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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.

List to Sales Price Pressure

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tim Freund

List low, sell fast; not exactly rocket science.  Virtually every statistic you can find shows that the highest sales price is achieved in the first 3 weeks.  Yet, Realtors have also been accused of listing low to get the quick … Continue reading →

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The Numbers Don’t Lie

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Tim Freund

As many of you probably know, I like numbers.  I find that I am able to better serve my clients by understanding the data.  Yesterday, The National Association of Realtors posted their Existing Homes Sales and Sale Price data for … Continue reading →

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In The Real Estate Red Zone

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

The opponent’s offense has marched the length of the field and is within striking distance. The question now is one of defense. Can the defense hold the line? Can they bend without breaking or will the line collapse and the … Continue reading →

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Want Scary This Halloween? Look At The Government

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim Freund

Thursday’s 4.6% decline in the Pending Home Sales, as reported by the National Association of Realtors, is in stark contrast with the 2.5% growth in GDP.  This is the strongest evidence yet of the effect of Congress’ ineptitude on the … Continue reading →

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Finally A Step In The Right Direction

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Tim Freund

As many of you may recall I sent an open letter to the President last month begging for a refinance relief plan for underwater, but current borrowers.  Yesterday the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced changes to the ineffectual HARP … Continue reading →

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B of A: Think Like A Borrower, Not A Bank

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Tim Freund

Bank of America is under heavy fire from every direction right now.  States are suing them over inappropriate foreclosure procedures and over fraudulent loans Countrywide made, which they inherited when the bought the now defunct lender.  They have mounting nonperforming … Continue reading →

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People Die, Get Over It

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Tim Freund

No this is not a discussion about Steve Jobs whose death affects us all in ways sadly we’ll never know.  No, this has to do with the odd stigma of “in home death” and the increasing trend of people choosing … Continue reading →

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Pending Home Sales

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tim Freund

So the headline wasn’t great: sales down month over month.  National Association of Realtors economist, Lawrence Yun hung the blame on tight lending standards and lack of confidence, both of which are true.  If that’s all you read or heard, … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller Calls A Bottom?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Tim Freund

The S & P/Case-Shiller report on the housing market came out today.  There were a couple of highlights worth mentioning.  First was the fact that we have had 4 straight months of price appreciation.  “With July’s data we are seeing … Continue reading →

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Buying A Home: Your Real Estate Compass And What’s Important

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Tim Freund

Every household is unique and every family has a certain division of labor.  In my home, I pay the bills, share the cooking and fix things around the house; my wife looks after the kids, does the laundry, over sees … Continue reading →

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