Upscale Development Boom in the High Desert

Even as the housing market slows in Southern California, an upscale housing boom continues in Antelope Valley.

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July 19, 2006, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Antelope Valley has long been a magnet for development, but these days, the boom is accelerating and going upscale...There's so much land that developers offer middle-class and even working-class buyers huge homes on lots that in other areas would be used only for multimillion-dollar houses.

And though some parts of Southern California are beginning to show signs that the housing boom is stalling, planners say the expanse of raw land in the Antelope Valley means growth will continue."

FULL STORY: Antelope Valley Is Upscale Bound

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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