Short Sale Real Estate Trends, Up, Down or Sideways? HYPERLOCAL-Ventura County, Thousand Oaks Short Sale

 By Chris B Johnson Realtor, 

The level of activity for Existing Home Sales in March was down 7.5% from March 2013.

Potential reasons for this year-over-year decline is the fall in distressed sales (down from 21% to 14% of the market year-over-year) and ongoing weakness in demand among first-time home buyers. 

The current share of first-time home buyers is 28%, compared to a historical average of about 40%. March new home sales were down 14.5% in March to a seasonally-adjusted annual basis of 384,000, the lowest pace since July 2013 and down 13.3% year-over-year.

The Average price per square foot for a home in ThousandOaks CA was $316, an increase of 11.3% compared to the same period last year. The median sales price for homes in Thousand Oaks CA for Jan 14 to Apr 14 was $555,000 based on 209 home sales. 

Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price increased 5.7%, or $30,000, and the number of home sales decreased 38.3%. 

There are currently 268 resale and new homes in Thousand Oaks, including 7 open houses, as well as 163 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes for sale in Thousand Oaks CA was $1,196,807 for the week ending Apr 23, which represents a decrease of 3.4%, or $41,786, compared to the prior week.

Many Thousand Oaks Homes Appreciated by over 20% Last Year.  If you thinking of selling, yours may have now have enough equity to sell without being “Short”.

Pricing your home correctly the FIRST TIME is more important than ever!

If you want an accurate idea of what your home is worth Click Here:     

                 

You may now have enough EQUITY in your home to sell WITHOUT

having to be “short”. If you are thinking about a short sale I can help

you get an accurate value for your home and get back on your feet. 

If you would like periodic updates on what is going on in Your Neighborhoodor the Ventura County Real Estate Market, Click on the Links!

Thanks for reading this, 

Chris B Johnson. 

Chris B Johnson is a Realtor with Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices . 

Phone: 805-208-0823. 

email cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

Certified HAFA Specialist,                                                 Certified Short Sale Negotiator.  

    

Finding The Right Solution
How To Do A Short Sale
How To Write A Hardship Letter
Loan Modification Kit
Short Sale VS Foreclosure

Thousand Oaks Market Update                            Simi Valley Short Sale Trends  

Moorpark Market Update                                        Moorpark Market Trends

Ventura County Mortgage Forgiveness              Ventura County Buyers vs Sellers

Are We Still UnderWater?                                      Which Way Is This Market Headed?

Simi Valley-Price To Sell??                                   Thousand Oaks Deficiency Judgment

Moorpark Short Sale-HyperLocal                          Thousand Oaks Short Sale-HyperLocal

Simi Valley Short Sale-HyperLocal                      Buy VS Rent    &    Buying Beats Renting

Is It Too Late For A Short Sale?                             The Truth About Loan Modification Approvals

Loan Mod-Active Status Review

                                     
                                  Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA)
                                    Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)
                                     Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)
                                        Second Lien Modification Program (2MP)

By Chris B Johnson Realtor.  

Thousand Oaks Short Sale Market Update

By Chris B Johnson Realtor-Thousand Oaks Short Sale Specialist

If you want an accurate idea of what your home is worth Click Here:                      

You may now have enough EQUITY in your home to sell WITHOUT

having to be “short”. If you are thinking about a short sale I can help

you get an accurate value for your home and get back on your feet. 

If you would like periodic updates on what is going on in Your Neighborhood

or the Ventura County Real Estate Market, Click on the Links!

Thanks for reading this, 

Chris B Johnson. 

Chris B Johnson is a Realtor with Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices . 

Phone: 805-208-0823. 

email cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

Certified HAFA Specialist,   Certified Short Sale Negotiator.  

    

Thousand Oaks Market Update

Moorpark Market Update              

Simi Valley Short Sale & Real Estate Market Update

By Chris B Johnson Realtor, 

The median sales price for homes in Simi Valley for Dec 13 to Mar 14 was $430,000 based on 197 home sales. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price increased 8.4%, or $33,250, and the number of home sales decreased 43.1%.

The average price per square foot for a Home in Simi Valley was $272, an increase of 17.2% compared to the same period last year. 

There are currently 438 resale and new homes in Simi Valley including 8 open houses, as well as 324 homes in the pre-foreclosure, auction, or bank-owned stages of the foreclosure process. The average listing price for homes for sale in Simi Valley was $609,104 for the week ending Mar 26, which represents an increase of 0.3%, or $1,626, compared to the prior week.

Market View for Simi Valley

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Average Listing Price:

·                           $609,104  for week ending Mar 26          +$1,626

Median Sales Price:

·                           $430,000  Dec '13 - Mar '14                     +$33,250

Home Standings:

·                            438 Homes for Sale

·                           8 Open Homes

·                          978 Recently Sold

·                        324 Foreclosures

Market Trends for Simi Valley

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Average Listing Price	$609,104	+0.3%	w-o-w
Median Sales Price	$430,000	+8.4%	y-o-y
Average Price/sqft	$272	+3.0%	y-o-y
Number of Sales	197	-43.1 %	y-o-y

Thousand Oaks Short Sale Update

Moorpark Short Sale Update

Foreclosure resales – homes foreclosed on in the prior 12 months – accounted for 6.8 percent of the Southland resale market in February. That was up slightly from 6.6 percent the prior month and was down from 16.2 percent a year earlier. In recent months the foreclosure resale rate has been the lowest since early 2007. In the current cycle, foreclosure resales hit a high of 56.7 percent in February 2009.

Short sales – transactions where the sale price fell short of what was owed on the property – made up an estimated 9.4 percent of Southland resales last month. That was down from a revised 11.0 percent the prior month and down from 22.4 percent a year earlier.

If you want an accurate idea of what your home is worth Click Here:    
          
You may now have enough EQUITY in your home to sell WITHOUT having to be “short”.

If you are thinking about a short sale I can help
you get an accurate value for your home and get back on your feet.

If you would like periodic updates on what is going on in Your Neighborhood or the Ventura County Real Estate Market, Click on the Links!

Thanks for reading this,

Chris B Johnson.

Chris B Johnson is a Realtor with Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices .
Phone: 805-208-0823.
email cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
Certified HAFA Specialist,   Certified Short Sale Negotiator.  

Ventura County Short Sales-Another tip to improve the odds of your short sale offer being approved.

By Chris B Johnson Realtor,

 Simi Valley, CA – If you are selling your home, then ask the buyer to write a letter about why they want to purchase the home. If you are a buyer, then write that letter.

  Click here to discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and avoided foreclosure.

 The listing agent will submit that letter along with the short sale paperwork. With a little luck that letter will help “grease the wheels” and cause the short sale to be approved faster.

  Short Sale negotiators are human beings. They have emotions that can be touched by a good story. These letters might sound like a joke, but they can make a huge difference. I’ve even seen home owners lose money on their sale because the liked a certain buyer over another one. In that case, the seller sold their home for several thousand dollars less to a buyer that they liked.

The other buyer had been rude and the seller didn’t like them. If that made a difference when the seller was losing their own money, then think about the difference it will make to a short sale negotiator who isn’t losing their own money. 

Put a good story in your letter. Here are a few examples. You might say something like this: “We are a first time home buyer looking for our first home. We just want to move out of our cramped apartment and are looking forward to our first home where we can plant a garden.”

 Or, maybe it would be like this: “We have looked for a while and finally found this home on Elm Street that we love. We are selling our current home so we can buy a house with a yard. Our two boys, Tim and Julian, have been begging us for a swing set. We never had room in our old condo. If you approve our short sale offer, then we will finally be able to give them the large, fenced backyard they’ve always wanted with a swing set. We’ve already picked out the swing set plan and Tim and Julian are so excited about it. So, don’t approve the short sale offer for us, approve it for them.”

 See how I’m pulling the negotiator’s heartstrings. Unless your short sale negotiator is absolutely heartless, it will make a difference for you.

Thinking about a short sale? I can help you short sale your property and get back on your feet. Send me an e-mail at cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.

I will contact you for a free consultation. When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have.

Or, if you prefer, you can call me at 805-208-0823.

 Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

 Thinking about a loan modification? Our Ventura County loan modification kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your bank. Click here to request a copy.

 Thanks for reading this,

 Chris B Johnson.

Chris B is a Real Estate Agent with Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices .
 Phone: 805-208-0823.
cjohnson@prucalhomes.com.
  Certified HAFA Specialist, Certified Short Sale Specialist.
 View My homes for sale at www.ChrisBJohnsonRealtor.com. .

 Chris Johnson specializes in loan modification assistance and short sales in Ventura County California. Ventura County Loan Modification Help, Ventura County short sales. Ventura County Short Sale Realtor Moorpark CA Short Sales. Moorpark Realtor. Copyright 2012 SFI Marketing Institute, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

  Important Notice Chris B Johnson, Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices , and the Stop Foreclosure Institute are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with the government. Our services have not been reviewed or endorse by the government or your lender. Most lenders willingly work with agents on short sales. Why? Because most short sales are beneficial to a lender. If you accept our offer to help you on a short sale, your lender may not agree to a short sale or to modify your loan. We do offer a loan modification kit. However, the likelihood of negotiating a modification is like everything else in life. It takes work and persistence to convince your lender to modify your loan. No matter what you or we do, your lender may not approve a loan modification. We do not recommend that you stop paying your mortgage, because this will cause damage to your credit and could cause you to lose your home. Because we know avoiding foreclosure is so important to any homeowner, we recommend that you speak with the appropriate legal or tax advisor before making any decision. This is not intended as legal, technical, or tax advice. Please speak with a licensed professional before making any decision. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as of the date of writing. You have the option to reject a short sale or loan modification from your lender if it does not meet your approval. If you decide not to go thru with the short sale, then you do not have to pay us our fee. We normally make a real estate sales commission for helping you on a short sale. The views expressed here are Chris's personal views and do not reflect the views of Prudential California Realty, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices . This information on Another tip to improve the odds of your short sale offer being approved is provided as a courtesy to our viewers to help them make informed decisions.

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Always check with a good real estate attorney to find out the laws in your state. There are also legal aid non profits that can give you advice on what to do to stop a garnishment or bank account seizure. You should also look at California SB458. With the passage of SB458, the Expanded Anti-Deficiency Law May Have Unintended Consequences on Ventura County Short Sales. For Disclosure, and more information on Mortgage Assistance Relief Services, please see Code 16 of Federal Regulations (FTC), Part 322, or , http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/mars.shtm and always consult your CPA, Accountant, Financial Advisor and Attorney before you any financial or legal decisions. Certified Distressed Property Expert

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