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real estate: How Much Does a Pool add to the Value of My Home? - 07/15/06 04:40 PM
We get this question all the time. Here's the bottom line...Having a swimming pool built is not cheap. If you spend $20,000 on a pool, it will not add $20,000 to the value of your home. Sadly, it may add nothing to the value of your home. Don't add a … (8 comments)

real estate: Ruling broadens online real estate listings - 07/15/06 12:38 AM
Here's a very interesting article on a recent ruling regarding "limited service" brokers and their listings on sites like realtor.com.  It's out of Austin, TX but the ramifications could be much more far reaching. 
In a nutshell, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ruled that the Austin Board of Real Estate must … (3 comments)

real estate: Phoenix Homes Sales Data for June 2006 - 07/13/06 07:51 AM
Phoenix area home sales data for June were just released, and of course the media is all over it, proclaiming doom and gloom for the entire Phoenix market. Sales are definitely down, to 2000 levels and that get the majority of press. What doesn’t get nearly as much focus is yet … (1 comments)

real estate: Foreclosure web sites - 07/09/06 06:38 PM
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy notes: The market in many areas of the country is cooling. Phoenix has seen listings grow from 4,000 to 42,000 in just a few months. "Creative financing" such as 100% loans and interest-only loans, as well as cash-out refi's have left many people with more mortgage … (1 comments)

real estate: How Much Does a Pool Add to the Value of My Home? - 07/06/06 09:06 AM
We get this question all the time. Here’s the bottom line…
Having a swimming pool built is not cheap. If you spend $20,000 on a pool, it will not add $20,000 to the value of your home. Sadly, it may add nothing to the value of your home. Don’t add a … (1 comments)

real estate: The Car Conveys! - 07/01/06 07:34 PM
Buy a house, get a free car! Believe it or not, it is possible to just that. As Phoenix shifts from an insane seller’s market toward (TOWARD) a true buyer’s market, many sellers are beginning to offer some unique enticements to get the attention of buyers.
The things we’ve seen range … (3 comments)

real estate: Trulia Comes to Arizona - 06/27/06 09:25 PM
Look back through my main blog and you won’t see a single mention of Trulia.com. Trulia gained a lot of attention when it first rolled out. It scared (and continues to scare) real estate agents. But I don’t know why… It’s just a web site. It doesn’t replace a real estate … (1 comments)

 
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