Call me at 626-533-3123 or email me at zakbushey@yahoo.com

Any homeowners looking to lease out their property I can also help as I offer full service property management options in my Glendora office for all of the surrounding areas.

After speaking with an attorney, choosing a Realtor that will help with marketing and selling the home in probate is an important aspect. Please allow me to be the Realtor that you deserve when it comes to selling your home.

Of the 177 available homes on the market, 121 are standard sales, followed by 41 short sales and 14 REO’s or Bank Owned properties that have foreclosed. The numbers may be off may a few as some agents don’t categorize the sale even though it’s required.

Glendora seems to be reasonable for families to buy a home now with over 50% of the available homes on the market being priced under $400,000.

With escrow fall out ratios on short sales still about 2 or 3 out of every 4, it would appear qualified buyers should stay focused on the standard sales and REO’s that have the traditional 30 day buying time frames. Waiting 6 months for a short sale only to have a bank turn it down at the end 50-75% of the time is not a good position for a Realtor to have their buyer to be in.

The Sage Court homes contain 64 attached three-story townhomes. These floor plans start at 1,346 sqft with 2 bedrooms and go up to 2,092 sqft with 4 bedrooms. All models have an attached two-car garage.

The Gardenia homes contain 81 attached two-story townhomes. These floor plans start at 1,350 sqft with 2 bedrooms and go up to 1,816 sqft with 3 bedrooms.

Both the Sage Court and Gardenia plans offer all of the amenities of Rosedale and the William Lyon areas. William Lyon Homes has their own pool area in addition to the Rosedale Pool. Only residents of Gardenia and Sage Court will be able to use both areas. The private pool area includes a regular pool, child pool, spa, fire pit and BBQ area.

For more info or to schedule an appointment to view these homes call me at 626-533-3123.

Chase, Citi, and Wells Fargo have implemented their own version of the short sale and implemented timelines that were initiated by HAFA. Some of these timelines give the lender 45 days to respond to a seller’s short sale request. There are ways that the banks can still delay this process by responding with a status update and not an answer, however, it’s still a step in the right direction.

Some other previous guidelines were that the property had to be owner occupied, no jumbo loans, and the process could not start until you had an offer. These are changing as some banks now allow for these previous restrictions to be waived. Some homeowners are even receiving letters from their lenders to encourage them to choose a Realtor and get the home on the market while the lender begins to look at the current value and evaluate their potential loss.

If you need to talk about your Short Sale options, please call me so that we can see what pre-foreclosure options you qualify for. I can be reached at 626-533-3123.

We are facing difficult times with crime rates on the rise in other cities but Los Angeles has kept a firm grasp on prosecuting criminals and getting them off the streets. Jackie, who currently works under Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley as Chief Deputy District Attorney has the experience and track record that we need.

Please join me in endorsing her to continue her great work!

My main focus is the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles and along with other agents in my office hope to adopt our first wish very soon.

We are also encoraging clients in Glendora to help support the SOS “Support Our Students” Program with their donations. Please read more about our program here. ABC Program

This Farmers’ Market is a great way for Azusa to draw not only their own residents, out to the downtown area, but to also attract people from other cities to visit. Make sure you bring cash as most of the vendors do not accept credit or debit cards.

All of the produce available is “Certified” by the State of California and most is vine or tree ripened. Besides the fruits and vegetables to buy at lower prices, there are activities and other vendors selling prepared food and specialty items like crafts and collectibles.

The social media buzz has taken this country and most of the world by storm. Twitter and Facebook, two of the most popular social media platforms are helping people stay in touch and spread information quickly.

Take Facebook for example, with over 500 million accounts worldwide it is estimated that 40 percent of Americans have an account. Many local businesses are getting involved with Facebook pages set up to spread mass communication like special events, sales and new products to local clients in their marketplace.

The Glendora real estate market is not only part of this trend, but possibly leading the way. This new trend is helping realtors get the word out quickly when new homes go up for sale.

Many Glendora realtors, including myself, are taking advantage of this instant marketing as a way to spread the word on available homes for sale to the targeted community. Take for instance, my Facebook and Twitter page, “Glendora Realtor Zak Bushey” that has over 500 members, with over 90 percent of those members being residents of Glendora or its surrounding cities.

Sarah Trent with Caldwell Banker Millennium, and Jeff and Nicholle Brang with Brang and Associates are just a couple of the many local realtors that are using their presence on Facebook to help promote the local real estate market. The California Association of Realtors is hosting social media events to encourage other realtors to use this platform as well.

According to the association’s event invitation, “It’s important for realtors to be present and accessible in the same digital arena as their clients.”  In fact, one event is taking place on the USC campus in April to attract more realtors and use the practices that these Glendora agents have already implemented.

When I obtain a new listing or have an open house on a local property, I post the photos and home information onto my social media page to share. The 500 or so members then see the home for sale and have the ability to share with their hundreds of friends, who are most likely also Glendora residents. That home then has the potential to be displayed in front of the majority of the city or area within a day or so, as soon as people log into their Facebook or Twitter accounts.

This means of mass communication is not only helping the realtors, but helping sellers get closer to the prices they are asking for their homes. It makes sense that a home for sale will get more offers as the number of interested buyers that see the home increases. This in turn lets the seller have more options when it comes to countering and finally accepting an offer closer to the fair market value of the home.

As technology and social media help bridge the gaps of communication and make this world a whole lot smaller, it will continue to benefit Glendora’s real estate market and other cities that take advantage of this instant viral marketing.

Social media allows residents of Glendora to be informed of current homes for sale around them, show them what local home prices are doing and even give them ideas on what they can expect to find if they decide to buy or sell a home here. So when you decide to sell your home, think about how soon it can sell if most of the city was notified of it on their Facebook and Twitter page.