From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Thinking about Earthquake Preparedness

by Ted Mackel on July 31, 2008

After Tuesday’s event I think most of us immediately came up with a list of things we need to do to our homes to be more prepared for the BIG ONE. Those of us in the Simi Valley will probably never forget the 1994 Northridge quake, but now 14 years later if you have moved are [...]

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Keller Williams was ranked the highest among real estate companies in a Buyer satisfaction survey. This was independent study.
“When buying a home, customers particularly appreciate agent professionalism, responsiveness to calls and e-mails and the agent’s skill in locating and showing properties in the appropriate price range — all areas in which Keller Williams excels,” said [...]

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Simi Valley Mayor Paul Miller’s Key to the City

by Ted Mackel on July 27, 2008

On Thursday July 24th Mayor Paul Miller gave us his Keys to the City speech that outlined what shape we were in and what we might expect for the future. Below is my Video Blog report of his remarks.

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Installing a whole house fan can help reduce your energy bills. Some calculations claim that one of these systems can have an operating cost as little as 1/5th as much as cooling your home with an air conditioner. While these systems excel at night time by drawing in the cooler evening air, [...]

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Simi Valley Moorpark Real Estate Market Report YTD June 30, 2008
The following information is the Year To Date numbers for Simi Valley Moorpark Real Estate Homes taken from the Ventrua County Regoinal Data Share MLS.  For reporting opn other months, check the Market Updates tab in the catagories section on the right hand side of [...]

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We’ve come full circle in the housing industry.

by Ted Mackel on July 18, 2008

Check out this blog post on Calculated Risk.  http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/07/housing-cartoon-from-1993.html
News editors shouyld just dig up old cartoons out of the archives of the early 1990s and they will have plenty of material for the state of the housing and finance markets.

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Bank IMPLODE-O-Meter

by Ted Mackel on July 14, 2008

Well I’m back after a busy week and the long holiday weekend kept me from blogging as much as I would have liked.  Not to mention that I was one of the many that stood in line Friday for the new Apple iPhone last Friday and my wife would like to throw it in the [...]

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Simi Valley Real Estate Home price increases and inflation
Click on the chart to see the large version

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The 4th of July Celebrations in Simi Valley and Moorpark happen at different times and days.
Moorpark starts off with a July 3rd celebration. Moorpark’s 4th of July event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. and the fireworks show to start at 9 p.m., at Arroyo Vista Community Park, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road. Come enjoy [...]

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July 1st is Handsfree day in California

by Ted Mackel on July 1, 2008

That’s right, you need to be handsfree in California while driving your car if you are using a cell phone. If you car is not Bluetooth ready, then you need to get a device. There is either the ear-bud style or a speaker phone style. For ear buds I see the Jawbone and the Motorola H680 [...]

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