Oxnard MLS listings – homes sold in April

Here are the April sold statistics for Oxnard in our newly expanded 14 month format. The data for homes sold and condos sold comes from Oxnard MLS listings.

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Camarillo MLS listings – homes sold in April

Here are the April sold statistics for Camarillo in our newly expanded 14 month format. The  homes sold and condos sold data comes from Camarillo MLS listings.

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Media reporting turns upbeat – examples:

Yesterday’s LA Times business section’s main article talked about the fact it’s not necessarily a buyer’s market out there, especially in entry level priced homes. Multiple offers, often over asking price. Bloomberg News reported this morning that “pending sales of U.S. existing homes posted their first back-to-back gain in almost a year in March and construction spending ended a six-month slide, spurring a rally in stocks”.  Plus, the stock market’s been on a rally for 7+ weeks or so. Historically, the stock market tends to lead any recovery. Locally, inventory is way down (especially Oxnard and Camarillo). What does this all mean?

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Update on Tiger Moth – part 2

Laying out for the leading edge.

Laying out for the leading edge.

During April, after installing the wing tip bow and the curved inner trailing edge piece, I started on wrapping the leading edge of the wing.

This is the 4th wing (of a bi-plane) and yet I’m somewhat nervous because this is 1/16″ Finnish plywood – very thin and yet very workable for this application.

I’ve previously installed the rounded nose caps that I’ll be wrapping the plywood over, and ultimately, it all gets covered in fabric – just like a 1930s era airplane.

So how’d it turn out? Check it out and see!

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Update on Tiger Moth – part 1

Wing tip bow finished

Wing tip bow finished

In my last report I mentioned how I had to re-do the wing tip bow. I wasn’t a happy camper. I’d epoxy’d that laminated, curved bow to those 2 extensions, but something had slipped and I used a heat gun to loosen the epoxy and then re-set the bow. It worked the second time, then I added the bracing and various small blocking pieces.

Then it was on to installing a curved, laminated piece at the trailing edge of the wing, next to the root.  It’s strictly for looks, and will give a more pleasing sense to the eye when done.

Read on for more details!

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