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Tag Archives: Housing+sales
What’s It Really Like To Be A Realtor?
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
Market Update: The Conejo Valley and Beyond
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
We May Be In A Drought, But Rain Is Coming
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
Just How Local Is The Real Estate Market?
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
Steve Ballmer, The LA Clippers And The Conejo Valley Housing Market
Twice a day the father of two middle schoolers, checks his favorite MLS site to see if anything new has come on the market. He’s looking for the perfect place to call their next home. It has to be on … Continue reading
Posted in Appraisal, Demographics, Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, Conejo+Valley, Economics, foreclosure, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, Los Angeles Clippers, real+estate, Steve Ballmer, Tim+Freund
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The Latest From Case-Shiller And Thoughts On The Economy
The latest Case-Shiller Home Indices came out yesterday and there were few surprises. Price appreciation declined in almost every market, a fact that suggests that home values are stabilizing. This should come as no surprise since for most markets the first … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, case+shiller, Economics, economy, Federal+Reserve, foreclosure, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, Janet Yellen, real+estate, The+Fed, Tim+Freund
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When Is It Time To Replace Your Realtor?
You’ve been on the market for many months and your home hasn’t sold. Maybe you got some traffic in the beginning but what was a trickle, has now turned into a tortuous drip. You’re getting pretty anxious because you really … Continue reading
Posted in Dual Agency, Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, Home+prices, housing, Housing+sales, real+estate, Tim+Freund
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For Sale By Owner
Every once in a while when I am on a listing presentation, I get asked to explain why a seller shouldn’t just sell their home on their own? Put another way, why they should have me do it? I love … Continue reading
Posted in Disclosures, Dual Agency, For Sale By Owner, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, Home+prices, home+pricing, Housing+sales, real+estate, Tim+Freund
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A Big Day For Conejo Valley Buyers And Sellers
OK, so maybe a Big Day for the Conejo is a bit of an exaggeration. Still, it’s worth noting that today our total number of units stands at 497. The reason this is significant, is that with 3 more available … Continue reading
Home From Vacation And Preparing For 2014
Having just returned to sunny Southern California after a week of much needed R and R in the frozen tundra of the Northeast, New York to be specific, I find myself in need of a refresher course to get ready … Continue reading
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