Hope For Ventura Real Estate

Beautiful bank owned home with 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths and gorgeous hardwood floors.  This home has been upgraded with plantation shutters, air conditioning, and features a convenient laundry room upstairs next to the bedrooms (what a concept)!  With just over 1500 square feet, this home was built in 1999.

The proud, new owners of this home paid $318,000 and moved in just a few days before Christmas.  Congratulations!

Search for Oxnard Bank Owned Homes and Foreclosures in at: 

 www.VenturaRealEstate.org

When I woke up yesterday, I didn't feeling like jumping right out of bed so I turned on the tv and caught a little news.  There was the usual yucky stuff, but one segment caught my attention.  It's was about a sight called www.Yelp.com  The newscaster mentioned how he travelled 100 days per year and always used Yelp to find the best restaurants, car rentals, etc.  Cool.  Staying in step with my lazy morning, I grabbed my laptop and checked out the site.  Regular people sign in, create a profile, and write reviews of local businesses.  You can even load pictures, your website, and more.  If you haven't checked it out, you really must!  http://hopegoss.yelp.com

 Search the MLS for Ventura Real Estate Listings at:

www.VenturaRealEstate.org

Search the MLS for Ventura Real Estate Listings at:

www.VenturaRealEstate.org

www.VenturaRealEstate.org

Tuesday December 9, 8:30 a.m.
Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting
Ventura County Hall of Administration, 800 S. Victoria Ave.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors meets at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.  For more information an agenda go to http://www.ventura.org

Tuesday December 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
One-stop workshop on choosing Medicare Part D
Ventura Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave.
One-stop workshop on choosing Medicare Part D.  For more information contact 800-434-0222.

Wednesday December 10, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
One-stop workshop on Choosing Medicare Part D
Ventura County Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, 646 County Square Drive, Suite 100
For more information contact 800-434-0222

Friday December 12, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday December 13, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday December 14, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
15th Annual Dudley House Victoria Holiday Boutique
Loma Vista Road and Ashwood Street, Dudley House
The 15th annual Dudley House Victoria Holiday Boutique will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday  Dec. 12-14 at the Dudley House.  there will also be a flea market on Sundays during this time.  Proceeds will benefit the historic house museum.  Admission is free. For more information call (805) 654-8381 or visit on the web http://www.dudleyhouse.org

Saturday December 13, 8 to 10 a.m.
Breakfast with Santa
3760 Telegraph Road
The YMCA is hosting a Breakfast with Santa, serving pancakes, bacon, eggs and juice. Admission is donation of a new and unwrapped toy for a child or gift card, bedding or hygiene product for a teenager.  Donation will go to Kids and Families Together, which provides services for individuals and families in foster care, kinship care and adoption.                                                                                           For more information contact Janet Rivard at (805) 642-2131 ext 25.

Saturday December 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Main Street Mini Fair
Mini-park in the 300 block of Main Street
Main Street Mini Fair, volunteer artists and musicians offer live music, arts and crafts and children's activities.  For more information contact (805) 648-1902 or online at http://www.mainstreetfair@yahoo.com

Saturday December 13, 4:30 p.m.
Advent Eversong
6300 Telephone Road
The Ventura Seventh-day Adventist Church Chorale presents Advent Evensong.  The service will feature a selection of seasonal choral music interspersed with congregational singing.  Free.  For more information contact Polly Truex at (805) 642-5387

Sunday December 14, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fifth Annual David Mann Chopper Fest
Seaside Park, 10 Harbor Blvd.
Fifth Annual David Mann Chopper Fest featuring New & Old Skool Motorcycle Show, Ventura Derby Darlins Exhibition, live music, vendors, food, drinks and more.  For more information contact (805) 217-2113 or (805) 650-6777.  Cost for general admission is $10, military with ID $5 and children younger than 12 free.

Search the MLS for Ventura Real Estate Listings at:

www.VenturaRealEstate.org

The Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors Affiliate Committee, working with the U.S. Marines hosted a booth at the Ventura's Holiday Street Fair in downtown Ventura on Sunday, December 7, 2008 to huge success.  More than $1000 was raised to buy Christmas presents for needy children. 

In addition to collecting new toys, raffle tickets were sold for $1 each.  The raffle prize was a Wii game console.  The lucky winner of the Wii was Stephanie, a young girl from Ventura.  She and her brother's and sister's were very anxious to get home and try out their new Wii.  Congratulations Stephanie!  And, thanks to Stephanie's dad, Mr. Galvan, a few needy children will have Christmas presents on Christmas morning.

Thank you to the proud Marines that staffed the booth on Sunday, Staff Sgt. Hector Flores and Sgt. Juan Robledo!

Many in the Real Estate community here in Ventura County helped to organize and run the booth on Sunday.  They include:  Judy and Brad Walker of California Oaks Realtors, Pat Kearney with Countrywide Home Loans, Sharon Young with Mobile Notary, Larry Martinez with Amerifund, Terri Thomas and Dallas Coulter with Stewart Title, HopeGoss, Lynn Kenton, and Karen Campbell with Ventura Property Shoppe, Ronda Holden and RJ Cutting with Fidelity Title, Roylin Downs with Real Estate Weekly, and Tressa Golden, Vanessa Rice, and Heather Wharton with Aliso Escrow.

Toys for Tots is a nationwide, non-profit organization that collects brand new toys and cash donations, with the help of the U.S. Marines, and distributes them to needy children in the local community.