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The Ojai file

Ojai, house by house.

Cash closings are common here — an offer with financing is competing uphill.

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This week

  • Price cuts6 in Ojai
  • New listings8 in Ojai
  • Status changes10 in Ojai

Ojai this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Ojai, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Local news

Ojai City Council election results

Ventura County Star · Yesterday

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As of November 8. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

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Who is buying in Ojai

How local buyers financed recent purchases, alongside the homes whose listing status changed this week.

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ConventionalAn appraiser and an inspector both price condition.
CashNo lender, so condition lands as a discount, not a repair list.
VAThe home has to pass, not just appraise.
FHAThe appraiser flags the same condition items.
OtherTerms decide it more than the loan type does.
San Buenaventura (Ventura)Santa PaulaMira MonteOak ViewOjai
Ojai and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of November 8, 2026. Addresses as of November 8; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in Ojai. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of November 8. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in Ojai

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of the city is moving, not what your house is worth.

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93023$1,310,000Median sale price$732Median $/sq ft$1,192,500Median a year ago187Closed salesUp vs last year

Nov 2025–Nov 2026 against Nov 2024–Nov 2025, as of November 8, 2026.

Auctions & what's moving

No agency publishes one authoritative trustee-sale calendar, so we never print one — here is what actually exists, next to this week's real Ojai headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Annual Property Tax Sale AuctionSold through Bid4Assets. Dates and the parcel list come from the county — every source is listed on /auctions/.
  • Trustee salesPrivate aggregators carry the actual lender foreclosures; no central California calendar exists. We watch four of them and bid for you.
  • Came off the market unsoldListings leave without selling every month. Registered members see those addresses.
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What's moving in Ojai

  • Ojai City Council election resultsVentura County Star · Yesterday
  • Election Night update results for Ojai, Ventura, County, StateOjai Valley News · Yesterday
  • Ojai Storytelling Festivaledhat · Oct 22
  • Ojai Senior Cup: John Derrick birdies the last to win; John Pate defends Super Senior titleAmateurGolf.com · Oct 18
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Ojai guides

Written for Ojai specifically: the local rules, records and property questions that come up here.

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