When my family relocated to the Valley in 1994, it was a hot new-home sales market. North Scottsdale in particular was building incredible communities such as Grayhawk, McDowell Mountain Ranch, Scottsdale Mountain, Scottsdale Ranch ad infinitum. These brand new communities also provided…
Program Aims to Help Low to Moderate Borrowers FHA loans have long been an important and fundamental part of providing American home buying consumers with affordable mortgages using down payments as low as 3.5%. Other benefits with the FHA loan include more…
Meanwhile, Rents Continue to Rise We’ve told you recently, on more than a few occasions, that rents are rising across the valley. What may be frightening for those still renting, is that this trend does not seem to be going away. This…
To set the record straight, the oft quoted Apollo 13 statement from James Lovell, played by Tom Hanks was actually, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Astronaut John Swigert Jr. said it first, then it was repeated by Lovell. No extra charge…
An Upbeat Real Estate Start to 2016 Last week we discussed the benefits of owning rental real estate, especially in the Phoenix Metro area where our market has slowly and steadily been improving over the past few years. We recommended that folks…
The “total” supply of homes for sale in the Phoenix Metro region is well down from last year, which on the surface would seem to be not great news for buyers and good news for sellers. All of that decline, however is…
The Contingency Sale – Consider But Verify Part One For those who follow our weekly blog, you’re well educated that our Phoenix/Scottsdale residential real estate market has been and is still sustaining a healthy balance. For example, the most recent S&P Case…
Barb (one of my team members) called me yesterday as she was going to write an offer for some young clients who found that proverbial “perfect home.” Our football Cardinals had already demolished Detroit earlier in the day, so I was good…
The Small and Large Things Matter Barb (one of my team members) called me yesterday as she was going to write an offer for some young clients who found that proverbial “perfect home.” Our football Cardinals had already demolished Detroit earlier in…
Price range is important when determining values and trends. If I were to tell you that the Northeast Valley (NE Valley) showed a drop of 6% in listing inventory compared with one year ago, you might say, “Oh, sure, whatever.” Or, I…