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Bank Owned Foreclosures are selling like hotcakes on North Orange County!

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX of North Orange County

Now is the time to move on North Orange County houses (especially bank owned foreclosures).

I've been working with a lot of first time buyers recently who suddenly feel that now may be a good time to buy their first house. The surprising thing is how aggressive we have had to be when making an offer. There are some short sale listings that are priced below market value but I've noticed that the listing agent hasn't even contacted the lender yet to see if that would be an acceptable price. These properties are probably not worth pursuing.

The standard sales and the bank owned foreclosure REO's are selling like hotcakes. Now is not the time to wait for prices to go down. My clients have all noticed the difference in just the last few weeks. If you are not prepared to make an offer at above the listing price within the first couple of days of hitting the market, you will not even get a chance for your offer to be accepted.

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Abacus Properties, Inc. DBA Apple Dream Homes
Abacus Properties Inc. - San Diego, CA

It's the same in San Diego...there are always multiple offers on good REO properties. Location is everything!

Investors are definitely coming out of the woodworks and actually writing offers!

Apr 07, 2008 12:33 PM
Rob Arnold
Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. - Altamonte Springs, FL
Metro Orlando Full Service - Investor Friendly & F
It seems like all that is selling here in Florida is foreclosures and cheap prices.  Everything else is just sitting there with no showings or offers.
Apr 07, 2008 12:39 PM
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QEC Internet Services - Long Beach, CA

I think the market and reality are about to meet.  We'll no longer be talking prices no longer valid in the market, but actual values at todays prices.

Look at gas as a prime example.

Apr 07, 2008 01:00 PM
Michael Wayne Jackson
Coldwell Banker - Novato, CA
Broker - Seniors Real Estate Specialist Novato
I hear there are multiple offers on every bank owned property I've written an offer for, it's definetly a hot market in some parts of Alameda adn Contra Costa Counties
Apr 08, 2008 08:16 AM
Lori Mode
The Mode Real Estate Group - Elk Grove, CA
Real Estate Made Simple
Things havce changed in Sacramento also...we are seeing multiple offers in a very short time...most of our new REO listings are going pending very quickly.  It's nice to see the inventory start to go down a bit!
Apr 08, 2008 06:07 PM