Daniel Wexler's (wexler) Blog

Visitors from all over the worlds travel each year  to explore all that the Valley of the Sun and the Sonoran Desert has to see and do.Choices include hiking, biking, museums, zoos, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, old west towns, shopping, eating and golf, golf, golf and more golf. Here are 1...

survey of top economists released Monday shows that the vast majority of economists believe the economy has fallen into a recession that will continue throughout all of 2009. According to the National Association of Business Economists, 90% of the 102 members responding were more pessimistic abou...

There are some important choices to make that may have a serious  implication regarding Phoenix AZ real estate and home ownership. There are two ballots in particular that you will be asked to make decisions on regarding how real estate is taxed and how buyers and sellers settle disputes. The fir...

Get out an vote in the upcoming Arizona General election. It sounds cliche' to say it. However, ‘your vote matters! It is critical to your quality of life that makes Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Carefree and all the cities surrounding Phoenix AZ such a great place to live. The bal...

We need direct action by the FED to mandate lending. If the banks do not want to lend that is their business decision. They just need to give the (our taxpayer) money back!Yesterday, I wrote a blog titled Will the housing rescue Bill work ? Today, I woke up to the front page of an associate press...

5 steps in order to sell your home. 1) Price your home to sell - Use recent sold comps when pricing. Nothing longer than 4 months. There is no practical reason to price your home above the market. If you are set in a price you want then wait until the other homes priced below your house sell. Buy...

A cash-back transaction scenario is where a buy pays more than a home is worth with the extra money being paid from the seller (outside of escrow) back to the buyer Wikipedia defines Mortgage Fraud Cash-Back Schemes: "The buyer and seller or the buyer and real estate agent collude to deceive the ...

  The Federal Reserve lowered a key U.S. interest rate by a Half percentage point on Wednesday. More importantly, the FED hinted the move could be the last for some time. The question on the minds of Wall Street and Main street is , "is this enough to stimulate the economy and the housing market"...

  When it comes to buying a new construction home from a new home builder there it is a detailed process that requires time , patience and understanding. In Metro Phoenix, you have a nearly unlimited city choices in the area of Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe and e...

How close are we to a bottom in the housing market? If The PMI Group is right, we're closer than you might think. PMI, a mortgage insurance firm, looks at trends in home prices, local wages and employment, and other factors to calculate the likelihood that home prices in a given city will be lowe...