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Misleading list price on available Irvine homes may create some frustrated buyers?

September 2, 2009

This last weekend I went to an open house in Irvine California.  It is a great way to stay on top of the inventory and really know what is available.  I went a saw a beautiful home in the Woodbridge area that was such an amazing buy at the list price. 
The home was full of [...]

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10 Proven Strategies to Sell Your Irvine Home Now!

August 31, 2009

With the Irvine real estate market continually making adjustments, Realtors ®, builders, banks and home sellers are looking for solutions to sell their homes faster.  One of the obvious challenges we face as an industry is a lack of experience selling in a “buyers” market.
1. Know why you are selling – If your “bottom-line price” [...]

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I’m pre-approved for “X” dollars for my new Irvine home. Do I want to go that high?

August 28, 2009

When you speak with a lender regarding getting pre-approved for a loan to buy a home in Irvine, the lender you use will determine a purchase price that you will qualify for based on the information you provide.  The question is, just because you have been approved for a purchase price, doesn’t always necessarily mean [...]

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Does Jim Cramer from MAD MONEY have a crystal ball for the Irvine Real Estate Market?

August 27, 2009

Everyone knows who Jim Cramer is, and everyone loves listening to his investing advice.  So much so, that I just had a client of mine call me after 1 year at looking at emails that I have been sending him, to tell me….”Robert, I am now ready to buy a home in Irvine”.  I asked [...]

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5 steps to having ROCK-SOLID financing on your IRVINE offer!

August 26, 2009

The type of loan you are applying for and the documentation verifying your financial strength can make or break the deal.  Especially in this Irvine market where most homes are getting multiple offers, what can you do, as a buyer, to make your offer stand out from the rest?  I personally have had my clients [...]

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When you find the right home in Irvine….DON’T play games!

August 18, 2009
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I see it happen more times than not! A buyer finds the perfect home in Irvine…..the one they have been searching for, for over 6 months!  They try and play hardball and put in a bid lower than what they would actually be willing to pay and they loose out to a higher offer or [...]

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Foreclosure, Standard Re-Sale, or Short Sale: Which type of sale is the best in IRVINE?

August 14, 2009

There are 3 types of sales that we are experiencing in current IRVINE market place….No one sell is better than the other, however knowing more about each type of sale may help you understand the pro’s and con’s of each type of sale. 
1. Standard resale homes – This is where you are actually negotiating with [...]

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7 sure fire ways to increase your chances of getting your offer accepted on an IRVINE foreclosure.

August 12, 2009
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Let’s face it…..most people associate a “good deal” with a bank owned foreclosure, especially in Irvine, California. Currently there are only a handful of bank owned homes in Irvine, at only 9 total. Irvine foreclosures are sold just as fast as they are listed, especially if they are priced to sell, which most of the [...]

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I just bought a home in IRVINE. Do I qualify for the FIRST TIME homebuyer TAX CREDITS?

August 11, 2009

It amazes me at how many first time buyers still don’t know about the federal tax credit, so I thought I would take this opportunity to write about it, in hopes that someone will come across this post and benefit from it.  There are a lot of rumors regarding this credit, so I want to [...]

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Is the price of an IRVINE bank owned home negotiable?

August 7, 2009

Even though we are currently experiencing a great buyers market in Irvine, that doesn’t mean that sellers are just giving homes away.  Bank owned homes are far and few between in Irvine.  Currently there are a total of 8 bank owned foreclosed homes available for sale in Irvine out of a total of nearly 600 [...]

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