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Houston, We Have A Problem

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tim Freund

What happens when there are no homes to sell?  Seriously, have you ever stopped to consider what would happen if there were literally no homes to sell and no homes to buy? It seems ludicrous to even think about such … 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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The New Role Of The Old Open House

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Tim Freund

Back in the day of the MLS book, before the modern era of internet Listing Services, the open house was the only way a person could actually get into a home or sometimes even know a home was for sale.  … 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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Housing And Alfred E. Newman, “What, Me Worry?”

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tim Freund

If you didn’t know any better, you would have looked at this week’s Case-Shiller and NAR’s Pending Home Sale Index and conclude the housing market recovery had reversed and was still in decline.  Nothing however could be further from the … 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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There’s Gold In Them Thar Hills

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Tim Freund

Yes, yes the real estate market is turning.  Sales are up, distressed properties are down; the economy is getting better with an improving jobs picture and interest rates are crazy low.    Never before has there been such a confluence of … Continue reading →

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The (not so) Little Engine That Could

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Tim Freund

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 →

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How Important Are Comps? OR A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Closing.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Tim Freund

Just how important are comparable sales in the home selling process?  In “Real Estate Principles,” the fundamental course for all real estate licensees, students are taught that market value is, “Whatever price a willing buyer and willing seller agree to, … Continue reading →

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Hug A Realtor Day

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Tim Freund

I know what you’re thinking, “Is this guy a nut job or what?” or maybe, “That’s the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard…. Hug a Realtor… they’re a bunch of over paid, fancy-car driving so-and-so’s.”  I mean, talk about an easy … Continue reading →

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