What are the 'burbs around Oxnard (Moving from GA) (Thousand Oaks: homes, theater)

[Sorcerer68]

Oxnard is a suburb.

[Winston Smith]

Originally Posted by Sorcerer68

Oxnard is a suburb.

I like you, Sorcerer68, so nothing personal, but do you mean Oxnard is suburban? Depending on your perspective (i.e. from Los Angeles), Oxnard could appear suburban, but if it is a suburb, I have to ask, of what?

[4wardart]

Lived in the Newbury Park of T.O. for 30 years. So sorry I moved. U can get a 3/2 house for $525 right now. Skip Oxnard. Camarillo is $600K, but u can find Ventura for $500k plus. Pick Newbury Park, a great place to live with excellent hosiptals, doctors, restraunts, schools and a ton of stores. Its getting a brand new Nordstroms as we speak. Its only 15 minutes to Malibu and the beach with cool ocean breezes. Buy now, during the slump.

[4wardart]

2200 people leaving Amgen is certainly going to hurt Thousand Oaks, but Amgen is not just in T.O. Contact Pat Helton at Coldwell Banker. She is the best realtor to take care of u. If u think the housing prices r too high, you should think of the property taxes, auto & home insurance. Ou governor like realy lavish trips all over the world and we pay for them. Property tax will be about $5500 per year, cars about 1700+ per year, and home insurance above $1200 per year... and food ain't cheap. Gas is $2.81 right now, but soon back to $ 3.30. I'd stay in GA. 2 many illegals here.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by 4wardart

Lived in the Newbury Park of T.O. for 30 years. So sorry I moved. U can get a 3/2 house for $525 right now. Skip Oxnard. Camarillo is $600K, but u can find Ventura for $500k plus. Pick Newbury Park, a great place to live with excellent hosiptals, doctors, restraunts, schools and a ton of stores. Its getting a brand new Nordstroms as we speak. Its only 15 minutes to Malibu and the beach with cool ocean breezes. Buy now, during the slump.

Makes sense to me.

A lot of "ifs" though. Where to work? Mugu? Hueneme? Conejo Valley? Oxnard plain? Not bad.

SFV? LA? Traffic concerns.

[Sorcerer68]

Originally Posted by cre8

I like you, Sorcerer68, so nothing personal, but do you mean Oxnard is suburban? Depending on your perspective (i.e. from Los Angeles), Oxnard could appear suburban, but if it is a suburb, I have to ask, of what?

Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor around here?

[Winston Smith]

Originally Posted by Sorcerer68

Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor around here?

Sorry, I missed the twinkle in your eye the first time.

[SoCalMomma]

I live in Thousand Oaks and its a great place to live. Yes, it is expensive, but you done necessarily have to buy a house right away. I'd suggest renting until you find the area that YOU like best & then buy something there. Prices are going down, and I doubt we've seen the bottom of the market yet - so you could take a few months (or more?) to check out the area.

I would definitely stay away from Oxnard and Pt. Hueneme, they are not the safest areas. Actually, there are parts of TO, NP, Camarillo and Ventura to avoid, too.

Call the local police dept. and ask about crime in any certain neighborhood prior to renting/buying. Most places in Ventura County are safe and wonderful, but there are areas to avoid.

Commuting to Oxnard from Conejo Valley (TO, NP, Westlake) wouldn't be bad. It'd be going the opposite way as the traffic.

Good luck in your search...

[CADRMNDANES]

Originally Posted by Charles

In nice places? I am curious. Thousand Oaks? Newbury Park? Simi? Camarillo? I would think not so.

But...I am reading about Amgen's problems.

I think so............

Thousand Oaks-
135 pre-Foreclosures
40 going to auction
73 Bank Repos

Camarillo
137 pre-Foreclosures
53 going to auction
62 Bank Repos

Newbury Park
65 pre-Foreclosures
19 going to auction
20 Bank Repos

Simi
303 pre-Foreclosures
105 going to auction
132 Bank Repos

Oxnard (even in the north side and close to the beach)
626 pre-Foreclosures
158 going to auction
262 Bank Repos

Ventura
248 pre-Foreclosures
54 going to auction
93 Bank Repos

Now the fun part..... Researching them all.


I've seen many very nice places going to auction and the banks are taking them back over in very expensive neighborhoods. Even where I live. Starter homes here are 600k. Most nice homes sell for 850 - 1.5k. There are many on the market for 2mil up to 6mil. I can find nice properties going to auction for 200k and up.

[CADRMNDANES]

Bank-Owned
Amount: $436,081.00
Oxnard, CA 93035
2282 sq. ft.
4bds
Close to the beach.
built in 1998

Bank-Owned
Amount: $542,905.00
Oxnard, CA 93036
4.0 beds/3.0 baths
1644 sq. ft.

I've seen banks take less then they owe to get these properties off of their books.