Here are the September sold statistics for Ventura homes for sale in our newly expanded 14-plus month format. The homes sold sold and condos sold data comes from Ventura MLS listings.

Here are the September sold statistics for Oxnard homes for sale in our newly expanded 14-plus month format. The homes sold and condos sold data comes from Oxnard MLS listings.

Here are the September sold statistics for Camarillo homes for sale in our newly expanded 14-plus month format. The  homes sold and  condos sold data comes from Camarillo MLS listings.

A couple weeks ago I wrote a post (see “Investors and buying opportunities in a down market”) about investors looking to acquire commercial and multi-family properties in this market.

We’ll have a casual working lunch in our office on Thursday, October 22 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. as I discuss how investors are taking advantage of disruptions in the marketplace to acquire assets for their portfolios and the pros and cons of various strategies investors are using.

Interested? Please email or call Leslie to RSVP so we get a head count for lunch.

I just pulled the number of active homes for sale in Ventura, Oxnard and Camarillo this afternoon and inventory levels remain tight, especially at entry levels where competition is fierce and multiple offers are not uncommon.  The number of Ventura homes for sale increased, but Oxnard has seen a drop in inventory from September. With first time buyers scrambling to get into (and close) escrow by the end of November, it’s like shopping for blue light specials at K-Mart. Distressed sales continue to pace the marketplace, but we’ve noticed that prices are firming. We’ll be pulling the sales data for September over the weekend and publishing the data next week!