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 15, 2010
Sold prices – Single family homes in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly there is a slight downward trend for Camarillo and Ventura while Oxnard remains unchanged. Monthly Ventura has more temperate see-sawing of prices in the $420s while Camarillo is more pronounced now in the $560s. Oxnard holds steady at $315k.
Sold prices – Condos in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly both Camarillo and Ventura show a downward trend while Oxnard remains relatively constant. Monthly Ventura is trending downward to about $200k; Oxnard has a strong pull upward at about $235k; while Camarillo is swinging upward at about $310k.
Numbers sold – Single family homes in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly all three cities show a downward trend. Monthly Ventura is trending up at 49; Oxnard is trending downward at 76 and Camarillo has leveled out but downward at 36.
Detailed statistics for single family homes sold in:
Detailed statistics for condos sold in:
Detailed statistics for pendings (in escrow) – single family homes and condos:
- Ventura is up from October; Oxnard is similar to October but downward since January 2010; and Camarillo is from from October and looking good.
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By Don | December 11, 2010
There’s a Fannie Mae owned townhome in Port Hueneme that’s a screaming deal – and I don’t have a buyer for it. It’s a two story, almost 1,600 sq. foot 3+2 with a 2 car garage, all new carpeting and paint for $210,000. It’s with seller financing of 3% down, NO mortgage insurance and Fannie Mae pays the closing costs – sweet!. A buyer would need to come in with just $6,300 cash. So – why is buying this home cheaper than renting? Here are the numbers.
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By Don | December 10, 2010
I’d often rather spend my time working on real estate deals then having to futz with techno stuff, but this past week I moved our site to “the Cloud”. We’ve had our own internet server in the office for years, then moved it to an off site server and now to “the Cloud”. Being a small company (just 3 of us!), of necessity I’ve learned to grow from our first XT computer to today’s powerful software.
But sometimes the learning curve is a chore! In November we upgraded to new computers running Windows 7, upgrading our applications where applicable, and then our just completed move to “the Cloud”. Just what is “the Cloud”?
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By Leslie | December 3, 2010
Check out our November newsletter!
Find out what’s happening in real estate plus Don and Leslie’s trip to Florida to see the space shuttle launch!
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By Leslie | November 16, 2010
Sold prices – Single family homes in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly there is a slight downward trend for Camarillo and Ventura while Oxnard remains unchanged. Monthly Oxnard remains flat at about $300k while Ventura and Camarillo are see sawing. Camarillo is moving upward to $600k and Ventura to the mid-$400s.
Sold prices – Condos in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly both Camarillo and Ventura show a downward trend while Oxnard remains relatively constant. Monthly Camarillo, Ventura and Oxnard are trending upward.
Numbers sold – Single family homes in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo:
- Quarterly all three cities show a downward trend. Monthly there is not much change in Oxnard – less than 80/month. Ventura and Camarillo are see sawing in opposite directions with Ventura heading up and Camarillo trending downward.
Detailed statistics for single family homes sold in:
Detailed statistics for condos sold in:
Detailed statistics for pendings (in escrow) – single family homes and condos:
- The number of single family homes and condos in escrow in Ventura and Camarillo are trending downward from the beginning of the year while Oxnard is even more so for this month of October.
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