Curt Baumgarth's Blog

On the agenda this week as REALTORS® trek to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress: protecting the mortgage interest deduction, retaining a government guarantee for the secondary mortgage market, fixing the short-sale process, and ensuring that the qualified residential mortgage rule is i...

Wow, I cant believe I'm almost there!  Never thought I'd be this close!  I thought those 100,000 pointers were absolutely NUTS!  And who would have ever guessed that I actually would have learned a TON on information and made good friends and even helped me get new clients and close deals???? AND...

RISMEDIA, April 29, 2011-March saw another increase in pending home sales, with contract activity rising unevenly in six of the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 5.1 per...

  Purchase-loan demand down 37% from a year ago By Inman NewsInman NewsTM Mortgage rates dropped for the third week in a row to their lowest point this year on signs of economic weakness, Freddie Mac said in releasing the results of its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Rates on 30-year fix...

RISMEDIA, April 29, 2011-March saw another increase in pending home sales, with contract activity rising unevenly in six of the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 5.1 perc...

Price Reduction! Traditional Sale! Hurry, homes in this community at this price don't come up often. This amazing custom home sits on over 1/2 acre in the highly sought after Buena Vistas Equestrian area of South Tempe. Features large Formal Dining Room+Living Room w.shared fireplace, dual pane w...

4 4 bedrooms PLUS Den or Office! Lot is .46 Acres! 20 by 40 Diving Pool with built in Jacuzzi, huge lot premium on this lot! Original owners. Bedrooms upstairs and down (full bath downstairs). Large Pantry. Great Location in this popular subdivision, Lots like these (huge) are very rare. This is ...

Price Reduction! Traditional Sale! Hurry, homes in this community at this price don’t come up often. This amazing custom home sits on over 1/2 acre in the highly sought after Buena Vistas Equestrian area of South Tempe. Features large Formal Dining Room+Living Room w.shared fireplace, dual pane w...

4 bedrooms 4 bedrooms PLUS Den or Office! Lot is .46 Acres! 20 by 40 Diving Pool with built in Jacuzzi, huge lot premium on this lot! Original owners. Bedrooms upstairs and down (full bath downstairs). Large Pantry. Great Location in this popular subdivision, Lots like these (huge) are very rare....

4 bedrooms PLUS Den or Office! Lot is .46 Acres! 20 by 40 Diving Pool with built in Jacuzzi, huge lot premium on this lot! Original owners. Bedrooms upstairs and down (full bath downstairs). Large Pantry. Great Location in this popular subdivision, Lots like these (huge) are very rare. This is a ...