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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.

Rents Are Rising, Time To Buy?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Tim Freund

About 6 months ago I was challenged by a reader to prove it was cheaper to rent than to buy, something I stated right here in TheRealEstateConversation.com.  My point then was that you needed to factor the costs of home … Continue reading →

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Should You Hire A Buyer’s Agent?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Tim Freund

“I’d like to see your listing at 123 Such and Such Street.  Can you show me?”  I get this call now and then.  In fact I handle transactions for both buyer and seller a couple-few times a year.  As a … Continue reading →

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New Home Sales: A Creative Cure

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tim Freund

For several years now, the housing industry has struggled to boost interest in new homes.  Competition from foreclosures and distressed sales coupled with an oversupply of resale homes, has led to the fewest number of newly constructed homes on record.  … Continue reading →

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Buyers, Buyers Buyers…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tim Freund

I love buyers.  I enjoy looking at a lot of properties before finding the right one.  I don’t mind spending time on the phone going back and forth, over differences of opinion, discussing financing, and the merits or lack thereof … Continue reading →

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The Real Estate Perception Gap

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Tim Freund

Recently I wrote about the “Accidental Landlord” syndrome, where a seller ultimately concludes that it makes more sense to rent their property than to take an offer far below what they feel their property is worth.  In my earlier discussion … Continue reading →

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Should I Stay or Should I Go (part 2 of 2)

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Tim Freund

When I’m on a listing appointment where the seller owes more than the property is worth, and they lacks the hardship required for a short sale, the conversation usually ends up with the seller asking, “Tim, what are my options?”  … Continue reading →

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Should I Stay or Should I Go (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Tim Freund

As a college kid in the eighties I loved the Clash.  Should I stay or should I go now… A lot can be learned from the poets and the artists of the world…  If I go there will be trouble, … Continue reading →

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What Ventas Inc. Tells Us

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Tim Freund

Who?  I know that’s your first thought.  It was my first thought when I read about them last fall.  Ventas Inc. is a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust).  Their singular focus has been the very rapid acquisition of housing for … Continue reading →

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The Future of Real Estate Marketing is Here

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Tim Freund

For some time now, I have been working every angle for my clients; looking for new and innovative ways with which to market their properties.  This week I have been in New Orleans with Dilbeck Real Estate, now a Real … Continue reading →

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Half Empty, Half Full

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Tim Freund

As you probably have realized, when it comes to the real estate market, I’m a “Glass Half-Full” kind of guy.  But lately, even I have begun to question some of my core assumptions.  I have been predicting inflation, rising rates, … Continue reading →

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