Author Archives: Tim Freund

About Tim Freund

Tim Freund has been a licensed real estate agent/broker since 1990. He spent 14 years as a new home sales rep, ran his own boutique resale brokerage for 5 years and is currently an Estates Director for Dilbeck Estates/Christie's International Estates in Westlake Village, Ca. Tim is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), a Corporate Mobilty Specialist (CMS) and a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES). Tim has successfully negotiated a loan modification for a client and is a professional short sale negotiator. Tim has been married 28 years, has 2 children, is a native Californian and has been a resident of the Conejo Valley since 1991.

Covid 19, Housing And Predicting What’s Next

Posted on March 31, 2020

So a lender friend called me tonight.  He told me how he’s got amazing rates for Conforming loans and very good rates for High Balance Conforming loans but his Jumbo loans are gone.  Only a few big banks are doing … Continue reading →

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Relocating To Thousand Oaks And The Conejo Valley: What You Need To Know

Posted on March 20, 2020

The first thing you need to know about relocating to the Conejo is that it’s pronounced Koh-nay-hoe not Cone-Joe.  Conejo means rabbit in Spanish.  The Conejo Valley is one of the most beautiful places on earth and arguably the most … Continue reading →

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Buyer’s Market or Seller’s Market? Depends On Who You Ask

Posted on September 24, 2019

I wrote a couple months ago that this was a seller’s market, and the buyer’s just don’t know it yet.  And today’s Case Shiller report suggests there may be changes afoot in our housing market: it may be heating up.  … Continue reading →

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A Case For Keeping Freddie And Fannie Redux

Posted on September 6, 2019

Yesterday the US Treasury and Steve Mnuchin, laid out a plan to take Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae private… again.   Obama and his administration proposed pretty much the same idea as Secretary Mnuchin and the Trump administration six years ago.  … Continue reading →

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Netflix’ Stranger Things Comes To The Southern California Housing Market

Posted on August 22, 2019

If you’ve not had the chance to see Netfilx’ Stranger Things, you’re missing out.  It’s a fantastic show. *Spoiler Alert* If you have seen the show, you know that it revolves around the premise that there exists a parallel but alternative … Continue reading →

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The Tale Of The Strangest Market

Posted on August 9, 2019

I must admit, writing this article I can’t help but wonder if my data isn’t incorrect.  The back story here is that I follow the inventory data pretty closely for my local marketplace.  (Contact Tim here) And as is the … Continue reading →

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Re-Marrying = Re-Evaluating Beneficiaries

Posted on May 6, 2019

Congratulations, you’ve just remarried and you’re thrilled. Did you know that 2nd marriages are on the decline in every demographic but one? Pew Research looked at remarriages in 1960 and compared them to 2013. What they found was surprising. Whether … Continue reading →

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