Matt Drago

Realtor®



picture of person on laptop

Find Valuable Resources on Our Blog

Search helpful articles that cover Buyer and Seller tips and tricks to save thousands of dollars.

Start Reading
picture of house

Thinking of Selling?

Get your FREE Home Valuation complete with local comparables instantly.

Get Your Home Value
picture of house

Looking to Purchase?

Search thousands of current listings directly from our local MLS.

Start Your Search

Discover Luxury Listings

Get an insider look at these hot luxury listings within the MLS. Ask your agent about current showings!

Learn More

Stay on top of your local Real Estate market

Get a FREE Market Report that outlines the average listing price, price reductions, new listings, and more!

Get Free Report

About Matt Drago

Matt is a residential real estate agent serving the Santa Clarita Valley, with a focus on marketing and negotiation. He began his career in New York City after graduating from Marymount Manhattan College, working as an agent at two of the largest firms in the city, The Corcoran Group and Halstead Properties. Manhattan is a demanding place to learn this business — it teaches you to move quickly, communicate clearly, and negotiate every single day. Matt brought that training west, and has spent the years since helping California buyers and sellers through the most significant financial decisions of their lives.

He has always thought of a Realtor as a matchmaker rather than a salesman. His job isn't to sell a house; it's to understand how someone actually lives, find the home that fits, and say so honestly when one doesn't. Clients consistently describe him as an advocate — someone who advises, guides, and goes a step further than the transaction requires.

Matt is also an actor and his background in the performing arts shapes how he approaches both sides of the work. On the marketing side, he looks at a listing the way you'd look at a location: what story does this home tell, and how do you tell it to exactly the right buyer? On the negotiation side, years of reading rooms and staying steady under pressure translate directly to the moments that decide a deal — the inspection, the appraisal, the terms and timelines that most people never see.

He works throughout Valencia, Saugus, Newhall, Canyon Country, Stevenson Ranch, and Castaic, with experience across first-time purchases, move-up sales, relocations, and luxury property.

Latest Blog Posts

How to Price Your Santa Clarita Home (Without Guessing)

Every seller I meet has already looked up their Zestimate. That's fine — I'd do the same thing. But I want to explain what that number is and isn't, because the gap between an automated

Read More

Buying a Condo or Townhome in Santa Clarita: The HOA Documents That Actually Matter

Somewhere around day ten of escrow, a buyer gets handed a stack of HOA documents that runs several hundred pages. Almost nobody reads it. Most people skim the dues amount, confirm the pool is

Read More

Mello-Roos in Santa Clarita: What It Actually Costs You

There are plenty of articles explaining what Mello-Roos is. Most of them stop right where the question gets useful.Here's the part that matters: Mello-Roos doesn't just add to your monthly payment.

Read More

Moving to Santa Clarita: An Honest Guide to All Six Communities

Most people move to Santa Clarita from somewhere thirty minutes south. They've been priced out of a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, or they've got a second kid on the way and the two

Read More

Areas We Cover