REVIEW OF HOME SALES & MEDIAN HOME PRICES ON STICK-BUILT SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN NIPOMO       (UNDER $1M)     JANUARY-JUNE 2008 VS. JANUARY-JUNE 2007     NIPOMO             SALES AVG.DOM HIGH LOW MEDIAN 2007 80 143 $996,855.00 $360,000.00 $565,000.00 2008 85 133 $900,000.00 $246,000.00 $499,900.00 2008/2007 5 -10     ($65,100.00) % DIFFERENCE 6% -7%     -12%   The above statistics showed that Nipomo, like Grover Beach and Pismo Beach saw a decline of 12% in the median home price.  In the first half of 2008, the median home price was $499,900.  That declined by $65,100 from $565,000 a year ago.  At the same time, overall home sale prices also fell to $246,000 at the low end, and up to $900,000 at the high end.   Unlike many of her counter-parts in San Luis Obispo County, Nipomo enjoyed a... 08/23/2008

HISTORIC DANA ADOBE RANCHO NIPOMO, CALIFORIA The Dana Adobe is located in Nipomo, California and a State Historical Landmark(No. 1033) constructed between 1839 and 1851 and the most historically significant residence in San Luis Obispo County.  Built by architect and builder, Captain Williams G. Dana of Boston, played an important role in the histories of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.  This is the home where Capt. Dana and his wife Maria Josefa Carillo had 21 children, 13 of whom grew into adulthood.    Imagine a comfortable bench in the shade of the adobe's veranda, rolling hills that gave Nipomo its Chumash Indian name, "Foot of the Hills".   Next time you are in Nipomo check out the historical site that is currently in restoration with thousands of handmade adobe bricks... 12/15/2007

According to the Adobe Press, Blacklake residents turned out in great numbers to the Nipomo Community Services District ("NCSD") meeting in response to a proposed plan which would require an equitable contribution of $1672 from each Blacklake homeowner in order to merge the water systems. Blacklake residents argue that the equitable contribution should not be required of them because the systems were combined, in effect, when NCSD annexed Blacklake in 1993.In short, NCSD wants to combine the Blacklake Division and Town Division water funds. Blacklake's fund comprises 58 percent of the 2.5 million currently managed by the Service District. Instead of moving forward on the initiative, NCSD voted 3-2 to further study the capacity of the existing Blacklake system, as well as the financial i... 11/26/2007