The Simi Valley Housing Market continues to show mixed signals. If you talk to most buyers and Real Estate Agents, they will tell you how hard it is to find a home. They will tell you about all the homes that are selling with multiple offers and that there are just not enough properties available for sale. Even […]
Simi Valley July 2012 Home Sales Report
If Simi Valley home sales remain strong, how come pricing remains flat? Before I bore you with all the detail and numbers, here’s a layman’s version for what is happening in the market. The available number of homes for sale in Simi Valley is extremely tight. Interest rates for home loans are at a […]
Simi Valley June 2012 Sales Report
Some of the effects of low inventory are starting to set into the Simi Valley housing market. Generally when inventory tightens and home buyer choices are limited, competition for existing homes should drive prices upward. In talking to home sellers across Simi Valley and experience from the transactions I have been involved in recently; when […]
Low Inventory Gives False Signals on Real Estate Recovery
The Simi Valley Real Estate Market has changed dramatically in 2012, but not in the the ways most would hope for. There are several major factors fueling the market, but like any house of cards, what has happened since March of this year can stop as fast as it has started. While real estate places […]
Simi Valley May 2012 Home Sales Report
Sales Volume for Simi Valley Single Family Detached homes is still strong, however Median and Average Sales prices retreated from the year’s high in April. This was the strongest May we have seen going back to 2006 and the highest monthly sales volume for 2012. Interesting that we have increased sales volumes, yet the pricing […]
Simi Valley April 2012 Home Sales Report
Are we emerging from a depressed Real Estate Market in Simi Valley? Are you hearing rumors that the market is picking up? Well before getting to worked up over some promising numbers let’s dive in for a closer look to the activity in Simi Valley and understand what is going on. Simi Valley Home Sales […]
Waiting for the Bottom of the Simi Valley Real Estate Market?
Well I hate to say you missed it, but if you thought you were a market timer, the bottom has come and gone. . The market bottomed out between 2011 and 2012 with the recovery really kicking in last summer. The combination of low interest rates and low home prices have come and gone barring […]
Simi Valley March 2012 Home Sales Report
Simi Valley single-family detached home sales for the month of March 2012, significantly out paced each March since 2007. The last time more than 100 single-family detached homes sold in the month of March for Simi Valley was in 2006 before the bubble burst. Does this mean the market has recovered and happy days are […]
Simi Valley February 2012 Home Sales Report
Sales of single-family detached homes in Simi Valley are getting interesting. February’s numbers are showing support of my discussion that we are near or at a market bottom. Now those that live in hype, the carnival barker types, are probably out on every street corner prematurely celebrating recovery. Taking time and looking at what has […]
Simi Valley January 2012 Home Sales Report
After increased sales in December should we expect a carry over into the new year? Probably not. January closings for Simi Valley Single Family Detached (SFD) homes back off as I suspected. This retraction does not indicate another drop in prices, but is more of the same of what we have seen over the last […]
