Our March newsletter is good reading about the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers, the FEAR factor and “embracing the gorilla”, our first time home buyer workshop on March 26th following up with our “speed dating” caravan” of foreclosed homes in Ventura on March 28th. Lastly, our tech musings about smart phones!

Two real estate events:

• First time homebuyer workshop

• REO “speed dating” caravan

The $8,000 first time buyer tax credit is now law. The Stimulus Bill was signed on February 17th. But will fear keep homebuyers from using it? Read the rest of this article »

Data from ForeclosureListService.com shows that Notice of Default (NOD) filings jumped substantially last month. Why now? Here’re the numbers and why I think we’ve seen an increase.

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Here are the February sold statistics for Ventura in our new expanded 14 month format. The homes sold and condos sold data comes fromVentura MLS listings.

Here are the February sold statistics for Oxnard in our new expanded 14 month format. The homes sold and condos sold data comes from Oxnard MLS listings.