Comments on: Advice from LA First-Time Home Buyers: “Keep Hope Alive!” http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html Redfin Los Angeles Sweet Digs Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:43:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Los Angeles Real Estate Los Angeles Real Estate - Advice from LA First-Time Home Buyers: “Keep Hope Alive!” | Redfin … http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30645 Los Angeles Real Estate Los Angeles Real Estate - Advice from LA First-Time Home Buyers: “Keep Hope Alive!” | Redfin … Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:44:59 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/?p=2473#comment-30645 [...] more: Advice from LA First-Time Home Buyers: “Keep Hope Alive!” | Redfin … Share and [...] [...] more: Advice from LA First-Time Home Buyers: “Keep Hope Alive!” | Redfin … Share and [...]

]]> By: Linda http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html/comment-page-1#comment-29610 Linda Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:53:08 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/?p=2473#comment-29610 We had an agent, she was pushing us toward house about $50,000-$60,000 more than we wanted to pay.we now see properties we would have bought, if we were offered them, for the price we wanted to pay- sold. She was just looking for a big pay off. We also see houses unlisted, although they are not sold, and re-listed with $50,000 -$100,000 mark up. Yet, there is another 250,000 foreclosures coming up. Anyone can explain this to me? We had an agent, she was pushing us toward house about $50,000-$60,000 more than we wanted to pay.we now see properties we would have bought, if we were offered them, for the price we wanted to pay- sold.

She was just looking for a big pay off.

We also see houses unlisted, although they are not sold, and re-listed with $50,000 -$100,000 mark up. Yet, there is another 250,000 foreclosures coming up. Anyone can explain this to me?

]]> By: Tom http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html/comment-page-1#comment-29061 Tom Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:43:43 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/?p=2473#comment-29061 We switched from a traditional agent to Redfin about 1 month ago. The last straw with our traditional agent was related to a house that almost came back on the market. Our final bid was equal to the final bid of the winning buyers. We were told that they went with the other bid because they said their financing was locked up and they would only need 21 days to close. SO, we submitted a back up offer. 2 Months later, we saw it on Redfin accepting back up offers - turned out the other buyers were having problems with their financing. In the end, we were told that the other buyers bank was moving forward. We no longer see the house listed or accepting back ups, but we don't see it closed either. Anyway, we saw it reappear on Redfin accepting back you, and we told our Agent. She insists that she saw that too, and was going to call us...but the point is, a traditional Agent might not have let you know either. We switched from a traditional agent to Redfin about 1 month ago. The last straw with our traditional agent was related to a house that almost came back on the market. Our final bid was equal to the final bid of the winning buyers. We were told that they went with the other bid because they said their financing was locked up and they would only need 21 days to close. SO, we submitted a back up offer. 2 Months later, we saw it on Redfin accepting back up offers – turned out the other buyers were having problems with their financing. In the end, we were told that the other buyers bank was moving forward. We no longer see the house listed or accepting back ups, but we don’t see it closed either. Anyway, we saw it reappear on Redfin accepting back you, and we told our Agent. She insists that she saw that too, and was going to call us…but the point is, a traditional Agent might not have let you know either.

]]> By: Mathew http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html/comment-page-1#comment-29047 Mathew Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:25:48 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/?p=2473#comment-29047 @Jean, Actually if you set a property as a favorite and have your saved searches set to e-mail you updates then you would be notified via Redfin when that property is sold, off the market, relisted etc. I use this feature and it's great. @Jean,

Actually if you set a property as a favorite and have your saved searches set to e-mail you updates then you would be notified via Redfin when that property is sold, off the market, relisted etc. I use this feature and it’s great.

]]> By: Jean http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2009/06/advice_from_la_first-time_home_buyers_keep_hope_alive.html/comment-page-1#comment-29045 Jean Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:23:44 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/?p=2473#comment-29045 Good advice and I'm glad it worked out for them. But honestly, a good real estate agent would have flagged that property so that the minute it was re-listed, the agent should have called them to see if they were still interested. It's great that buyers be pro-active, but why can't agents be, too? Good advice and I’m glad it worked out for them. But honestly, a good real estate agent would have flagged that property so that the minute it was re-listed, the agent should have called them to see if they were still interested. It’s great that buyers be pro-active, but why can’t agents be, too?

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