Jim Little's (jlittle) Blog

My esteemed associate, Lenn Harley, recently posted this article. I couldn't say it better, so here is your chance to read it in her words. I will only add that in the heyday of 2005, I only had one buyer use the toxic loans at the time, and he was very successful and sophisticated. He also had r...

Just a couple of nice items in today's news. Fourth quarter GDP up 5.7%, highest improvement in six years. Let us hope it continues. Meritage and Lennar have both announced grand openings on NEW developments in the Phoenix area for tomorrow. 1/30/2010. This is HUGE to me. New home building means ...

I just posted a list of 180 items that a real estate agent does for clients. By no means is this an exclusive list, but it will give buyers and sellers of homes an idea just how complex real estate is. If you are considering buying or selling a home in today's market, give this a read. If you are...

Search the MLS almost like an agent! Do you, like many people, want to do your own home search? I am introducing a new website, Suncityhomes.listingbook.com. I will allow access, respect your privacy (no email spam from me), remove you from any and all mailings immediately upon your request with ...

We had 2 days of liquid sunshine (rain) and looking for 2 more before the winter storm track changes. Obviously a rare occurrence in Sun City AZ, since we have 320 days of sun each year. Rain days in Sun City are almost local holidays. I told the buyers who were having a home inspection today tha...

That's right, this 2 bedroom 2 bath condo in the heart of Del Webb's Sun City AZ is now only $82,000. Convenient to shopping, recreation centers medical centers and golf courses. Also near the University of Phoenix stadium, home of the Cardinals, and close to Peoria Stadium, the spring training s...

This post listing 5 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today was just posted by Steve Harney. Steve is a great real estate trainer/analyst, and tells us why he is so happy that his son just bought a home. There is good information for all in this post. Read it Here.

With winter temps in the –18 or so, don’t you want to come to Sun City AZ and enjoy yourself? Sun City is Arizona’s premier adult community. It is celebrating its 50th year in 2010. In spite of being 50 years old, Sun City, like its residents, remains a very vital and lively place. The nature of ...

With winter temps in the –18 or so, don’t you want to come to Sun City AZ and enjoy yourself? Sun City is Arizona’s premier adult community. It is celebrating its 50th year in 2010. In spite of being 50 years old, Sun City, like its residents, remains a very vital and lively place. The nature of ...

Here is the year end summary for the Sun City AZ real estate market. As you can see, homes and condos are selling, with an average time on the market of 167 Days on the Market (DOM). Looking deeper, you can see that houses sell faster than condos, 50 Days faster in fact. Houses also sell for $15...