Brook Murray, Realtor

Brook Murray, Realtor Serving the Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and surrounding areas with Debbie Gates Hello! A Buyers Agent focused in Thousand Oaks and the surrounding areas. Ha.

I'm a REALTOR with Debbie Gates & Associates, Pinnacle Estate Properties,INC . I have a degree in American Literature & Culture, so who knew I'd end up here! I decided to dive right into this crazy business and have joined the team of top producer, Debbie Gates. Please trust me in helping you sell or find your home. I'm ready!

06/18/2026

After 1,141 home closings in Simi Valley, three things I know now that I didn't know at my hundredth:

1. The market is local. Always. The national headlines almost never match what's happening on a specific street in Simi Valley. Trust the agent who knows the street, not the one quoting CNBC.
2. The first weekend on the market is the whole game. Doesn't matter the year. Doesn't matter the market. Sellers who win the first weekend win the listing. Most agents underestimate this. We never have.
3. The relationship outlasts the transaction. The clients who come back five years later are the ones we worked with hardest the first time. Some of the families I'm working with right now I sold their first home to in 2008.

Twenty years and 1,141 closings has taught me one thing above all others: the work is consistent. The market changes. The clients are different. The approach stays the same. Lead with the human. Follow with the proof. Show up every day, every transaction, exactly the same way.

If you're considering a move this summer, this is what you're choosing when you choose us.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

A house becomes a home in small specific ways. Twenty years of Simi Valley sales has shown us six of them:1. The marks o...
06/17/2026

A house becomes a home in small specific ways. Twenty years of Simi Valley sales has shown us six of them:

1. The marks on the doorframe. Every house we sell to a family with kids has them somewhere. The kitchen door is most common. We tell sellers not to paint over them. New buyers actually love them.
2. The way the kitchen window catches the morning light. Buyers don't ask about it in showings. They notice it on the first Saturday morning they own the place.
3. The neighbor who stops by with a casserole. We can't promise it. But in Simi Valley, more often than not, it happens within the first week.
4. The corner of the yard where the dog sleeps. Always picked by the dog, never planned. Always becomes the warmest spot in the house.
5. The hour after the boxes are unpacked. The first quiet hour when it feels like yours.
6. The first holiday meal you host. Most buyers say the house became a home at the first Thanksgiving they hosted there. Or the first birthday party. Or the first time the family stopped over unannounced.

None of this is on a listing sheet. None of this shows up in the photos. All of it is what we're really helping families build.

If you're searching for the home where your family will become a family, we'd love to help you find it.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

Just Listed | 2014 Peninsula Road, Oxnard, CA 93035Waterfront living at its finest in Mandalay Bay.This extensively remo...
06/16/2026

Just Listed | 2014 Peninsula Road, Oxnard, CA 93035

Waterfront living at its finest in Mandalay Bay.

This extensively remodeled executive residence offers a private boat dock, stunning channel views, an expansive rooftop deck, and direct boating access to waterfront restaurants, yacht clubs, and harbor adventures. With approximately 3,445 SF, 3 garage spaces, multiple fireplaces, and luxurious indoor-outdoor living, this is a rare opportunity to own one of Oxnard’s premier waterfront homes.

Offered at $2,895,000

Interested in learning more or scheduling a private showing?

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.
DRE # 01458529
DRE # 01991758
DRE # 02188471

06/16/2026

Dads of Simi Valley.

This one's for you.

The first house. The bigger house. The forever house. The one with the yard for the dog. The one where you built the swing set on a Saturday. The one where your kids learned to ride bikes in the cul-de-sac.

Twenty years of selling homes in this town has shown us that fathers carry their families' homes differently. The quiet weight. The slow pride. The way you stand in the front yard on closing day and look at it like you can't quite believe it.

We're grateful to every dad who's trusted us with this part of his family's story.

Happy Father's Day, Simi.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

Father's Day weekend in Simi Valley has more going on than most people realize. Here's where I'd be:1. Music in the Park...
06/15/2026

Father's Day weekend in Simi Valley has more going on than most people realize. Here's where I'd be:

1. Music in the Park: Wallen Outlaws (Morgan Wallen Tribute). Sat Jun 20, 6:30 PM at Rancho Simi Community Park. Free. Bring chairs, blankets, a picnic, the kids. Local food trucks on site.
2. The 37th Annual Knights of Columbus Chili Cook-Off and Car Show. Sat Jun 20. Classic cars, chili tasting, bounce houses, petting zoo. The kind of family event Simi does best.
3. Father's Day Car Show at Channel Islands Harbor. Sun Jun 21. A short drive west. Classic cars on the harbor, family-friendly, easy parking.
4. A sunrise hike at Rocky Peak or Corriganville. The trails open early. The foothills are at their best in June. Sometimes the best gift is a real one, outside, slow.
5. Worth a mention: Friday Jun 19 is Juneteenth, and the 35th Annual Ventura County Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration is in Oxnard on Saturday. Worth the short drive if you have the day.

Whatever you do this weekend, be with the people who matter.

Happy Father's Day from Debbie and Brook.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

06/11/2026

Five Simi Valley spots that deserve more love than they get. From twenty years of living here:

1. Corriganville Park. The old movie ranch trails, with the foothills behind you and almost nobody on them most weekday mornings.
2. Strathearn Historical Park. Free. Quiet. Beautiful. Most newcomers don't know it exists.
3. Stone Hearth Coffee. The best morning in Simi Valley, hands down. Local-owned, real coffee, no chain energy.
4. Rancho Tapo Community Park at sunset. The kind of walk where you remember why you live here.
5. The streets you haven't driven yet. Twenty years here and we're still finding favorites. Pick a neighborhood you haven't seen and just drive it slowly on a Sunday.

If you're thinking about moving here, or you've lived here a while and forgot what makes this town great, save this one. Then go visit one this weekend.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

Five things sellers in Simi Valley don't realize until they've actually listed:1. Showings disrupt your life more than y...
06/10/2026

Five things sellers in Simi Valley don't realize until they've actually listed:

1. Showings disrupt your life more than you think. Two showings a day during a busy listing means leaving with the dog and the kids for two hours, often at short notice. Plan for it before you list.
2. Photography matters more than staging. Buyers see the photos before they ever see the home. If the photos don't translate, you don't get the showing. The listing agent who hires the right photographer wins.
3. The first weekend is the whole game. About 70% of well-priced Simi Valley homes get their offer within the first 10 days. Miss the first weekend, and you're playing catch-up.
4. Buyer feedback can sting. Read it anyway. "It was smaller than the photos." "The kitchen needs work." That feedback through the first week is information, not insult. It tells you whether the price or the presentation needs adjustment.
5. The agent's job changes every day. Week one is marketing. Week two is negotiation. Week three is inspection. Week four is appraisal and close. The right agent does all four well.

Twenty years of selling homes in Simi Valley has taught us that the surprises are the same every time. Setting expectations before the listing goes live is half the job.

If you're 60 to 90 days from listing, this is the conversation we'd love to have with you. No pressure. Just preparation.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

06/09/2026

Walk with me. This is what listing day one actually looks like.

Most clients never see this part. By the time the showings start at 10 a.m., we've already done two hours of small invisible work.

→ Last check on lighting (every light on, even closet lights)

→ Last check on scent (no air freshener, just clean and neutral)

→ Pillows fluffed, blinds opened to a specific height

→ Sprinklers off, trash bins moved to the side yard, doormat brushed

→ One more walk-through of the perimeter

Twenty years of doing this has taught us that buyers feel things they don't consciously see. The home that wins the first weekend is the home that's been quietly prepared down to the last small detail.

If you're thinking about selling, we'd love to walk through your home with you and show you what we'd do on day one. No pressure.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

06/08/2026

After 20 years of selling homes in Simi Valley, three things I tell every first-time buyer that they don't hear from anyone else:

1. The "perfect home" is a myth. The "right next home" is real. Every first-time buyer waits for the perfect home. The buyers who actually buy are the ones who look for the right next home.
2. The fear before closing day is normal. Every single first-time buyer I've ever worked with panics three days before closing. That's not a warning sign. That's the threshold.
3. The mortgage payment feels heavy for about 90 days. Then it feels normal. That first ninety days, you'll feel it. After that, it becomes the routine. I've never, in 20 years, had a client tell me they wish they hadn't bought.

If you're sitting in any of those feelings right now, you're not behind. You're exactly where every first-time buyer in Simi Valley has been.

We do free no-pressure conversations for first-time buyers every week. Sometimes they turn into a purchase a year later. Sometimes they don't. Both are fine.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

"Debbie listed our Simi Valley home, and to our amazement, it sold within just one day, for exactly the price we wanted....
06/05/2026

"Debbie listed our Simi Valley home, and to our amazement, it sold within just one day, for exactly the price we wanted." Barbara W.

One day.

That's not a typo. Barbara's home sold within 24 hours of going live, at her exact asking price.

She'd been thinking about selling for over a year. She finally called us in the spring. We spent two weeks together on prep, photography, and pricing strategy. Then we went live. And the home sold faster than even we expected.

Three things made that math possible:

1. A real market read at her kitchen table, not on a portal
2. Photography that matched the home's actual best angles
3. A price anchored to this month's data, not last year's

A 24-hour sale isn't luck. It's preparation. The first weekend on the market still does most of the work in Simi Valley, every time. What changes the math is the work you do before the sign goes in the yard.

If you've been thinking about selling, even for a year, we'd love to walk through your specific home with you. No pressure. Just answers.

Call/Text 805.428.1100

Debbie Gates, REALTOR®
Brook Murray, REALTOR®
eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles Inc.

DRE # 01458529 / DRE # 01991758 / DRE # 02188471

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