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Buying Or Selling A Home In Big Bear? 3 Critical Contingencies To Keep In Mind.

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By on August 23rd, 2009
Categories: Big Bear Buyers, Big Bear Real Estate News, Big Bear Sellers
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The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) residential purchase contract (RPA) has three standard contingencies built into the contract – Loan Contingency, Appraisal and Buyer’s Inspections.  Most of the problems that come up in a real estate transaction fall under these 3 contingencies. If the contract is left unchanged, the period of these three contingencies is [...]

Bank Owned Properties – What Today's Sellers Need To Learn From Them

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By on October 8th, 2008
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Bank owned properties dominate the headlines in today’s real estate world. Rightfully so, they are setting the pricing standards in most areas while comprising roughly 20%-70% of the current closed sales for many areas in our Nation. Here are a few recommendations for sellers that want to sell in this market and what they can [...]

Absorption Rates For The Big Bear Real Estate Market – April 2008

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By on April 28th, 2008
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The time it will take to sell a house in Big Bear dropped by 10 months in April 2008.  With the pick up in home sales that we saw in March, the absorption rate for the Big Bear real estate market dropped from 32.72 months to sell to 22.80 months to sell.  This is encouraging [...]

Absoprtion Rates For Big Bear Real Estate – March 2008

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By on March 16th, 2008
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The absorption rate provides a clear picture of what is happening in the real estate market and is good to share with buyers and sellers. I determine the absorption rate for Big Bear by taking the previous month’s sales in a particular price range or area (you can use others like bedrooms, square footage and such), and divide [...]

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