VENTURA Astep-up living room with a brick-surround fireplace sits just beyond the front door of this house in Ventura Keys.

Address: 1120 Seal Court, Ventura, 93001

Listed for: $999,000 for four bedrooms, three bathrooms in 2,183 square feet (7,313-square-foot lot)

Features: Vaulted ceilings; master suite with balcony; hardwood floors

About the area: In the 93001 ZIP Code, based on 17 sales, the median price for single-family homes in August was $890,000, up 58.6% year over year, according to CoreLogic.

—Neal J. Leitereg