Mark Thorngren's Blog

Some folks just seem to feel nothing good can happen this year in Real Estate. I feel that there have been positive things happening since January, especially for home buyers and property investors. Each month over the first quarter, we have seen a continued fall in home prices, generally low int...

Sunday, April 27, 2008 When my family first moved into Camarillo back in 1998, the city was experiencing widespread flooding from "La Neina". The rains were heavy for weeks at a time and many of the lower elevations around town were suffering. Since that time many extensive flood control projects...

Senator Dianne Feinstein responded to a group email from CAR discussing Home Ownership Assistance at state and federal levels. This is a nice concise summary of how the various programs are beginning to shape up. Mark Thorngrenhttp://www.markthorngren.com/Dear Mr. Thorngren:         Thank you for...

All About County and City Subsidized Housing in Ventura County  Many folks coming to Ventura County find the home buying process to be a daunting task. Without a good credit score, a large income or substantial down payment, things can be just plain tough. To tell the truth, there are many realto...

There is a very defined difference now from the last six months that has made many of us optimistic for the year. I had many folks last year who wanted to wait with their purchase because of  falling home prices, and many home sellers were still hanging tough with their prices. Obstinate sellers ...

The Village at the Park development in Camarillo http://www.VillageAtThePark.com/index.html/ is approaching the final sales stages. We are beginning to see some resale numbers from those homes purchased in the earlier sales years. I have done some comparisons of those homes offered during the las...

I did a Comparative Market Analysis for a friend (and client) of mine in the area just Southwest across the 101 from the Oaks Mall. This is about a quarter mile square area and featrures larger sized "move-up" homes built in the 1980's. The CMA was done on the 12th of October and included 6 activ...

I have done a little research on new home developments in Ventura County today for you. I have had some mixed success for your clients. All of these new developments are within 10 or 20 miles of the ocean. I have not included new developments in Moorpark, Simi Valley or Fillmore. Those developmen...

The market in Ventura County is showing signs of waking up again. In the last 3 weeks I have had numerous clients begin to search for homes. This is a very different feel from a month or two ago. I'm not sure I can put my finger on any one thing, but I think some of the change is coming from more...