Tuesday, November 16, 2010 A Random Act of Being Neighborly - Taking the Lead in Protecting Your Neighborhood's ValueCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Banks,Economy and Real Estate,Foreclosures,Lenders,REO,Sellers,Short Sales
I read an article today that I found fascinating. It was just a little snippet of an article, only 4 short paragraphs. It was entitled, “Survey: Well-Kept Yards Most Important Factor... Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Buyer Expectations in the Phoenix Market March 2010Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,Economy and Real Estate,Phoenix Real Estate I thought I would share some great insight from another Real Estate professional that I admire a great deal. To put it simply, Jay Thompson has a gift and the ability to convey what so... Saturday, August 29, 2009 Two Breaches Don't Make a Right...Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Buyers,Due Diligence,Economy and Real Estate,Foreclosures,Legal Issues,Phoenix Real Estate,REALTOR Ethics,Short Sales,Title/Escrow We do a lot of transactions that involve buying or selling properties that are ‘distressed’ properties. The dictionary defines distress as: a state of extreme necessity or misfortune... Saturday, August 1, 2009 Welcome Electronic SignaturesCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Banks,Buyers,Foreclosures,Julie Everhart,Real Estate Technology,REALTOR Ethics,REO,Sellers,Short Sales,Tiffany Cloud,Title/Escrow Welcome electronic signatures and DocuSign to the list of value-added features to help assist our clients and customers with their real estate transactions.
 Friday, May 1, 2009 Tipping Point - Phoenix Housing Market 2009Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Buyers,Chandler,East Valley Homes,Economy and Real Estate,Gilbert,Glendale,Glendale Real Estate,Maricopa County,Mesa,Mesa Real Estate,New Home Communities,Scottsdale,Sellers,Tiffany Cloud The million dollar question for the last several years in the Phoenix Metropolitan area is "when will the housing market hit bottom?" This leads us to ask, "how does one define the 'bottom of... Tuesday, March 24, 2009 What kind of value does 'Expertise' add? Can you measure it?Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,East Valley Homes,Legal Issues,Maricopa County,Mesa Real Estate,Real Estate Technology,REALTOR Ethics,Sellers,Tiffany Cloud I have a confession to make. It is sometimes a struggle for me to put into words the value that being a local full-time REALTOR can add to a transaction. I can describe the process I go through with... Thursday, March 12, 2009 Why 7.1% Unemployment Rate in Arizona is 'Good'Of the states hardest hit by the housing bubble, Arizona’s unemployment rate is by far the lowest. Historically Arizona has always benefited from a lower than average unemployment rate compared... Wednesday, February 25, 2009 A note to REALTORS, let's be honest.Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,Economy and Real Estate,REALTOR Ethics,Tiffany Cloud I received an email today for a local agent in town today that I found very interesting. This agent looked to have sent out an email ‘blast’ most likely purchasing... Thursday, February 19, 2009 2009 Home Stimulus Needs ResponseCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Arizona Real Estate.Lending,Buyers,Economy and Real Estate,Lenders,Short Sales,Tiffany Cloud Providing Incentives for the bank to modify loans with troubled borrowers is all good and well if the banks can respond.
The reality is that banks have been living with the necessity to deal... Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2009 Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan for ArizonaCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate.Lending,Buyers,Economy and Real Estate,Lenders,Mesa Real Estate,Tiffany Cloud 2009 Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan for Arizona President Obama outlined the housing portion of the stimulus plan in Mesa Arizona today. Mesa, Arizona with a Jan 08 - Jan... Monday, February 9, 2009 Is it a Credit or a Loan? 2009 Stimulus for Home BuyersCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Arizona Real Estate.Lending,Buyers,East Valley Homes,Economy and Real Estate,Lenders,REALTOR Ethics,Tiffany Cloud Stimulus help for homebuyers - Is it a credit? Is it a loan? We are still waiting on final details of what Congress will turn out on the “$15K homebuyer tax credit”. Here is what we think... Friday, January 23, 2009 3.99% Financing on your next new home in the Phoenix Area!Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate.Lending,East Valley Homes,Lenders,Maricopa County,Mesa,New Home Communities How does 3.99% Fixed Interest Rate Sound for that New Home? Many builders are offerering Interest rates below an already unbelievable 5% to entice buyers to purchase one of their homes. ... Monday, December 22, 2008 Mesa Public Schools Make the Grade in 2008!Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Buyers,East Valley Homes,Maricopa County,Mesa,New Home Communities Some good news for students and their families in Mesa School District:
Friday, July 25, 2008 50,000 and still counting down...Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,Chandler,East Valley Homes,Gilbert,Maricopa County,Pinal County,Sellers June 2008 brings us down to just over 50,000 active single-family listings in the Phoenix/Metro market. We are down about 7,000 since our peak. Good news right? Yes, our inventory is going... Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Bidding Wars in Phoenix Real Estate Market - Version 2008Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,Chandler,East Valley Homes,Gilbert,Maricopa County If someone would have told me that I would be taking part in bidding wars in the Phoenix market 12 months ago I would have told them they were crazy. We have had the largest inventory surplus in the... Saturday, June 21, 2008 New Homes - Do your own LandscapingCategories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Buyers,Chandler,East Valley Homes,Gilbert,Maricopa County,New Home Communities Some New Home Builder's in the Valley like to offer front yard landscaping as part of their incentive package when purchasing a home from them. KB Homes, Trend, Thursday, March 13, 2008 Heads-up if you have a home equity line of credit…Yesterday while at a REALTOR tour a lender stood up and told us one of his client’s banks had closed his home line of credit (also known as a HELOC in the lending world) without warning. A... Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Is it a deal or is it a home?
I had some client's that looked at a home a few months back that they really liked. In fact, I could tell as soon as they walked in that there was that excitement that comes from the realization that... Monday, March 10, 2008 New FHA Loan Limits open doors for Arizona buyers!New FHA Loan Limits for Maricopa and Saturday, March 8, 2008 What Investors Know: Don't Wait for The Bottom of the Market...Categories:Arizona Market Trends,Arizona Real Estate,Arizona Real Estate Blog,Buyers,Chandler,East Valley Homes,Gilbert,Scottsdale,Sellers,Tiffany Cloud There has been a lot of buyer anxiety rampant in Arizona the last year and a half and with good cause. Prices have declined and there wasn't any indication that the bottome was anywhere near.... Categories: Arizona | Arizona Market Trends | Arizona Real Estate | Arizona Real Estate Blog | Arizona Real Estate.Lending | Banks | Buyer Education | Buyers | Chandler | Contractors | Due Diligence | East Valley Homes | Economy and Real Estate | Foreclosures | Gilbert | Glendale | Glendale Real Estate | Julie Everhart | Legal Issues | Lenders | Maricopa County | Mesa | Mesa Real Estate | Negotiating | New Home Communities | Phoenix Real Estate | Pinal County | Real Estate Letter | Real Estate Technology | REALTOR Ethics | REO | Repairs | Scottsdale | Sellers | Short Sales | Tiffany Cloud | Title/Escrow
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