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Good Afternoon Everyone, Happy two days after Christmas.  Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday.   It was a bright and sunny Christmas Morning and the phone rang.  On the other end of the line was an agent wanting to know if it is okay to show one of my listings that day.  My first thought was, ...

  MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SANDRA PAULOW   THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF ARIZONA PINETOP, ARIZONA!

      Good Afternoon Everyone, Well, 2013 is almost over and it is time to wind down and begin the process of planning for 2014.  For the past couple of weeks the talking heads have been busy trying to predict what we can expect in the Real Estate world in 2014.  What I always find amusing when ...

    Good Afternoon Everyone, Will we ever truly recover?  Will the Real Estate Market ever assume any semblance of normalcy?  It is has been a long six years for those in the Real Estate business.  First the market crash, followed closely by the tightening of mortgage requirements to the point wh...

  Seller Concessions in Contracts. Let’s start by defining Seller concessions.  Seller concessions are generally a financial contribution from the seller to be applied to some of the pre-paids and closing costs for a buyer who is acquiring a loan to purchase property.   In recent years this has ...

Good Morning Everyone,   First let me apologize for the length of this article, but please, if you are one of the many who’s listing expired without an offer this fall, it is worth a read.   With the beginning of November comes the unofficial end to the summer buying season.  As a result many li...

I read this article this morning and found myself nodding my head.  Great Post for anyone who is in the Real Estate Biz and has had to deal with lending institutions.  An Open Letter To The Banks Regarding Deadlines Lost in the day to day business of making home loans seems to be the banks' reali...

    Good Morning Everyone,   I was reading my daily update of featured AR blogs this morning and I notice to the side was a big syndication site ad stating that 83% of all homebuyers don't have an agent.  Well, I'm not sure how accurate that statistic is, but I can say a good many of them don't ...

  The Market Has Shifted, Again! Let’s Strive for Balance, not a Win Lose Scenario!     There has been a dramatic shift in the market this year, one that buyers are having a hard time accepting.  The sellers are in control of their property values once again and desperation no longer rules the ma...

The theme of this blog is so very famiilar in my market.  People second guess themselves right out of the house they really love.  They are terrified if they make a move they are making a mistake.  How can we get past this fear in today's market? Mr. & Mrs. Buyer...Did we misunderstand you yester...