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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
OK, you know the person that you can never get a gift for, right?They have everything they need. They even have money so when they want something they just order it on Amazon. You dislike giving gift cards as they are not personal and likely the person in question cannot even remember who gave them the gift card.Let's call him "Rich" Uncle Harry. You love him. (Photo: Daniela Jakob, Pixabay)Uncle Harry already knows about the latest gadget or TV promotional item and has already purchased it. Well, what else do you know about the person or our Uncle Harry. Take a look. They have 100 pairs of shoes, use the walk in closet and also a closet in the guest bedroom for their extra clothing. In the garage they have 3 of every kind of tool. The refrigerator and freezer in the garage are backups ...
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
Earlier on Strategic Thinking Countdown Day 24 possibly you started reviewing your real estate results for the current year. Now it is time to dig a little deeper by looking at current marketing efforts: Market Segment such as Vacant Land, Residential Properties which may be further separated into single family, multi-family, commercial properties. Customer Population such as first-time home buyers, Veterans, Baby Boomers downsizing, Families upsizing, Retirees relocating, etc.  Additionally, the customer population could be separated by Generation X, Millennials, Traditional also known as Silent Generation, etc. Customer Needs might include geographic nearness to specific amenities such as health care, K-12 schools, colleges, grocery stores to types of homes to lot size as well as budg...
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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
Mesa WHEREFORE ART THOU? Well Shakespeare might acknowledge that Mesa is a suburb of Phoenix Arizona in the middle of the state and South of the Grand Canyon. (OOH AAH Point Grand Canyon by Daniel Bichler, Pixabay)Hither thine dwell directly to the EAST  of Phoenix and Arizona's third largest city behind Phoenix and Tucson.Looking to find and buy a home in Sunny Arizona?Mesa Arizon as the third largest city in the state with affordable homes and home to employers, hosptials, colleges and a suburb of Phoenix. Maybe you should consider moving? There are a mixture of older pre HOA neighborhood, new modern subdivision, acre custom homes and plenty of 55+ communities such as Leisure World.Here are 3 reasons to buy a home and live in Mesa Arizona bordering Scottsdale and Phoenix: (Photo: 3 Si...
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By Jane & Jeff Daley, PhD, Scottsdale Real Estate Arizona
(Luxury Valley Homes Scottsdale)
2025 Could Bring Us Relief in Housing Availability. The 2025 for-sale housing market is anticipated to experience increased rate volatility and affordability challenges, yet a slight rise in inventory. Persistent home price appreciation, limited inventory, and a mortgage lock-in effect, coupled with widespread industry changes, continue to make homeownership unattainable for many.An uptick in inventory may provide potential relief in 2025. While numerous existing homeowners hold mortgages with 4% or less rates, life events and the growing acceptance that such low rates are unlikely to return soon have begun to unlock supply.Life events, rather than mortgage rates, remain the primary driver for homeowners to list their properties. As time progresses, these life events will compel homeown...
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By Brian England, MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ
(Ambrose Realty Management LLC)
💥Home Buyer Tips ☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE️While research can guide you in planning for the home buying process, you will need the assistance of a Realtor to locate and purchase a home. I'll make your dream home a reality! I specialize in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro area - Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, and Gold Canyon☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
Many in business, from the small business owners to the CEO’s of corporate entities, know of the SWOT Analysis. S=Strengths W=Weaknesses O=Opportunities T=Threats. This is a simple though not necessarily easy task.Over 20 years ago, I was certified as an Attribute Index consultant. This psychometric assessment focuses on talents instead of weaknesses. I believe the leveraging of talents is something many folks fail to undertake because these individuals are focused on their weaknesses. Additionally, many weaknesses are perceived because of potential threats. By replacing threats with talents, my sense is that this analysis is far more powerful because talents bring more of the individuals into the analysis and not just outside events.The questions to Professional Real Estate Agents are:...
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By Brian England, MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ
(Ambrose Realty Management LLC)
🌵Events in the East Valley ~ 12-9-24 ☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE Riparian After Dark 2024The Riparian Preserve comes alive with a holiday glow during Gilbert's annual Riparian After Dark event presented by Sundt/PCL, A Joint Venture and BMW. Stroll around the 1.5 miles of trails and walkways that weave through the park and enjoy thousands of holiday lights and displays.  To learn more about this event, click HERE. I specialize in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro area - Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, and Gold Canyon☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE
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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
As 2024 draws to a close have you been thinking about finally building wealth in 2025. If so it is time to take action! (Thinking by Mahbub Hasan, Pixabay) Take the first step to build wealthReal estate is the key. If you have been sitting on the fence and "thinking" but not "doing" you are not going to get anywhere.  Analyzing every aspect of buying a home, such as the price, down payment, mortgage rate, your next raise, what neighborhood etc etc.  Don't put it off any longer. It is time to take the LEAP into real estate in your neighborhood and build wealth, yes generational wealth.Leap into Real Estate by Vicki Hamilton, PixabayYou have been watching your friends and family do it. Now it is time for YOU. Stop Renting and BUILD WEALTH by taking that JUMP into real estate and home owne...
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
Often professional real estate agents become so focused working IN their real estate practices, they fail to work ON their practices.  Taking time to Assess and Clarify is essential before agents can Execute (ACE) if those agents want to make the future better than the past. For some, this is referred to as looking into the Rearview Mirror. Today’s strategic thinking questions are fairly simple:During the current year how many clients (sold real estate transactions) did you have?In what geographic, demographic and types of real estate did these sold transactions happen?For me my geographic area has been 50% Golden Valley, 30% Kingman and the balance between Bullhead City, Meadview and Yucca. Demographics have been mostly individuals over 50 looking for secondary home, relocating for bet...
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By Brian England, MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ
(Ambrose Realty Management LLC)
🥗Catholic Charities - Unaccompanied Minor Foster Care☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREEInspired by posts that I see from others, I wanted to begin a weekly series of resources for people in need who are in the East Valley.  I think continuing to research this weekly series will also help me to discover what is out there for those in need.Unaccompanied Minors are foreign-born children in the United States without parents or legal guardians. This program differs from traditional foster care in that it provides a unique supportive environment for both the foster family and the unaccompanied refugee minors. Their support system includes mentors, case managers, former unaccompanied youth, volunteers...
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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
The USS Arizona is remembered in Arizona to this day. Here pictured leaving New York harbor during WW1 in 1916 before being sunk in the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941.With the anniversary of  the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii attack on December 7, 1941, as Franklin Delanor Roosevelt (FDR) said, "A Day that will live in infamy" marking the Empire of Japan's sudden and deliberate attack of the United States causing our country's entrance into World War II, we remember the USS Arizona that lays in a water grave at Pearl Harbor today. Those 1,177 Pearl Harbor sailors that perished that day from the USS Arizona are American heroes. It should be noted that a permanent outline with a red brick border of the actual dimensions of the USS Arizona was installed on the University of Arizona, Tucson ca...
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
Possibly one may remember the TV series Mission Impossible.  The top agency agent portrayed by Peter Graves, would receive a self destructing tape message about the mission if the agent would decided to accept it.  The message would specifically state what had to be achieved (who, what, where, when and often why) for the mission to be successful.Today many Mission Statements are more like Vision Statements as they lack specificity. What I have always encouraged my clients including professional real estate agents to do is to look at their Mission Statement and then ask employees or themselves what did they do to achieve the current Mission. More often than not, these clients could not answer.An executable Mission Statement is measured in physical dollars, a percentage of growth, physica...
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By Jane & Jeff Daley, PhD, Scottsdale Real Estate Arizona
(Luxury Valley Homes Scottsdale)
Should they? The short answer is No! It's not in their job description and they have proved they fail in this endeavor with our tax dollars. The money given to companies becomes inflationary with a cause and effect of people not being able to buy a home today.Welfare for IntelThe Biden administration has awarded Intel Corporation approximately $7.865 billion in funding through the CHIPS and Science Act. This funding supports Intel's semiconductor manufacturing projects across several states, including Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon.Initially, the administration proposed up to $8.5 billion in direct funding for Intel and an additional $11 billion in loans announced earlier in 2024. However, the final amount was reduced due to Intel's receipt of a $3 billion military contract for s...
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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
OK, it is not even Winter yet. Have the Great Lakes Snow Storms got you down? Longing for some Global Warming right now? Maybe  you should head WEST to Sunny Arizona and buy a home!Sunny Arizona by Michelle Raponi, PixabayHead West with Whatever Transportation You Have AvailableNo  SUV? Hop on your bike for New Adventure Head WEST, Image: PixabayIt may be time to move the GREAT DESERT SOUTHWEST and the Phoenix Arizona metro in the VALLEY of the SUN and the SUNBELT. Have you been thinking of a home to buy in the Sunny Phoenix area including Scottsdale? Here are Homes For Sale in Phoenix metro in Arizona and I would be pleased to help you find the right home at the right price.Homes For Sale in Sunny Phoenix Metro on MLS UPDATED DAILYHere are homes for sale with a Homes For Sale in Phoeni...
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
For many, vision is the first step when engaging in a strategic thinking and planning process. In my workbook Triage Business Planning, I include this short story.Alice in Wonderland comes across the Cheshire Cat sitting in the tree where there are several paths. She politely asks the Cat “Which path should I take?” The Cat then replies with a question: “Where are you going?” Alice answers: “I don’t know.” So the Cat quickly responds “Well, then any path will take you there.”To continue building a Strategic Business Growth Action Plan, individuals must start with a Vision for their companies. Vision is the clear picture of where the business is ultimately heading. The Vision Statement is a well-articulated statement that clearly describes the desired future, supports consistent goal ach...
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By Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell
(HomeSmart Real Estate)
Why Choose Chandler Arizona to Live and Buy A Home? Why Chandler? (photo: Robin Higgins, Pixabay)Chandler is a GREAT place to live. Chandler and sister cities Gilbert and Scottsdale are consistently rated amongst the best places to live and raise a family in the United States of America. Wow, what an honor! See the latest December 2024 and always up to date homes for sale in Chandler, Arizona right here! (Photo: Chandler Arizona- Wikipedia)Chandler at Ocotillo Lakes has great schools, employers and shopping and restaurants and homes also....NICE! Well it is true. In addition to the great homes, schools, parks, restaurants Chandler has easy access to the Phoenix metro sports, entertainment, golf, dining and arts. Things To Do In Downtown Chandler Per Livability has previously ranked Chan...
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By Brian England, MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ
(Ambrose Realty Management LLC)
🐈Tango, Trey, and Tom Boy 12-5-24☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREEI know that there are many cat lovers in the Rain, so now you can follow the adventures of Tango, Trey, and Tom Boy if you love pictures of cats!  I welcome everyone to share photos of your cats along with your comments.☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE
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By Leanne Smith, The Grit and Gratitude Agent
(Dirt Road Real Estate)
Mention the word passion and people will share what they really love to do, what motivates them. Yet the origins of this word might surprise many.Passion is from the Greek word “pascho” and means to “suffer.” I would imagine many would not be able connect their beliefs about passion to suffering. However, if we ponder the origins of this word, we may have greater clarity.When we are passionate about something, other aspects of our lives may take a back seat. In other words, those other areas of our lives “suffer” because we are so focus on the passion of the moment. Think about a recent disagreement where passion escalated into negative behaviors. Did not the relationship between you and the other person suffer?Professional real estate agents usually are passionate about their real esta...
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By Brian England, MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ
(Ambrose Realty Management LLC)
💥Sell Your Home Efficiently ☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE️These helpful home selling guidelines will help you make the best decisions. Let's make your real estate journey a success! I specialize in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro area - Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, and Gold Canyon☀️For ALL of Your East Valley AZ Real Estate Needs📞Call or 🙋‍♂Text Brian at 480-773-2370📨Email Brian  ~  Search the MLS for FREE
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