Most people think that January is the slowest month for real estate! I think that's just a fat excuse to enjoy the holidays a bit longer. In fact, I put my money where my mouth is, and we're already seeing results!
That's right. I made a $...
We don't just sell single family homes here at Arbitrage, we also sell condos/townhomes as well. In fact, here are the recent properties that we quietly sold in the past few weeks. Each buyer & seller gets the same personalized attention ...
Help me get this home sold and take off to Vegas!
Coming Soon! --- 2616 N. Keystone Street
Hope you had a great Christmas weekend. Here's a really nice 3 bedroom home we just listed in Burbank. It's going to come on the market in a few ...
I'm excited to introduce to you our December 2011 MarketTrends Report. In this report, you can easily gauge where we're at with the market while keeping you apprised of national market data. I really enjoy compiling this information for you s...
Did you really think that Thanksgiving and the so-called "holidays" would slow us down? Not a chance. In fact, we sold this one in 14 days flat. That's right! This home was in escrow on Day 3, and we closed it in only 11 days right after th...
JUST SOLD! 1715 Greenbriar Road; Glendale, CA 91207
(Click on the exclusive video below to see Albert talk to his ecstatic seller)
We're excited about our recent close on 1715 Greenbriar Road in Glendale. This home was on the market for o...
Equity Sales vs. Short Sales & Foreclosures
A lot of people have been asking me about the impact of Equity Sales (typically regular sales) versus short sales and foreclosures. My 5 minute video explains the following:
Local comparisons ...
ARBITRAGE SEPTEMBER 2011 REAL ESTATE PODCAST
Hope you're having a great week. We just finished our September 2011 Real Estate Podcast not too long ago with Joe and Terry. It's about 7 minutes along and we cover the following information:
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HOW TO SELL REAL ESTATE IN THE TOUGHEST MARKET EVER!
There's nothing better than giving back, and that's exactly the foundation that Arbitrage was built upon. During the course of nearly 15 years, we have come up with some of the most u...
Arbitrage July 2011 Real Estate Newsletter Released!
I'm excited to announce the release of our July 2011 Newsletter. Click here to view the full version.
In this issue:
Nicole's arrival
Today's amazing interest rates & loa...
SOLD in only 29 Days! -- South of the 134 Freeway
Albert almost got into a fight with the appraiser on this one!
The average home South of the 134 Freeway sells within 83 days and normally experiences an 8.5% drop in value before it sells.
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What the heck is Albert doing in Northridge???
Just setting another record while lost in another community!
I've probably sold about a half dozen properties in Northridge, and admit that I don't quite know the neighborhood as well as I kn...
SOLD -- $800/Square feet!
I'm pleased to announce another sale that we just closed today at $800/sq.ft.. The seller never thought this was ever imagineable, but we were able to get an ALL CASH offer and close in only 15 days. This property...
It was actually a cloudy Wednesday morning on May 18, 2011. Mania was scheduled for her induction at 9:00 a.m. at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Though we didn't get much sleep, we were interrupted by a phone call at 7:30 a.m. ...
At Arbitrage we believe in making REAL estate REAL fun too! So, we decided to make the Super Bowl fun by having a small contest and testing your luck.
Think you can predict who's going to win this Sunday's game? Well, let's see how good yo...
When our seller came to us for help, she was extremely concerned with how the neighbors home would affect the sale of her property.
I actually met with the other neighbor a few months back, went over my entire game plan, pricing strategy, a...
Hope you're having a great start in 2011!
I'm excited about releasing our recent 2011 Arbitrage Newsletter. We've incorporated a lot of exciting stuff for this year. Our most popular is the $25,000 Giveaway that we're offering. Our recent...
Happy New Year!
I wish you and your families great health and happiness for 2011. I also thank you for an amazing 2010 as we ended the year with a total of 102 buyers and sellers with a total (closed) sales volume exactly $65,626,633 -- a R...
APPRAISE THIS BABY!
Hello again!
I'm really excited about this sale as it topped off another record. It sold at $399/sq.ft. (just a buck shy of $400). It's been really challenging battling these appraisers who are using comparables from...