Mike Bodeen Well, it was probably a safe bet that ex-President Clinton (aka Bubba) and Attorney General Loretta Lynch were not discussing Arizona’s real estate bubble (run up in home values just before it pops) while they met on Sky Harbor’s tarmac one week…
Marketing Time Makes a Difference “We can always come down,” says the confident seller. This is a true statement, but there can sometimes be unintended consequences that can have a serious impact to the overall goal of selling a home for the…
In over 40 years of selling residential real estate, I think that I’ve pretty much seen it all. And then, a new listing comes up where I realize, I was dead wrong. This happened to me just this last Friday. I’ll just…
A recent article from Realtor.com, our national trade organization, revealed that Americans love their pets, and especially their dogs, and even more so their dogs in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale was named one of the top ten (4th place) cities in the country…
The current statewide real estate agent numbers are in. And based on the swelling ranks of folks getting into our industry, business must be good! We now total just over 30,000 compared with 28,000+ one year ago. If you or someone you…
REALTORS AMASS IN NUMBER AND DECREASE IN AGE IS THIS GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU THE CONSUMER? When I arrived on the real estate scene in 1976 in Truckee, California, I was a mere 22 years old. I knew nothing about real…
Yet There’s Hope! A thought provoking article (at least to me) showed up in the Wall Street Journal today; “Homeownership Elusive for Adults Without Degrees.” Research that was recently released from “Apartment List,” a rental listing website indicated that home ownership rates…
PHOENIX METRO RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE CHECKUP Getting Healthier The health of a residential real estate market can be written about in many ways, often to depict (spin) the author’s desire to get their viewpoint across. Certainly as Realtor professionals we’re prone to…
The Complete List: Affordability reigns when it comes to Valley appreciation rates. Mega-appreciation is taking place in Tonopah (Where?), Wittman, and Youngtown, while the luxury end in the Northeast Valley (Above $500,000) of the market grabs 6 out of 7 of the…
THE NEXT ARIZONA GOLD RUSH? It was bound to happen and it might just be underway. There’s a lot happening in California right now that’s affecting Arizona and other Sun Belt states, and it’s not all about the upcoming primary election. A…