Phoenix Real Estate Blog: Are we there yet? - 05/14/08 11:45 PM
It’s the scourge of the family car vacation: the nasally voice coming from the back seat, waaaaaaaayyyy too often, asking “Are we there yet?”  And you’ve only rounded the corner out of your neighborhood.  It’s going to be a long drive. . .
I feel like that now, only it’s all … (3 comments)

Phoenix Real Estate Blog: 3 tips for finding your dream home on the Internet - 05/14/08 11:42 PM
 
An article last week at U.S. News and World.com offered six secrets for Internet home buying.  Well, not home buying exactly, more like home searching.  From the story:
“As the real estate industry grows increasingly Web-savvy, house hunters can now scour through neighborhoods, inspect front porches, and even peek inside … (0 comments)

Proposed bill would require Arizona loan officers to be licensed - 05/10/08 05:48 PM
 
The Arizona legislature has proposed legislation that would require loan originators – the people consumers deal most with during the mortgage application and writing processes – to be licensed and to participate in continuing education.
Arizona’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) regulates three mortgage lending positions: commercial mortgage bankers, mortgage … (3 comments)

To own or to rent? What would Hamlet do? - 05/10/08 05:47 PM
Originally, I titled this post, “To own or to rent? That is the question.” But that sounded far too cliché. So I modified the reference just a bit. Too cheesy? Or too opaque?
Anyway, there was an interesting post on Zillow the other day about how to decide whether to rent … (0 comments)

There’s No Excuse to Be Bored! Fill Up Your Calendar with Great Things to Do in Phoenix in May - 05/04/08 11:05 PM
It’s hard to believe that it’s already the first of May!  It seems like just yesterday that I was blogging about New Year’s resolutions.
As the weather heats up, some of us have a tendency to hole up inside.  But don’t!  There are so many fun, interesting – and cool! … (0 comments)

Tips for foreign buyers and sellers who want to attract this new market - 05/04/08 11:04 PM
A quarter of U.S. Realtors report more foreigners are buying real estate here, according to a report issued by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in June 2007.  Now, the number of foreign buyers is likely to be even higher as the dollar continues to weaken relative to foreign currencies.
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The value of home ownership: the power of leverage - 05/04/08 11:01 PM
There’s been some controversy about market information put out by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).  I blogged about one scathing criticism of an NAR commercial earlier this year.  Yet, the economists at the NAR are still the leading providers of information about housing markets across the country.
The fact is … (2 comments)

 
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