Clients contact me and want  to look for foreclosures http://www.claudinereal.com/Foreclosures.htm …and I really want to help but it seems that our area is “LOW” on foreclosures …I am of course of areas where “my clients” would like to buy …desirable areas that make sense down the road for resales (isn’t the main focus when buying foreclosures) .

What I am finding out is that looking at “regular” listings and reading in between the lines we can understand which are the ones we will be able to “get” for much less and at a comparable price that you would have on a short sale or foreclosure.

Most of the sales closed this summer were is this parameter.

Let me tell you more…don’t be shy and post your comment if you disagree.

I always spend my summer in town ; this is the down time I usually use to update my websites and take care of projects kind of put aside during season.

This is it is all different.

I have closed over 12 escrows….still a few deals not closed….and more coming …

And I am reading everywhere how bad things are!

Our local micro market is doing fine..(Well I would not say that we are selling at prices seen 2 years ago…but we are selling ..)

Deals are being made and mainly with foreigners (Canadians for the most part down here) and most of them cash deals.

What is the impact for us getting close to our season ? The inventory is coming down…not as much as we would like to see…but coming down.

See my real estate  news items : http://www.claudinereal.com/Real_Estate_News.htm

What are your concerns in buying real estate NOW in our area ?

Have you heard things different that what I am saying ?

Yes hot but hot hot in sales !  I am selling just as if we were in high season and I understand …understand the buyers brave enough to come and run around with me in 110 degrees heat to look for the deal! And yes deal are being made…and yes sellers are accepting low offers…and I am not shy of writing low offers.

This might be my best year yet in sales !! So by reading the news media …I feel I am living on another planet or continent because I AM BUSY!! and I AM SELLING!..

Take a look a the statistics page of the site http://www.claudinereal.com/Area_Sales_Statistics.htm