Last week we looked at seller strategies for navigating Arizona’s Due Diligence period to help sellers avoid a transaction falling through. The best advice in this matter is no different than healthy advice for any topic; be prepared. Know the condition of…
There are myriad ways that a residential real estate deal can fall through. Some ways are preventable, others, not so much. The main reason why a home deal falls through is not because of a buyer not qualifying for a loan but…
May 2019 was huge. All-time records were set for sales units and dollar volumes through the Arizona Association of Realtors MLS (ARMLS) and surpassed not only 2018 but the bubble year of 2005! Here are the sales numbers for June 1, 2019…
May 2019 was huge. All-time records were set for sales units and dollar volumes through the Arizona Association of Realtors MLS (ARMLS) and surpassed not only 2018 but the bubble year of 2005! A calendar month record of 10,466 home sales was…
The article I linked to below caught my eye. Lennar Homes, the nation’s largest homebuilder will be developing a 2000 acre master planned community in Surprise in the west valley, called Asante. Within the larger community will be “Heritage at Asante,” an…
On memorial day we think of those who have sacrificed much for us to live in liberty. What liberty means to me is the freedom to pursue a life of meaning as I define it, not as someone else might define it…
To the surprise of no one in the know, especially those in the current hunt for a home to rent, a new lease high occurred this month of May. The Phoenix Metro communities, for the first time, hit $1.00 per square foot…
Arizona’s successful business climate continues to demonstrate that whatever the state is doing to achieve more jobs, it’s clearly working, according to a survey published in the Phoenix Business Journal. Latest accolades worth noting is Arizona’s reputation as one of the best…
Some analysts continue to suggest that the market is slowing, and, indeed it has, but not by much. In fact the stability of our Phoenix/Scottsdale Metro market continues. Last month saw a healthy growth in listings under contract. This month, that translated…
Our Phoenician residential real estate market is healthy! Eight years of climbing home values have followed the worst real estate crash in our state’s history (See Chart). It’s taken 13 years to crest above the former highest median sales price in the…