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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.

Katrina, Lehman, Lincoln and Today

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

I was thinking back on when Katrina released her wrath on the city of New Orleans and the South.  I distinctly remember thinking, “What?  The whole city of New Orleans is under water?  How can that be?  Bodies are piling … Continue reading →

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Some Things Are Certain In Life

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Tim Freund

As I sit here on a friend’s sun deck in Rancho Palos Verdes overlooking a foggy Pacific Ocean and the outline of Catalina, I realize that despite the chaos on Wall Street, the Euro Zone and the now empty halls … Continue reading →

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‘Glad That’s Over With, Now Let’s Get Back to Business

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tim Freund

Wow.  What a couple of weeks.  I like most Americans, was barely able to function as our government acted more like my children that my leaders.  I haven’t blogged in a while in large part because I just couldn’t muster … Continue reading →

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Buyers Are Like Employers

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Tim Freund

One of my best friends has been out of work for nearly 3 years.  He’s a controller type, book keeper maybe, for the construction industry.  He’s either over qualified because employers think he will seek greener pastures as soon as … Continue reading →

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What We Can Learn From Humphrey Bogart

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Tim Freund

I was watching my favorite actor, Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon the other night and what struck me is how analogous his characters like Sam Spade, The Big Sleep’s Philip Marlowe, Key Largo’s Frank McLoud even The African Queen’s … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time! Prices Rise Says Case-Shiller!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Tim Freund

In 2006 Robert Shiller made a bold statement.  He said prices could drop 20% or more when the housing bubble burst.  At the time I thought he was a blow-hard lunatic.  The market showed no signs of slowing and demand … Continue reading →

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Lions and Tiger and Bears, Oh My!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Tim Freund

Fed chairman Bernanke’s assessment yesterday for continued slow growth was not what the doctor ordered.  Clearly the economy is getting better, but at a projected 3% growth, not nearly fast enough to help the millions of un- and under employed.  … Continue reading →

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Foreclosures Plummet! but…

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

Foreclosures plummeted 33% nationwide from a year ago according to Irvine based RealtyTrac.  In Ventura County that number declined 18%.  Most economists believe this reflects a slower process from the banks rather than an easing of distressed sellers.  I personally … Continue reading →

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Looking For and Finding The Silver Lining

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Tim Freund

“I sound like a broken record”, my mother used to complain when I was growing up, and  I am feeling this way myself since I must be the only one reading these economic reports in their entirety and gleaning the … Continue reading →

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Freddie, Fannie, Let My People Go!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Tim Freund

My friend Paul and I are sitting on a park bench when Paul tells me his story… “I’m upside down on my mortgage”, he says, meaning his house is worth less than what he owes on his mortgage.  “My current … Continue reading →

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