PRIME HIGH-RISE CONDOS. METICULOUS DETAILS. PRICELESS AUTHENTICITY. One West Ocean, Long Beach’s tallest and fastest-selling residential tower, offers four exceptional, private luxury condos per floor. The commanding, 59-story ocean and city view condominium tower is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Long Beach. This full-time doorman designer skyscraper features beautifully tailored, expansive interiors that [...] Read more »
International Tower: Iconic Luxury High-Rise Living by the Shore
Address: 700 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802 Stories: 30 Units: 204 condos Types of Units: Wide selection, including 1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms; 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms Size Range: Approx. 880 sq. ft. to 1,260 sq. ft. Year Built: 1965 HOA Dues: Approx. $635/month Views: Breathtaking panoramic views spanning [...] Read more »
Short Sales 101: What’s All the Buzz About?
So you’re seeing the words “SHORT SALE†splashed all over real estate signs across town, on the news and in the headlines. Short sales are everywhere, but exactly WHAT ARE THEY and WHO BENEFITS from them? Let’s take a quick, painless, non-confusing look. You’ll be clued-in in no time, and if you have any questions, [...] Read more »
What Happened at REOMAC?
I just got back this week from the 2008 REOMAC Fall Conference in Hollywood, Florida. The event was attended by approximatley 2,000 industry people including asset managers, portofolio managers, REO brokers, attroneys and service provides. The event was more than half the size of thhe 5 Star Conference in Dallas last month. This gave the [...] Read more »
Secrets to Buying a Foreclosure-Series Intro
In this video I talk about one of the secrets to buying a foreclosure. This is going to be the beginning of a series of videos to help real estate buyers learn about buying foreclosed property. I am an REO agent. This means that I work for the banks to help them sell their foreclosed [...] Read more »
How Not to Handle a Short Sale Client
Well, last Friday was the first time I actually “lost” control with a client. We have been negotiating a short sale with this one particular client for about 3 weeks making great progress. In fact, it looks like we will be able to get the approval on the short sale today. This is a personal [...] Read more »
Tom Grounds Gives a Video Testimonial for Mark Shandrow’s Real Estate Sales Abilities
[No Auto Start]2AzOcJrszhI[/No Auto Start] I helped Thomas and Tara Grounds sell their condo and buy another condo in the height of the Holiday season a few years ago. They have both become good friends. Hear what he has to say about my abilities to price a property right in any market. Read more »
Short Sale Approvals on the Rise
Wow, what a few months makes. I am now having almost a 90% success rate with getting our short sales approved. Banks like Chase, Countrywide, HSBC and WAMU have done an incredible job streamlining their short sale negotiation processes. I guess they had to do something with the increase in volume. Certain banks can still [...] Read more »
Q and A Fact Sheet from CAR on Short Sales
Short Sale Fact Sheet Information Provided by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) Introduction Increasingly, lenders are making loans in amounts that become too difficult for borrowers to repay. Some of these borrowers may not be able to fulfill their mortgage obligations. When a borrower is no longer in a position to make the mortgage [...] Read more »
Another Short Sale Success In Los Angeles
I just closed a short sale at Tacoma Avenue last month. This is a beautiful property and the buyer is lucky to get. This two story home was sweeping views of the valley was just built in 2006. Everything was brand new. My client, Brian, purchased the property in 2006 for $850,000 with 100% financing. [...] Read more »
Ten Common Deal Killers for a Short Sale
From my experience doing short sales in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the following list are the ten most common deal killers for doing a short sale (in no particular order): The seller lies about their assets and the bank finds out. The seller disappears or becomes non-responsive toward the end of the short sale [...] Read more »
