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I wish I could tell you that the garden on the left is from our yard — no such luck or room.  Until our garden has more growth, I thought I’d use a photo we could aspire to. We used this past Memorial Day weekend to get our kitchen garden in the ground. 
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We have been asked by several clients about the $8,000 tax credit.  We found a great YouTube with answer to nearly every question regarding the $8,000 tax credit.  Check it out.
 
Here’s our understanding  of the $8,000 home buyer tax credit at a glance:

The tax credit is for first-time home buyers only.
The tax credit does not have to [...]

This is the weekend that Ventura County shows off its “stuff” —  STRAWBERRIES.
This weekend, May 16 and 17, is the California Strawberry Festival and promises to be jam packed with rides, shows, exhibits, presentations, strawberry pie eating contests, recipe contests, art contests and on and on.  The festival has grown each year since its beginnings in 1984.
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We have been waiting for this to happen but we are announcing it is official — multiple offers are back.  How long will this new phenomenon continue in style is any body’s guess.  We have seen increased activity and multiple offers on listings that  have been sitting with little or no action.  Then boom –there are four offers.  [...]

April 2009 closed sales of detached homes in the Conejo Valley totaled 108 with a median sales price of $547,500.  The previous month, March 2009, had 86 detached homes in the Conejo Valley close escrow with a median sales price of $587,500. 
One year ago, April 2008, closed sales of detached homes in the Conejo Valley [...]

April 2009 closed sales of detached homes in Camarillo totaled 35 with a median sales price of $455,000.  The previous month, March 2009, had 38 detached homes in Camarillo close escrow with a median sales price of $495,250
One year ago, April 2008, closed sales of detached homes in Camarillo totaled 36 with a median sales [...]

It’s been awhile since we felt an earthquake – thank God – but last night we were reminded what an earthquake feels like.  We were gathered at Greg’s dad house in Thousand Oaks to celebrate his dad’s 91st birthday.  We were preparing a huge salad when all of a sudden it sounded first like a wind and [...]

It has been a couple of weeks since we published the REOs in Camarillo and the Conejo Valley.  REOs are properties that have gone through foreclosure and have gone back to the bank.  So the bank is now the seller (not the homeowner).  Usually a REOs is a much ‘easier and smoother’ sale than a [...]