November 13, 2025
Quote of the Day
Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health – nothing is worse for your health than boredom.
~ Mignon McLaughlin
This Day in History
November 13, 1861: General McClellan snubs President Lincoln. On this day in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln pays a late night visit to General George McClellan, who Lincoln had recently named general in chief of the Union army. The general retired to his chambers before speaking with the president. This was the most famous example of McClellan’s cavalier disregard for the president’s authority. Lincoln had tapped McClellan to head the Army of the Potomac, the main Union army in the East, in July 1861 after the disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia.
McClellan immediately began to build an effective army, and was elevated to general in chief after Winfield Scott resigned that fall. McClellan drew praise for his military initiatives but quickly developed a reputation for his arrogance and contempt toward the political leaders in Washington, D.C. After being named to the top army post, McClellan began openly associating with Democratic leaders in Congress and showing his disregard for the Republican administration. To his wife, McClellan wrote that Lincoln was “nothing more than a well-meaning baboon,” and Secretary of State William Seward was an “incompetent little puppy.”
Lincoln made frequent evening visits to McClellan’s house to discuss strategy. On November 13, Lincoln, Seward, and presidential secretary John Hay stopped by to see the general. McClellan was out, so the trio waited for his return. After an hour, McClellan came in and was told by a porter that the guests were waiting. McClellan headed for his room without a word, and only after Lincoln waited another half-hour was the group informed of McClellan’s retirement to bed. Hay felt that the president should have been greatly offended, but Lincoln replied that it was “better at this time not to be making points of etiquette and personal dignity.” Lincoln made no more visits to the general’s home. In March 1862, the president removed McClellan as general in chief of the army.
Ojai Weather
Cloudy, rain later tonight – High 71 / 53
Total rainfall for the season – 2.16 inches
Lake Casitas water capacity – 93.1%
Thursday, November 13, 2025
9:30 a.m.
There is a new “coming soon” listing on the market:
211 Fox Street – $1,295,000 (coming soon, 11/19)
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
11:00 a.m.
There are no new listings for today. Have you seen the weather forecast for the next week or so? Time to batten down the hatches…
Here’s a quick check-in on mortgage rates:
30-yr fixed: 6.29%
15-yr fixed: 5.80%
30-yr Jumbo: 6.40%
30-yr FHA: 6.00%
30-yr VA: 6.02%
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
12:40 p.m.
There are four new or “coming soon” listings on the market:
First and foremost, we have a new listing coming to the market – “coming soon” and available to be shown starting December 1st. This is a beautiful 1,601 sq. ft. cabin located in a quiet location in upper Ojai. It’s had a ton of upgrades applied since it was last on the market a year ago, chief among them, an updated kitchen, bathroom, landscaping, fencing…and a host of other items (you can check out more on the listing).
12752 Sisar Road – $1,140,000 (coming soon, 12/1)
17 Don Antonio Way – $299,000
11195 N. Ventura Avenue #17 – $349,000
1225 S. Rice Road #41 – $199,000
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I think it may be too late
Friday, November 7, 2025
11:50 a.m.
There are six new listings on the market:
1211 Cruzero Street – $859,000
10681 Encino Drive – $2,400,000
407 Bryant Circle #G – $995,000
920 Larmier Avenue – $1,195,000
2231 Maricopa Highway – $1,399,900
701 W. Lomita Avenue – $600,000
Have a great weekend!
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
10:30 a.m.
There are no new listings on the market as of yet today.
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 4158 Grand Avenue – $3,945,000 (this was recently cancelled on 9/24 at $4,150,000).
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
12:50 p.m.
There is a new listing on the market:
848 Woodland Avenue #24 – $565,000
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Are the low prices shocking, or are they selling automobile shocks or discounted Happy Meals? Is the electricity discounted?
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
10:30 a.m.
No new listings have come to the market since Friday. But here’s a link to 16 fun real estate facts, including mail-order houses, a blurb about a man who sold his whole life on eBay, and two different ways to shout to the neighbors that you’ve paid off your mortgage (I have to admit, I’d never heard of these). Click on the photo below:
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