Community Home Buying & Selling Real Estate Guide
Insider's Guide to Real Estate Research & Home Owner Information
The Flow Chart below illustrates the short sale process from the time an offer is received until the Short Sale is approved. What is in the Seller’s Package typically? Financial statement Hardship Letter detailing the particular hardship that has interfered with the seller’s ability to meet the current loan terms (payments). Copy of pay stubs […]
Housing activity in Simi Valley for August 2013 is beginning to show some easing. While the $400,000 a $500,000 price range continues to dominate sales, the list to sell ratio in almost all price categories is starting to back off. This is still a strong seller’s market however homes are selling just under full list […]
Simi Valley home sales for July remained strong. The market for single-family detached homes continues to push to stay above 100 units sold per month. Strong sales in July were fueled by buyers in the first and second quarters stuck with a very low inventory and low interest rates. Units sold in July typically began […]
Simi Valley housing sales for May 2013 increased by 25 units over April’s volume. Homes continue to sell near, at or just above the original asking price across all price sectors. Homes in the $400,000-$500,000 price range continued to dominate sales as they did in April. The median price for single-family detached homes in Simi […]
Some interesting but not unusual shifts in the Simi Valley housing market happened during April. Sales occurring during January, February and March are the result of home buyers tying up homes under contract in the months of November through January. Typical home buyer activities during these months tend to be slower partly due to holidays. […]
Competing home buyers are continuing to keep pressure on the Simi Valley housing market. Low inventory and interest rates below 4% are two primary factors pushing the market. With less than 90 homes for sale in Simi Valley on any given day, it’s no wonder buyers are frustrated when competing with multiple offers trying to […]
While the new improved FHA policy looks to aim at the hardest hits part of the county, this is definitely an improvement in understanding how to tackle a difficult problem. Over the last 4+ years, 50% of the sales I have been involved in have been Short Sales. There is no shortage (no pun intended) […]
The number of single-family detached homes sold in Simi Valley for the month of August 2010 retreated slightly for a second straight month. While interest rates are favorable, loan qualification is tougher and buyers are not quick to jump into a purchase with the lack of tax credits for incentives. The popular price range continued […]
Second straight month Simi Valley Home Sales drop – Inventory edging up The Simi Valley Real Estate market may have more personalities than Sybil. December saw the highest closed sales for single family detached homes in Simi Valley for 2009 with 98 closings. I believe that year end accounting for many of the corporate sellers […]
Simi Valley home sales were down in October 2009. This is very interesting in that the market has been pushed in a positive direction by the first-time home buyers tax credit. In September and October buyers knew that the tax credit was scheduled to expire on November 30, this should have reflected in an increase […]
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