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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 has been a professional short sale negotiator. Tim sells along the Los Angeles and Ventura County lines, “from LA to Ventura..”. Tim has been married 31 years, has 2 children, is a native Californian and has been a resident of the Conejo Valley since 1991.

What’s It Really Like To Be A Realtor?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Tim Freund

 What’s it like to be a Realtor?  I suppose a question like this is best answered: It depends who you ask. Like anything, there are those who are successful and those who are not.  A real estate agent is an … Continue reading →

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Market Update: The Conejo Valley and Beyond

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Tim Freund

Wow, where to start.  As is with communities across our great land, when a large employer announces substantive changes to the number of people they are going to employ in that area, every aspect of the local economy is affected.  … Continue reading →

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Pitfalls And The Process of Buying And Selling Real Estate

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Tim Freund

It’s a delicate balance, a real estate transaction.  There are a lot of things that can and do go right but a lot that can and do go wrong.  Just this past Friday the escrow company a seller picked out … Continue reading →

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RAW: My Approach To A Changing Market

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Tim Freund

RAW: Recognition Acceptance Willingness. I met with a couple the other night who are considering putting their home up for sale.  As I prepared for the meeting, I began in my usual way, by assembling the comparable sales data. This … Continue reading →

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We May Be In A Drought, But Rain Is Coming

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Tim Freund

A changing real estate market is a lot like staring in the mirror; day to day you look the same, but over time you find you actually look a lot different.  That’s just the way it is.  For months we’ve … Continue reading →

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Just How Local Is The Real Estate Market?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Tim Freund

Real estate is local.  That’s what they say anyway… usually it’s the final tag line in an article or interview discussing real estate values and market conditions.  Kind of an afterthought really, yet factually just relevant enough that it needs … Continue reading →

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Trulia Acquired By Zillow

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Tim Freund

The cost of doing real estate just got a whole lot more expensive.  You know there’s an old joke: What’s the difference between and California real estate license and a California driver’s license?  Not everyone in California has a driver’s … Continue reading →

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Pushing A Buyer To Lift Contingencies, What Options Are There?

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Tim Freund

Most sellers begin the process of selling their home with a few common misconceptions.  The usual ones revolve around condition and price; “someone will pay my asking price because they’ll fall in love with the home just as I did.”   … Continue reading →

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Market Forces At Work

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Tim Freund

It’s a funny thing this economy of ours; this system of capitalism where the free market drives the movement, prices and value of goods and services.  With real estate, too many homes means prices drop; not enough, prices rise.  The … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Seeing The Inventory And Why It Matters

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Tim Freund

One of the best aspects of being a real estate broker, is that I get to go into a lot of homes.  Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on the specific area, as an agent, I’m afforded the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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