http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com News and Views on Real Estate Issues in Ventura County Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:50:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Fee in Search of a Problem The City of Ventura is currently in the final stages of drafting an ordinance that will require Ventura property owners to apply for an annual permit to legally rent out their Ventura properties. (Applies to condominium units, single family homes, second dwelling units as ... http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com/2008/11/17/ventura-city-rental-housing/ ...no artifical byproducts or flavorings and despite all that, it's none-to-good for you. It seems that every few years a new hazard is discovered in our homes that can affect our health.  And for awhile everyone is talking about it.  It will be on every news show and consumer advocates will ... http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com/2008/11/10/asbestos-information-ventura-county/ Proposition 8, passed in November 1978, amended Proposition 13 to reflect declines in property value.  Proposition 8 reductions are temporary reductions which recognize the fact that the current market value of a property has fallen below its current factored Proposition 13 base year value.  Anyone who has purchased Ventura County real ... http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com/2008/06/22/proposition-8-tax-relief-ventura-county-homeowners/ Heal the Bay, an environmental group, issued it’s "Beach Report Card" that assigns grades of A to F to 517 beaches on the California coast based on measured bacteria levels from April 2007 to March 2008. 55 of Ventura County’s 56 beaches rated an A during the spring and summer ... http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com/2008/05/22/ventura-county-beaches/ As of June 1st, Fannie Mae is changing it controversial policy of requiring an additional 5% down payment for home in designated as being in a “declining market”.  Back in January, Fannie Mae changed its lending guidelines which had a major impact on Ventura County home sellers and buyers.  Ventura County ... http://venturacountyrealestatejournal.com/2008/05/21/fannie-mae-to-eliminate-declining-market-policy/