From the monthly archives:

September 2009

New Site Design!!!

by Ted Mackel on September 30, 2009

Hey everyone,  I just uploaded this new design for the site.  It will  take me a few nights to iron out the wrinkles, but in the end it will make the site easier to navigate and use.  Some of the improvements you will see include a Active homes for sale search tool.  Thanks again for [...]

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Silverthorne Tract Simi Valley Sales Trends

by Ted Mackel on September 28, 2009

Below is the sales data for the Silverthorne tract in Simi Valley from May of 2003 up through September of 2009.
The tables below contain the the Average Sales Price, High and Low Sales Prices, the List to Sale Price Ratio, all broken out by year.  The Multiple Listing Service Vendors for Simi Valley was changed [...]

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Are you being eaten out of house & Home Simi Valley Termite Inspection?
Understanding how a termite inspection will impact the sale of your Simi Valley Home is an important issue.  Early action can save you frustration and headache.  If you are planning to list your home, now is the time to get and inspection.  Inspections [...]

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Multiple Listing Service – Flawed Data

by Ted Mackel on September 20, 2009

Multiple Listing Service – Flawed Data

Days on market is a number used to try and gage how the market is moving.  I am going to point out why this number is becoming very unreliable.  Two abbreviations you may hear are Days On Market DOM and Cumulative Days On Market CDOM.  Until just a year ago [...]

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Simi Valley Landfill Expansion

by Ted Mackel on September 17, 2009

Simi Valley Landfill Expansion
Below is information provided by Waste Management.  I have personally known Mike Smith and Scott Tignac for many years going way back to the GI Rubbish days.  Waste Management made a great decision keeping Mike & Scott involved in the Simi Valley operations especially as Mike has been a big corporate supporter [...]

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Simi Valley Housing Market Update YTD August 31, 2009

by Ted Mackel on September 10, 2009

Simi Valley Housing Market Update YTD August 31, 2009
Simi Valley Home Sales through August 31, 2009 continue with similar trending patterns as June, July and August are following our typical seasonal patterns of lower volumes as we head in to the fourth quarter.  Simi Valley Single Family detached homes peaked in May at 92 closings [...]

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(September 3rd, 2009 – Los Angeles) Ted Mackel has been named for the California Association of Realtors Expo Tech Opening Session: Text, Tweet, and Sell: A Dialogue on Tech’s Possibilities for Today’s Agents,” panelists: Drew Burke, Ted Mackel and , moderated by Joel Singer. Panel for Tech Tuesday is in San Jose on October [...]

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