JoAnn Poole's (jpoole) Blog

As I sit here watching my precious granddaughter, Kyra, in her dance class, I notice nearby Simi East Valley properties that also house her friends in the class. I akin her dancing to the dance of real estate, a dance that we all get caught up doing. I love watching Kyra.  A child of seven puts a...

Simple facts. We have very few Wood Ranch houses in our inventory to show our buyers. Simi Valley short sales are out there in large numbers and are selling with multiple offers.Fact: All properly priced properties have multiple offers. That is the reality. We need Simi Valley and Wood Ranch hous...

Last Friday, Kyra, my precious granddaughter and her class, brought tears to my eyes. She is 7 years of age and she and her class at Wood Ranch Elementary School performed the most phenomenal program for Presidents' Day. I would have posted their group picture, but I guess I need permission from ...

Now, I have to start at the beginning.   A year ago, there was no group. It simply was a local pamphlet circulated around our area and picked up by residents of Simi Valley homes and it was called "Simply Girl Talk." I loved the publication, found a lot of helpful tips and quotes and facts that o...

The Office Manager visited the latest new construction in Simi Valley -- and remember the economy recently? There haven't been new homes built in a very long time -- Anyway, she mentioned something to me about the new homes going up on a large parcel of land. They're cooperating with brokers and ...

The National Association of Realtors, economists around the country and other professionals are stating that 2012 is going to be the turnaround year for real estate. Not that the prices are going to skyrocket or interest rates will go lower... just that it's finally time for the market to slowly ...

Are there any listings out there? I've resorted to door knocking, calling, emailing, begging associates for pocket listings... all to no avail! We need listings, folks...there's absolutely NO inventory and I have lots of buyers, many wanting Wood Ranch homes, getting frustrated that there isn't f...