foot lazy river; a 35-foot tower with three water slides and a splash pool; 6,000-square-foot children’s water playground; a food and beverage snack bar with patio area; a merchandise store; covered picnic area; large grassy area for group outings, and a community room. The budget for Palmdale Oasis Park, which includes DryTown Water Park, was $27.6 million. In addition to the new water park, this site also includes the Palmdale Oasis Park Recreation Center, a 4.5-acre landscaped area designed for community events and a 12-acre flood retention basin that will be landscaped to accommodate soccer and football. <p>And, a competition-size pool opened at Marie Kerr Park in 2006. The city oversaw a 40-acre expansion of Marie Kerr Park at 30th Street West and Rancho Vista Boulevard (Avenue P). In 2005 the park received a stunning outdoor amphitheater that is the site of summer concerts, movies and other events. <p>The city also has undertaken a traffic signal-installation program and other transportation projects. The city also has committed more than $10 million to improve some of its busiest surface streets. The city completed its Avenue S Corridor Improvement Project in June 2006. <p>Another major project is the $14 million Palmdale Transportation Center, which opened in 2005. The facility near Sierra Highway and 6th Street East just south of Technology Drive will be the transportation hub of the Antelope Valley. Site improvements include a Spanish-style station terminal, plaza area, Metrolink station platform, parking lot and 45-foot clock tower. The center features a Metrolink commuter rail station, bus service, van-pool and park-n-ride services with future provisions for high-speed rail and airport service. Bicycle and pedestrian paths plus landscaping complement the new center. <p>?The Antelope Valley Mall recently underwent an expansion that brought a new 16-screen, stadium-style movie theater and a variety of new restaurants and stores. The single-level indoor mall features around 140 stores, with six anchor stores. <br>  <p>©2006 The High Desert Legends - All Rights Reserved <br><b>CONTACT US</b> <br><b><font size=-1><font color="#000000">This website created and maintained by</font> <a href="http://www.ilovecaliforniacity.com">Palmdale.com or lancaster.com</a></font></b></center> <p><br> </body> <script language="JavaScript"> </html>