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October sales of new and used homes in Ventura County totaled 810, compared with 925 in September and 809 in October, 1993, according to Dataquick Information Systems. The median price last month was $186,000, down 10% from $208,000 a year ago. . . . Simi Valley approved a $20-million commercial complex to be anchored by an Iceoplex skating rink. The center, at Madera Road and Royal Avenue, is scheduled to open in 1996. . . . The long-troubled Watercourt at Westlake office complex in Westlake Village has reached 80% occupancy as a result of 15 new lease signings. The largest deal, worth $2.2 million, is for 17,000 square feet to be occupied S. G. Hauser, an industrial design firm, reports Westcord / Westoaks Commercial Group, the center’s marketing agent.