phoenix real estate: Just Listed in Phoenix: Biltmore Beauty! - 04/09/09 05:13 PM
Welcome to the Biltmore, destination of choice in Phoenix, Arizona for year-round and seasonal residents alike. Home to some of the most luxurious Real Estate in the Valley of the Sun, there are cost effective options to be had in this stately gated community just east of 24th Street between Lincoln … (10 comments)
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phoenix real estate: The Alternative to Foreclosure Homes is ... New Construction? - 03/21/09 04:51 PM
It is an inevitable starting point for many buyers right now. Before I can finish saying hello, I am bombarded with requests to see bank-owned and short sale housing. Frankly, were we to change places, I would most likely do the very same. I am aware enough of the opportunities … (23 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Absolutely Positively Insane Real Estate Bargain in Queek Creek AZ - 02/15/09 11:29 PM
There are deals and then there are deals. And then there are deals which make you jump up and slap the nearest bystander. Get your slapping hand ready.
This incredible semi-custom Elite Communities home was built on an elevated full acre in Queen Creek in 2007. Featuring 4 bedrooms, den / … (19 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Week (Special Road Trip Edition) - 12/17/08 02:43 PM
Dios Mio and Holy Guacamole! The Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Week ... is in ... well ... Phoenix. So I am violating the rules of my own construct, sue me. When I tell you about this week's obscene value in the Valley of the Sun, you'll understand why I am … (4 comments)
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phoenix real estate: That foreclosure is a bargain ... but will your bank finance it? - 10/10/08 09:14 PM
Beautiful house.
A few drywall patches will cover the holes where the surround sound speakers were yanked out of the wall. The sprinkler system is ready to go into the ground out back. That dirt will green up in no time. What’s that smell? Oh, the water’s off. Someone … (18 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Scottsdale, Arizona Newspaper Says "Uncle." - 10/07/08 04:04 PM
It's shakeup time for one major Valley newspaper. The East Valley Tribune is blaming the current economic downturn and stagnant Real Estate market for a recent decline in readership. According to an article on azcentral.com, the Trib is cutting 142 positions and pulling out of Scottsdale and Tempe in January. The … (57 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Shh! Don't Frighten It! The Endangered Exclusive Listing - 07/23/08 01:45 PM
There are scores of listings languishing on the market here in the greater Phoenix area. Thousands upon thousands of them. Many are overpriced. Many are in less than ideal condition. Many more are simply “okay” houses with “okay” prices. That won’t cut it in today’s hyper competitive environment. While these … (70 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Is a House Trade Right for You? - 06/28/08 11:24 AM
The concept of trading houses is not a new one. It was around when I started in this industry nearly a decade ago, and it was around when my father was just launching his career in 1974. What is unique, at least in terms of the local Real Estate market in the greater … (20 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Holy Multiple Offers, Batman! Will Investors Save the Phoenix Market? - 06/24/08 12:44 AM
Multiple Offers? Bidding Wars? Cash Sales? Oh My!
Surely I refer to the good ole days of 2005, right? Not exactly. Try 2008.
How do I know that we have either reached or are very near the nadir of the Great Phoenix Real Estate slump of 2007-2008? Well, I don't. Unlike … (40 comments)
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phoenix real estate: "For Sale" or "Steal Me?" What does a Realtor's sign say? - 06/20/08 11:12 AM
Another byproduct of the foreclosure mess across our Valley of the Sun is burglary. With every new headline that splashes across one of the local periodicals about the rise in foreclosed properties and vacant homes, it seems that the scavengers among us become more and more emboldened.
Targeting vacant houses is … (33 comments)
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phoenix real estate: First Gathering of the AZ Real Estate Blogging Network! Yes, I have photos! - 04/25/08 05:27 PM
Well here it is. My first official "Post and Toast."
The very first gathering for the "AZ Real Estate Blogging Network," brainchild of Candace Robinson, was a rousing success.
Thanks to Candace and her crack team of sponsors (notably Shelli Bates with LandAmerica Lawyer's Title in Mesa - Thanks, Shelli!), the whole thing went … (77 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Back on the Market ... Do these jeans make my backyard look big? - 04/19/08 10:22 AM
You've been married so long that you've forgotten how to be single. Your t-shirts all have holes in them, you don't shave on the weekends, and you haven't consumed a "Diet" anything in years.
While your spouse may love you despite the fact that you have completely let yourself go, you … (52 comments)
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phoenix real estate: In Defense of the 180 Day Listing - 04/03/08 07:18 AM
I know you want to sell your home. I know you need to sell your home. I know you want and need to do it as soon as humanly possible.
But, of course, you also want to command the highest price that the market will bear. So what to do? While giving … (80 comments)
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phoenix real estate: New NE Phoenix Listing: Remodeled Gem on Huge Lot in the Chaparral High School District! - 03/24/08 10:36 PM
A remodeled home on an 18,000 square foot lot in the Chaparral High School District for less than $500,000?!!! Am I kidding? Nope! This might just be the best value in all of Northeast Phoenix and Scottsdale. The land alone is nearly worth the asking price!
(Yes, I am aware there is a … (10 comments)
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phoenix real estate: MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN SCOTTSDALE PLUMMETS BY ... 1.9%??? - 03/16/08 12:30 PM
According to an article in the Arizona Republic on Saturday (3/15/08), the same publication which has been trumpeting the wholesale demise of Real Estate values in Maricopa County for the past year and a half, the median value of homes that sold in Scottsdale in 2007 showed a 1.9% decline from 2006.
1.9%???
This … (18 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Negotiation - 01/15/08 10:50 PM
Ninety two contentious minutes into a 90 minute contest, the pitch is littered with casualties. Spent forwards, midfielders and fullbacks slogging wearily through stoppage time. Lungs seared from fruitless forays into the opposing half of the field, calves and hamstrings cramping from dehydration, members of both squads begin to look to … (53 comments)
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phoenix real estate: More Resolutions from a Scottsdale Realtor - 12/28/07 12:16 AM
The calendar on the wall tells me that it is December 27th, so that can only mean one thing. Actually, that can mean many things, but let's focus on the agenda at hand.
It's resolution time.
I have already laid out a paradigm shift that I will employ in my personal life … (45 comments)
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phoenix real estate: REDUCED!! Fully Remodeled Downtown Phoenix Condo For Sale! - 12/21/07 10:58 AM
This is a condo? It lives like a house!
351 E. Thomas Rd. E101, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Windsor Place
Now $175,000!
Boasting 3 Bedrooms, 1.75 Baths and approximately 1620 Square Feet of remodeled decadence, you will not find anything else like it for sale in downtown Phoenix at this price point. Realistic owner wants to sell!
This … (7 comments)
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phoenix real estate: Day Trips from Scottsdale: Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek - 12/04/07 01:25 PM
As the Valley of the Sun continues to grow, so do the entertainment options available to its residents. Where the various communities were once somewhat isolated from each other, the tremendous surge in infrastructure within the past decade has made just about every nook and cranny in the Phoenix metroplex within … (21 comments)
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phoenix real estate: To Whom It May Concern - 11/30/07 09:50 AM
I know you want the listing.
I don't blame you. It really is a sweetheart.
You want it so much that you started calling my client 3 minutes after he decided to take his home off the market for the holidays. You somehow knew there was blood in the water before I actually … (61 comments)
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