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Real-talk articles on buying, selling, renovating, and investing in Conejo Valley, West SFV, and the coastal communities — written by Gary Jacobs and the team. New posts twice a month.' Sets a cadence and signals authenticity.

Camarillo Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: Newer Homes, …

Camarillo Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: Newer Homes, …

Camarillo is the inland counterweight to the coastal cities around it: a Pleasant Valley commuter town…

Oxnard Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: Beaches, a …

Oxnard Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: Beaches, a …

Oxnard is the biggest city in Ventura County, and it contains multitudes: oceanfront canal homes, a…

Ventura Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: The Beach …

Ventura Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: The Beach …

Ventura — officially San Buenaventura — is the rare Southern California beach town that still feels…

Woodland Hills Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Woodland Hills Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Woodland Hills sits at the western end of the Valley and offers something the closer-in communities…

Tarzana Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Tarzana Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Tarzana has one of the best origin stories in Los Angeles — author Edgar Rice Burroughs…

Studio City Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Studio City Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Studio City earns its name honestly — it sits next to Radford Studio Center and Universal,…

Encino Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Encino Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Encino is the Valley's estate address — large lots, gated properties and a long tradition of…

Sherman Oaks Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Sherman Oaks Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide

Sherman Oaks is the Valley community that most cleanly captures the region's golden rule: the hills…

The San Fernando Valley Housing Market: Sherman Oaks …

The San Fernando Valley Housing Market: Sherman Oaks …

The San Fernando Valley isn't a single market — it's a chain of distinct communities strung…

The Malibu Housing Market: How to Read Prices …

The Malibu Housing Market: How to Read Prices …

Malibu is not one market and it never has been. It's roughly 21 miles of coastline…

Port Hueneme Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: The …

Port Hueneme Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: The …

Port Hueneme is the small city with the outsized identity: barely 4.5 square miles, entirely surrounded…

Hiking Trails Near Ventura: Coastal Views, Canyons and …

Hiking Trails Near Ventura: Coastal Views, Canyons and …

You don't have to drive far from downtown Ventura to get above the rooftops and out…

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