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…
Second Annual Green Win Awards
•First Solar’s new project in east Mesa will create 600 “green-collar” jobs at this Photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant. First Solar is also building a huge solar power plant near Yuma. Double win. • The Solar Tower in Parker, Ariz. to be built by EnviroMission will generate enough power to meet the needs of 150,000 >> Read More…
AZ Increasing Presence in Alternative Energy
I recently caught a news piece about Danish social scientist Bjoern Lomborg. The kernel of his big idea involves changing the way we think about the issue of global warming in terms of the use and burning of fossil fuels. Rather than focusing on capping the use of fossil fuels we should focus on creating >> Read More…
Bright Future for Brownfield Development
On June 28, 2011 I had the opportunity to participate in the first of three planning workshops focused onredeveloping the Del Rio Area Brownfields located on the south bank of the Rio Salado. Nearly 30 participants made up of residents, business owners and community leaders attended this firstworkshop. Those who attended the workshop learned all >> Read More…
Second Annual Green Win Awards
•First Solar’s new project in east Mesa will create 600 “green-collar” jobs at this Photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant. First Solar is also building a huge solar power plant near Yuma. Double win. • The Solar Tower in Parker, Ariz. to be built by EnviroMission will generate enough power to meet the needs of 150,000 >> Read More…
The Advantages of Selling Low, Buying Low
We hear homeowners stating over and over that they would love to participate in today’s real estate market–a market that is offering prices lower than they have been in over 15 years. Most believe, however, that they are unable to take advantage of this historic opportunity because they feel “stuck” in their current home. Another >> Read More…
Apartment Complex Getting New Life for ‘Grandfamilies’
Soon, Phoenix residents will see a new kind of apartment complex named Grandfamilies Place Apartments of Phoenix, a place for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. The new complex, which will be built by Tanner Properties, Inc. and Alliance Property Group, will include 56 units of affordable housing, including 44 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units >> Read More…
‘The American Dream’
Almost 4 years ago on May 27, 2007 my mother-in-law Eugenia Barrera became a citizen of the United States of America. Her story is one of risk, resiliency and hope. I feel it is important to tell her story over and over again due to the positive impact it has had on our family and >> Read More…
