reo: Do I Really Need To Do A Home Inspection? - 10/24/09 04:06 PM
The Home Inspection has always been pivotal point when buying a home in Big Bear Lake, CA. The importance of this fairly inexpensive inspection has become even more important with the influx of the bank owned, REO properties. When you buy a home in the Big Bear valley from a home … (0 comments)
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reo: What does Real Estate and Weather have in common? They’re both local! - 05/14/09 03:11 PM
Previously Posted on www.tonycard.com
I was reading through a Real Estate forum yesterday when I came across a consumer asking the question, "How Much Should I offer On a House?" The majority of the responses were statements like, Offer 80% of asking price, or my all time favorite answer was LOWBALL … (0 comments)
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reo: Bank Owned Property in Big Bear Lake, CA - 05/04/09 01:42 PM
One of the first questions that I ask a potential seller when I arrive at his house to discuss listing his home is, do you really need to sell? If they answer that question with no, then my recommendation is to hold on to the property. I'm sure that this sounds … (0 comments)
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reo: How much off asking price should I offer? - 03/26/09 05:46 PM
That is a very common question that I get from buyers who are looking to purchase a home in Big Bear. It matters not whether it is a Seller's market or a Buyer's market, the question is asked. I've even been asked if it is safe to figure on offering 30% … (6 comments)
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reo: Five Of The Most Frequently Asked Questions I’m asked in Big Bear - 03/18/09 04:20 PM
Previosly posted on www.tonycard.com
I've been selling Real Estate for the Tim Wood Group at Coldwell Banker in Big Bear since 2003. In this time period, I've seen the market do some crazy things. In 2003 we had a strong sellers market with double digit appreciation. In those days, the days … (0 comments)
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reo: Has the Big Bear Real Estate Market hit the bottom? - 03/11/09 03:31 PM
This is one of the questions that I get almost daily. This question got me thinking about the changes in the Big Bear market between 2008 and 2009. As the results are rather interesting, I thought I would share them with you.
Let's compare the number of homes sold in January … (2 comments)
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reo: If Real Estate is local, then your Realtor should also be local. - 03/07/09 06:49 PM
If you're looking for beach front property at Newport Beach, wouldn't it make sense to hire a Realtor who specializes in the ocean front property? What good is a Realtor from San Bernardino going to be? Is your local Realtor going to be qualified to answer your questions about … (0 comments)
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reo: How Can A Seller Compete With the Bank Owned, REO Listing - 02/02/09 10:11 AM
As a Realtor in Big Bear Lake, I have the opportunity to meet with a number of people, some Buyers and some Sellers. In the five years that I've been selling Real Estate in Big Bear, I've gone from a very strong seller's market to the current Buyer's market. The days … (0 comments)
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reo: Over Pricing Your Big Bear Property Will Cost You A Lot Of Money - 01/10/09 05:48 PM
Three months ago, I took a listing on a clean 1 bedroom cabin in the east end of the Big Bear Valley. The problem is that I took the listing at to high a price. After previewing the cabin, I suggested a list price of $99,000. At that time, there … (0 comments)
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reo: 10 Ways To Help You Sell Your Big Bear Cabin - 12/29/08 02:44 PM
There's little doubt that the real estate marketplace in Big Bear and all over California has changed from a Seller's to a Buyer's market. Sale volume has dropped off from where it was at the peak in 2005. The days of quick sales and multiple offers are few and … (0 comments)
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reo: Dentist or Realtor, Who would Your Prefer To See? - 12/24/08 12:49 PM
When the time comes to buy a property in Big Bear, do you shutter at the thought of dealing with Real Estate Agents? Have you ever been in escrow on a property and wondered if your agent was really working with your best interests in mind?
More and more people are … (0 comments)
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reo: 6 Questions Commonly Asked By Big Bear Real Estate Buyers - 12/22/08 03:39 PM
With the change in market conditions my clients are asking me a lot of questions while we're out looking at property in Big Bear. I've compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked questions and thought I would go over them in this blog.
•1) What is going … (0 comments)
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reo: Bank Owned (REO) or Short Sale - 12/03/08 04:55 PM
There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not on the phone talking to clients about Short Sales. Today's buyers spend a lot of time on the internet looking at cabins for sale in the Big Bear area before they ever come up and look around. Between the bank owned, … (0 comments)
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reo: Buying Or Selling Your Big Bear Cabin In These Economic Times - 10/12/08 03:29 PM
The economic situation that we're experiencing in the United States today is unprecedented. I am too young to have experienced the Great Depression but I have read a lot about it and it didn't sound like it was much fun. You hear on the news day in and day out that there … (0 comments)
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reo: Big Bear Agent Sales For 2008 - 10/04/08 05:01 PM
You've waited and waited for the prices of Real Estate in Big Bear to drop to a level that you can afford. Now that the prices have fallen, you're ready to start looking.
You've spent time looking at cabins on the Internet but you really don't know what's a … (0 comments)
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reo: Evolution of the Big Bear Real Estate Market. - 09/28/08 05:44 PM
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In 2002 the Realtors in Big Bear sold 911 pieces of property and the Real Estate boom was off and running. In two years, the sale of property in Big Bear jumped from 911 units to 1913 units. By 2007, the number of units sold dropped to 797.
In … (2 comments)
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reo: Big Bear Land - 09/17/08 03:30 PM
As long as I've been selling Real Estate in Big Bear, land has always sold well. It was not unusual for the neighbors to start calling in as soon as the sign was placed in the ground. In a lot of cases, the neighbor would jump at the opportunity to buy … (0 comments)
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reo: Prices Have Fallen!!! - 08/13/08 07:12 PM
When the market was a strong sellers market, I would hear clients tell me that instead of buying a cabin in Big Bear, they would wait for the market to cool off and for values to fall. Every year I would hear this and every year, prices would increase. We all … (0 comments)
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reo: Foreclosure Activity in Big Bear Lake, CA - 08/13/08 03:14 PM
Barbara Cheek from First American Title sent a report out today listing the break down of foreclosed properties within the Big Bear Valley. I thought it was good information to share with you. The report is broken down into three categories. They are
Pre-foreclosures These are properties that are in default … (0 comments)
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reo: Will The Seller Pay My Closing Costs On A Short Sale? - 08/11/08 01:21 PM
In this ever changing Real Estate Market, we are seeing a lot more bank owned, (REO) properties for sale as well as Short Sales. Once the home has been foreclosed on and becomes a bank owned or REO, we all know that the banks have already taken a hit on the price … (9 comments)
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