In the year 1542, when the Spaniards discovered California, native Indians occupied the land. The Spaniards settled in California, later the Mexicans became the landowners, and finally it was the Americans. By 1940 the State of California grew to 10 million residents. This explosive growth started after the Second World War. U.S. soldiers from the East and Midwest passed through Southern California on the way to the Pacific, saw the marvelous climate, the ocean, and the mountains, and came by the hundreds of thousands. At the same time, it brought a tremendous influx of "New Americans" from Europe, Latin America and the Pacific Rim, giving Southern California a diversity of nationalities, languages, and cultures unmatched in the world. Today, Southern California has the largest population of Filipinos outside of Manila, the greatest Hispanic population after Mexico City, the greatest Iranian population outside of Tehran, and a large, growing Asian population. This alone guarantees this region's dynamic population growth. Also for cultural and religious reasons, many of these newcomers have a much higher birth rate than the rest of the nation: "Every sixth baby born in the United States is born in California. People who are born here and put their roots down, stay here." In view of this, present population predictions are probably too low.

 

 

California's Explosive Population Projections

The California Census projected that by the year 2000 the State of California would reach a population of 30 Million people. They were low in their projection, because by 1998 we had about 33 million residents in California. According to the California Department of Finance Report, dated May 3, 2008, California's population topped 38 million as of January 2008, adding 490,000 residents over 2007. One of every eight Americans now lives in California. Experts are projecting that in the year 2020, the population of the State of California could reach 50 Million with people coming from all over the world. We believe this could be just the beginning for the Golden State.

 

 

California is the 7th Richest Economy in the World

Each year the California Department of Finance does an economic analysis to determine how the State of California’s economy compares to the world's richest nations. According to the California Department of Finance Report, California's Gross State Product (GSP) was $1.543 trillion. Based on these findings, California is responsible for about 17% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the entire United States.

The California Department of Finance reached these conclusions about the seven richest economies in the world:

 

1. The United States was #1 with $12.98 trillion.
2. Japan was #2 with $4.664 trillion
3. Germany was #3 with $2.446 trillion.
4. United Kingdom was #4 with $1.903 trillion.
5. France was #5 with $1.871 trillion.
6. Italy was #6 with $1.723 trillion.
7. California was #7 with $1.543 trillion.

 

This means that if California were an independent country, it would be the 7th richest nation on the planet. This is an amazing finding when you consider that California is only one out of fifty states in the entire United States.

 

 

The appeal of Southern California draws New Residents like a Magnet

There are few places in the world where you can relax near a warm lagoon, surrounded by a blast of colors from the broad varieties of flowers, where the temperature is moderate throughout the year - while viewing in the distance snow capped mountains.

Southern California is arguably the most geographically diverse location in the world. Where else can you be within an hour's drive of the ocean, mountains, desert, lakes and deep forest?

 

Southern California's climate, ocean, beaches, bays, lakes, deserts, mountains, parks, educational institutions, industries, agriculture, sports, entertainment, airports, and our proximity to Canada and Mexico make it the most attractive area in the world. It is also the gateway to the multi-dollar Pacific Rim market, which is growing exponentially on a daily basis.

 

 

The Phenomenal Growth of Southern California

We already know that the entire State of California is projected to grow to 50 million residents by 2020. With 2/3rd's of the population of the State residing in Southern California, the growth of this region has been nothing less than spectacular. They are forecasting SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA to grow from about 23 million to about 33 million people by 2020. This projected increase of about ten million people could result in traffic jams, overly crowded conditions and sky-high land prices

 

The question remains: where can you still find affordable land in Southern California? Where could tomorrow’s Southern California residents find affordable housing?

Today, some of the greatest growth rates in the Nation are taking place in Southern California’s Victor Valley and Antelope Valley. The Victor Valley is situated inside of a 75-mile circle surrounding the Los Angeles Basin. It is also located in Southern California's Inland Empire, which contains both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The Antelope Valley encompasses both Los Angeles and Kern Counties, and is located within a reasonable drive from Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas. The Victor Valley and Antelope Valley offer affordable land and homes in dynamic growing regions of Southern California.