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Thursday, February 10, 2011

What I need from A Buyer in order to show my Arizona Real Estate Listing

I got an email inquiry today from someone that wanted to view a listing I have in North Mesa.  There was no name or phone number on the email only a return email address.  The email said, “I would...

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Monday, November 15, 2010

After You Close That Arizona Home - Updating Your Driver's License

According to Arizona Revised Statute 28-448 a person is required to notify the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) within 10 days (calendar days, not business days) of an address...

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Friday, September 10, 2010

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Local Agent Provides Free Information Resource to Phoenix Area Homeowners Facing Financial Hardships

New Web site presents options for homeowners confronted with the possibility...

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Negotiating: It's more than just price

Maybe I am just getting old, but it seems that the older <wiser hopefully> I get, the more I realize that some things in life that I thought were black and white, or simplistic are actually multi-faceted,...

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Buyer Expectations in the Phoenix Market March 2010

 
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...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Two Breaches Don't Make a Right...

 
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...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Welcome Electronic Signatures

Welcome electronic signatures and DocuSign to the list of value-added features  to help assist our clients and customers with their real estate transactions.
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Electronic signatures have been...

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Tipping Point - Phoenix Housing Market 2009

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...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

Conveying Title with 'Special Warranty Deed' on Foreclosed Home

When conveying title on a resale home in Arizona the seller will usually convey title with a ‘general warranty deed‘; an exception to this is when that resale home happens to be a foreclosed home. ...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

What kind of value does 'Expertise' add? Can you measure it?

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...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A note to REALTORS, let's be honest.

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...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

2009 Home Stimulus Needs Response

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...

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2009 Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan for Arizona

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...

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Monday, February 9, 2009

Is it a Credit or a Loan? 2009 Stimulus for Home Buyers

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...

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Mesa Public Schools Make the Grade in 2008!

Some good news for students and their families in Mesa School District:
 
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Friday, July 25, 2008

50,000 and still counting down...

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...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Bidding Wars in Phoenix Real Estate Market - Version 2008

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...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

New Homes - Do your own Landscaping

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, Richmond America and several others...

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Monday, June 9, 2008

Checking up on your Licensed Contractor...

Quite Frequently I get asked for referrals for various contractors and specialty services.  The question is usually framed like this, "Do you have a guy for ....?" 
 
As a precaution, our...
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Procurring Cause in Arizona

I got a call from a potential buyer on a listing I have in Gilbert.  This buyer had seen one of my advertisements and wanted to view the home.  As I always do, I asked if they were working with...
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