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    <title>Big Bear Real Estate Blog</title>
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    <description>Big Bear Life, Real Estate in Big Bear, Fun in Big Bear, Things to do in Big Bear, Home Values in Big Bear, Big Bear Real Estate Market trends, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Moonridge, Fox Farm, Lakefront Big Bear, Realtor in Big Bear, Castle Glen, Big Bear Real Estate, Moonridge, Coldwell Banker Big Bear, Big Bear Agent, Sugarloaf, Erwin Lake, Meadowbrook, Homes for Sale in Big Bear, Big Bear REO, Bank Owned in Big Bear, Vacation Homes in Big Bear, Big Bear Real Estate Agent </description>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1349015/moonridge-area-of-big-bear-sales-trends</guid>
      <title>Moonridge Area of Big Bear Sales Trends</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;As of 11/21/2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;dt&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Sold in the Moonridge Area / 90 days&quot; src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/moonridge90days11219.jpg&quot; height=&quot;280&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd&gt;Sold in the Moonridge Area 8/23/2009 - 11/21/2009&lt;/dd&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We had 52 closed sales in the Moonridge&amp;nbsp;area for the past 90 days. There are 110 active Moonridge listings, and 27 pending in escrow. &lt;strong&gt;We have a&amp;nbsp;6.47 month supply of inventory at the current rate of sale&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;12 of the&amp;nbsp;52 closed sales were Bank Owned and&amp;nbsp;5 were Short Sales.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The price differential shown above tells&amp;nbsp;us that the homes in Moonridge that are selling, sell very close to list price&lt;/strong&gt;. This isn't surprising to me,&amp;nbsp;price is the most important factor in this market. When a home is priced correctly it will sell, it's really that simple. Knowing what&amp;nbsp;price to list at is by far the most important decision a seller must make. List price should be based on market conditions and not a sellers perception or need. Banks are making this more apparent, they are not emotionally attached to homes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Bank owned properties are being priced based upon&amp;nbsp;comparable sales, and nothing else.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;This is why the bank owned homes sold in Moonridge&amp;nbsp;have an average of 30 days on the market and all of the other types of sellers are averaging&amp;nbsp;144 days in the Moonridge area. That's&amp;nbsp;almost 5&amp;nbsp;times as long as the average bank owned listing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When I look deeper at the statistics, the bank owned homes sold have a price differential of&amp;nbsp; 98.82%, and the other types of sellers are at 93.60% of list. &lt;strong&gt;During the extra days on the market the sellers were chasing the market with price reductions until they finally get their homes price to match the market, and then like magic they sell!&lt;/strong&gt; This is good, but not great. One thing that happens in this scenario is that the buyer sees that the home has been on the market 100 days or more&amp;nbsp;and decides that the seller must be motivated to take less. This generates a lower&amp;nbsp;offer, thus the 93.60% price differential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;First impression of value creates a sense of urgency in buyers, once lost the buyer assumes you are over priced&lt;/strong&gt;. If not, why didn't someone put in an offer?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you would like to discuss the Big Bear Real Estate market, please give me a call.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:29:42 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1349015/moonridge-area-of-big-bear-sales-trends</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1348937/market-condition-report-for-the-big-bear-area-11-15-2009-</guid>
      <title>Market Condition Report for the Big Bear Area 11/15/2009 </title>
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img title=&quot;Market Condition Report provided by &amp;quot;Chicago Title&amp;quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/mcrnov2009.jpg&quot; height=&quot;738&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Market Condition Report provided by &quot;Chicago Title&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please call me if you would like to discuss the Real Estate Market here in the Big Bear Area.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:17:28 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1348937/market-condition-report-for-the-big-bear-area-11-15-2009-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1337844/foreclosures-reo-urban-legends</guid>
      <title>Foreclosures / REO Urban Legends</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a great post and I agree. Israel is an agent that works for The Tim Wood Group,.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336428/reo-urban-legends&quot;&gt;Israel Barden (Coldwell Banker The Tim Wood Group)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Bloody Mary&quot; src=&quot;http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/4600000/Bloody-mary-urban-legends-4683926-580-780.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Bloody Mary&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It seems like everybody has a story about a cousin or brother in law or long lost Uncle who offered half of the asking price on a foreclosure and got it. It has almost reached urban legend status in this market. I have bad news for people that believe this story. There are no giant alligators in the sewer. If you say Bloody Mary three times in front of a mirror, she will not appear. Even more terrifying, there are no bank owned properties in Big Bear that you can buy for half of the list price.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a matter of fact, writing lowball offers is a sure way of losing out on a property you might really like. When an asset manager sees an offer that is over 10-15% low, they automatically put that offer into the crank file. Usually, they don't even bother countering an offer that low. When they do counter, it is usually for $100.00 off of the listing price. The only thing that happens when you write a really low offer is you lose all your credibility. Instead of coming off as a serious, viable buyer who is looking for a good deal, you come off as a shyster trying pick the bones of an unfortunate soul.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When a bank prices an REO property, they don't just pick a random number. They don't price it off of what the remaining loan is. They actually have Realtors give them price opinions on current market value. Then, they price the home at a fair market price. Usually, this a very good deal. Just because there is only $50,000 owed on $200,000 property, does not mean the bank will take $100,000 for it. They will sell you the property for a good, fair price. If you come in at $125,000, they will not even acknowledge you. If you come in at $150,000, they will counter at $199,000. If you come in at $175,000, they will probably give you a real counter to work with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am not saying that it is impossible to get a great deal. It is highly possible. You just have to reevaluate what a great deal is. If a home last sold for $350,000, and you buy it for $250,000, you are getting a great deal. You just need to be realistic. Plus, while you are dickering around with lowball offers, the odds are very good that someone who understands what is going on will come in with a respectable offer, and you will lose out. If you think it is a good deal, it is certain that somebody else will too. I feel the best strategy is too give the bank the opportunity to say &quot; Yes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:14:14 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1337844/foreclosures-reo-urban-legends</link>
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      <title>11 Homes Sold this Week in Big Bear 11/1/09 &#8211; 11/7/09</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold1119.jpg&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold1119a.jpg&quot; height=&quot;231&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbv.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=567145025&amp;amp;s=BBV&amp;amp;t=BBV&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click Here to see the details for these homes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;stevehirschler@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fax 909 866-3531&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:26:50 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326584/11-homes-sold-this-week-in-big-bear-11-1-09-11-7-09</link>
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      <title>San Bernardino County Average Sales Prices September 2008 vs 2009</title>
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;County/City/Area&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sept 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sept 2008&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Y-T-Y&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;% Change&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Bernardino County&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;150,000.00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;205,000.00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-26.8%&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Adelanto&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;80,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;131,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-38.9%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Apple Valley&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;105,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;162,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-35.1%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Barstow&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;55,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;106,250.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-48.2%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Big Bear City&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;150,250.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;207,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-27.6%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Big Bear Lake&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;305,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;272,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;12.1%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Bloomington&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;140,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;185,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-24.3%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Chino&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;300,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;341,250.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-12.1%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Chino Hills&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;430,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;422,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;1.8%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Colton&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;125,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;152,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-17.8%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Crestline&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;140,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;147,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-4.8%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Fontana&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;210,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;255,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-17.6%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Hesperia&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;126,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;175,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-28.0%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Highland&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;175,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;230,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-23.9%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Joshua Tree&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;113,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;118,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-4.6%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Lake Arrowhead&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;292,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;370,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-20.9%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Loma Linda&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;263,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;359,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-26.7%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Montclair&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;216,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;278,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-22.1%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Ontario&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;190,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;240,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-20.8%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Rancho Cucamonga&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;300,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;355,250.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-15.6%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Redlands&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;220,750.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;310,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-28.8%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Rialto&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;135,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;200,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-32.3%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;75,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;125,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-40.0%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Twentynine Palms&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;83,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;122,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-32.2%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Upland&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;317,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;414,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-23.4%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Victorville&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;120,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;160,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-25.0%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Yucaipa&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;204,750.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;277,500.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;56&quot;&gt;-26.2%&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td width=&quot;179&quot;&gt;Yucca Valley&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;110,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td width=&quot;83&quot;&gt;172,000.00&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Average sales price indicates the price of homes that sold, not the price increase or decrease of individual homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It's interesting to note that Big Bear Lake and Chino Hills were the only&amp;nbsp;two locations that had an increase. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Estate is local!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:22:16 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326578/san-bernardino-county-average-sales-prices-september-2008-vs-2009</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By: Robert Kleinhenz, Deputy Chief Economist&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The median price in California continued to increase in September, driven by lean inventory levels, while home sales remained on track with expectations for the month. The median price of a detached existing single family home was $296,090 in September, up 1.1 percent from the August median of $292,960, but down 7.3 percent from the September 2008 median price of $319,310. Barring a sudden decline in home values over the next few months, the statewide median price will register year-over-year gains by year end, although it will still be well below the mid-decade peak.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sales in California hit 530,520 homes in September, up 0.6 percent from August sales of 527,120 homes, and up 2.1 percent from September 2008 sales of 519,530 homes. With sales expected to stay in the low- to mid-500,000 range through the rest of the year, annual sales for 2009 will finish about 20 percent higher than the 2008 annual sales figure of 439,830 homes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Given recent price gains and sales levels, as well as lean inventory numbers that have averaged just over 4 months for the past 3 months, one should conclude that the California housing market is edging back toward its normal state. Indeed, these numbers are welcome developments for a housing market that was among the hardest hit in the country. But a look behind the topline numbers suggests that current conditions have resulted from a heavy dose of policy intervention and from efforts by lenders - who currently dominate the supply side of the market - to manage the flow of troubled mortgages and properties at all stages of the &amp;lsquo;foreclosure pipeline' from delinquencies to REOs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The number of defaults in California escalated rapidly in the last couple of years, with 111,700 defaults in the third quarter of this year and a record high of 135,400 defaults in the first quarter of 2009. Normally, the trend in foreclosures corresponds approximately to the trend in defaults with a one to two quarter lag so the number of foreclosures should be on the rise as well. Instead, the level of foreclosures has been steady at roughly 50,000 per quarter since the last quarter of 2008. This seems to be the result from the combination of policy intervention, including foreclosure moratoria last year and early this year as well as the federal loan modification program, and efforts by lenders to deal problem loans on a case-by-case basis. As a result, market supply has held steady at levels that have stabilized the median price at the state level and in most California markets. In a number of markets, there have been some modest price gains compared to earlier in the year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With current government policies and lender practices in place, home prices in much of the state should hold steady, aside from normal seasonal fluctuations in prices between now and next spring. In the end, price stability is necessary for discretionary sellers, as opposed to distressed sellers, to return to the market and drive the supply side of the market to more normal conditions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:19:32 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326576/nod-s-and-trustees-deeds-filed-in-california-2005-2009</link>
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&lt;li&gt;Current Residential Inventory Available 766&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Last years inventory 10/2008 - 1078&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Inventory is down 29% from last year&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Residential Sales closed in the past 30 days - 78&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Homes sold October 2008 - 73&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Number of year to date closed residential sales - 681&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Number of year to date closed residential sales 561 for the same period in 2008 +21.3%&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Current Pending sales 154&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;39 of these are Bank owned 25%&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;That means &amp;nbsp;75% are not bank owned!&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Bank Owned Homes 46 make up only 6% of the inventory available in Big Bear&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;That means 94% of the homes available in Big Bear are not Bank Owned!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;261 of the 681 sold this year were bank owned 38%&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;77 of the 561 sold last year were bank owned 13.7%&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What does all of this mean?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There are less homes to choose from currently than there were a year ago.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;More homes&amp;nbsp;have sold&amp;nbsp;this year than last year for the same period.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With 154 pending sales and 681 closed sales this year,&amp;nbsp;more homes&amp;nbsp;will be sold in Big&amp;nbsp;Bear this year than last year (669)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Bear does not have a high percentage of bank owned properties available,&amp;nbsp;but what is available is selling faster than other homes sold by traditional sellers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:18:51 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1302388/big-bear-real-estate-fast-facts-10-25-2009</link>
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1283727/943-d-lane-big-bear-city-</link>
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      <title>13 Homes Sold this Week in Big Bear, 9/26/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Sold in Big Bear&quot; src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold926.jpg&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;sold in Big Bear 9 26 09&quot; src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold92609.jpg&quot; height=&quot;229&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9&amp;nbsp;of these homes were traditional sellers &quot;69%&quot;, with a price differential of&amp;nbsp; 77.24% of list price and&amp;nbsp;107 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&amp;nbsp;of these homes were bank owned &quot;31%&quot;, with a price differential of 100% of list price and&amp;nbsp;18 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overpriced homes (over 90% of the listings) will sit with no activity until they lower the price to meet the market.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With 812 active listings on the market currently, the inventory has fallen about 8% in the past 30 days.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; rel=&quot;#someid6&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; rel=&quot;#someid7&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:stevehirschler@gmail.com&quot;&gt;stevehirschler@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fax 909 866-3531&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:54:13 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1257293/13-homes-sold-this-week-in-big-bear-9-26-2009</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1255704/43360-ridge-crest-in-the-moonridge-area-of-big-bear-lake</guid>
      <title>43360 Ridge Crest in the Moonridge Area of Big Bear Lake</title>
      <description>&lt;iframe src=&quot;http://listings.realbird.com/MiniSiteIFrame.aspx?id=A4B3C5D8&amp;amp;fid=45319&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;width: 450px; height: 490px; overflow: hidden; border: 0px;&quot; scrolling=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THIS IS A TURN KEY HOME OR VACATION RENTAL IN THE UPPER MOONRIDGE AREA. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS INCLUDED. ALL FURNITURE, DECOR, SMALL AND LARGE APPLIANCES, TV'S, VIDEO'S AND MUSIC, FOOSBALL TABLE, JACUZZI, LINENS AND DISHES. GREAT LOCATION WALK TO BEAR MOUNTAIN, GOLF , ZOO, AND THE NATIONAL FOREST. BEAUTIFUL DECK AND FENCED BACK YARD FOR PETS. LIVING ROOM AND FAMILY ROOM / DEN. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&#160;&#160;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;stevehirschler@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fax 909 866-3531&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:07:54 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1255704/43360-ridge-crest-in-the-moonridge-area-of-big-bear-lake</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1228233/10-year-deed-recording-information-for-the-big-bear-area-</guid>
      <title>10 Year Deed Recording Information for the Big Bear Area.</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:39:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Cabin in the Big Bear Area, 300 Bluebill, Big Bear City</title>
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:44:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>39578 Raccoon, Fawnskin / Awesome Lakeviews!</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:24:58 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>5 New bank Owned REO Homes in Big Bear, 7/25/2009</title>
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&lt;p&gt;As of this morning, we have&amp;nbsp;50 bank owned&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;homes (REO's) on the market, that's only 5.48% of the&amp;nbsp;912 active listings. Please call or email if you want to&amp;nbsp;purchase a bank owned home in Big Bear,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:32:18 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>12 Homes Sold in Big Bear, 7/19 &#8211; 7/26/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold7269.jpg&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold72691.jpg&quot; height=&quot;231&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbv.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1549505953&amp;amp;s=BBV&amp;amp;t=BBV&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to see the details on these&amp;nbsp;12 homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&amp;nbsp;of these homes were traditional sellers &quot;50%&quot;, with a price differential of&amp;nbsp; 98.17% of list price and 190 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&amp;nbsp;of these homes were bank owned &quot;33.3%&quot;, with a price differential of 100.67% of list price and&amp;nbsp;32 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 of these homes were short sales &quot;16.6%&quot;, with a price differential of 101.47% of list price and&amp;nbsp;399 days on the market.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*As you can see, homes in the Big Bear area are still selling within 10% of the list price consistently. Buyers that want to purchase here will be disappointed if they expect to find homes selling for 25% or more off of list price. This also means that homes won't sell until the price gets close to market value. Overpriced homes (over 90% of the listings) will sit with no activity until they lower the price to meet the market. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:57:56 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>619 Villa Grove, Moonrdige Area of Big Bear</title>
      <description>&lt;iframe src=&quot;http://listings.realbird.com/MiniSiteIFrame.aspx?id=A4B3C5D8&amp;amp;fid=41464&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;width: 450px; height: 490px; overflow: hidden; border: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;http://virtualtours2go.point2homes.biz/Listing/VirtualTour.ashx?HideBranding=true&amp;amp;ListingID=3639232&quot; height=&quot;730&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt; 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:58:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Year to Date Price Per Square Foot For Homes Sold in the Big Bear Area</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When you start your search for a second home in Big Bear you should spend some time looking at the different locations.&lt;/strong&gt; Location drives land value and that is why the same house is worth more or less in different areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lakefront homes for example have higher land values.&lt;/strong&gt; The current land value combined with the improvements (house) establishes value.&amp;nbsp;That is why a home on the lake that is functionally obsolete will still have a high value of one million dollars if it is located in a deep water location with a view.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This also explains why a beautiful home in a less desirable area may be worth little more than the building costs, and sometimes less. &lt;/strong&gt;Land has not been selling recently because construction costs are higher per square foot than the existing inventory pricing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Most homes that were built in the 90's for example had a building cost of less than $100 per square foot. &lt;/strong&gt;Currently we are seeing building costs between $150 - $225 per square foot using a licenced and insured contractor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are the different neighborhoods in the Big Bear area, and the &lt;em&gt;average&lt;/em&gt; price per square foot sold year to date&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lakefront - $516.44 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Bear Lake West - $227.30* &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Bear Lake Central - $186.41* &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Bear Lake East - $199.93* &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fox Farm - $197.14 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moonridge - $201.01 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fawnskin - $220.82 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Big Bear City - $147.83 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whispering Forest - $160.11 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sugarloaf - $125.58 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Erwin Lake - $124.67 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Meadowbrook&amp;nbsp;- $216.36 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Baldwin Lake - $147.66 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lake Williams - $117.81 &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Does not include lakefront home sales in these areas.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;stevehirschler@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previously Posted on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bigbearhomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/year-to-date-price-per-square-foot-for-homes-sold-in-the-big-bear-area/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&quot;Ask An Expert, Big Bear Real Estate&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:19:25 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1149310/year-to-date-price-per-square-foot-for-homes-sold-in-the-big-bear-area</link>
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      <title>Location, Location, Location! It's Important in Big Bear Too!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think some buyers are going about the home search backwards. They seem to be caught up in the deal.&lt;/strong&gt; Sure, the deal is important, but the biggest goal should be to purchase the right home in the right location&lt;strong&gt;. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=embed&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Big+Bear,+CA&amp;amp;sll=34.23084,-116.773317&amp;amp;sspn=0.008125,0.019033&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.245865,-116.880798&amp;amp;spn=0.137076,0.304527&amp;amp;z=12&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Valley&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Valley&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; there are many different locations to look at homes.&lt;/strong&gt; The areas, in no particular order, are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=+Big+Bear+Lake+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.250441,-116.873288&amp;amp;sspn=0.016247,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.240969,-116.950064&amp;amp;spn=0.017135,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big&amp;nbsp;Bear Lake&amp;nbsp;West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=+Big+Bear+Lake+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.250441,-116.873288&amp;amp;sspn=0.016247,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.243488,-116.925945&amp;amp;spn=0.017135,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake Central&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=+Big+Bear+Lake+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.250441,-116.873288&amp;amp;sspn=0.016247,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.245475,-116.896763&amp;amp;spn=0.017135,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake East &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Eagle Point, Eagle Point Estates, Summit Estates)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Fow+Farm,+Big+bear+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.240331,-116.866035&amp;amp;sspn=0.032497,0.076132&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.250441,-116.873288&amp;amp;spn=0.016247,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fox Farm &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(Castle Glen and Eagle Mountain)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Moonridge,+Big+bear+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.269364,-116.94118&amp;amp;sspn=0.008565,0.019033&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.232596,-116.858139&amp;amp;spn=0.034274,0.076132&amp;amp;z=14&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moonridge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; (High Timber Ranch)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Fawnskin,+92333&amp;amp;sll=33.849568,-116.545565&amp;amp;sspn=0.008607,0.019033&amp;amp;g=2120+N+Indian+Canyon,Palm+Springs,+CA&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.269364,-116.94118&amp;amp;spn=0.008565,0.019033&amp;amp;z=16&amp;amp;iwloc=A&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fawnskin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Whispering+Forest+Big+Bear+Lake+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.265303,-116.8823&amp;amp;sspn=0.017131,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.268939,-116.862946&amp;amp;spn=0.008122,0.019033&amp;amp;z=16&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whispering Forest&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Big+Bear+City+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.268939,-116.862946&amp;amp;sspn=0.008122,0.019033&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.264097,-116.847496&amp;amp;spn=0.017131,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear City&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Meadowbrook+Big+Bear+City+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.245439,-116.810374&amp;amp;sspn=0.017135,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.243914,-116.81443&amp;amp;spn=0.008567,0.019033&amp;amp;z=16&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meadowbrook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Erwin+Lake+Big+Bear+City+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.243914,-116.81443&amp;amp;sspn=0.008567,0.019033&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.241963,-116.790161&amp;amp;spn=0.016248,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Erwin Lake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=Sugarloaf+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=34.241963,-116.790161&amp;amp;sspn=0.016248,0.038066&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.242424,-116.827455&amp;amp;spn=0.017135,0.038066&amp;amp;z=15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sugarloaf&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=lake+wILLIAMS+BIG+BEAR+CITY+,+Ca&amp;amp;sll=47.562164,-100.862389&amp;amp;sspn=0.111897,0.304527&amp;amp;g=lake+wILLIAMS+,+Ca&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;ll=34.23084,-116.773317&amp;amp;spn=0.008125,0.019033&amp;amp;z=16&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lake Williams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Just click on any of these to see the google map of the neighborhood)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Price is very important, but if&amp;nbsp;the house is in the wrong location, you'll have a tough time&amp;nbsp;selling it to the next guy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;The best way to make your second home a keeper is to pick the location first. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please give me a call to discuss Real Estate in any of these areas. As a resident since 1990, I can tell you why they all appeal to buyers with different needs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; title=&quot;Big Bear Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; title=&quot;Southern California Home Search&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:38:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>6 New Bank Owned REO Homes in Big Bear 7/4/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/bankowned749.jpg&quot; height=&quot;847&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/bankowned7491.jpg&quot; height=&quot;845&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As of this morning, we have&amp;nbsp;50 bank owned&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;homes (REO's) on the market, that's only 5.39% of the&amp;nbsp;927 active listings. Please call or email if you want to&amp;nbsp;purchase a bank owned home in Big Bear,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:17:12 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1140360/6-new-bank-owned-reo-homes-in-big-bear-7-4-2009</link>
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      <title>220 N Eagle, Big Bear Lakefront Home on 1.5 Acres</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/220NEagleFlier.jpg&quot; height=&quot;994&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Previously Posted on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bigbearhomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/220-n-eagle-big-bear-lake-1-5-acre-lake-front-home/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&quot;Ask An expert, Big Bear Real Estate&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:08:59 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1140354/220-n-eagle-big-bear-lakefront-home-on-1-5-acres</link>
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      <title>Sold in Big Bear, Week Ending 6/27/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold6289.jpg&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold62891.jpg&quot; height=&quot;230&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbv.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1065059423&amp;amp;s=BBV&amp;amp;t=BBV&quot; rel=&quot;#someid0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to see the details on these&amp;nbsp;14 homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11&amp;nbsp;of these homes were traditional sellers &quot;78.5%&quot;, with a price differential of 100% of list price and 174 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&amp;nbsp;of these homes were bank owned &quot;.07%&quot;, with a price differential of 93% of list price and&amp;nbsp;17 days on the market&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2 of these homs were short sales &quot;28%&quot;, with a price differential of 100% of list price and&amp;nbsp;176 days on the market.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1132870/sold-in-big-bear-week-ending-6-27-2009</link>
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      <title>8 New Bank Owned REO Homes in Big Bear, 6 /27/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/bankowned6279.jpg&quot; height=&quot;974&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As of this morning, we have&amp;nbsp;42 bank owned&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;homes (REO's) on the market, that's only 4.59% of the&amp;nbsp;915 active listings. Please call or email if you want to&amp;nbsp;purchase a bank owned home in Big Bear,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; rel=&quot;#someid0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:38:09 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Sold in Big Bear, Week Ending 6/13/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold61309.jpg&quot; height=&quot;426&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/sold613091.jpg&quot; height=&quot;235&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bbv.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=1192305511&amp;amp;s=BBV&amp;amp;t=BBV&quot; rel=&quot;#someid0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to see the details on these&amp;nbsp;4 homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All 4&amp;nbsp;of these homes were bank owned &quot;100%&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price differential List/Sell was 98.87%!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Average days on the market only 53!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to &quot;Ask an Expert, Big Bear Real Estate Blog&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Previously Posted on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bigbearhomes.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/sold-in-big-bear-week-ending-6132009/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&quot;Ask An Expert, Big Bear Real Estate&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:29:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>10 New Bank Owned Homes in Big Bear 6/13/2009</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/bo6133.jpg&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh75/slhoo7/bo6131.jpg&quot; height=&quot;848&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;650&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;As of this morning, we have&amp;nbsp;43 bank owned&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;homes (REO's) on the market, that's only 4.68% of the&amp;nbsp;897 active listings. Please call or email if you want to&amp;nbsp;purchase a bank owned home in Big Bear, &lt;strong&gt;I will get you the best deal.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can show you any home for sale in Big Bear. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://search.stevehirschler.bbv.mlxchange.com/&quot; rel=&quot;#someid0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Big Bear MLS (Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idx-lite.diversesolutions.com/MLS/SoCal/Agents/shirsste&quot; rel=&quot;#someid1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Search the Southern California MLS&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Multiple Listing Service)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Hirschler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Associate, The Tim Wood Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Coldwell Banker Mountain Gallery &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;42153 Big Bear Blvd.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P.O. BOX 6820&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Big Bear Lake, CA 92315&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;stevehirschler@gmail.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;909 866-3481 EXT. 217 CELL 909 725-5889&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fax 909 866-3531&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stevesellsbigbear.com/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.stevesellsbigbear.com/&quot; rel=&quot;#someid2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;http://www.stevesellsbigbear.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/stevehirschler&quot; rel=&quot;#someid3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow me on Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigbearhomes.wordpress.com/feed&quot; rel=&quot;#someid4&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to &quot;Ask an Expert, Big Bear Real Estate Blog&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Previously Posted on &lt;a href=&quot;http://bigbearhomes.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/10-new-bank-owned-homes-available-in-big-bear-6132009/&quot;&gt;&quot;Ask An Expert, Big Bear Real Estate&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class='agent_signature'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:22:06 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1117417/10-new-bank-owned-homes-in-big-bear-6-13-2009</link>
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      <title>Recommendation on Yelp for a Big Bear Realtor</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;This was posted on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-tim-wood-group-big-bear-lake&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Yelp for &quot;The Tim Wood Group&quot; &lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Working with Steve Hirschler was a great experience.&lt;/strong&gt; I wish all real estate agents were like him. We came to Steve because we were looking for an investment and a vacation property, somewhere we could go to get away from the busy valley life in Los Angeles County and enjoy the mountains of Big Bear where we use to vacation as little kids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;His method and personality really came through from the first meeting with him and through the process of finding our great little Gambrel in the Moonridge woods.&lt;/strong&gt; At our first meeting, he helped take the car seat out of our truck so he could put it in his truck and drive us around the neighborhoods that he had planned to show us. He was very patient, being the father of 4 daughters himself, our one little boy was probably no trouble to have around at all. Steve is very knowledgeable about the area, he showed us many different places and made sure we kept in mind important strengths and desirability's of particular neighborhoods. &amp;nbsp;He really helped us to make a great decision about the Gambrel property. We knew it was going to be a lot of work, being a fixer REO property but my husband and &amp;nbsp;I needed a project to keep us busy anyway. We had a certain budget, went back and forth on whether or not we needed one bedroom or 2 bedrooms, or a garage and Steve really paid special attention to this where other real estate agents would just keep trying to increase the bottom line and show us properties not always within our strict price range. We finally chose the 2 bedroom Gambrel with one bathroom and a fireplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We were impressed with the way Steve marketed himself, we really enjoyed the streaming videos and the tone of his voice when describing properties. &lt;/strong&gt;We were also impressed by his track record and all of the properties that he sold within the community. I enjoyed when he pointed out the properties that &amp;nbsp;had sold. &lt;strong&gt;His confidence was contagious.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The customer service Steve provided was something that had not been familiar to us in quite some time.&lt;/strong&gt; He was not aggressive in a way where we felt anxious or rushed. He followed up with us on an almost daily basis and replied at once. That was probably the most pleasant thing about the whole transaction, his communication skills and the high class customer service that he provided. &amp;nbsp;My husband and I are not wealthy, we both work full time, but Steve treated us like we were customers willing to spend a million bucks. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank You, Steve!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Steve Hirschler, Big Bear Real Estate (Coldwell Banker, The Tim Wood Group)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:14:25 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1106486/recommendation-on-yelp-for-a-big-bear-realtor</link>
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