Daniel Wexler's (wexler) Blog

real estate prices do not always go up, you need to follow a better guideline in your decision making than answering the age-old question of "Why Rent when you can own? and "renting is throwing money away!" Here are the questions to ask yourself if home buying is right for you Do you need the fle...

The stock market leads us into a weekend with hope and optimism. After some dismal news on the emplyement front, Wall Street ralied from down more than 250to up more than 250. WOW!!! Add into the mix good news from the Treasury that it would buy $5Billion in bad debt from Fannie and Freddie and w...

However, if you are in the market to buy a home using FHA financing, keep an eye out for  danger signs of your personal finances before you buy as financing and purchasing home using FHA loans is now more than ever credit score driven. Know your FICO score and what it means Review your credit rep...

If you bought a home and real estate values have dropped from the time you purchased your house this may be the time to challenge the Maricopa County Arizona Tax Assessor and seek a reduction. According to the National Taxpayers Union "just just 10 percent of homeowners nationwide protest their p...

PART II - continued...... Home Selling Marketing Tips & Tricks If you are priced right here are the some marketing tips that have proven successful. Part II - continued ......   Marketing Activities to optimize your chances of success. review an agents marketing plan to market the home effective...

#1 Price , Price , Price - if you are not priced right, do not even list your home. If you are priced right here are the some marketing tips that have proven successful. Marketing Activities to optimize your chances of success. Hire an agent that accomplished professional background Use a compan...

am gong to take the liberty of offering some words of advice: Buyers know you want to sell. They now you want to sell; sooner than later. Telling them you are extremely desperate may solicit offers. However, the offer will likely directly reflect your desperation. Think - buyer/anchor and seller/...

The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index (HTA index) developed by the Center for Transit Oriented Development Index is “an innovative too that measures the affordability of Housing”. Unlike the traditional and simplified measurement which takes a mortgage as a percentage of income, the ...

In today's market you can even buy homes for less than builder cost. This may never happen again in our lifetime. However, understanding the buying process with a new home builder is critical. I recommend you follow these 10 steps. Find the City Find the Community Find the Builder Locate the home...

Peoria, is "Arizona's ninth largest city with an estimated year 2007 population of 153,592. Peoria is located in the Northwest portion of the Valley of the Sun with the state capital of Phoenix and the neighboring city of Glendale to the east, and the retirement community of Sun City to the west....