Like much of the country, the housing market has changed in Phoenix during the last couple of years. Buyers have more time to look for a home instead of making hasty decisions and writing tempting reasons why a seller should consider their offer. Homes listed for sale need to be clean, painted
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06/26/2025
Thank you to Anna "Banana" Kruchten and Debe Maxwell, CRS for this June Challenge to spend our points on whatever fantasy we can come up with! You ladies rock! But what would make this Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma extremely happy is to have a beach vacation with ALL of my immediate family! Yo
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06/25/2025
We realtors work to help our buyers and sellers a LOT. But in the off days when we aren't as busy, we work ON our business but for some of us we work on Advocacy. I've been swimming upstream in sustainability since 2008 and in the past it's very lonely work. But now with more understanding tha
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06/23/2025
The June Challenge for spending our points has provided some great material from fellow bloggers. I'm amazed at the creativity, but this also stymied my progress on coming up with a post idea. There have been great philanthropic posts that are so inspiring, which is actually what got me going!
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06/21/2025
While scrolling through new listings in the Arizona Regional MLS today, one listing jumped out at me. The main photo was not unusual. The list price versus square footage looked accurate for the area in Scottsdale. In fact, everything looked great. But the list price caught my eye as they use
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06/16/2025
Buyers now more than ever prefer move-in ready homes. Today's home buyers may not have the budget to tackle immediate repairs or upgrades, so it makes sense that homes should look move-ready. And buyers will often overestimate the cost of repairs, paint and flooring and will avoid seeing homes
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06/11/2025
The tenant in my rental property will be moving out at the end of the month. From past conversations and visits for repairs, I know the carpet will have to be replaced. But what do you do with the old carpet? It's typical to toss carpet in the landfill, but there has to be a better way. Can
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06/06/2025
The first Quarter of 2025 is in the rear view mirror. So what's going on in the Phoenix metro area for housing this year? Active inventory is up year over year, week 13, by 33%. Inventory is now higher than in the previous 5 years. Homes are taking a few days longer to sell. The total dolla
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04/28/2025
Active inventory has increased significantly in this segment of the real estate market in Mesa, Arizona. There are several contributing factors, among which is the economy. Those homeowners in this market may well be business owners who are feeling the uncertainty of prices for goods and servic
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04/28/2025
It's that time of year when Spring cleaning is in the air - literally! There are a plethora of cleaning products available these days for a variety of purposes and outcomes. Some claim to improve the "smell" of your air, while others claim to "reduce" items that make your home smell. But one t
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04/20/2025