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Personal Debt, Student Loans and Real Estate

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Tim Freund

UCLA’s Anderson School of Economics reported yesterday that the economy is not growing and in fact, that it is “not even normal… it’s bad.”  Not exactly the warm and fuzzy one might expect given the overwhelming indications from Wall Street … Continue reading →

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Something To Keep In Mind

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Tim Freund

Yesterday was an interesting day for anyone involved with real estate.  Whether you’re a Realtor, mortgage broker, buyer or seller, the events of May 28 were pretty incredible.  As is the story on the last Tuesday of every month, the … Continue reading →

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Real Estate: What To Expect In 2013 And Beyond

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Tim Freund

After nearly 23 years of selling real estate, you might expect that I’ve seen it all.  I’ve sold through 2 earthquakes; 2 real estate bubbles and their subsequent bursting; 3 recessions from mild to severe like the one we’ve just … Continue reading →

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California Home Prices: A Speculative Rise Or A Natural Correction?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tim Freund

The rise in pricing of California real estate has caught many observers off guard and has caused many to wonder aloud if the high numbers are sustainable or just another speculative bubble waiting to burst.  If you have been following … Continue reading →

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Legend Of The Fall, Or How Nate Shapell Made A Million Bucks In A Morning

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tim Freund

Before I was a Realtor selling resale homes, I was a builder’s representative; I sat at a model home complex and sold tract homes.  I was fortunate to have married into a family that worked for a large home builder … Continue reading →

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Is It A Good Time To Buy?

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Tim Freund

I’ve been getting asked this question a lot lately.  With the market apparently on the mend and prices even rising in most markets, the change has led many would be buyers to the inevitable question, “Should I buy now?”  After … Continue reading →

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Something To Talk About

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Tim Freund

It’s been  a month since my last post.  If I were working as a reporter, I would have been fired by now.  So why the long silence?  Simply put, I didn’t have anything I wanted to say.  This market is … Continue reading →

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Case-Shiller And The 7 Year Road Map

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Tim Freund

In my previous life, when I was a professional musician playing in the rock and roll band Legal Reins, we felt confident we were good, but it was always nice to hear it from people from the recording industry because … Continue reading →

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All’s Quiet On The Western Front

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tim Freund

All’s quiet all right; quiet on the Western Front, Eastern Front and everywhere in between.  It’s so quiet in fact that most Realtors are quietly freaking out.  Typically at this time of year real estate activity slows a little do … Continue reading →

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When The Glass Really Is Half Full

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Tim Freund

The headline of today’s Los Angeles Times Business section reads: 1 in 3 L.A. County home mortgages is underwater.  It could just as easily have read: 2/3 of all homeowners have equity, but that doesn’t sell as many papers.  The … Continue reading →

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