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Tag Archives: Short+Sales
California Home Prices: A Speculative Rise Or A Natural Correction?
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
If It Walks, Looks and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s A Duck
I have said in the past that I wish I were Diana Olick from CNBC. She made herself a nice little career reporting on housing’s demise. So it should be very interesting watching how she handles the role going forward. … Continue reading
The Housing Recovery: Thank You Fed and Thank You…Banks?
Summer 2012 will be remembered in real estate circles as the summer of no inventory and the return of the building industry. Yesterday it was reported that housing starts declined by 1.1%; a number that might give pause to many … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Bernanke, Economics, economy, Federal+Reserve, foreclosure, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, new+home+sales, real+estate, Short+Sales, The+Fed, Tim+Freund
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How To Get A Loan Mod Approved Part 4: Foreclosure and Mod Offers
Part 4: Foreclosure and mod offers. Your loan mod appears like you’re making some progress and you are actually starting to get a hopeful. At the same time, you’ve got that gnawing feeling that the bank may not get you … Continue reading
Posted in Loan Modification, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, economy, Fannie Mae, Freddie+Mac, HAMP, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, interest+rates, Loan Modificaton, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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How To Get A Loan Mod Approved Part 1: Getting Started.
This is updated from the original series first published in September 2011. Part 1: Getting Started Stop paying on your loan (no I can’t say that even though it’s true). If you are current the bank has no incentive to … Continue reading
Posted in Loan Modification, Real Estate
Tagged foreclosure, housing, Loan Modificaton, real estate, real+estate, refinancing, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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Is The Economy Getting Better? Ask And Listen
I talk to a lot of people. It’s just the nature of being in real estate; people want to hear what is happening in the housing market and as a Realtor, I find new clients by sharing my information and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, California Lutheran Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, Conejo+Valley, Economics, economy, Fannie Mae, Federal+Reserve, Freddie+Mac, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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The (not so) Little Engine That Could
As I read the Los Angeles Times this morning about the lackluster GDP numbers revealed yesterday, I started thinking about what might make those numbers really pop; what could single handedly effect job growth and as a result, personal income, spending, government … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, California Lutheran Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, Construction, Economics, economy, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, Inflation, new+home+sales, Policy+ Los+Angeles+Times, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, southern+california+thousand +oaks, Tim+Freund
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The Great Recession and the Retooling of the American Realtor
The Great Recession has caused Detroit to reinvent itself; Main Street to redefine itself; Wall Street rethink itself; Silicon Valley to reboot itself and the American Realtor to retool them self. In fact all of the above will have retooled … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged Economics, economy, Home+prices, home+pricing, housing, Housing+sales, interest+rates, new+home+sales, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim Freund
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Dear Abby I’m Not…
The following is an excerpt from a recent experience… Dear Tim, We need to speak with you about our situation. My husband has lost his job after having his income decline over the past several years. To stay afloat, we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Loan Modification, Real Estate
Tagged Chase, Economics, economy, foreclosure, HAMP, Loan Modificaton, real estate, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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Case-Shiller-Schmiller, Here Comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
I’m not sure I can explain why the Case-Shiller Index posted a decline for January except to say their numbers aren’t reflective of my experience. Further given the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Index numbers reported just a day … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Real Estate
Tagged California, case+shiller, Conejo+Valley, Economics, economy, foreclosure, Home+prices, housing, real+estate, Short+Sales, Tim+Freund
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