Brayton's Big Bear Blog

What are the roads like in Big Bear?

What are the roads like in Big Bear? Thinking of looking at property this weekend? I have been previewing properties and showing clients, but it is challenging getting to the front door on some listings, the roads are fine and parking consists of leaving the car in the street as far over as possible, out of the way of traffic. Here are some photos taken today (03/02/2010) about 1:00

Buying a Bank Owned Property in Big Bear, CA - What Price Should You Offer?

Buying a bank owned property in Big Bear, CA? The price you offer

should be close to list price if you really want the property and it has been listed for less than a few weeks. The longer it is on the market, the more the bank will bend on price. If it looks like it is a great deal, it is. There may be another buyer that has missed out on another property because they wrote an offer that the bank rejected, and this time they will make sure they get it and will present an offer the bank will accept on the property you are thinking of making a low offer on. Yes, it happens! 

If you are thinking of taking advantage of the great prices of bank owned cabins in Big Bear, not to mention some low interest rate loans, why not start to look? All 3 properties below were bank owned, so you can see there are all kinds of available properties.   Search Bank Owned properties in Big Bear Now.

      

Stats for sold properties in Big Bear Lake

Sold properties for July, August, September, October and November 2009 for residential properties

# of listings sold
July 87 (30 are bank owned)
August 76 (25 are bank owned) 
September 94 (34 are bank owned)
October 94 (31 are bank owned)
November 90 (28 are bank owned)

Average Selling Price per Sq. Ft.
July $168.30
August $167.99
September $155.67
October $ 184.66
November $165.64

Average Number of Days on Market (How many days until accepted contract)
July 133
August 127
September 111
October 137
November 143

Average percentage of sold price compared to list price
July 95%
August 94%
September 96%
October 96%
November 95%

Kids say very funny things!

I had a buyer sitting in front of me with her young son and she was commenting on the fact that they really need a get-a-way home in Big Bear Lake. They want to be in the mountains and let the kids run around in mother nature. The words were still hanging in the air when her son said, "Look out the window mommy, I just saw a monkey outside". This gave her an opportunity to mention again that they need a get-a-way as her son thinks that the squirrels are monkey's.

Have you lost your perspective? Do you need a get-a-way?

View Get-a-way's (properties) that are for sale

Moonridge area of Big Bear, CA