Blog Archive – January, 2025

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Friday, January 31, 2025
12:40 p.m.
There are three new listings on the market:

 

1175 McNell Road – $4,200,000

 

 

1101 N. Montgomery Street – $2,195,000

 

 

830 S. Rice Road – $1,289,000

 

 

 

The All Listings and Open House pages have been updated!  By the way, that’s the most open houses we’ve seen over a weekend in 5 years!  Have a great weekend…

 

 

Pic of the Day
Living room: conquered.

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025
11:55 a.m.
There is a new “coming soon” listing on the market:

 

205 S. Carrillo Road – $950,000 (coming soon, 1/31)

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic of the Day
When you put Dali in charge of Parks and Rec

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
12:30 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

205 Pirie Road #65 – $1,125,000

 

 

205 Pirie Road #64 – $1,375,000

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic of the Day
When you fail med school and instead become an illustrator

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
3:00 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

724 Fernando Street – $1,075,000

 

 

225 E. Oak View Avenue – $885,000

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic of the Day

 

Monday, January 27, 2025
12:15 p.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

3577 Thacher Road – $3,475,000

 

 

2259 McNell Road – $8,995,000

(This was recently on the market in October.)

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic(s) of the Day

I see all your photos of snow-covered Chief’s Peak this morning, and raise you the photos below (35 minutes north of Ojai)!

 

 

 

 

 

3 1/2 inches total!

 

 

The above photos were sent to me by one of these two guys.

(Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid were miscast, in my opinion.)

 

Friday, January 24, 2025
7:05 p.m.
There is one new listing on the market:

 

1273 S. Rice Road #82 – $425,000

 

 

 

The Open House and All Listings pages have been updated.  Looks like we’re expecting some rainfall this weekend; it’s about time!  Our last meaningful rain (.51 inches) fell between 11/23 and 11/27 last year.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day 
Worst walk-in freezer ever

 

Thursday, January 23, 2025
2:55 p.m.
There are six new listings on the market:

 

401 Canada Street – $950,000

 

 

1419 Trusty Lane – $3,750,000

 

 

1107 S. Rice Road – $1,300,000

 

 

1186 Alviria Drive – $1,225,000

 

 

Encino Drive – $1,300,000

 

 

0 Ventura Avenue – $99,000

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic of the Day

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
11:55 a.m.

There are no new listings, nor are there any updates to the All Listings page (first time in the 3 months since I re-started the page)!

But, here’s a quick market update/breakdown:

 

 

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
This is the weirdest airplane I’ve ever seen

 

Monday, January 20, 2025
11:10 a.m.
One new “coming soon” listing has popped up since Friday:

 

29 Kunkle Street – $890,000 (coming soon, 1/23)

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated.

 

 

Pic of the Day

Contractor:  “How many decks do you want?’

Homeowner:  “Okay!”

Friday, January 17, 2025
2:15 p.m.
There are two new or “coming soon” listings on the market:

 

616 W. Eucalyptus Street – $3,700,000

 

 

506 Pleasant Avenue – $1,499,000 (coming soon, 2/4)

 

 

 

The Open House and All Listings pages have been updated – have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
The Dork Knight

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025
11:30 a.m.
There are two new listings on the market:

 

435 Gridley Road – $1,800,000

 

 

3450 Thacher Road – $3,450,000

 

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated as well!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
I don’t know if this is a warning or a statement of fact

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
10:10 a.m.

There are no new listings for today, but there are three properties which were previously listed that are back on the market as “new:”

 

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

Pic of the Day
Russian nesting house

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
11:15 a.m.
There are four new or “coming soon” listings on the market:

805 Mercer Avenue – $1,350,000 (coming soon, 1/16)

 

 

11755 Mirror Lake Avenue – $895,000

 

 

1519 Ayers Avenue – $5,100,000

 

 

1273 S. Rice Road #100 – $289,900

 

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated as well.  Here’s a quick check-in on current mortgage rates:

 

 

30-yr fixed:  7.25%

 

15-yr fixed:  6.58%

 

30-yr Jumbo:  7.44%

 

30-yr FHA:  6.59%

 

30-yr VA:  6.60%

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Dracula puts his house on the market

 

Friday, January 10, 2025
2:30 p.m.

There are no new listings on the market for today.  However, the Open House and All Listings pages have been updated.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Pic of the Day
I knew European electrical outlets were different, but…

(No mice were harmed in the taking of this photo)

 

Thursday, January 9, 2025
1:15 p.m.
There is a new listing on the market:

 

1202 Loma Drive #38 – $189,000

 

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Misunderstanding how shade works

 

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
9:35 a.m.

There are no new listings for today, but the All Listings page has been updated.

 

 

 

Pic of the Day

 

Monday, January 6, 2025
11:25 a.m.
One new listing has come to the market since Friday:

 

204 Canada Street – $1,380,000

 

 

 

The All Listings page has been updated!  Happy New Year (since I forgot to mention it last week)!  How long before I need to take Christmas decorations down?  Can I keep them up until February 1st?

 

 

 

Pic of the Day
Do not drill into assistant’s head

 

Friday, January 3, 2025
2:00 p.m.
Five new listings have come to the market since Tuesday:

 

307 S. Lomita Avenue – $1,050,000

 

 

212 S. Ventura Street – $1,150,000

 

 

3 Don Antonio Way – $169,000

 

 

283 Burnham Road – $1,350,000

 

 

11819 Mirror Lake Avenue – $849,000

 

 

 

Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”

 

 

The Open House and All Listings pages have been updated.  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Pic of the Day
The Corleone family didn’t realize what they were up against

 

 

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