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…
TIGHT FINANCING ADDS TO MARKET DRAG! You’ve seen the mortgage loan ads quoting a certain rate, such as 2.99% on a fixed rate mortgage, but your lender is quoting you 4.00% for that 30 year fixed rate loan. Is your lender gouging…
Where Have All the Buyers Gone? When Will They Return? Where have all the Buyers Gone? Sung to the tune of Where Have All the Flowers Gone… Where have all the buyers gone, long time passing Where have all the buyers gone,…
A Short Sale Miracle – The Rest of the Story or; The Story that keeps on Giving and Taking and Giving! Most residential deals are fairly predictable. Buyer sees home. Buyer falls in love with home. Buyer gets approved for a conventional…
Why Buyers should be getting more excited Well Mike, the real Real Estate guru, is out of town for the weekend and early part of this week, so it falls to his son (me) and squire of the trade to formulate the…
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…