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Say you're living at 18 Yorkville in Toronto and you're looking to buy real estate in a bedroom community instead. You could look into Etobicoke or Markham, but where's the fun in that? It's still as cold in Etobicoke and Markham in the winter as it is in Toronto. As long as you're going to be living in a bedroom community and commuting to a big city for work, don't you want to be doing it someplace warm? Here's our suggestion: Get yourself a transfer to Los Angeles or somewhere in San Bernardino County and buy your real estate in Fontana, California. The real estate agents of Fontana, CA have compiled the information in this website to show you what a great idea this really is.
Fontana, California: The City of Action
Fontana is located at the heart of what is colloquially known as the "Inland Empire" region of southeast California. The region primarily consists of Riverside and San Bernardino counties and is traditionally known as a center for agriculture and wine-making, though most cities in the region are diversifying, especially into industry. Fontana, CA itself occupies approximately 36 square miles of the Inland Empire and has a population of 150,000. Fontana is convenient to a lot of major southern California cities. Riverside is only 11 miles away and Los Angeles is 63 miles away, because of this Fontana has a high percentage of commuters among its residents.
Fontana, California is a fairly small city. There is only one hospital and no airport. The nearest air services are 11 miles away at Ontario, California International Airport. There are only two post-secondary education facilities in Fontana, and both are career training institutes. The nearest community colleges and Universities are about ten miles away in Ranch Cucamonga and San Bernadino.
What Fontana, CA does have is a burgeoning trucking industry. Because of its central location it has become a hub for the distribution of products coming in from Los Angeles and overseas. Merchandise arrives in Fontana from Los Angeles by rail or truck and is processed at distribution centers and sent out across the continent via the three major highways that intersect in the city.
Fontana, California also has a high degree of natural beauty. The San Gabriel Mountains, particularly the 8,859 ft high Cucamonga Peak, provide a gorgeous backdrop to the city. The Cucamonga Fault Zone and the Sierra Madre Fault Zone both run through the city, creating a number of canyon and ridge systems as well as the potential for earthquakes.
Housing in Fontana, California
Fontana, California is both a bedroom community for larger surrounding cities and an industrial center in its own right. Therefore an interesting mix of neighborhoods and housing types exists in the city. There are some areas that are primarily industrial and therefore not recommended for you to buy property in unless you're opening a business instead of living there.
However there are other areas that are entirely residential, often near schools, and feature primarily single-family detached homes. Some of these neighborhoods are older and more heterogeneous but there are quite a few newer communities that have been pre-planned by developers. These neighborhoods tend to be uniform and are more desirable if you're looking to buy a house as a status symbol. There are some apartments and condos, but those are mostly located nearer to the center of town in the more built-up areas.
Housing in Fontana, CA is fairly expensive, as it is for most of Southern California, but not as expensive as bigger cities. The cost of living in Fontana is 129.8 to the US average of 100. The average value of a house or condo is in the vicinity of $454,000, and that number is continually rising. It has nearly quadrupled since the turn of the millennium. Renters can expect to pay somewhere around $1000 per month for their apartments.
Contact a Fontana, CA Real Estate Agent
Now that you've seen what a great idea buying real estate in Fontana, CA is, it's time to take it one step further and get in touch with a real estate agent who can help you facilitate this change. Navigate over to our contact page to see a list of available realtors and choose one that's right for you. He or she will be happy to sit down with you and go over all your requirements for your new home and to comb the listings looking for places you might like. Realtors exist to serve you, so what are you waiting for? Call them up and put them to work.
