San Fernando Valley
Real Estate
The San
Fernando Valley is mostly composed of communities within
the city of Los Angeles. Communities like North Hollywood,
Canoga Park, Studio City and Sherman Oaks are all Los
Angeles communities that fall in the San Fernando Valley.
The San Fernando Valley also is home to incorporated
cities like Burbank, Glendale, Hidden Hills and Calabasas.
The San Fernando Valley, or simply the Valley to
residents, is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the
Santa Monica Mountains. The Valley is also bordered by the
Santa Susana Mountains on the northwest, the Verdugo
Mountains on the east and the Simi Hills on the west. This
arrangement of mountains creates a bowl-like area that is
home to people looking for more affordable housing than is
available in the Los Angeles Basin.
The Valley is ultimately a suburb of Los Angeles, filled
with communities intended for people to live in while they
work in Hollywood or downtown Los Angeles. It is home to
many studios, though, such as Disney, Warner Brothers,
Universal Studios and CBS. Newer studios moving into the
Valley to set up camp has it rivaling Hollywood for the
most studios prize.
The Valley is a very unique suburb. Nothing can be taken
for granted in this extremely diverse area. In the areas
closer to the Santa Monica Mountains, the feel of the
neighborhood can vary from street to street. The farther
north you travel, the more consistency there is within
communities, but those communities can differ greatly from
each other. Visiting the area you'd like to move to
several times can give you a real feel for the place.
