RECENT BLOG POSTS
Well, this has been long overdue - a site to check out prospective landlords.  I am so glad that this service is now available to consumers.  As an MLO here in Los Angeles & Ventura counties, I have heard way too many horror stories from many of my own borrowers of how they were treated when the ...
01/03/2012
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I’ve recently come across.  However though, for the first time since I’ve been doing this series (summer 2010), I didn’t actually call any of the shots this wee...
01/01/2012
In my continuing effort to educate and inform consumers and prospective buyers here in Los Angeles & Ventura counties about our local market, I want to continue with the next series in my local reports: the San Fernando Valley.The San Fernando Valley is a rather large area that encompasses numer...
12/29/2011
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I’ve recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the ...
12/25/2011
I really liked this post from JPhilip Faranda, a NY Realtor and although his original title (What You MUST Know About Dual Agency if You Are Selling a New York Home ) references selling a home in NY, I changed the title to buying a home in CA because this is something that CA buyers really need t...
12/23/2011
While we are truly blessed to be spending the holidays with family and friends, there are so many of God’s creatures that won’t be so blessed.  Thousands of abandoned and abused animals will be spending the holiday in a shelter, still waiting for a new family to adopt them and take them home.The...
12/22/2011
One of my fave Christmas traditions that hubby and I love is visiting Christmas Tree Lane up in the city of Oxnard’s Historical District.  Last night, hubby and I introduced some of our friends to this treasured holiday event.If you've never seen this area, it is all about some of the city’s old...
12/21/2011
  Founded in 1888 by the Superintendent of Southern Pacific Railroad, Jerome A. Fillmore, Fillmore had less than a 100 residents back then.  The residents and the town were sustained by the "Orange Rush" of the late 1800's and the commercial production and distribution of oranges by what would ev...
12/20/2011
  Ventura is just one of the wonderful beach communities here in Ventura County.  Much of Ventura is just minutes from some of the counties best beaches as well as the shopping and entertainment destinations.         While the market here in Ventura County is still considered a distressed market,...
12/19/2011
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I’ve recently come across. First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the sh...
12/18/2011