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2008 

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Dog Days of Summer  Here we are in August 2008 and what a year it's been. A regular roller coaster ride to say the least. So being the statistics geek I am, I found the following has occurred since this past January in the Phoenix Metro area.  January 2008                3531 properties under con...
08/19/2008
The path to building a truly successful real estate practice is to "run your business like a business". But what does that mean? Most of us don't spontaneously know how to run a business. We have to learn. But it's not necessarily easy. Most businesses fail, or so we've heard. I'd submit that the...
08/19/2008
I'm a fan of Diane Kennedy for many reasons. Bottom line, she's an accomplished CPA and author worth listening to. The reason for this post is that the secondary mortgage market is making some significant changes. If you own a property that has been in an LLC in the last 6 months, you might not b...
08/19/2008
1. A husband and wife were buying a home with me. The wife wrote a check for earnest money from their joint checking account. Both their names were on the check. The husband was the primary. The wife's name was under his. Since the wife wrote the check and was not the primary on the account, the ...
08/19/2008
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When selling your home, the buyers will probably have a home inspection performed. This is should be expected, as it's one of the most common contingencies. Few buyers skip this. Depending on the disposition of the buyers and their inspector, your potential buyers may produce a very sizable list ...
08/19/2008
The real estate market (this will come as a surprise to no one) is not the same as it was a little while back. Many of us Realtors are in a downturn. Bring it on! One thing we've noticed in our industry is some decrease in the overall numbers of Realtors. This is part of the market correction. No...
08/19/2008
Last week I wrote that this was coming. I mentioned how down payment assistance programs like Nehemiah might go away. Well, it's been passed into law now. For buyers and sellers who do not know what I'm talking about...here's the run down: For a long time it's been quite the norm for a buyer to a...
08/07/2008
My goal for this post is to turn you on to a blog I subscribe to and that I think you should subscribe to also. It's a simple idea...just posting inspirational and motivational ideas, but the writer does it consistently and with quality. I think you'll find it beneficial to visit every so often. ...
08/07/2008
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08/07/2008