buying a home: Phoenix Real Estate Blog: The Foreclosure Bus Tour Idea is Catching On - 06/18/08 03:26 PM
We’ve been doing it here for a while. Since Phoenix is one of the nation’s foreclosure hotspots (primarily due to the speculator-driven over-inflation of home prices and subsequent overbuilding – for more, check out last year’s blog “What’s behind the foreclosure crisis”), we’ve been helping first time and seasoned homebuyers, as
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buying a home: Mastering the art and science of negotiation is the key to getting the best deal, part 2 - 01/25/08 12:19 AM
January 21, 2008 I wrote in my last post about the first two steps to mastering the art and science of negotiation – a mastery that is key to getting the best deal in real estate, whether you’re buying or selling. Today, the last four steps. Peter G. Miller wrote
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buying a home: Mastering the art and science of negotiation is the key to getting the best deal, part 1 - 01/25/08 12:17 AM
January 18, 2008 A lot goes into a successful home sale or purchase. If you’re the seller, your success depends on making your home showcase ready, marketing your home to the right prospective buyers, and setting the right price – among other factors. If you’re a buyer, your success depends
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buying a home: More Sellers Are At Wit's End: "Please Buy My House, Please. Pretty Please With a Cherry on Top?" - 11/28/07 12:24 AM
November 26, 2007 An article Saturday in the Arizona Republic talked about the lengths Phoenix area home sellers go to to try to get their home sold. One offers Cardinal’s season tickets with his Goodyear townhouse. Another will throw in a car and $1,000 in gas money. Still another will
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buying a home: Anything to get ahead -- deciding to improve your home or list it "as is" - 11/21/07 12:44 AM
November 16, 2007 In today’s tight market – where, let’s face it, selling a home can be difficult – homeowners are becoming creative, looking for a way to get an edge over other homeowners. One good way to do that, I’ve written about before, is staging your home. “If you’re
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buying a home: The importance of a sound home inspection - 11/16/07 12:55 AM
November 14, 2007 In an Inman News piece on Tuesday, a reader posed the question: “If a home inspector may not be able to provide a thorough and comprehensive inspection, should he continue to provide the service?” The answer in my mind is clearly no. In the article, the reader
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buying a home: Know who’s representing you – and who’s not - 11/13/07 11:48 PM
November 13, 2007 SPECIAL NOTE: Since yesterday was Veteran’s Day, I’d like to send a special note of thanks to all those men and women who have fought or are fighting to protect all that this country stands for. An article Sunday in the Washington Post talked about hiring
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