STAYING UP IN A DOWN MARKET 3rd Quarter Sales Report What we saw in toward the end of the third quarter, as I mentioned before, is a drop in supply that helped us get back to a balanced market, not favoring sellers…
Buyer Beware: Arizona HOA’S – You’ll love em or hate em! Part 3: Get Informed First! (This is the 3rd and final article regarding HOA’s – Previously we looked at the advantages and disadvantages of living in an HOA community. Today we…
Buyer Beware: Arizona HOA’S – You’ll love em or hate em! Part 2 This Week: NOT LOVIN It! (Last week we discussed the “Benefits of an HOA!” This week we’ll look at some negatives) HOA’s Run Amok! “Gestapo Tactics!” is the term…
Buyer Beware: Arizona HOA’S – You’ll love em or hate em! Part 1 Do you have a personal experience (good or bad) regarding an HOA that you belonged to (or still do)? Send us an e-mail stating your experience in 100 words…
Buyer Beware: Arizona HOA’S – You’ll love em or hate em! Part 1 When setting up property search parameters for our buyers on the MLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service), we sometimes are asked to filter out HOA’s, (Home Owner Associations). Every…
Flip or Flop?! A number of clients and friends have asked me over the years my opinion on house flipping. “Can I actually make money doing it?” they ask. The short answer is yes you can. However, the process is NOT for…
The Bodeen Zip Line Report North Scottsdale (and Neighboring Communities)* 85254 – Home sales bottomed out in March of this year and have increased since then peaking in July. The magical 85254 zip code real estate market dropped back in July registering…
A Short Sale Miracle Jonathan and I had been working two short sale listings that were under contract. On one, we had lender approval from the two lenders who were on the loan. We had been working on this listing since December…
Why I Love What I do? You probably don’t know Judy, Alan or Ruth. But they are three of many reasons why I love my work. Bittersweet! This past Thursday afternoon Judy and I sat down at the closing table of Magnus…
The Market Update – or is it a Downdate? Hey is that a new word? Nah, but it seems to fit better. As is our custom, we want to continue providing you with the very best and latest real estate data available,…