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In today's challenging market with less buyers and more sellers, Make your home Stand out enhanced marketing such as staging your home so it appears above your neighbors and your competitors (often they are one in the same) is critical. A home that has obvious physical flaws or simple lack of upk...
08/30/2008
Previewed a home today in which the real estate agent told me that the home was AWC-I. I thought I would share what that means:   AWC-C - this is a home for sale, under contract, however, the purchase is contingent upon the sale of the buyer's property. In this market, I generally advise my clien...
08/30/2008
A new advertisement in the Sunday Real Estate section of the Arizona Republic for a condominium community called Avalon Hills in Phoenix that asks "Why Rent when you can own ???"; further claiming 100% of your rent goes to your down payment. These days one of the main challenges for buyers is hav...
08/30/2008
Selling short , or a ‘short sale' means offering (and a lender accepting) lesser amount than money owed to the bank. The good: salvage credit (potentially) and possibly avoid bankruptcy, .... Lender avoids a potentially larger loss and does not have to take ownership in their (REO) eal Estate Own...
08/23/2008
Congress and the President  approved a broad package of measures, the Housing Stimulus Package,  that  will help prevent more foreclosures and support and help communities by sending local financial aid for fixing up areas beleaguered by foreclosures. According to the Associated Press, The Homeow...
08/22/2008
I wanted to share an excellent article about the new TAX CREDIT for home buyers written by columnist Kenneth Harney (copyright)  Anybody who's been sitting on the sidelines hesitant to jump into real estate until conditions settle  down should know these dates: April 9, 2008, through June 30, 200...
08/22/2008
Currently, there are no sales or transfer taxes on real estate in Arizona. However, in theory, the government could enact such a transfer tax at any time.   There is an initiative, led by the Arizona Association of Realtors, to place a protective vote on the November 2008 election ballot. Accordi...
08/05/2008
Fountain Hills is a wonderful community, with some of the most majestic views and landscape in all of Arizona. The town of Fountain Hills,  known for its peaceful, resort lifestyle has seen some of the best home value growth in the last 5 years. One of the main results of its quiet, and less over...
07/19/2008
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