Welcome! Don and Leslie have been full time Realtors in Ventura County for over 30 years. It's been fun watching as "little" Victoria Avenue (and many other streets) have morphed into what they are today.
Just as our local communities have evolved, we've seriously considered for the past several years how we could someday "give back" and "finish well" - expressions that can mean a lot of things to different people.
As part of our research into opportunities for service, in early 2013 we contacted a Peace Corps recruiter who helped us start our journey. But our new path wasn't going to be as straight and easy as we thought! And so we began a transition into something completely different from the routines we've known for the past 30 years - and have begun a path that's leading into the exciting unknown. This will be our story!
By Leslie | December 9, 2008
Here are the monthly sold stats for the month of November.
By Leslie | December 9, 2008
The stats for November 2008 pending sales for Oxnard are still screaming compared to this month in 2007. Ventura pendings are still higher than the peak summer months of 2007 while Camarillo is comparable to this time last year.
By Don | December 4, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reported that unnamed sources in the Treasury department are floating the idea of 4.5% mortgages that would be bought by Fannie, Freddie and the FHA to stimulate the housing market. These rates would not be available for refinances. But don’t hold your breath… Read the rest of this article »
By Don | November 25, 2008
In conjunction with the Fed’s announcement today to pump $800 billion more into our financial markets, interest rates dropped almost a full percentage point before pulling back. Finally, some good news for home buyers thinking about getting into the market!
By Don | November 20, 2008
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) recently published parameters for loan modificatons offered by various institutions. Every program is different, and obviously every homeowner situation is different. But lenders are now beginning to reach out aggressively to contact homeowners with troubled or potentially troubled loans. They are: