In an effort to entice buyers, Standard Pacific Homes is staging an aggressive campaign called “Mission: Possible” to sell 200 homes across Southern California over a 10-day period, ending Sunday, the Ventura County Star reports.

The Irvine-based homebuilder has homes for sale at 49 new housing developments, ranging from $300,000 to $7 million for homes of 1,100 square feet to 4,000 square feet, said Stephen Boggs, division president in Westlake Village. He oversees the company’s housing developments in Ventura County.

The company has some 40 homes for sale at developments in Oxnard and Simi Valley. Prices range from the mid-$300,000 at Waypointe at RiverPark to the high $800,000s at the Bluffs at Big Sky in Simi Valley.

A clear obstacle to moving those homes has been the depressed housing market. Sales have plunged over the past year in Ventura County and Southern California. The company is hoping to stir up some enthusiasm with its advertising blitz.

“Both in the resale market and brand-new homes, there are just some fabulous deals right now,” said Joe Virnig, president of the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors.

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