Every issue since 2013. Mike writes most of them, Jonathan writes the rest, and nothing has been taken down because it aged badly.
Hanging in the (Market) Balance Today’s Jeopardy Answer: February 2011. Today’s Jeopardy question? When was the last time the Phoenix Metro real estate market was as balanced as it is today? So, what exactly does a “Balanced Market” mean anyway and what…
Housing Impact from a Super Week For most of the nation, the holidays ended after New Year’s, but in Arizona, especially the Phoenix Metro communities, the party continued unabated through January, and ended yesterday with a Patriots interception in Super Bowl XL1X…
January 26th Market Update A tipping point? Or more of the same? Across Maricopa County, we in the housing industry, including lenders, title agents, builders and we Realtors, have great optimism for 2015. It is still very early in the year, but…
Success in Selling Your Arizona Home (Part 3) Preparing Avoids Despairing Few things in modern life can be as frustrating as having a home on the sales market week after week and month after month without it being sold. We are currently…
Success in Selling Your Arizona Home (Part 2) Pricing IS all it’s Cracked Up to Be! In last week’s blog, we discussed the importance of timing the listing to go on the market. We made mention that timing may be different based…
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…