http://805local.com Real estate news, advice for buyers & sellers in Conejo Valley, Camarillo, Ventura County Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:24:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://805local.com/2009/01/2008-review-ventura-county-real-estate-market/ For several years my children and I volunteered as 'petal pushers' with a local Ventura County church building a float for the Rose Parade.  We worked one day between Christmas and New Years from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pasadena area. The work was dirty and usually very sticky since all sorts of glues were ... http://805local.com/2008/12/tournament-of-roses-parade-float/ We say "Merry Christmas" but in this politically correct world who knows who celebrates what! In checking through several emails this morning, we discovered that today, December 23, is Festivus.  How could we forget the episode of Seinfeld where George's father creates the 'new holiday for the rest of us.'  It ... http://805local.com/2008/12/what-do-you-celebrate/ 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 ... http://805local.com/2008/12/chicken-soup-award/ 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 ... http://805local.com/2008/12/making-sense-of-ventura-county-real-estate-market/ It happens every year at this time.  Our listing clients will ask, "Should I take my house off the market during the Holidays?"  We know our answer but we thought we would ask other Realtors throughout the country what works for them and their clients.  Yesterday we posed this question on ... http://805local.com/2008/12/should-i-take-my-house-off-the-market-during-the-holidays/ Maybe I should not be writing this post but it is the truth.  Realtor.com is a pain to use.  Yes, I know they just came out with the 'new version.'  And granted it looks 'prettier' than the old version but it is still not user friendly.  Even as an agent who ... http://805local.com/2008/12/what-a-pain-to-use/ We have this warm-hearted client, Kay Wolverton Ito, who for the last couple of years has been spearheading a "Barbie Care and Share" program.  To date almost 300 dolls have been donated  to Ventura County agencies such as Casa Pacifica and Aspiranet.  Kay has combined her interest in Barbies with ... http://805local.com/2008/12/barbie-needs-a-new-home/  A loan makeover, that is......You probably have seen the headlines about the latest public and private efforts to help financially distressed homeowners ease the pinch of their mortgage payments.  An ambitious mass-market loan modification programs was outlined on November 11 by the Federal Housing Finance Agency along with the 33 banks and ... http://805local.com/2008/11/do-you-need-a-makeover/ Every two weeks 805Local posts the current bank-owned properties in the Conjeo Valley and Camarillo.  CAMARILLO  This week in Camarillo (Mission Oaks, Santa Rosa Valley, Las Posas Estates, Leisure Village, Camarillo Springs, etc) there is a total of 27 bank-owned properties on the market.  Two weeks ago, the total of bank-owned properties on the market ... http://805local.com/2008/11/bank-owned-homes-in-camarillo-and-conejo-valley/