Currently there are 189 homes for sale in the city of Camarillo.  From the 189 homes for sale in Camarillo, 33 homes are short sale homes and 16 homes are bank owned or REO homes.

Below is a real estate market report for the city of Camarillo for the month of December.

Camarillo and Santa Rosa Valley Real Estate Market-December 2009

Single Family Homes in Camarillo and Santa Rosa Valley:

• Homes listed for sale in December: 20
• Homes sold in December: 49
• Average home sale price: $642,739
• Median home sale price: $500,000
• Average days on market: 72
• Average selling price % of list price: 97.86%

Condos and Townhouses in Camarillo:

• Condos/Townhouses listed for sale in December: 10
• Condos/Townhouses sold in December: 28
• Average Condos/Townhouses sale price: $292,836
• Median Condo/Townhouse sale price: $302,500
• Average days on market: 70
• Average selling price % of list price: 101.88%

Source: Ventura County Regional Data Share

If you wish to receive updated information on Camarillo Real Estate please feel free to call Mana Tulberg: (805) 443-8898.

Community Action of Ventura County (CAVC) is a non-profit organization providing assistance to Ventura County low-income residents.  Since 1965 CAVC has offered support in many areas such as lease assistance, home weatherization, and home energy assistance programs, to name a few.

Lease Assistance

Low-income families in Ventura County who are facing eviction or homeless families who need some help with their moving cost, can request some support from CAVC.  Of course, CAVC needs to verify that you are eligible for their Lease Assistance program.   The list of documents for application can be found on CAVC’s Lease Assistance page.

Home Weatherization

This department of Community Action of Ventura County helps make homes more energy efficient for Ventura County homeowners and renters.  CAVC provides eligible families assistance with minor home repairs, water heater and furnace repairs or even replacement of unrepairable appliances.  To farther help reduce utility bills CAVC will even help with the replacement of your old light bulbs with new energy-efficient bulbs.  For more information on CAVC’s Home Weatherization program please click here.

Home Energy Assistance Program

Eligible households in Ventura County can also benefit from the Community Action’s home energy assistance program.  This program assists low-income families with their electric or gas bill at least once a year.  Once more, the home energy assistance program does require that families meet a certain guidelines and requirements.  To learn more about these requirements please click here.

You may also contact the Community Action of Ventura County directly: 805-436-4000

During this tough economy any help and assistance can add up and hopefully be appreciated.

Christmas is here and Ventura County has many events to celebrate the festivities with you and your family. Below is a list of just a few of the Christmas events in Ventura County:

Oxnard Christmas Parade:

• Date: Saturday December 5th
• Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
• Location: Downtown Oxnard, parade will start on Wooley Street.
  
• This year’s theme: A Storybook Christmas.

Lighting of Ventura’s Mission Christmas Tree:

• Date: Saturday December 5th
• Time: 5:00pm
• Location: Downtown Ventura, Mission San Buenaventura.
  
• Join 100 Carolers, and all of Downtown Ventura in this amazing Christmas celebration.

Camarillo Hospice Tree of Life Event:

• Date: Saturday December 5th
• Time: 4:00pm
• Location: Constitution Park, on Carmen Drive. 
• Join the rest of Camarillo in singing and lighting this year’s Christmas tree of life.

Winter Bazaar at the Ventura Improve Company:

• Date: Sunday December 6th
• Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm
• Location: 34 North Palm Street in Ventura
• Holiday shopping from many local vendors.

Thousand Oaks Hospice Tree of Life Event:

• Date: Sunday December 6th
• Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
• Location: Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks Blvd. 
• Musical entertainment, refreshments, and much more.

Channel Islands Parade of Lights:

• Date: Saturday December 12th
• Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
• Location: Channel Islands harbor
• Daytime festivities start 10:00am at Harbor View Park with snow play for the children.
  

48th Annual Camarillo Christmas Parade:

• Date: Saturday December 12th
• Time: 11:00am
• Location: Parade will start at Las Posas and Temple. 
• Also Join Santa’s Village Holiday Carnival at Camarillo Community Center (Carmen and Burnley) from 8:00am-6:00pm.

14th Annual Bethlehem Experience in Westlake Village:

• Date: Saturday December 12th-Sunday December 13th
  
• Time: 5:00pm-8:30pm
  
• Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 32111 Watergate Road in Westlake Village
• Travel back in time to experience Bethlehem in the first century.

2nd Annual Holiday on the Hills at Reagan Library:

• Date: Sunday December 13th
  
• Time: 5:30pm-9:00pm
  
• Location: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
• Enjoy Christmas around the World Exhibit and a holiday dinner buffet. Reservation is required a week in advance. Please visit the The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library site for more information.

33rd Annual Ventura Harbor Parade of Lights:

• Date: Friday December 18th-Saturday December 19th
  
• Time: 7:00pm
  
• Location: Ventura Harbor Village
• Join the Holiday Tropical Tiki Party with the boat parade of lights and fireworks.

Ventura Harbor Village Winter Wonderland:

• Date: Sunday December 20th
  
• Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm
  
• Location: Ventura Harbor Village
• Music, real reindeer, and much more to celebrate the holidays California style.
  

On this beautiful sunny and warm Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for my beautiful family, my true friends, clients who have placed their trust in my hands, and numerous other gifts that God has bestowed upon me and my family.  As I look outside the window at this amazing place I call home I can not help myself but to recognize and be grateful for living in such a breathtaking corner of this universe.  Ventura County’s beauty has always kept me amazed and surprised.

They say pictures speak a thousand words and Kurt Preissler does a fantastic job to capture the incredible beauty of our County.

Below are just a few of Kurt’s captivating illustrations of Ventura County.

Happy Thanksgiving

First VCTweetUp By @Marco_Parc

As I become more involved in Social Media and our community I am amazed by the number of people in Ventura County who use social media as a tool to communicate, do business, network with colleagues, and many other reasons. Last month, I had the opportunity to meet a few of these amazing social media users in an event set up by yours truly.  We called the event VC TweetUp.

TweetUps are not a new phenomenon.  I have attended a few TweetUps before, but never one in Ventura County.  The meeting was set up as a venue for us to meet each other face-to-face and enjoy some good old-fashioned human interaction.

As the holidays get closer, it’s time again that old and new friends meet once more to enjoy each others’ company and get to know our fellow Ventura County social media users even better.

You Are Officially Invited To Our First TweetMas:

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No matter your skill level or what tools you use in social media, we would love for you to join us for an opportunity to meet some amazing Ventura County people.

Date: December 18, 2009

Location: JJ Brewsky’s. 2433 Ventura Blvd, Camarillo, CA – (805) 482-5249

Time: 6:30pm-whenever you get tired or miss you computer too much

Please RSVP: You can RSVP on TweetVite Or on Facebook.

Hope you can join us.

With the current economic downturn that the country is facing, more and more people are reaching out to food banks.  Ventura County food banks are no exception.  The demand has been high, but the supply unfortunately very low.  It is at times like these that we all need to become more compassionate and humane towards others; more like Jacob Mizraji.

Jacob Mizraji is a 13-year-old Ventura County resident, attending Balboa Middle-school, who decided to aid the hungry in Ventura County.  Jacob has so far donated $500 from his bar mitzvah and plans to do more than just that.  Jacob also plans on painting curb numbers and donating the proceeds to the Ventura County Food Share.

Hero? Maybe to many, but Jacob considers himself an ordinary boy who decided to take matters in to his own hands. Jacob, Ventura County is very proud to have a citizen such as you.

If you wish to help our local Ventura County food banks please visit Food Share Inc.

In today’s economy we all need to pinch our purses a little tighter to survive the tough times.  One of the most common means for shoppers to save has been clipping coupons out of local newspapers.  But not any more. Thanks to the Ventura County Star, saving with coupons has never been easier.

The Coupon Information and News section of Ventura County Star provides Ventura county residents with local coupons in 200 unique categories such as food, restaurants, automotive, apparel, beauty, and so on.  Now by just a click and print you can have access to as many coupons as your hearth desires.  No more waiting for the Sunday paper to cut out coupons.  And if you are interested in printing coupons from national brands and retailers, Ventura County Star has a link just for that.  Hint: It is at the very bottom of the page.

Very best on your savings.

If you have any input on this issue, we would like to hear what you have to say in the comment section provided for you below.

It is official now.  The very publicized H1N1 virus, AKA the Swine Flu, has officially hit Ventura County.  A few of my childrens’ friends have tested positive for the virus.  Also, a good friend of yours truly who is a nurse at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital informs me that she has seen an increase in the number of young adults showing up to the hospital with the swine flu.

Recently the Ventura County Public Health Office announced that the FluMist vaccine for H1N1 virus is now available for Healthy candidates between the ages of 2-24 yeas of age.  The State of California has yet to deliver the injectable form of the vaccine for other age groups.

The Public Health Office asks that before you show up for the FluMist vaccination you fill out the H1N1 Screening Form.

Remember, lines might be long so please show up early and call for FluMist availability at Ambulatory Care Clinics.

For regular updates on H1N1 vaccine availability please contact (805)-981-5390 Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.

Although short sales these days are not as attractive to home buyers as they once were, they still account for 16% of all of the homes sold in Ventura County during the first 9 months of 2009.

Short sale refers to the process in which the lender agrees to sell a property for less than what is owed on the property by the home owner.  Short sale process is long and tedious, however, short sales can save homeowners from facing foreclosure.

The table below compares the number of short sales sold and their median sold price in different cities of Ventura County between January 1st, 2009 to September 1, 2009.

As the table above indicates, from January 1st, 2009  through September 1st, 2009, Simi Valley has the most completed short sales in Ventura County while Westlake Village has the least.

If you need any help selling or purchasing a short sale in Ventura County please feel free to contact me, Mana Tulberg: (805) 443-8898.