FOUST Team Real Estate Blog

Hi all, I have nothing against a good sales pitch, I do have an issue with strong armed selling and using ones status as a bank owned prequal gatekeeper to intimidate selling agents and using alarmist tactics on their clients. I've got an offer ready to present on a property in Lakewood, CA and a...

Placentia real estatemay not be as well known as some of the surrounding areas, but real estate in Placentia should definitely be in the cross-hairs of most North Orange County home buyers. People looking to move to one of the surrounding cities will often fall in love with the quiet suburban nei...

Real estate in La Habra, California, might be the very best place to look for a good value on some Orange County real estate. While most are aware that it represents the inland border between Orange and Los Angeles Counties, many do not realize the full gamut of property types that La Habra has t...

Real estate in Brea, California, has seen some drastic changes in the last ten years. These changes have all been for the better and helped to transform a sleepy little Orange County city into a highly desired place to call home. Because of this, the city of Brea rates very high on our Orange Cou...

Real estate in Anaheim, California, may be the most diverse market in all of Orange County with regards to home choices and truly is the epicenter for the O.C. as it plays an influential role in the well being of the local economy. Coincidentally, a major factor in that influence is the relative ...

Although we can not argue about the fact that Disney is wonderful. and the happiest place on earth, we also have to give credit to Anaheim.  Guides about Anaheim real estate show that there is a whole lot to Anaheim.  Consider sports, entertainment, dining, unique living spaces, variety of cultur...

The very significant price declines in condos have started to pull the buyers in.  Of course they have to be qualified and have some money (not all that common), but the phone is ringing about the lower priced condos.  Some of the interest is from first time buyers, but much of the interest is fr...

What a surprise - AR staff is really on the ball (not that I ever thought differently).  I sent in a request about AR "as it is today" versus "as it was" a few weeks ago, and to my surprise I had uncovered a error in their program.  Admitting that they did have an error was more than I had expect...

We have been ignoring all of the "buzz" around the office about what the bank will and will not pay.  And it works.  You never get anything that you fail to ask for.  We have been asking for termite work and for home warranties, and the requests have been going through.  Maybe it is just oversigh...

It seems every time I meet new customers (buyers) the quality of schools comes up.  Now I understand the concern and desire to be in a good school system.  But really -- does every grade school child "need" to go to a "blue ribbon" grade school?  Have we as a society really overdone the school ra...