October 1, 2026
Quote of the Day
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
~ Robert Brault
This Day in History
October 1, 1961: Roger Maris breaks home run record. On this day in 1961, in New York’s final game of the regular season, Yankees slugger Roger Maris hits his 61st home run, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball to hit more than 60 in a season. He tops former Yankees great Babe Ruth, who hit 60 home runs in 1927. After hitting 54 homers that season, New York’s Mickey Mantle suffered a hip in September, leaving Maris to chase the record by himself.
Maris homered on his second at-bat in the 1-0 win against the Boston Red Sox. He let two pitches from Boston rookie Tracy Stallard go – one high and outside, one low and inside – before swinging hard at a waist-high fastball. “An ear-splitting roar went up,” the New York Times reported, as “the crowd sensed that this was it.” Sal Durante, a 19-year-old Brooklyn truck driver, caught the home run ball about 10 rows back in the right-field stands. Maris trotted around the bases, stopping to shake hands with a young boy who’d managed to wriggle past security and onto the field.
On July 17, 1961, MLB commissioner Ford Frick announced at a news conference that record keepers should have two separate categories for a season home run record – one for Ruth’s, set during a 154-game season, and one for any record set in a 162-game season. For the 1961 season, the American League expanded its schedule from 154 to 162 games after it went from eight to 10 teams. In 1991, an MLB committee on historical accuracy voted to remove the distinction and award the record fully to Maris, who died of cancer in 1985.
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Ojai Weather
Sunny – High 90 / Low 60
Total precipitation for the season – .04 inches
Lake Casitas water capacity – 95.2%
Thursday, October 1, 2026
10:55 a.m.
There are no new listings for today. Here are a couple of market updates, one of which is depressing:
MORTGAGE RATES
30-yr fixed: 7.54%
15-yr fixed: 7.18%
30-yr Jumbo: 7.66%
30-yr FHA: 7.15%
30-yr VA: 7.17%
We’ve seen interest rates increase more than 1% since this time last year. On the other hand, the Ojai housing market has been decent and still seems to be a level playing field between seller and buyers:
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
9:25 a.m.
There are no new listings for today.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10:25 a.m.
Four new or “coming soon” listings have come to the market since Friday:
940 Devereux Avenue – $949,500
1188 Woodland Avenue – $1,350,000
708 Cuyama Road – $3,800,000 (coming soon, 9/30)
301 Riverside Road – $950,000 (coming soon, 10/12)
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 10674 Creek Road – $699,000 (this had been recently withdrawn on 9/16).
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Friday, September 25, 2026
2:20 p.m.
There is one new listing on the market:
10812 Encino Drive – $2,898,000
Have a great weekend!
Pic of the Day
Thursday, September 24, 2026
10:00 a.m.
There are four new listings on the market:
1275 Mariano Drive – $1,200,000
505 S. Ventura Street – $1,450,000
909 Grandview Avenue – $1,349,000
2175 Maricopa Highway – $1,295,000
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I doubt this sign is necessary
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
9:45 a.m.
No new listings have come to market since Friday, but a previously expired listing is back on the market:
- 501 W. Eucalyptus Street – $1,500,000 (this had expired on 8/31).
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Friday, September 18, 2026
9:30 a.m.
There are three new listings on the market:
800 Oak Grove Court – $2,495,000
711 Drown Avenue – $1,400,000
1885 Maricopa Highway #17 – $399,000
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
9:45 a.m.
There are no new listings on the market, but a previously expired listing came back on the market:
- 757 McNell Road – $1,685,000 (this had recently expired on 8/31).
Pic of the Day
“My Momma always said life was like a box of….is it just me, or is it hot out here?”
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9:45 a.m.
One new listing has come to the market since Friday:
2045 S. Rice Road – $1,639,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 12400 Ojai Santa Paula Road – $3,995,000. (This isn’t new, rather additional acreage was added to the listing that was previously separate.)
Pic of the Day
To sustain its high metabolism, the humminghorse must consume twice its body weight in calories each day.
(I realize this might be a donkey, but “hummingdonkey” didn’t have quite the same ring to it.)
Friday, September 11, 2026
11:15 a.m.
There are four new listings on the market:
479 W. Lomita Avenue – $979,000
601 Foothill Road – $6,200,000
1230 Foothill Road – $2,095,000
(This property was already in escrow when it was listed in the MLS)
Calle Moreno land parcel – $1,200,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 1225 Shippee Lane – $10,900,000 (this had recently been cancelled on 9/8). As of this writing, there are no photos for the current listing. Here’s a link to the old listing that has photos.
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Nice fixtures
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
10:30 a.m.
There are no new listings, but there was a property that came back on the market as “new” (it had previously expired on 8/6):
- 124 S. Padre Juan Avenue – $875,000
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House designed by Vincent Van Go
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
12:40 p.m.
There are three new listings on the market:
229 Olive Street – $890,000
506 Crestview Drive – $1,350,000
122-126 Bundren Street – $910,000
Pic of the Day
“You will burn in hell for making me pose for this photo.”
– The Cat
Friday, September 4, 2026
11:35 a.m.
There are no new listings for today. Have an enjoyable, long weekend!
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Gardener hijinks – switching fertilizer with Roundup
Thursday, September 3, 2026
11:55 a.m.
There are three new listings on the market:
124 N. Poli Avenue – $825,000
212 N. Carrillo Road #B – $744,448
1202 Loma Drive #120 – $429,000
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
12:55 p.m.
One new listing has come to the market since Friday:
713 Tico Road – $995,000
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