Due to So-Cal Fires, this week's news summary postponed

Due to the fires in Castaic and Agua Dulce/Canyon Country, I am unable to research and post the weekly Real Estate News Summary today.

I've received many emails and phone calls from all over the country regarding the SoCal Fires and making sure I'm okay/safe…I am, but the fires are affecting my clients and keeping me busy…

For those of you around the country, as of 10pm PT Sunday nite, there are 11 major fires in the area currently occurring (or occurred today and in monitoring stages): 1 in Ventura, 2 in Orange County, 2 in San Bernardino County, 2 in San Diego County, and 4 in Los Angeles County. Malibu is getting the attention on national TV, by what I hear, but that has died down; it's at 1200 acres and 2 structures destroyed? They expect to stay on-scene until Tuesday.

There are also major fires in LA County in Castaic (over 2000 acres) and Agua Dulce/Canyon Country (over 10,000 acres, unofficial numbers at up to 20,000, over 16 structures destroyed), which are ones affecting many of my clients and neighbors. I have been in touch with all of them and so far they are safe and their homes are safe. Many are without power due to downed power lines. Castaic is next to Valencia on the North and West-central sides of Santa Clarita, and Canyon Country is on the East. So we're taking it from both sides.

You hear about Santa Ana winds on the news…I remember hearing it when I was living in the Midwest. It's incredible to be out there in 60+ mph winds. Nearly hurricane strength…can't breathe outside and it's hard to stand. We've had much stronger gusts too: a weather station near Castaic recorded a gust around noon at 108mph.

Many of you know I volunteer with the City of Santa Clarita and LA City Fire Emergency Response Teams – today I mainly worked radio communications amongst all the agencies. We've got fire departments coming from all over California, and I still hear we're stretched thin (LA City also had a major building fire requiring 200 firefighters this afternoon). Tomorrow I am on reserve, but I will likely be activated too. Today, I've been making sure my clients are safe today and helping them out with evacuations.

I just want to thank all of you for your thoughts. If you're wanting to follow along, you can view live coverage online at cbs2.com (or kcal9.com, same website) and hear good coverage on knx1070.com.

--Wayne