The Gift of A Good 2015 Market Just in time for Christmas we have good news gifts for buyers, sellers and homeowners! For Sellers, it’s looking much more positive that pricing will start moving up in the next 6 months. Why? Well,…
FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER LOAN HELP Or is this the “The Return of Fogamere?” This past week, Fannie Mae announced a new loan product which is designed to help first time homebuyers buy more home with less money. Does this ring a bell…
Bodeen’s Real Shorts TEMPE RANKS AS ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGE TOWNS for students and permanent residents alike, based in part on: Livability jobs housing affordability availability of rental units walkability The ranking was completed by www.livability.com, which states that Tempe offers…
We Give Thanks – For Much! For You! In just a few days, we as a nation celebrate Thanksgiving. Yesterday, Sunday, we had our family Thanksgiving meal. Why? Because much of our family will be skedaddling out of the Valley this coming…
The Bodeen Zip Line Report (November 2014) North Scottsdale (and Neighboring Communities)* 85254 – Active and Pending Listings are virtually unchanged from one year ago. Sales are down while the median price has risen 10%. Currently vs Last Year vs Change Active…
TIGHT FINANCING ADDS TO MARKET DRAG! You’ve seen the mortgage loan ads quoting a certain rate, such as 2.99% on a fixed rate mortgage, but your lender is quoting you 4.00% for that 30 year fixed rate loan. Is your lender gouging…
Where Have All the Buyers Gone? When Will They Return? Where have all the Buyers Gone? Sung to the tune of Where Have All the Flowers Gone… Where have all the buyers gone, long time passing Where have all the buyers gone,…
A Short Sale Miracle – The Rest of the Story or; The Story that keeps on Giving and Taking and Giving! Most residential deals are fairly predictable. Buyer sees home. Buyer falls in love with home. Buyer gets approved for a conventional…
Why Buyers should be getting more excited Well Mike, the real Real Estate guru, is out of town for the weekend and early part of this week, so it falls to his son (me) and squire of the trade to formulate the…
Phoenix and Mesa Prices Stay Up… …that’s the good news. When it comes to real estate trends nationally, Arizona often leads the nation statistically. We’ve seen this happen quite a bit this past decade, where in 2004 we started seeing Phoenix area…