Every closed sale records how the buyer paid for it. That field is filled in on the overwhelming majority of Santa Clarita closings, which means the belief that VA offers are slower and weaker is testable rather than arguable. Below is the whole valley, by financing type, for the trailing year.
The number people argue about
VA financed
conventional
VA financed sales closed 3 days faster than conventional, not slower. On sale price against asking price, VA closings came in at 100% of list and conventional at 100%, the same.
Days on market measures how long the home was listed before it went into escrow, so it reflects the whole sale, not the loan alone. It is the number sellers actually care about and the one the "VA is slow" claim implies. Read it for what it is: a description of what already happened in this valley, not a promise about any single offer.
How Santa Clarita pays for homes
| Financing | Closings | Share | Median days on market | Median sale to list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 1,524 | 59.8% | 29 | 100% |
| FHA | 317 | 12.4% | 37 | 100% |
| Cash | 273 | 10.7% | 32 | 98.7% |
| Cash to new loan | 175 | 6.9% | 27 | 100% |
| VA | 134 | 5.3% | 26 | 100% |
| Other | 124 | 4.9% | 32 | 100% |
Any group with fewer than 10 closings shows its count but not its medians. A median over a handful of sales is not a statistic, and this page exists to replace opinion with evidence, so it would defeat the purpose to publish a thin one.
Where veterans actually bought
| City | Closings | VA financed | VA share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 75 | 5 | 6.7% |
| Castaic | 219 | 14 | 6.4% |
| Saugus | 485 | 29 | 6% |
| Canyon Country | 526 | 30 | 5.7% |
| Valencia | 833 | 46 | 5.5% |
| Stevenson Ranch | 109 | 4 | 3.7% |
| Agua Dulce | 39 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Newhall | 224 | 5 | 2.2% |
| Santa Clarita | 37 | 0 | 0% |
Cities with fewer than 10 closings in the window are left out rather than shown as noise.
If you are selling
When a VA offer reaches your table, read the number and read the terms. Evaluate it exactly the way you would evaluate any other offer, on its merits. That is the whole ask, and the table above is the reason.
If you served and you are buying
Sellers state in the listing which financing they will entertain. The homes whose sellers have already said yes to VA are listed here, with no signup and no lead form in front of it.
Homes accepting VA financing Veterans selling a home in Santa ClaritaDisclosures
Not a government site. Connor T. MacIvor and Santa Clarita Open Houses are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, or any government agency.
Not a lender. Nothing on this page is a loan offer, a rate quote, a statement of loan terms, or a determination of VA loan eligibility. Those questions belong with a licensed lender and with the VA directly.
What these numbers are. Aggregate statistics computed from closed sale records in the trailing 365 days across the Santa Clarita Valley. They describe transactions that already completed. They are not a prediction and not a promise about the outcome of any individual sale or offer.
Connor T. MacIvor, CalDRE #01238257, Sync Brokerage, Inc., CalDRE #02031490. Connor represents sellers and refers buyers to other agents.
Based on information from California Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. as of September 17, 2026. This information is for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you may be interested in purchasing. Display of MLS data is usually deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Buyers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all information and should investigate the data themselves or retain appropriate professionals.