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Today both of us are suffering from lack of a better term — a “house” hangover.  Granted, personally, I have only had one alcohol related hangover in my entire life.  I’m sure my partner, Greg, is in the same boat when it comes to hangovers.
Last night – though – well took the cake.  This morning [...]

 What are these people in the picture to the left doing?
A.  Waiting to use the pay telephone.  (Can you see the group of phones on the wall?)
B.  Watching beige paint dry.
C.  Checking their Lotto numbers.
D.  Attending a trustee sale at ‘the courthouse steps.’
If you answered “D” you were right!  (Guess the name of the post gave away the [...]

Many of our readers know that 805Local answers questions on Trulia.com.  Recently we received a Two Thumbs Up BEST  ANSWER on Trulia for the answer to a question dealing with multiple offers. 
Here’s the question from a home seller in San Jose, CA –
 
“After my home was on the market for four months, I suddenly received [...]

Michael Jackson did not call Ventura County his home but  he did own an infamous home in the 805 area code called Neverland.  This 2,800 acre ranch is located north of Ventura County in Santa Barbara County.  
Although Jackson transferred title to the Sycamore Valley Ranch Company in November of 2008, so much media attention has centered [...]

The Ojai Valley Lavender festival is this weekend Saturday, June 27.  The festival goes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Ojai.  Admission is FREE. 
There will be demonstrations, music, crafts, food and lots of lavender.  Savor the smell…..

Many of us living in Ventura County are ‘transplants.’  We were born some place else and luck enough now to call Ventura County our Home. 
This is the case for both of us.  Greg was born in New Jersey and his family moved to Ventura County (specifically Thousand Oaks – the Conejo Oaks tract before it [...]

May 2009 closed sales of detached homesin the Conejo Valley totaled 111 with a median sales price of $665,000.  The previous month, April 2009, had 116 detached homesin the Conejo Valley close escrow with a median sales price of $547,5000.
One year ago, May 2008, closed sales of detached homes in the Conejo Valley totaled 112 [...]

May 2009 closed sales of detached homes in Camarillo totaled 57 with a median sales price of $468,000.  The previous month, April 2009, had 38 detached homes close escrow with a median sales price of $467,500.
One year ago, May 2008, closed sales of detached homes in Camarillo totaled 40 with a median sales price of [...]

It’s called Broker Tour, Broker Caravan and/or sometimes just Caravan.  But the question is: “what happened to caravan?”  The purpose of caravan is to have a property open to the Realtors to go preview – usually new listings - within a specific time period each week. 
Last week in Camarillo there was a total of one property [...]

California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo is host this weekend, June 7, to the Casa Pacifica Angels Wine and Food Festival voted the “Best Cultural Event” in Ventura County in 2008 by the VC Reporter. 
This is one of the largest festival in Ventura County and showcases food from 75 area restaurants and caterers, wine from [...]