jeff masich: 2024 Dreaming - 02/25/24 06:06 PM
OK, what I am looking forward to in 2024? Well I can DREAM can't I? I could use words and I will, but here is a simpler Dream Board for the coming year. Modest? Maybe but they are relaxing and some things that I can hope to accomplish. (Photo-Dream: Dorothe, Pixabay)
(Pictures, Pixabay)
What's going on in my head you may ask?
1. ROAD TRIP! Get out and see the country on the open road with now deadlines and maybe no reservations. Pack a cooler and a sleeping bag or stop in a motel. 
2. Read- I am a member of the Chautauqua Literary Society … (19 comments)

jeff masich: Need To LEAN ON Someone for Phoenix Real Estate MOUNTAIN? - 09/01/23 07:05 PM
Do you need an LEAN ON someone for the largest financial transaction of your life involving REAL ESTATE that may seem like a MOUNTAIN? Do you need a DEPENDABLE REALTOR® in the Phoenix Arizona metro area? Well, LEAN ON ME! I can and will help as YOUR REALTOR®. and skillfully navigate your real estate journey. (Mountain Image by Sasint, Pixabay)
LEAN ON ME When You Are NOT STRONG
Sometime we ALL need help. I can HELP! You can LEAN ON ME for Real Estate advice while I look out for YOUR best interests as YOUR personal REALTOR®...Hey that is what I am here for! (Photo: Jeff Masich at Leaning Man Sculpture, Tucson)
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jeff masich: Phoenix Metro Home Prices Decline - 08/26/23 11:51 AM
Phoenix metro home prices are on the decline from a median $443K in June to $435K in July and expected to remain flat in August. Why? Mortgage interest rates increased to a 20 year high of 7.09% nationally per Freddie Mac weekly survey last week. Additionally the Fed indicated last week that another Fed rate increase is expected in September. This in turn may continue to push up mortgage rates this Fall towards 8%. The lowering of prices and mortgage rate increases expected may mean this is a good time for home buyers to buy now before mortgage rates increase any … (2 comments)

jeff masich: Top Destinations to Explore in US in 2023 - 05/24/23 06:19 PM
Top Destinations to Explore in the United States for 2023? This year, the top choices for where to go span the country from coast to coast, ranging from seaside escapes to mountain hideaways to urban hot spots, with some surprises thrown in along the way like a waterfall in the desert. (Contributing Source Forbes.com, photo: WiseAgent)
Here are 3 of the top places to travel to in the U.S. and you don't have to leave for the first one:
- Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix made headlines recently as the host of Superbowl LVII, the kickoff location of Taylor Swift’s tour and the home of … (9 comments)

jeff masich: Play Ball! Sunny Scottsdale Arizona Awaits! - 03/07/23 10:39 AM
The teams are in their spring training camps in Scottsdale and the Phoenix metro. The Boys of Summer are stretching out the winter cobwebs in the SUN!
John Fogerty sings "Centerfield" as Boys of Summer get ready in Scottsdale
Go out and see a ballgame in Sunny Scottsdale Arizona! There is so much to do in Scottsdale and did I mention the the SUN? Yes Spring Training (Baseball) are all in Phoenix metro and Scottsdale Arizona in March. However there are plenty of OTHER things to do as well. You may wish to bookmark or save this blog link if you are planning to … (5 comments)

jeff masich: Fountain Hills AZ Homes ALWAYS UP TO DATE on MLS For Sale Oct 2022 - 10/18/22 01:36 PM
Here are Homes for sale in Fountain Hills Arizona and ALWAYS UP TO DATE on the MLS for the day you are reading this but written in October 2022. As you Buyer's Realtor I can show you any of these homes listed on the MLS. Let me know if you need a lender to get pre-qualified. Call or text me at Jeff Masich 480-242-6500 to get started. (Photo: Fountain Hills from Fountain Hills website)
Fountain Hills is more than the "Fountain" one of the tallest in the world and the namesake.  Fountain Hills is next to Scottsdale with higher elevation with great views and golf courses. A … (0 comments)

jeff masich: Scottsdale AZ Homes ALWAYS UP TO DATE For Sale on MLS Oct 2022 - 10/15/22 02:00 PM
In the best Arizona city to live are Scottsdale Single Family Homes For Sale on the MLS and ALWAYS UP TO DATE on the day you read this but written in October 2022. As your Buyer's Realtor I can show you any of the these homes listed on the MLS listed by all brokers. I will also look out for YOUR best interests at no cost to you. (Photo: Jeff Masich, Buyer's Realtor showing Scottsdale homes with Camelback Mountain in background)
Scottsdale Arizona Homes For Sale on MLS and ALWAYS UP TO DATE
For FULL PAGE view Scottsdale Single Family Homes For Sale and feel free to "filter" or create … (0 comments)

jeff masich: Tempe Arizona MLS Homes ALWAYS UP TO DATE For Sale September 2022 - 09/11/22 04:07 PM
Here are ALWAYS UP TO DATE detached Tempe Arizona Homes For Sale on the MLS in September 2022. Tempe is immediately to the south of Scottsdale and is the home to Arizona State University and all that a major university brings including arts, music, dining, parks, shopping and more.  (Photo: Tempe Art Festival on Mill Avenue near Tempe Town Lake)
Tempe Arizona Detached Homes For Sale on the MLS ALWAYS UP TO DATE
For a FULL PAGE view Tempe Arizona Homes For Sale and create your own ALWAYS UP TO DATE free MLS SEARCH PORTAL in Arizona to filter your search
Arizona State University Campus in Tempe
Living in the Phoenix Metro Area … (3 comments)

jeff masich: Congrats to My First Time Homeowner Client on 32nd Ave Phoenix Arizona - 09/06/22 11:33 PM
Well congratulations to my first time homeowner client that moved into his detached home for the Labor Day Weekend.
This home on 32nd Ave was a solid block home on a corner lot with RV Gate. Yes some fix up is required but my client was able to move in to a home of his own at a reasonable price. 
My First Time Home Buyer client standing at the front of his new home.
If you are a first time home buyer in the Phoenix metro give me a call/text at 480-242-6500 as I would be most pleased to help you also.
First Time Home … (4 comments)

jeff masich: Hey Low Rider Get A Little Higher: Mortgage Rates! - 07/30/22 10:01 AM
Hey Lowrider Get a Little HIGHER! I am talking about mortgage rates and not classic automobiles here. Expect further increases. (Lowrider image Stocksnap from Pixabay)
The Wall Street Journal announced July 27, 2022 that "The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point for the second straight meeting in an effort to tamp down inflation that's been running at a four-decade high." Expect further mortgage rate increases to follow in the months ahead and into next year. Now may be the time to act if considering the purchase of a home.
If you are thinking of … (0 comments)

jeff masich: Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 - 07/02/22 11:25 PM
Thank you to our forefathers in those 13 original colonies for their Declaration of Independence and the start of the start of the world's first true democracy. (George Washington and Thomas Jefferson from left on Mount Rushmore by Pixabay). No not perfect, but trying, in a way that continues to attract seekers of "Freedom" from all  around the world.
In Congress, July 4, 1776
"The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the … (9 comments)

jeff masich: UNLOCK THE VAULT! Jeff Masich Facts Hidden Inside - 05/23/22 05:32 PM
Creeeeaaaaaak! UNLOCK THE VAULT! What is inside? 21 Questions answered about Jeff Masich. Come on Man! Is that all there is? (Vault Photo- Reimund Bertrams: Pixabay)
Jeff Masich says something "Scary" may be in that vault". Do you have the key?
Jeff Masich 21 Answered Questions That are IN THE VAULT
1. What was your first job and what did you learn from it? My first official paying job was a Custodian at my church in New York when I was in High School (if you don't count mowing lawns and raking leaves). I got there early shoveled the snow off the walk … (10 comments)

jeff masich: Buy Home in Phoenix? Call Me and Bank of Mom and Dad - 03/03/21 09:28 PM
Sometimes it is difficult to find a home these days in Phoenix. The less than $300,000 homes are flying, here today and gone tomorrow and then there is the difficult to get DOWN PAYMENT (photo: courtesy Goumbick from Pixabay).
House dreaming but not enough down payment? Call Jeff Masich and go to Bank of Mom and Dad
 
A Buyer has to be ready wtih a prequalification from their lender to buy the home. Your REALTOR®, me, will need this to write your purchase contract and get the Seller to accept the offer. A buyer needs a down payment to qualify for a home … (4 comments)

jeff masich: Rankings: Scottsdale Arizona Best Quarantine City in US - 05/24/20 06:52 PM
Alrighty then! I am not sure if this is a great national ranking to be known for. Although Scottsdale already is in several top National Rankings for a number of categories like "Foodie Cities, Places to Raise Family, Safes Cities" etc, Scottsdale has just been ranked as the number 1 city to be in if one is quarantined! Great!....read on in this article from Kathy Morris of Zippia through the Scottsdale Associaiton of Realtors.
 
 
 
No one wants to be quarantined and everyone is just trying to make the best of it.
However, some cities are better places to be stuck at home than … (2 comments)

jeff masich: Tired of Four Walls...Buy a BIG HOME in Phoenix Metro - 05/04/20 10:45 PM
Are you tired of looking at the four walls while sheltering in place? It may be time to buy a BIG HOME in the Phoenix Arizona metro area surrounded by wide open spaces.
 
Well here are BIG 5,000+ sf homes for sale in Arizona. Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the US and nearby Scottsdale is one of the best places to raise a family in America. Read on...
                                                   Big, GiNormous 5,000+sf home in Scottsdale, Arizona
Do you have … (5 comments)

jeff masich: Still Hunkering? Consider "Play on Words" Statements - 04/29/20 12:36 PM
Are you still hunkering down at home while sheltering in place?
 
I know you are all ready to get back to work and earning a living.
 
Even the kids can get restless as we know, "Police were summoned to a home schooling session where a three-year-old was resisting a rest. "
 
Poor little kid was "Resisting A Rest"
 
During your continued confinements, consider these statements with the "Play On Words". Please respond with any you would like to share.
 
 
 
 
When you are ready to get back into the world and sell or buy a home, give me a call.
 
Scottsdale Living 
             Jeff Masich REALTOR® … (3 comments)

jeff masich: Median Home Price Hits Record $302,500 Phoenix Metro - 04/28/20 06:15 PM
Another record month in real estate. For the first time ever the median price of a home in the Phoenix Arizona metro area peaked at $302,500 during March 2020. Generally homes are continuing their surge up comparing year to year prices and are now up from a median of $264,000 a year ago in March 2019.
 
However, this new record reflects sales for contracts closing in March 2020 which was pre "Shelter In Place" and COVID19 protocol which started in March and now running into April.
 
Record Median Home Price Phoenix Arizona Metro Area
 
Catherine Reagor of the Arizona Republic reported, April 26, 2020, "Metro Phoenix median home … (3 comments)

jeff masich: Large Compound Homes For Sale in Phoenix AZ Metro - 04/17/20 09:10 PM
Do you have a Big Brood? Need a BIG Home in the Phoenix metro? Well here are large 5,000+ sf homes for sale in Arizona. Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the US and nearby Scottsdale is one of the best places to raise a family in America. Read on...
                                                   Big, GiNormous 5,000+sf home in Scottsdale, Arizona
Do you have a large family? Are you bumping into each other in the hallway? Does your large family resemble the Brady Bunch? … (2 comments)

jeff masich: Ask Garden Gnomes? What To Do If Home Not Selling - 04/15/20 10:57 AM
You may have questions about real estate and What To Do If Your Home is NOT Selling and not sure whom to ask? You could ask me as your personal REALTOR®  "OR" you could ask the usually reliable but sometimes erratic "Garden Gnomes".
 
You prefer to start with the garden gnomes, you say? OK, OK. Your REALTOR® is busy and the Garden Gnomes are sitting around outside in where else, your garden. Wisdom awaits...
Ask the garden gnomes about real estate reasons What to do if your home is NOT Selling and give your REALTOR® the day off
 
Walking into the garden, the Garden gnomes meditate and answer the question, "What to do if your home is NOT Selling"? 
  
The Garden gnomes … (5 comments)

jeff masich: Tired Hunkering? Buy Vacation Hunker Condo- Scottsdale AZ - 04/06/20 11:24 AM
Are you tired of hunkering in  place where you are now? Do you love Sunny Scottssdale Arizona? Why not buy a Vacation Hunker (Not Bunker...Hunker) Condo in Scottsdale?
 
Whether living near the downtown entertainment district or Kierland, on a golf course there is a condo, townhome or patio home waiting for you! When it is time to get back into the open, we have blue skies, hiking trails, wide open spaces, golf courses and swimming pools. Sounds nice doesn't it?
 
Map of Scottsdale Arizona Scottsdale Arizona, one of the best places to live in the US! No matter if you choose to live … (0 comments)

 
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI, Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell (HomeSmart Real Estate)

Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI

Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Scottsdale, AZ

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