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Intersting point for cash buyers as of the window of opportunity before banks begin given credit... “Even if the trumpets were sounding and the fireworks were exploding to signify the bottom of the market, many people still couldn’t buy real estate right now because of the lack of financing available on the street,” said Peter Zalewski, a principal in Condo Vultures®LLC, a Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy. “That being said, we are dealing with a steady flow of all-cash buyers, both bulk funds and individual purchasers, who are in the market. These all-cash buyers realize the window of time before credit returns to the market won’t be long given the efforts by the federal government and central bank.”