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Santa Maria – Orcutt 2009 Real Estate & Foreclosure Market Update

01/14/2010 By Leave a Comment

1275 single family homes sold in Santa Maria and Orcutt in 2009. This excludes PUDs, condos, and manufactured homes. This figure is slightly higher than the 1255 homes which sold … [Read more...]

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People’s Self Help Housing Holds Seminar in Santa Maria

01/02/2010 By Leave a Comment

The Santa Maria Times reports that People's Self Help Housing is offering a seminar to help homeowners who are trying to prevent foreclosure. People's Self Help Housing is a HUD … [Read more...]

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Santa Maria CA & Lompoc CA Foreclosure Buyers Can Choose Local Escrow Companies

12/09/2009 By Leave a Comment

Finally! For those of you who read my blog recall my recent blog post on buying a foreclosure and not receiving your keys until the day after it closes, it appears that the … [Read more...]

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Santa Maria & Lompoc Buyers Betting on Appraisals to Save Them From Bidding Wars

11/20/2009 By Leave a Comment

There is intense competition for homes in the Santa Maria and Lompoc markets, especially for homes priced under $300,000. There simply aren't enough homes for interested buyers. … [Read more...]

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Buying REOs (Foreclosures) – You May Not Get Your Keys Until the Day AFTER it closes!

07/30/2009 By 2 Comments

Of all the delays that REO buyers must endure, this tends to be the most difficult to swallow. After you’ve crossed the finish line, the loan funded, and you’ve waited the … [Read more...]

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Buying Central Coast REOs (Foreclosures) & Market Trends

07/14/2009 By 2 Comments

Appraisal Fears. It appears that banks are beginning to fear appraisals. In the last two months, twice I had banks come back and make my buyer agree that they would stick with … [Read more...]

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Mint Properties Offers New Central Coast Foreclosure Property Search

05/26/2009 By Leave a Comment

I would like to announce a new foreclosure property search on my website: www.BuyCentralCoastForeclosures.com. Potential buyers can search for pre-foreclosure, auction, and bank … [Read more...]

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Is Cash Still King in the Santa Maria CA Foreclosure Market?

05/24/2009 By Leave a Comment

Cash buyers are getting the best deals in this competitive market. I've found that the best deals tend to be bank owned homes vs. short sales, and cash does help in the bank owned … [Read more...]

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Another Twist to REO Contracts in the Santa Maria CA Market

05/17/2009 By 1 Comment

I just received a counter offer back on a Bank of America property (formerly Countrywide) with a new twist that I haven't seen before in REO contracts. Countrywide officially … [Read more...]

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Bank Owned (REO) Delays in the Central Coast Market

04/18/2009 By Leave a Comment

You would think that once a bank found a willing buyer, who won the extended "highest and best" bidding process for a foreclosure property, they would be hot to close the … [Read more...]

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