The Lakes Ice Rink  

Dates: November 14, 2007-January 6, 2008

The beautifully decorated winter wonderland ice rink is fun for the entire family. 

Admission: $8.00 per person, General Admission, $4.00 Hockey Skate Rental, $3.00 Figure Skate Rental 

Location: 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks 

For further information and hours of operation please call: (805) 494-0514. Or Click Here to see their hours. 

Ventura Holiday Street Festival 

Dates: December 2, 2007 10:00 am-4:00 pm 

Downtown Ventura Holiday Street Festival with over 400 artisans, food vendors and entertainers. 

For further information please call: (805) 654-7830. 

Camarillo Annual Christmas Parade 

Dates: Saturday December 8   Starting at 12:00 p.m.  

The parade will include floats, horses, vintage autos, marching bands, drill teams and many more specialty entries.   

Santa’s Village in Camarillo  

Dates: Saturday December 7-9    

Day and time: December 7: from 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. December 8: from. 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. December 9: from: 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 

Come enjoy the music, carnival rides, food booths, and arts and crafts vendors.

Location: Camarillo Community center, 1605 Burnley Street. 

Channel Island Parade of Lights 

Dates: Saturday December 8   Starting at 7:00 p.m.  

Parade of Lights with many boats beautifully decorated and lit up, at Channel Islands Harbor.   

For further information, please call: (805) 385-7545 

Ventura Harbor Parade of Lights 

Dates: Friday December 14-Saturday December 15  Starting at 7:00 pm- 

Parade of Lights, with many boats beautifully decorated and lit up, at Ventura Harbor.  

For further information, please call: (805) 477-0470 or (805) 648-2075. 

Christmas Around the World 

Dates: Now- January 6, 2008 

Christmas Around the World features beautifully decorated trees representing the countries which President Reagan visited while in office. With toy soldiers, trains, garlands and Christmas music, our exhibit will delight children and adults of all ages. 

Admission: Ages 18–61: $12.00   Ages 62+: $9.00   Ages 11–17: $3.00   Under age 11: Free 

Location: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley 

For further information, please call: 800-410-8354 

“Love Sweet Love”  

Dates: December 4-December 9, 2007  

Day and time: Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m. / Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. 

Admission: $26 

Location: Theater League at Civic Art Plaza, Thousand Oaks. 

For further information, please call: (805) 449- 2775. 

“A Tuna Christmas”  

Dates: December 7-December 22, 2007  

Day and time: Thursday at 7:00pm; Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.  

Admission: $20 

Location: Simi Valley Cultural Art Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley 

For further information, please call: (805) 583- 7900. 

“A Christmas Carol”  

Dates: December 14-December 23, 2007 

Day and time: Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. / Sunday at 7:00 p.m. 

Admission: $15- $18 

Location: Ojai Art Center Theater, 113 S. Montgomery, Ojai 

For further information, please call: (805) 640-8797. 

Did you buy your home in the last 2 years and feel you are upside down in value?

Do you owe more on your home than it’s now worth?

Is your mortgage payment adjusting to a level you can no longer afford?

Do you want to invest in and purchase homes that are subject to a “short sale” but don’t know the process?

Learn the pro’s and con’s of selling or buying a home as a “short sale” as opposed to a foreclosure.

The seminar will cover various issues ranging from Tax Consequences and Credit Ramifications, Potential Judgments, etc…..

December 6th at 6:30pm- 8:30pm

Location: Ranch Santa Susana Community Center, Simi Valley

You must RSVP; seating is limited. Call: (805) 581-1644 ext.240

Well the answer really depends on your financial situation and if the monthly payments are not going to be a huge burden on you or your family. However, if you look at the overall Real Estate Market there are some strong evidence that provide good grounds for the Buyers’ Market argument.

Selection: As of today there are 3792 detached homes and 1204 attached homes for sale in Ventura County. These homes are in different price ranges and locations in the county. However, no matter what the buyers’ needs or taste there are plenty of homes for the buyers to select. 

Bidding Wars Are Over: 2 years ago when a homebuyer made an offer they had many other competitors. I remember a client who lost several offers because there were 5 or 6 other offers on the same house he was interested in.

No Need to Go Over: Back in the days of the Sellers’ Market many homebuyers needed to re-figure their finances to see how much over the asking price they could pay.

Now You Can Ask: The ball is in the homebuyers’ court. Most homesellers don’t want to lose interested buyers, so most sellers would do their best to meet the homebuyers’ request for repairs.

Financing Is More Stable: The period of Zero Downs, Sub-Prime, and No-Doc loans is over. More and more financial institutes are leaning towards Fixed rates. All the great loan programs that made home buying a great investment that had a correspondingly great responsibility are back.  Given the increased focus on risky loans, you would not get easily qualified if you can not afford to pay your monthly payments.

So is it a good time to buy a home in Ventura County?

I always tell my Clients; NO One Knows Your Finances Better Than You Do!!!!!

Homebuyers, the market is yours and if you wait until it hits the button you might miss it just like the sellers that waited until their market hit its highest!!!

This is the time of the year when Home Buyers and Home Sellers concentrate on their holiday activities. Home buyers stop looking for new homes and home sellers request fewer showing so they can prepare their home for the holidays and their guess. So the Real Estate Market tends to slow down notably.

Ventura County is preparing for the holidays as well and is seeing a slow down in its real estate market on top of the flat real estate market it was already experiencing.

Here is a break down for October’s Real Estate Market Activities in Ventura County:

Pleaase Note: Median Price is the price of the house that falls in the middle of the total number of homes for sale in that area.

There are currently 388 single family homes and 147 condos for sale in Camarillo and Santa Rosa Valley. Median single family listed price: $749,000    Median condo listed price: $424,950  

In October 31 single family homes and 18 condos were sold in Camarillo and Santa Rosa Valley.  Median single family selling price: $664,500   Median condo selling price: $382,500

There are currently 105 single family homes and 12 condos for sale in Fillmore. Median single family listed price: $499,900    Median condo listed price: $291,200  

In October 1 single family home and 0 condos were sold in Fillmore. Median single family selling price: $545,000  Median condo selling price: N/A

There are currently 172 single family homes and 41 condos for sale in Moorepark. Median single family listed price: $665,000    Median condo listed price: $400,000  

In October 11 single family homes and 5 condos were sold in Moorepark. Median single family selling price: $700,000   Median condo selling price: $425,000

In October 38 single family homes and 24 condos were sold in Oxnard. Median single family selling price: $482,000  Median condo selling price: $299,533

There are currently 127 single family homes and 101 condos for sale in Port Hueneme. Median single family listed price: $1,395,000     Median condo listed price: $599,000