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We were talking the other day about what happened during 2008 in the local Ventura County real estate market.  We thought you, too, would be interested in hearing reading our combined observations.
Looking back down the 2008 real estate road -

Many sellers who could not get ‘their price’ took their house off of the market and decided to wait or rent [...]

When was the last time you went to a Carnival? From time to time we participate in a blog carnival what is known as the “Carnival of Real Estate.”  Sounds a bit odd - agreed.  There are other ‘carnivals’ besides the real estate variety such as business, education, investing, etc.  The goal of the “Carnival of [...]

Saturday night we had dinner with friends.  Of course the subject of real estate came up and we started talking about our upcoming open house at 7112 Los Coyotes in Camarillo.   And boy were we surprised!  Our friends are Thousand Oaks homeowners and educated with good jobs.  They  were under the impression that there were few real estate loans [...]

A few years back new home tracts were popping up all over Ventura County.  Now, with a few exceptions, most new home tracts are small pockets of homes.  We have complied a list of new homes throughout Ventura County.
Check out our new page of 805Local called “New Home Tracts in Ventura County” for the tour. 
There are new [...]

Short sale.  Short sale.  Short sale.  They seem to be everywhere these days.  What does short sale mean?  What’s it all about? 
What is a Short Sale?
A short sale happens when a lender agrees to accept a discounted loan amount in order to facilitate the sale of a property.  In other words, the seller is trying [...]

Many homes built prior to the 1980’s have their ceilings covered with an acoustic spray commonly referred to as “popcorn” ceilings due to their appearance.  Many homeowners would like to remove this material to give their home a more contemporary appearance.  There are several things to be aware of regarding this process –

 Some acoustic ceilings [...]

We discovered a website called Rock You which creates postcard type slides.  We thought you would enjoy a few of our pictures we have stored on our computers of Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura.
Do you have any photos you would like to share with us?  Please email them to us for use in future postcards from the [...]

We have this great buyer who wants to purchase a home in a certain school district.  He is well qualified, nothing to sell, and pre-approved for his loan.  With that said, we have been showing him properties all throughout the area of this particular school district.   And believe me — we have seen lots of [...]

We get asked quite often ‘how do Ventura County home prices compare to the rest of the state?’   Ventura County’s median sale price for a single family home is running nearly $100,000 higher than the state’s median.  The most recent stats show Ventura County’s median sales price at $410,000 with the state’s median home price at $316,480.  Check [...]

An open and closed what?  Escrow, that’s what.  How does it happen?  How do we get from open to closed?  Well, here’s a general information lesson on how it’s done.  First of all, you find the home that fit your needs.  Then you put an offer in on that home and once there is a [...]