As is most often the case with Valley real estate sales and values, the third quarter of each sales year seems to slump. This just completed quarter was no different. I wonder if just being in the summer melting pot itself isn’t…
This past Saturday, my clients, found a home online in the Scottsdale Country Club for sale that they wanted to see. The listing agent was holding an open house so they went to view it – and really liked it. It was…
A Quick Introduction into Home Renovation Purchase Loans A problem that many buyers are having is the lack of upgraded homes in their price range. There just isn’t a lot out there right now! One of my clients experiencing this problem right…
Here and now: Regarding the current pool of homebuyers in the Phoenix Metro area, sometimes “ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.” As we see active residential listing inventory remaining low, and down over 7% compared with last year we continue to urge…
I’m not perfect. Never have been. Never will be, including professionally. I make mistakes. My lovely, patient, and often long-suffering wife Karen knows this better than anyone. I am also seldom inclined to speak ill of fellow professionals. As my wise parents…
Some of my fellow Realtor types may think I’m committing the equivalent of real estate agent “hari-kari” by giving any credit to what is now known as the iBuyer. IBuyers are the Offer Pads, Open Doors, and Zillows of the modern world…
We’re all aware, and no doubt we’re all guilty (at least once 😉) of making statistics validate our personal agenda, and the temptation to do so for local real estate trends is great. Naturally as a local real estate professional, we want…
If we’re a property owner, we cheer the decreasing inventory of homes for sale, knowing that as buyer demand remains constant or grows, prices rise. On the other hand, if we’re a prospective buyer in this same market we lament the continued…
Buyers in our fair Metropolis (or not so fair – 117 tomorrow, Yikes!) Are having as rough a time as ever snagging affordable homes. We’ve talked a lot about rising prices but that’s not the only issue these prospective home owners face….
How should we view our home? Should we see it as a long term financial investment? Or should we see it not at all as financial but as personal – as in a shelter from the literal and personal storms that just…