Per Foreclosureradar.com, foreclosure activity continued to decline in December 2012. California Notices of Default were down 14.5 percent from the prior month and down 39.8 percent for the prior year. Foreclosure sales were down 22.3 percent from the prior month and down 47.9 percent from the prior year.
Category Archives: Buying a Home
Seller’s Market?
You’re not the only one thinking of selling and buying a home in Ventura! Check out what is happening in our own backyard!
According to the recent data from Redfin, the top seven markets with the largest year-over-year drop in inventory were all in California:
Sacramento -66.4%
Ventura -64.8%
Inland Empire -58.8%
Choosing a Neighborhood
How can you choose the right community? Become a neighborhood detective. Figure out what you’re looking for, do research and find a neighborhood that fits your description. You don’t even have to wear a trench coat — but it probably wouldn’t hurt.
1. Profile Your Perfect Neighborhood Before you start scrutinizing neighborhoods, turn the magnifying glass back on yourself. Think about what you’re really looking for in a new neighborhood. Remember, you’ll probably have to make compromises, so put the “must-haves” at the top and the “would- like-to-haves” at the bottom. Not sure what fits your lifestyle? Consider where you have been living and that is the kind of neighborhood to get you started.
Portland Home for Sale
In the late 70’s, Bart bought his first home – his bachelor pad. He then immediately went out and bought a dog. The washer & dryer was an afterthought.
In the early 90’s we married and lived in the house for a few years and then found our first home together and the house on the corner became a rental property.