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…
Flip or Flop?! A number of clients and friends have asked me over the years my opinion on house flipping. “Can I actually make money doing it?” they ask. The short answer is yes you can. However, the process is NOT for…
A Short Sale Miracle Jonathan and I had been working two short sale listings that were under contract. On one, we had lender approval from the two lenders who were on the loan. We had been working on this listing since December…
Residential Rents Rising The Cromford Report provides us with very interesting and timely reports regarding the local sales and rental market – as always. It’s our goal to pass on this information to our clients. Whether you’re a landlord, tenant, prospective buyer,…
When asked by folks about the most important step in the home buying process, aside from the Realtor selection, without question, the most important strategy a buyer can make is to get themselves money ready. As soon as you begin thinking about…
Arsenic in the well – Did we get the deal done? You may recall that a recent blog discussed a home we have in escrow in the Desert Hills area of North Phoenix and that the VA (buyer’s lender) wanted a passing…
Multi-Family on the Up Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe Have Lion’s Share of New Permits With the sluggish Single Family (SF) market currently in place in the Phoenix Metro area, builders have slowed on SF construction and instead have been focusing on the…
Are Realtor Efficiencies Helping or Hurting Clients? A large local real estate team brought a buyer to one of my listings recently. The negotiations went well, the parties were very amicable, a deal was struck and escrow opened. The 10 day “Due…
Huge Demand for Rentals is Spurring Rent Increases Advice for Would-Be-Renters We’ve shared over the past few weeks how a lack of buyer demand for purchasing a home in the Metro Phoenix area has led to a lethargic (read: S…L…O…W) sales market….