Annual Tucson Folk Festival in May: Two Days of Music and Fun! - 01/31/08 11:40 PM
Active Rain is home to some fine musicians. Real Estate and the professions that support it seem to attract some very creative people.
In my humble opinion, any group worth its salt needs a fiddle player. Larry Morris is ours, and he can make that electric fiddle talk! The four of us were practicing in my … (25 comments)
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Tucson Being Considered as an Inland Port of Entry - 01/30/08 08:05 PM
The Old Pueblo used to be considered a quiet, dusty sort of town, known more for climate than for commerce.
That hasn't been the case for quite a while, now. Ranked by population, the city of Tucson, Arizona now tops
Atlanta, GA,Sacramento, CACleveland, OHKansas City, MOMiami, FLMinneapolis, MNand many moreThat's for only the … (12 comments)
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Late Night Rain: Who's Minding the Store? - 01/30/08 04:28 AM
2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2008: While 68,657 of you are asleep in your beds, 25 of us are cruising your blogs, looking for inspiration, encouragement, insight, and laughs. 12 are insane enough to have clicked the little button that lets others see when we're online. (For Newbies, it's under … (32 comments)
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Birding In Tucson, AZ? Visit the Sweetwater Wetlands, 10 minutes from Downtown - 01/29/08 06:52 AM
Locals know it's here. Birders, anyhow. It's called the Sweetwater Wetlands, and it's just west of the interstate (I-10) off the west frontage road.
The Sweetwater Wetlands ecosystem has 11 ponds lined with cottonwood trees, and surrounded by cattails, stands of saltbush and bullrushes.
Sweetwater's trails (both paved and unpaved) are level, and provide … (21 comments)
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You're Not My Lead. You're Not My Contact. You're My Customer! - 01/23/08 06:34 AM
Kudos to Chris Drayer, Active Rain member from Shawnee, Kansas, who wrote a post about this video clip. AR's Mike Jaquish in Cary, North Carolina (I subscribe to Mike's blog) mentioned it in a post, and has been sending it to everyone he knows. That's how I found it.
There's a deep seated need in … (19 comments)
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For My Newbie Friend, Kevin Wood, Listing Agent and Active Rain Member - 01/21/08 11:15 PM
This is for Kevin Wood, (Active Rain Newbie,) and Jeff Turner, two people who need to do business together. The listing in the Real Estate Show I've created below is Kevin's; I lifted his photos off MLS and created it for him, with his permission.
IMHO, Real Estate Shows is just fantastic. Active … (22 comments)
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Broken Priority: When "Free and Clear" Isn't Good Enough for the Bank - 01/20/08 06:55 AM
The retired couple sitting in my office were incredulous. They had:
photos, architect drawn plans, and aloan denial letter from a local bank."We own the property free and clear," said the husband. "We bought it as is, and we also bought the rights to the plans."
He was a builder from out of state who knew … (32 comments)
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Honing Sales Ability: Do You Fear Change? - 01/19/08 10:20 PM
The cap belongs to a regular. Regular panhandler, that is. He's good at what he does for a living, and I've come to watch for his latest pitch.
The man works several areas on the west side of town. The thing that interests me is his adaptability and willingness to try … (19 comments)
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Sign of the Times: Plead My Case for Fraud - 01/19/08 06:34 AM
High visibility, low cost per view. Intersections are a great place to advertise.
The usual fare is a cardboard box advertising a yard sale. This wasn't your usual sign. This one got my attention.
Target market: A good lawyer. Incentive to call? Up to half a million dollars if you win the case. … (35 comments)
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Fresh Eggs & The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show - 01/17/08 11:57 PM
The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show is just around the corner. People will be arriving from all points around the globe to buy and sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of precious stones, dinosaur bones and assorted expensive paraphanalia.
I thought I'd set the tone by introducing you to a very … (15 comments)
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Central Tucson Real Estate: Affordably Priced Home Near Alvernon & Columbus - 01/16/08 07:21 AM
In 2004, my friends from Europe bought their first home in the United States. They had been renting for several years when I asked why they hadn't bought a home. The answer? They were here on a work visa, and didn't have a green card. They believed they couldn't qualify for a mortgage.
When I explained that … (19 comments)
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Rent! You Can Always Buy Later for Less! - 01/14/08 10:19 AM
I'm going out on a limb here. I was just watching NBC's Today show, and the talking head was being interviewed about the wisdom of renting versus buying.
"Much better to rent right now than to buy," he said. "The price of housing is still going down. It will cost you … (39 comments)
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It's called the Raptor Free Flight Program, at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum - 01/13/08 10:51 PM
Thanks for visiting Localism.com for Tucson, Arizona! This website is especially for you out-of-towners who want to get to know Tucson a little better. I couldn't think of a better way to introduce you than to create this video show just for you. After you enjoy it, you'll be able to … (27 comments)
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Tucson Real Estate Caution: Busier Than a One-Armed Paperhanger! - 01/11/08 11:50 PM
If you have one of these signs stashed in your basement, I want to buy it from you. Today, it would have been hanging on my office door, 3131 N Country Club Rd, Suite 111, Tucson, AZ 85716.
I have not had a day like this in the last 18 months!
First … (26 comments)
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Long Skinny House. 170' long. 9' wide. - 01/11/08 07:00 AM
Looking for Tucson real estate?
Someone got a permit to build this. Amazing! Even more amazing is that they're building it on spec.
That's the carport you're looking at. It will shade the front half of your Kia. I walked through the house. The 12' ceilings keep you from feeling like you're walking … (37 comments)
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Play BIG? I Can't. I'm Just an Ordinary Agent--Loan Officer--Title Officer... - 01/09/08 04:34 PM
If you don't have four minutes to stay here, click on another post. On the other hand, not having enough time might be what your clients sense when they interact with you. If so, take the time. This is worth it! I promise.
"I'm just an ordinary person. I don't have the talent … (34 comments)
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"Rise in Pending Home Sales at Odds with Local Closings" - 01/08/08 07:25 PM
That was the headline in the business section of Tucson's Arizona Daily Star. A bar chart shows the MLS data. It supports the headline.
The National Association of Realtors sees pending sales as a leading indicator of housing market activity. Christie Smythe (not a REALTOR®) quotes an NAR spokesperson, Walter Molony, as saying that the "discrepancy … (15 comments)
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Good News for Real Estate Agents: Mortgage Rates Will Be Better Tomorrow... - 01/06/08 10:47 PM
...than they were last week. The stock market tanked Friday, and the demand for bonds increased. Interest rate pricing got better, and that means your customers will be able to get a lower interest rate on their home loans tomorrow.
This opportunity will extend into the week, as the overseas stock markets are … (19 comments)
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6430 N Van Ark Road, Tucson, AZ 85743 - 01/06/08 03:10 AM
If you've been dreaming about your own place in the sun, but thought that the hot market of the past few years had placed it out of reach, I want you to take 60 seconds to look at this gem of an acre homesite in Tucson, Arizona.
1 Acre Building Lot w/ … (26 comments)
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Got History? Put Some Steam In Real Estate - 01/02/08 11:31 PM
It says CASE on the left hand side of the boiler. Don't call it a tractor. The Case company called it a Steam Traction Machine.
This one was made somewhere between 1892 and 1920. The owner could have told me, but he wasn't home.
I took the photo in Lower Bank, NJ, … (17 comments)
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Google Juice: Posting to Localism Outside Your Home Territory - 01/02/08 09:29 AM
I visited Surf City, NJ this summer. I wrote a post to Localism/Ocean County/Surf City. My Darlin' and I found a wonderful little bayfront restaurant on the mainland in Cedar Run, NJ. Another Localism post. I think I've written posts to Localism for every town I've visited outside Arizona since July 2007, … (18 comments)
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