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While it can be hard to find the right family home for your lifestyle in the L.A. area, it’s not impossible – if you know where to look. A virtually undiscovered quite community is Oak Park. It is just a few minutes from Agoura Hills in the Conejo Valley. Oak Park homes are reasonably priced and are close to shopping, several parks, and Malibu State Beach.

Oak Park is just west of Woodland Hills in California’s Ventura County. It’s a short half hour commute from downtown L.A. for those who need to work there. It is less than half an hour from Malibu State Beach, where you’ll have miles of fun along the California coastline. Interested in a road trip? Hope on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and take the scenic route up the coast.

Oak Park real estate specialist Carol Lee has lived in the area for many years and has the local knowledge and professional expertise to find the perfect Oak Park homes for your family to choose from. She will help you navigate through an easy home purchase transaction. Carol can assist you in finding some outstanding real estate deals in the Oak Park area in desirable neighborhoods. You can search for these deals easily on her real estate website specializing in Oak Park properties.

The complete MLS database of homes is available to search on her website, so you won’t just get a select few Oak Park listings. A 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Oak Park starts at about 0,000, so you can find a family home in the neighborhood that fits your home price budget requirements. One unique feature the site offers is that you can save your home search criteria and receive automatic email notifications when there are new listings matching the types of properties you are looking for.

You can find a great Oak Park map search tool for homes in Oak Park at www.carollee4homes.com in addition to an advanced Oak Park MLS search page with numerous MLS fields to search. We recommend using the advanced search tool to find Oak Park short sales and foreclosures. Just type in a keyword such as “foreclosure” or “short sale” in the remarks box at the bottom left and click “Search.”

Oak Park homes are located in a great little community located in Southeast Ventura County with only about 15,000 people. Oak Park is about 4 square miles, and half of that is open space and park land. The climate is what residents call California Mediterranean with moderately warm dry summers, and cool, moderately rainy winters.

The area has very beautiful scenery with clear views of the rolling hills. The large parks and plentiful open space are only two of the reasons Oak Park is a great live with your family. Other Oak Park benefits are:

• Only a 20 minute drive to Malibu and the beach
• Great shopping
• Great dining
• Great entertainment
• Easy access to downtown Los Angeles
• Award winning Oak Park Unified School District

Oak Park History

The area that we now know as Oak Park was originally the Jordan ranch, owned by Jim and Marion Jordan. The land was a cattle ranch originally – but as land prices increased, the owners realized that selling the land for development would be more profitable. Mark and Louis Boyar, local real estate developers, acquired the land.

The first Oak Park homes were built in 1969 on Birchwood, Kanan, Oakleaf, Pinewood, Satinwood, and Tamarind. These early homes sold for just $23,000 – but Oak Park quickly attracted buyers from many other Southern California areas, appreciating home prices over time. The Chambord Homes development was the last construction phase, and homes in that neighborhood are now priced at over $1 million!

Oak Park Recreation

Oak Park has seven parks that are thoroughly enjoyed by families in Oak Park neighborhoods:

• Deerhill Park
• Chapparal Park
• Eagle View Park
• Indian Springs Park
• Mae Boyar Park
• Oak Canyon Community Park
• Valley View Park

All of these parks are within easy walking distance of Oak Park homes and neighborhoods. There are great family activities available at the parks, such as baseball fields, tennis, and even archery. A great local attraction is Medea Creek, whichg has numerous trails for hikers and mountain bikers in a beatiful natural setting. These trails are all maintained very nicely by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District.

Oak Park Schools

Oak Park has one preschool, three elementary schools (grades K through 5), one middle school (grades 6 through 8), a high school, an alternative high school, and even a great home school program.

Oak Park homes

Oak Park real estate is a great investment in your family and your family’s future. Oak Park homes are a sound investment because the great quality of life offered will always be highly sought-after in Southern California’s real estate market.

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