From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Morgage Markets – A Fistful of Dollars

by Ted Mackel on February 20, 2009

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Guest Post from Michael Chabot
Hi Everyone,
In keeping with the “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” theme of previous email updates, I thought I should go in another direction with the Clint Eastwood thing thanks to the amazing effort about to be put forth by the federal government to [...]

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Simi Valley Housing Sales Volumes 2006-2009 (Easy Charts)
Each month I prepare my market updates which can be found in the Market Update section of my blog under Catagories.  I also track on a spread sheet the volumes so I can compare yearly volumes by month and try to spot any trends.  Below are the updated [...]

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Simi Valley Moorpark Real Estate Market Update Jan-09 YTD
The following report contains the Year To Date housing activity for Simi Valey & Moorpark California.  At first glance it is nice to see that what was happening this time last year is not being repeated.  Sales for the January in Simi Valley was 35 total single [...]

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Making the Simi Valley Real Estate Experience Easier

by Ted Mackel on February 3, 2009

Making the Simi Valley Real Estate Experience Easier
The mountain of paperwork that is required to buy or sell a home in Simi Valley today can be overwhelming. Because people are so busy and spread out; the fax machine has helped ease the execution of documents, but this old technology has some major drawbacks. [...]

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Happy Groundhog Day!

by Ted Mackel on February 2, 2009

Actually it’s a Happy Birthday to my brother Pete!  Having three brothers and no sisters was tough enough on my mother, but even better was having a brother born on Groundhog Day.  As a kid that was cool and exciting and you can imagine the mockery a bunch of brothers could create with a Groundhog [...]

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California High Speed Rail

by Ted Mackel on February 2, 2009

California High Speed Rail

It will probably cost a fortune and everyone will complain, but like most public works projects, when completed it will be appreciated many years after it is built and operational.
If you want to take train from Simi Valley to San Francisco. First you have to go downtown to Union station and [...]

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