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View from Aqua Building Condos in Downtown Long Beach

Jay Valento — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:06:17 +0000

View from Aqua Building Condos in Downtown Long Beach, originally uploaded by redwagonteam.

Check out the view from the Penthouse on the 17th floor at the Aqua Buildings. There are two condo buildings on Ocean Blvd in Long Beach that make up the Aqua Buildings. View Long Beach condos for sale in the Aqua Buildings at 388 Ocean and 488 Ocean Blvd in downtown Long Beach, California.

Aqua Building on Ocean Blvd Long Beach

Jay Valento — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:40:13 +0000

Aqua Building on Ocean Blvd Long Beach, originally uploaded by redwagonteam.

Long Beach’s Aqua condos offers city and ocean views in Long Beach. This even cooler when the Toyota Grand Prix in April is in town and your condo has an ocean view because you can view the race live from your balcony. Or watch the Long Beach Marathon in October….

Lighthouse in Long Beach CA

Jay Valento — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:30:09 +0000

DSC_0143, originally uploaded by Dan10956.

This Lighthouse is located in the Shoreline Aquatic Park which is next to the Aquarium of the Pacific near downtown Long Beach, California.

Rainbow Lagoon Just North of Shoreline Village

Jay Valento — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:29:39 +0000

Rainbow lagoon, originally uploaded by redwagonteam.

Another picture from the Crawfish Festival in Long Beach. Rainbow Lagoon is next to the Hilton Hotel I believe…which is next to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Crawfish Festival in Downtown Long Beach CA

Jay Valento — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:17:43 +0000

IMG00019-20090801-1615.jpg, originally uploaded by redwagonteam.

Stella and I along with our clients from Corona attended the Crawfish Festival in Long Beach’s Rainbow Lagoon this summer.

Housing Affordability Fund in California Mortgage Protection

Stella_Frize — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:58:40 +0000

The California Association of Realtors® has a new program called “Housing Affordability Fund’s Mortgage Protection Program”. It enables first time home buyers who lose their jobs due to layoff are entitled to receive $1500 towards their mortgage payment. If there is a co-borrower, they too are eligible to receive up to $750 toward the mortgage payment. Those payments can come in handy, wouldn’t you agree?

Is there a cost for you to be apart of this program? Learn the answer to this question at Long Beach real estate news

Pictures of Belmont Shore in 90803

Jay_Valento — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:24:17 +0000

Photos taken this morning in Belmont Shore on a walk around the neighborhood in Long Beach.

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Red Wagon Team Long Beach Updated

Jay_Valento — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:17:33 +0000

After many months of programming, our website www.redwagonteamlongbeach.com has been fixed and is now compatible with Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari browsers. Yippie! Related posts:New Listing by The Red Wagon Team at 5242 Ivywood La Palma CA 90623 Google Changes Their Name to “Topeka” but Would they Consider “The Red Wagon Team”? Related posts:

4 Ways to Celebrate July 4th 2009 Long Beach CA

Jay Valento — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:54 +0000

Four Ways to Celebrate July 4th, 2009 in Long BeachQueen Mary – they will be having live bands, a street festival and lots of fireworks around 9 pm.

The Belmont Pier located in Belmont Shores off of Ocean Blvd and Termino. Join in the fun with a BBQ & Beer Garden, Live Music on the Pier….party down….the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach will be having an event this year….the cost of this event is $20….go to www.belmontpier.com for more details.
Head to the Beach around 9 pm and watch the firework shows for free. Bring a lawn chair or beach chair and you will be able to see and hear all of the great firework shows for FREE.
Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium at 5000 E Lew Davis St.–Long Beach Fireman’s Memorial Association Gates open at 6pm Adults $10, Children & Seniors $7

Surfside, California is a cool place to watch Fireworks even though they are illegal in Long Beach, Seal Beach and Surfside, you can camp out on the beach and watch the shows going on up and down the coastline.

Other Beach Communities to Consider are:

Redondo Beach CA
Seaside Lagoon
200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach
Gates open at 2:00, Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
Kids 3rd Annual Freedom Parade at 7:30, Live Entertainment until 11;00 p.m.

Happy 4th of July 2009….

Jay Valento & Stella Frize,
Happy Realtors & Co-Founders of The Red Wagon Team
800-300-6126
Long Beach Real Estate

P.S. Jay will be in Belmont Shore on the 4th…he would love to meet you. Text message him at 562-413-7655.

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Long Beach Real Estate Statistics 2009

Southern California Real Estate Market Stablizes?

Jay Valento — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:14:53 +0000

Has the real estate market in so cal stabilized in 2009? If you are waiting for the bottom of the market, perhaps it is now…watch the video and tell us what you think…

Do You Need a Buyer Broker to Purchase a Long Beach Condo?

Jay Valento — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:53:53 +0000

What is a Buyer’s Broker?

A Buyer’s Broker represents a Long Beach home buyer’s best interests and negotiates on the home buyer’s behalf. The buyer broker can give the home buyer information about the home, area, prices, etc. that a seller’s agent, by law, cannot.

When you, the buyer, call a Long Beach real estate agent (listing or seller’s agent) or the agent’s company (seller’s broker) off a sign in the yard or an advertisement in a homes magazine or attend an open house, that agent and their company work for the seller. The listing agent and their company are bound, by law, to get the seller the best possible price and terms and not to divulge any information to you, the buyer that is contrary to the seller’s best interest.

“Employers say hiring a Buyer’s Broker is good business”. Chicago Sun Times.

Who Needs a Buyer Broker?

Anyone buying a Long Beach condo or home who wants a REALTOR® on their side and representing them, not the seller…especially people new to an area and first-time home buyers. A seller’s broker (listing company) CANNOT, legally or ethically, represent a home buyer’s best interests or negotiate for a lower price or better terms.

“Hire a Buyer’s Broker. When in the market for a home, the best defense is a strong offense. Using a buyer’s broker should save money.” Worth Magazine

“A buyer’s broker can provide information that an agent for the seller can’t”. The Augusta Chronicle

“You’ll get the surest representation from a single-agency broker or an exclusive buyer’s broker agreement.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine

The Red Wagon Team displays real estate listings from all of the real estate companies in Southern California. We hope that you would consider hiring one of our team members, who are licensed California Realtors, as your buyer representative with a buyer broker agreement to represent your best interests in a Long Beach real estate purchase.

Learn the Advantages of a Buyer Broker Agreement

Learn the Advantages of a Buyer Broker Agreement

Jay Valento — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:22:18 +0000

What Are the Advantages of Hiring a Buyer Agent?

The Seller’s Agent, also known as the Listing Agent, represents the interests of the property owner. The Buyer’s Agent, represents you, the buyer.

If you were going to purchase a condo in downtown Long Beach, California or any other area in Southern California, most likely you want to engage with a California Realtor® to represent you in the purchase.

Enlisting the services of a professional Buyer’s Agent is similar to using an accountant to help you with your taxes, a doctor to help you with your health care, or a mechanic to help you with your car. If you had the time to devote to learning everything about accounting, medicine, and automotive mechanics, you could do these services yourself. But who has the time? This is why you allow other professionals to help you in their specific areas of expertise.

We will take care of the hassles of everyday real estate transactions for you. We let you concentrate on your full-time job, while we do our job. We will guide you through the home-buying process and exclusively represent your interests as we help you find a home, present your contract offer, negotiate, and close on your home!

Just as your accountant, doctor, and mechanic understand your specific needs, your Buyer’s Agent gets to know your real estate needs and concerns. This type of relationship is built through open communication at all times. Real estate professionals can save you a lot of time by providing you all the details about any home before you see it. In addition, your Buyer’s Agent will listen to your feedback and concerns about each home.

The advantage to signing a Buyer’s Broker Agreement with a licensed California Realtor® is that you will have a professional agent working to find and secure the ideal home for you. It is nearly impossible to find a home that meets your needs, get a contract negotiated, and close the transaction without an experienced agent. You won’t need to spend endless evenings and weekends driving around looking for homes or trying to search computer networks by yourself. When you tour homes with your professional Buyer’s Agent, you will already know that the homes meet your criteria and are within your price range.

Entering into a Buyer’s Broker Agreement has countless advantages for you. When you sign the agreement, you are simply agreeing to “hire” a personal representative who, by law, must represent your best interests to the best of his/her ability. All of this personal service is available at absolutely no cost to you!!! The Seller’s Agent has negotiated a fee for the Buyer’s Agent and their real estate company. When you hire a professional agent devoted to protecting your needs and to helping you make one of the most important investment decisions of your life –- and you don’t even have to pay the fee!