by Ted Mackel on August 20, 2010
Below are tables representing Simi Valley Indian Hills Ridge Home Sales History. The Indian Hills Ridge Tract is located off Flanagan east of Yosemite. This is a quick snapshot at how the Indian Hills Ridge Tract has reacted to the changing market. Indian Hills Ridge Simi Valley 2003 Sales History AVERAGE Sale Price $558,989 HIGH [...]
by Ted Mackel on June 11, 2010
Testing out a video player embed from Facebook. I am always looking for better ways to create exposure and most of my Videos are being embedded from Youtube. Well Facebook gives that option too. So with new listing videos I can upload the Video on http://www.facebook.com/simivalleyrealestate and then embed the player here on my blog [...]
by Ted Mackel on May 2, 2010
Friday, April 30th – The 1st time home buyer tax credit expired at midnight June 30, 2010. Stick a fork in it’s done! Ding dong the witch is dead! Hallelujah! Okay what’s wrong with me? While the first-time home buyer’s tax credit was designed to stimulate the market and I’m sure you could probably find [...]
by Ted Mackel on April 27, 2010
So, you’re trying to figure out if you have California Tax Liability With The State of California if you sold your home via Short Sale or are planning to short sell your home. SB 401 is set to work in line with the IRS Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 forgiving tax liabilities that could [...]
by Ted Mackel on April 25, 2010
California foreclosure time frames. How much time do you have before foreclosure? The following information will outline issues you should be concerned with if you are facing foreclosure in the state of California. If you have any questions, please use the comments below, I’ll be happy to help where I can. In the state of [...]
by Ted Mackel on April 4, 2010
Below are the Floor Plans for the 4 different models that were built in Simi Valley’s Oakridge Estates. The Tract is dominated by two-story models as there are three. There is one single story floor plan. The largest model, the Valley View, boasts large bonus room over the three car garage which is usually configured [...]
by Ted Mackel on March 30, 2010
Below are the general home sales trends for homes in Simi Valley Oakridge Estates going back to 2003 to the end of 2009. There are a few homes for sale in the tract currently and as of the end of March 2010, no sales. The data was pulled from the Ventura County Regional Data Share. [...]
by Ted Mackel on March 15, 2010
Understanding Home Valuations – Broker Price Opinions (BPOs) This segment covers the “BPO” AKA Broker Price opinion. What is a BPO? How is it conducted? Who orders a BPO? How many BPOs are ordered? These are some of the topics covered. In the segment that will follow this, I will explain how these values are [...]
by Ted Mackel on March 11, 2010
Impacting Home Values Is the Real Estate Industry Heroes or Villains (Video Blog) In this Video Blog this will be the beginning of discussion on how values are determined for your home. There are many factors involved in home valuation so please stay tuned for the second part of this series. In this episode I [...]
by Ted Mackel on February 28, 2010
Simi Valley Home Sellers – Gary Keller Author of Shift say this is a “Goodbye Market” ABC’s Good Moring America produced this piece to help Homes Sellers better understand the challenges selling a home in this market. The key message coming out of this, is that homes not only need to be priced right, but [...]