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Joseph GabbaianSenior Vice PresidentGRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Real Estate Downturn Finally Arrives in West Los Angeles

January 13, 2009

As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis | www.nytimes.com

- The West Los Angeles commercial real estate market, once considered bullet-proof due to its strong fundamentals, is hit hard by the recession. - The Westside market experiences its first negative absorption in five years, and rental rates, which had gone up in the face of declining absorption, drop for the third consecutive quarter. - The declining market forces lenders to take back a $1.5 billion portfolio of office buildings in West Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

HOW TO SPEND $350 BILLION

January 13, 2009

Bush seeks remaining 350 billion dollars for finance bailout | www.earthtimes.org

Congress wishes to have greater accountability over the expenditure of this next $350 billion.  It also wishes to see some of this money go into the actual prevention of future foreclosures.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

HOW TO AVOID FUTURE FORECLOSURES

January 12, 2009

Citigroup, Senators in Talks to Let Judges Modify Mortgages | online.wsj.com

Bankers are becoming more amenable to loan modifications for home owners who are already in foreclosure or bankruptcy.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

OPPORTUNITY TO BUY INTO THE AMERICAN DREAM

October 29, 2007

STATE BY STATE - BUY NOW OR WAIT? | www.searchprg.com

Social networking web-sites are bringing people closer at an unprecedented pace.  The Trulia Voices forum at www.trulia.com/voices brings buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals together to discuss and exchange ideas, issues, problems, and solutions.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Buyer Pays Real Estate Commissions

October 22, 2007

Who Pays the Real Estate Commission? | homebuying.about.com

The author provides a good explanation of real estate brokerage commissions and the correct way to think about it.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

FHA Refinancing Will Help Avoid Foreclosures

October 22, 2007

FHA to implement new "FHASecure" refinancing product | www.fha.gov

It is designed to save an estimated 240,000 homeowners from going into foreclosure.  It benefits creditworthy borrowers who financed their homes by using riskier adjustable rate mortgages which have interest rate reset dates between June 2005 and December 2009.  The program is also expected to create more liquidity in the mortgage market.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Future of Discount Brokerage

October 22, 2007

Foxtons Shuts U.S. Operations, Blames Housing Slump | www.bloomberg.com

The model of discount brokerage is based on high volume and quick sales.  The article points out how the Foxton's discount brokerage model collapsed at the slightest change in the pace of home sales.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Psychology of Home Price Changes

September 12, 2007

Understanding Recent Trends in House Prices and Home Ownership | www.kc.frb.org

The author provides a scholarly examination of the relationship between expectations and price changes. The author concludes that Fed actions typically do not affect prices directly but they do impact expectations.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Possible Government and Fed Actions to Ease Mortgage Crisis

September 5, 2007

Bush, Bernanke Pledge To Stabilize Mortgage Meltdown | www.consumeraffairs.com

The article essentially summarizes some of the key elements of some options such as refinancing options using FHA loans that the government will make available for creditworthy homeowners to be able to save their homes.   The article also suggests that the Fed may act to cut rates if necessary.

Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson

Mansur HasibIndependent Real Estate SalespersonTHE LONG & FOSTER COMPANIES INC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Housing Market Summary

September 5, 2007

U.S. Housing Market Conditions | www.huduser.org

This report for the 2nd Quarter of 2007 is part of a regular series produced by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development Research. While the first quarter of 2007 had shown some improvement in housing affordability, the second quarter showed an increase in prices. Quantity of sales declined however.

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