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Big Bear Real Estate – Monday Market Update For 2/2/2009

Below is your weekly update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 2/2/2009. Property Type Listings for Sale Change from Last Week Pending Sales Change from Last Week Sales Year to Date Change from Last Week RESIDENTIAL 906 -24 126 +7 40 +10 VACANT LAND 334 -11 13 +3 0 0 CONDOS 48 -1 6 0 1 0 GOVERNMENT LEASE 11 0 0 0 0 0 COMMERCIAL & RES INVESTMENT 50 -1 3 0 0 0 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 11 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1360 -37 148 +10 41 +10 A few notes about the market - Residential properties are … [Read more...]

No, It Is Not Always A Great Time To Buy Real Estate

[viddler id=99a7b553&w=545&h=349] Yes, you heard right.  There are times when buying real estate may not be the best move.  But, as pointed out in the video above, the decision should be unique to each buyer. If your only motivation is to get the best deal, then waiting right now could be prudent. However, there are plenty of buyers out there motivated by different objectives - getting the right location, getting a home before a certain time frame ends, getting a particular type of home or view, getting … [Read more...]

Big Bear Real Estate – Monday Market Update For 1/26/2009

Below is your weekly update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 1/26/2009. Property Type Listings for Sale Change from Last Week Pending Sales Change from Last Week Sales Year to Date Change from Last Week RESIDENTIAL 930 -6 119 +6 30 +9 VACANT LAND 345 +6 10 +1 0 0 CONDOS 49 -2 6 +1 1 0 GOVERNMENT LEASE 11 0 0 0 0 0 COMMERCIAL & RES INVESTMENT 51 -1 3 0 0 0 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 11 -1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1397 -4 138 +8 31 +9 A few notes about the market - Of the 15 residential properties … [Read more...]

Bank Owned & Short Sale Homes Taking Market Share In Big Bear

Active Listings % of Total Pending Listings % of Total Sold Listings Last Year % of Total Mom & Pop Seller 775 83% 36 31% 534 80% Bank Owned 69 7% 52 46% 115 17% Short Sales 89 10% 26 23% 18 3% Total 933 114 667 As evidenced in the table above, bank owned and short sale homes have taken a larger piece of the overall real estate pie here in Big Bear. 80% of the home sales in Big Bear for 2008 were your traditional, Mom & Pop seller.  That made sense as there was a similar percentage, 90-95%, … [Read more...]

The Best In Show Is First To Go

[viddler id=9775a0e6&w=545&h=349] Everyone knows it is tough to sell a home in this market.  It is not impossible though. While there are some things you cannot control, like location, there are certainly some other things that you can.   The asking price, the overall property condition, showing restrictions and the like are all things well within a seller's choice to make. Whether they decide to make the right choice is up to them. The two most important factors in getting a home sold in today's market … [Read more...]

Big Bear Real Estate – Monday Market Update For 1/19/2009

Below is your weekly update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 1/19/2009. Property Type Listings for Sale Change from Last Week Pending Sales Change from Last Week Sales Year to Date Change from Last Week RESIDENTIAL 936 0 113 -2 21 +15 VACANT LAND 339 +1 9 +1 0 0 CONDOS 51 0 5 +3 1 0 GOVERNMENT LEASE 11 0 0 0 0 0 COMMERCIAL & RES INVESTMENT 52 +1 3 -1 0 0 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 12 -2 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1401 0 130 +1 22 +15 A few notes about the market - The residential inventory leveled off … [Read more...]

Getting Pre-Approved For The Loan, Not As Boring As It Sounds

It goes with out saying that the getting a loan could be the biggest factor in determining whether or not a buyer is able to successfully close on a property. Along with a home or property inspection, I would say that 80% or more of the challenges that come up in buying a home in Big Bear fall into these two areas. Paying cash? Great, but you are one of the very few these days.  With tighter lender standards in this market, especially in the jumbo loan category (over $417,000 for my area), getting your loan in … [Read more...]

Big Bear Real Estate – Monday Market Update For 1/12/2009

Below is your weekly update for the Big Bear real estate market as of 1/12/2009. Property Type Listings for Sale Change from Last Week Pending Sales Change from Last Week Sales Year to Date Change from Last Week RESIDENTIAL 936 -18 115 +9 6 +6 VACANT LAND 338 -3 8 +2 0 0 CONDOS 51 +3 2 -1 1 +1 GOVERNMENT LEASE 11 0 0 0 0 0 COMMERCIAL & RES INVESTMENT 51 +1 4 -1 0 0 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 14 -1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1401 -18 129 +10 7 +7 A few notes about the market - The residential inventory … [Read more...]

Big Bear Real Estate Market – 2008 Breakdown

Below is the breakdown for the Big Bear real estate market in 2008. Big Bear Home Sales As previous mentioned on this blog, the residential sales, or homes sales, made up a significant amount of the sales in 2008, nearly 85% of the total market. Year # of Homes Sold % Change Median Sales Price % Change Average Sales Price % Change Days on Market List Price to Sales … [Read more...]

Everyone Wants A Deal When Buying Real Estate

I get that.  I would too. I have never had a buyer client say I want to overpay for a property.  It is rare that they even want to pay fair market value. While everyone wants a deal, very few buyers will actually act accordingly when a deal presents itself.  Buyers tend to get caught up more in the list price / offer price / sales price than the market value, so much so that when the right deal does come up, they miss it. The fact is that even in this "horrible" market, there are still an average of 50 buyers … [Read more...]