Home sales in Big Bear for February 2009 (57) were up 68% as compared to February 2008 (34), and 21% compared to January 2009 (47). Year to date home sales are up 66%, not bad. The first four months of the year are the four slowest of the year, so the outlook this year is not as bad as you hear every day on the news.  All real estate is local and this is good news for Big Bear. 27, or 47%, of the 57 home sales in Big Bear were bank owned and  5, or 8%, were short sales. The number of  short sales in Big Bear … [Read more...]