Many folks, even other agents, don’t understand the importance of staging, or why it matters. Now it’s important to clarify that when I say staging, I don’t necessarily mean bringing in furniture from an outside source. It can also mean using what…
My friend Tom called me up from the office of his tax preparer last week. He asked me if I had any documentation to demonstrate that he wouldn’t owe IRS big bucks from his short sale we successfully completed in January 2018….
THE PHOENIX NEW HOME INDUSTRY BOOMS Sorry for the delay folks. My dad and I were both running around showing properties all day yesterday, which of course is a good problem. But we will never forget our faithful readers! It’s hard not…
It’s hard not to notice all the changes happening in our fair city. From free way expansions and overpass redos to new commercial projects breaking ground, the cacophony of power tools clouds the air. Maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but…
Once again we report on the Valley residential real estate market. For the month of March 2019, we find that the housing market across Greater Phoenix has improved significantly during March but has yet to catch up with 2018. Though significantly higher,…
An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal recently indicated that “Exurb” communities, those that are an hour or more commute outside a main employment hub, such as Phoenix, are making a comeback. The writer further indicated that Millennials are a part…
PHASE ONE! Most folks think of real estate negotiation as a one-time event that occurs when a buyer first makes an offer on a home. Actually, there are several points of negotiation that take place throughout a typical residential transaction. The first…
YES, DEPENDING ON… The conventional wisdom of when it’s the best time to sell a home is in the spring. Local Phoenix Metro statistics show that the most sales, as in closed escrows, occur in the Spring of the year, mainly the…
AND JUST WHERE IS STANFIELD? ARLINGTON? Among local Phoenix-Metro communities some had substantial sales increases over the past year. These numbers, supplied to us by The Cromford Report, shows some surprises and raises questions. Like, where in the world is Arlington and…
This information is not the sort of news renters like to hear, but it continues to be our current reality. Rental prices on a per square foot basis have increased 43% since February of 2014. That’s an average of 8.6% per year!…