Tag Archive | "Scottsdale"

Sell your home in 2009

Home selling is mostly common-sense. However, it is such an emotional decision, that it often hard to follow your mind and instead follow your heart. These are the 5 most common mistakes that sellers make when trying to sell a home. Price your home right. Not what you want or need, but what the market [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (1)

5 reasons to buy a new home

Best 5 reasons to buy a home in 2009

I call Arizona’s last 10 years the real estate ‘gold rush’ …. where for the first time home buyers thought of getting rich and making money on their own and a place to live was secondary. yes, a lot of money was made; and lost. However, let’s remember the Top 5 reasons to buy a [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (1)

Real Estate prices fall a record in Phoenix area – can this be good news ??

Ok, ok, …. Maybe good news for the metro Phoenix area real estate and the housing market is pushing it a little. And I don’t at all want to sound happy or overjoyed as area residents in Scottsdale, Tempe and Desert Ridge home values, and people’s net worth slightly deteriorate. However, after everyone catches their [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (1)

lease-option.jpg

Lease-Purchase, — the new financiang!

Phoenix and Scottsdale area lenders are tightening their lending practices. It is increasingly more and more difficult for home buyers to get loans. Now 100% loans, or ‘majority financing‘ is a very limited option, buyers and sellers have to be creative to get real estate transaction closed. There are 2 strategies that may work; The [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (0)

Letter from a Happy renter!

As a Phoenix AZ real estate agent, we are conditioned that buying is renting. I understand that there are several questions to ask yourself: Bottom line; each person’s individual situation situation is unique.Ask yourself these 5 questions, …so you can decide if now is “Not” the right time to buy real estate. Will you be [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (1)

Loan Modification Package – Hardship Letter example

Phoenix AZ real estate and Scottsdale real estate has been declining in value. As a result, lenders have been less willing to loan money to refinance homes. Thus, foreclosures numbers are rising and banks are taking possession of real estate called lender owned real estate (REO). In order to combat growing inventory of bank owned [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (2)

Stopping Foreclosures NOT the key to recovery for Phoenix AZ real estate

Phoenix AZ real estate is near the top of the list of price declines. Not a great title. In fact, a recent RL Brown report shows that most parts of greater Phoenix AZ real estate have now declined past 4 year lows, retracing all the gains of 2004-2005. Scottsdale AZ real estate prices and Phoenix [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (0)

Remember these 3 Tips before you buy that Scottsdale AZ home

As a Scottsdale AZ real estate agent, I interact with real estate buyers and sellers. As a result, you can imagine the range of emotions I hear on a daily basis. If you are a Phoenix AZ real estate owner or real estate investor, the emotions range from shock to sadness to anger. I am [...]

Read the full story

Posted in ArticlesComments (1)