August 22, 2025
Quote of the Day
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
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– Henry David Thoreau
This Day in History
August 22, 1920: Author Ray Bradbury is born. Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury “An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation” and “the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream.” Late in life, Bradbury retained his dedication and passion despite the “devastation of illnesses and deaths of many good friends.” Among them was the death of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, an intimate friend for many years. They remained close for nearly 30 years, after Roddenberry asked him to write for Star Trek; Bradbury declined, claiming that he “never had the ability to adapt other people’s ideas into any sensible form.”
Bradbury suffered a stroke in 1999 that left him partially dependent on a wheelchair. He made regular appearances at science-fiction conventions until 2009, when he retired from the circuit. He continued to write, contributing an essay to the science-fiction issue of The New Yorker about his inspiration for writing; it was published a week before his death.
Ojai Weather
Sunny – High 99 / Low 64
Lake Casitas water capacity – 94.1%
Friday, August 22, 2025
11:40 a.m.
Four new listings have come to the market:
53 Prospect Street – $739,000
351 Sunset Avenue – $870,000
587 Vine Street – $699,000
535 S. Ventura Street – $1,325,000
Several events have been added to the Libbey Bowl schedule, so I’ve updated that page. Have a great weekend!
Pic of the Day
Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:50 a.m.
Four new listings have come to the market since Tuesday:
913 Mountain View Avenue – $900,000
291 Larmier Avenue – $750,000
1738 Orchard Drive – $919,000
11 Don Antonio Way – $299,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 1427 Shippee Lane – $3,587,000 (this listing had expired on 8/18)
Pic of the Day
(There are reasonable people, and there are these folks.
Click on the photo to view a gallery of other caustic interactions between neighbors!)
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
11:20 a.m.
There are no new listings for today.
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 741 Saddle Lane – $8,230,000 (this had recently expired on 8/13).
- 950 Woodland Avenue #115 – (this listing had recently expired).
Pic of the Day
Monday, August 18, 2025
12:40 p.m.
One new “coming soon” listing has come to the market since Friday:
250 Verde Oak Drive – $1,475,000 (coming soon, 8/21)
I’ve got a couple of items for you here; first an Ojai market data update, followed by a check-in on mortgage rates:
Current Mortgage Rates
30-yr fixed: 6.59%
15-yr fixed: 5.97%
30-yr Jumbo: 6.70%
30-yr FHA: 6.17%
30-yr VA: 6.19%
Pic of the Day
Friday, August 15, 2025
10:50 a.m.
Three new listings have come to the market:
1419 Trusty Lane – $3,295,000
11881 Silver Spur Street – $880,000
202 Canada Street – $3,850,000
(Just FYI – I don’t think the beds/baths and acreage are accurate on the link. I checked public tax records and it looks like it’s a 2,624 sq. ft. home on .17 acres.)
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 313 E. Villanova Road – $3,695,000 (this was recently cancelled on 8/14).
- 11220 N. Ventura Avenue – $699,000 (this was recently cancelled on 8/13).
Have a wonderful weekend!
Pic of the Day
Thursday, August 14, 2025
4:45 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:
12615 Koenigstein Road – $7,850,000
1273 S. Rice Road #72 – $465,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 1090 Cuyama Road – $825,000 (this had recently expired on 8/11)
Pic of the Day
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Two new listings have come to market since Monday:
329 S. Carrillo Road – $939,000
56 Don Antonio Way – $285,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 289 Riverside Road – $799,000 (this listing had recently expired on 7/17).
Pic of the Day
Monday, August 11, 2025
11:25 a.m.
No new listings have come to the market since Friday.
Pic of the Day
Friday, August 8, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Four new or “coming soon” listings have come to the market:
1454 S. La Luna Avenue – $1,850,000
304 Drown Avenue – $799,000
10999 Ojai Santa Paula Road – $8,250,000
212 S. Montgomery Street – $1,395,000 (coming soon, 8/13)
Pic of the Day
Thursday, August 7, 2025
9:55 a.m.
One new listing has come to the market:
110 E. Oak View Avenue – $725,000
Pic of the Day
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
2:30 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:
160 S. Lomita Avenue – $895,000
950 Woodland Avenue #94 – $327,000
Pic of the Day
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
1:10 p.m.
No new listings have come to the market since last Friday. There is one property that was listed and sold immediately (sold before list):
170 Verde Oak Drive – $875,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 127 Fairway Lane – $2,695,000 (recently withdrawn on 6/23 at the same price).
Pic of the Day
Friday, August 1, 2025
7:05 a.m.
Apologies for missing a couple of updates! On Wednesday our internet was out for most of the day, then yesterday my MLS access was mistakenly suspended (through no fault of my own). I can breathe a sigh of relief, however, as not much happened other than a land parcel coming to the market:
1201 Grand Avenue – $3,750,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 2139 McNell Road – $2,750,000 (this had recently been cancelled on 7/19).
Have a wonderful weekend!
Pic of the Day
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