Strategies for Buying in the Current Market
It is important to know the current state of the real estate market when you are buying or selling a property. Buyers and sellers that were looking to buy or sell only six months ago will experience quite a different environment today as the market has shifted dramatically. There are several important factors to consider >> Read More…
Making Your Home Solar Friendly
Here are two really exciting products for the New Year in the world of green. Homeowners who want to be “Green the Easy Way” have the opportunity to employ solar roof tiles, enabling them to skip the space-consuming solar panels. The second product is making it possible to paint homes with a paint that generates >> Read More…
Signs of Real Estate Recovery
There are strong signs of recovery in the Phoenix residential real estate market. The signs of recovery are apparent in the value of homes, the number/supply of homes available and the number of transactions. We are seeing the inventory of bank-owned homes decrease and the banks have become more proactive in promoting and successfully closing >> Read More…
Arizona’s Future is in Your Hands!
Our centennial celebration is quickly approaching, and if you haven’t already marked your calendar, the big day is set for February 14, 2012. This is a significant milestone for Arizona and it gives us an opportunity not only to celebrate the accomplishments of our brief history but also to really discern the path we must >> Read More…
It’s the Ideal Time to Buy
I cannot name an investment where the investor can have someone else pay for it, other than real estate. There has never been so many great opportunities to invest in real estate as there is at this time in history. Prices are low, interest rates are low, the supply of available homes is high and >> Read More…
Wind and Solar for Your Home
How would you like solar and wind power right in your own back yard? Arizona is not the windiest state, but Southwest Windpower up in Flagstaff has been making small-scale efficient windmills for individual properties for years, and now they have a model that has solar attached to create clean energy practically around the clock. >> Read More…
Are Your Property Taxes Too High?
Arizona property taxes are collected by the county in which the property is located, with tax bills sent to property owners two times a year – October and March – and become delinquent in November and May. Many homeowners have their taxes paid out of an escrow account, which is an account their lender keeps >> Read More…
The Great Recovery
You have probably heard somewhere in the media or from someone in your workplace a comparison of our current economic condition to that of the Great Depression. It is easy to see the similarities of the Great Depression and what some are now calling the Great Recession. America’s Great Depression is said to have started >> Read More…
Selling During the Holidays
Believe it or not, the holidays are fast approaching. In the real estate business, we often have sellers requesting that we take their home off of the market during the holidays and others who want to delay listing their home until the first of the year. We frequently overhear real estate agents suggesting that the >> Read More…
Determining the Value of a Home
In real estate sales “fair market value” determines the value of a home. Fair market value is the price a willing and able buyer would offer to pay a seller for a home in its current condition. Buyers and sellers determine the market value in real estate. Factors that affect the price a seller lists >> Read More…
