scottsdale real estate: Why ScottsdalePropertyShop.Com? Because Bad Home Search Data Sucks
- 12/18/14 02:55 AM
So there you are. Browsing through one of the large national home search portals. You run across a listing like you, and contact the smiling agent whose picture adorns the sidebar for more information. Sorry, this one is under contract. Undeterred, you go back to your search. It isn't long before you spot another candidate that looks like it could be the home for you. You send Mr. Smiley a new inquiry. Sorry, that one is under contract, too. "What the heck," you demand of the smirking avatar before scrolling through the remaining search results. Ah, there's another one that could work. Looks perfect, in fact. There is … (4 comments)
scottsdale real estate: New McCormick Ranch Listing: 8070 E Via Bonita
- 04/16/11 08:49 AM
The home you didn't think existed in McCormick Ranch not only exists, but is now for sale. Decadently remodeled and expanded, this is the rarest of creatures for these parts. A Scottsdale Real Estate unicorn, if you will. Now remain quiet and try not to make any sudden movements. You don't want to scare it away. Got your lasso at the ready? … (6 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Just Listed For Sale in McCormick Ranch ... The Exception
- 03/21/11 11:48 AM
Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and cream. Cheech and Chong. Such combinations prove the adage that the whole may indeed be greater than the sum of its parts on occasion. In the Scottsdale Real Estate world, that truth is readily apparent in some of the older master planned communities. Take McCormick Ranch, for instance. When considered in conjunction with the lakes, greenbelts, parks, shopping, award-winning schools and central location, some of the older properties that fall within its boundaries are far more desirable than they would be elsewhere in the Valley. Because, let's face it, 1970s architecture is sometimes better left … (8 comments)
scottsdale real estate: The Definitive Scottsdale Real Estate Glossary
- 02/21/11 05:21 AM
Ever think your Scottsdale Real Estate agent is speaking Klingon when parsing out those cryptic acronyms and assorted colloquialisms of nonsensical industry jargon? You are not alone. Typical of the human condition, we Realtor types tend to assume everyone knows what we are talking about even though most consumers only think about Real Estate when it's time to buy, sell or refinance a house. In other words, maybe once every five to seven years on average. As such, it is not surprising that there is often a disconnect between the shop-talking industry insider and the consumer who doesn't know a … (9 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Sources: REALTOR Reintegration Scheduled for Scottsdale Market in 2013
- 02/10/11 11:06 AM
Feb 9, 2013 09:45 AM Disassociative Press ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ SCOTTSDALE (DP) – A four year federal wildlife program to rehabilitate the sagging numbers of a local animal population has proven to be a rousing success, according to Slade Winders of the Department of Herpetology. Non-indigenous to the Sonoran Desert, Realtus Serpentes is believed to have first been introduced to Arizona shortly after the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 by a traveling circus on tour out of Toledo, OH. An aggressive reptilian known commonly as “REALTOR,” Realtus Serpentes wasted little time overrunning the desert terrain, specifically the densely populated metro areas, earning the apex predator a fast … (10 comments)
scottsdale real estate: All Stocked Up On Lions, Send More Christians
- 09/21/10 09:22 AM
“Good afternoon, Scottsdale. This is Paul Slaybaugh reporting live from the mouth of a saber-toothed tiger.” “While waiting for an underwriter to emerge from the bowels of the Real Estate Colosseum to give the thumbs up or thumbs down to a pair of prostrate gladiators, we break from the action to report on the day’s proceedings.” “With two more famished lion versus catnip-dipped slave matchups slated for the lunch hour crowd, the tally currently stands at Man: 0, Beasts: 137. Looked like Buyer #42 was going to get the humans in the win column for a few fleeting moments, but ultimately, the three-headed Cerberus of … (44 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Introducing The Scottsdale Foreclosure Hotsheet: Daily Listing Updates!
- 09/11/10 01:28 PM
Unless you are the Scottsdale home buyer who is like the one dentist out of ten who does not prefer an Oral B toothbrush, odds are you have at least a passing interest in the Scottsdale foreclosure home market. While your best bet to stay on top of inventory is to work with a top notch Scottsdale Real Estate agent <cough, cough>, I know that you like to moonlight as an Internet home shopper at all hours of the night. Who doesn't like logging on and cruising the big search sites instead of waiting around impatiently for news from said agent … (4 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Is That Home Really For Sale?
- 09/07/10 05:22 AM
Is that home really for sale? It sure looks like it is. There’s a sign in the yard, property information on the internet, an asking price and everything. The comings and goings of Real Estatey type people with wide eyed gawkers in tow confirms that the quaint Spanish hacienda is looking for a new owner. Or is it? There is a disturbing new trend in the Scottsdale Real Estate scene: the fictitious short sale listing. By now, anyone who is not somewhat up to speed on the short sale market should be stoned to death with the rock under which he … (37 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Is It Time to List Buyers in the MLS?
- 09/03/10 04:18 AM
Is it time for an MLS database of active buyers? I ponder this on the heels of difficulties in locating quality resale homes amidst the bank owned rubble of today's market. We have long been beholden to the seller in the Real Estate hierarchy as a home listing sets all subsequent wheels in motion. Cooperating agents are alerted to the new offering. Those agents, in turn, seek matches for the property against their current active buyer rolodex. Is it time we fully turned that seller oriented paradigm on its ear? I'm wondering if I'm alone in my thinking when I posit … (69 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Sign Here
- 09/02/10 05:13 AM
“Sign here, please. And here. Initial here, please. Date. Super, I’ll email this to the listing agent, and we should get an answer within three to five business days.” There is no arguing that the inexorable march of technology has merged with the increasingly corporate backdrop of the Real Estate world to metastasize into an impersonal cancer of convenience. With REO agents, short sale agents and, well, virtually any agent trudging through this muck who seeks to offset the commission implosion of falling prices with an increased quantity of transactions, it only follows that we limit personal interaction in the … (35 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Reintroducing the Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Day Series
- 08/31/10 06:11 AM
It has been quite some time since I revisited the Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Day series that I launched in 2009. More aptly titled the Scottsdale Foreclosure Value of the Fortnight, or Leap Year, I aim to chase away the dust bunnies and rededicate myself to the format. It may not be daily, and it may not be strictly Scottsdale (value propositions do not adhere to our strict time tables and locational demands), but it will be a viable resource for those Scottsdale area home buyers who are only interested in the deepest discounts that the bargain basement bin of … (21 comments)
scottsdale real estate: The Buyer's Agent Bonus: Thanks, But No Thanks.
- 08/07/10 06:25 AM
Thanks, but no thanks. Therein lie my in-depth sentiments regarding buyer agent bonus compensation. It’s a tricky business, this whole trust-building endeavor. From the initial consultation with a prospective client, to the signing of the closing documents and all stops in between, a certain rapport and mutual belief in the positive intentions of each party must be developed to produce the desired outcome: namely, the purchase of the most appropriate property at the most advantageous terms. With ample opportunity for an agent to unintentionally spit the bit along the way, warding off the encroachment of countless variables that would undermine … (141 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Want Your Sale to Stick? You Better Sell It Twice, Bubba.
- 07/20/10 05:33 AM
Oh, but that little house was turned out the day it landed on the multiple listing service! The hardwood floors all scrubbed and polished. The smell of freshly cut lawn and bougainvillea greeting new arrivals as they stepped out of Mazda Miatas and Chevy Tahoes and Ford Fusions. The windows so crystal clear that the rogue speck of dirt eventually capitulated and moseyed along to a less lonesome locale. Everything was just so as you wooed prospective new owners. You sold your home that very first weekend. Enchanted the buyers through your concerted efforts to distinguish a well-loved home from … (38 comments)
scottsdale real estate: It Is Not a Buyer's Market
- 07/13/10 08:45 AM
The current market does not favor buyers. I repeat, the current market does not favor buyers. Allow me to explain. For months, if not years, you have been told that the glut of housing inventory makes for a buyer’s market of epic proportions. Why, the ancient Greeks themselves would write songs about the opportunities that abound for any would-be hero with a hankering for a house. The only problem with this suggestion? It’s just not true. What is a buyer’s market? Most would define it as a preponderance of available supply and an accompanying dearth of demand. Let’s take a … (137 comments)
scottsdale real estate: McCormick Ranch Real Estate Series: The Subdivisions
- 07/10/10 04:50 AM
Just about anyone who has spent any time at all in Scottsdale is familiar with the planned community of McCormick Ranch. A community which includes some 23,000+ residents, many are less familiar with the approximately 50 individual subdivisions that fall under its umbrella. With radical differences in architecture, amenities, pricing, etc from one subdivision to the next, a prospective home buyer will need to drill down further than general awareness of the McCormick Ranch community at large to find the specific pocket that best suits his/her needs. With this in mind, we launched our McCormick Ranch Subdivision Series. Featuring individual spotlights … (11 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Paradise Lost
- 06/28/10 08:36 AM
“You mean, it’s ours? It’s really ours?” They were so excited. Even after I handed them the keys, they were slow to believe that the modest Spanish bungalow was now in their adoptive custody. Over the course of four exasperating months, we must have seen and dismissed close to a hundred homes. This one needed too much work. That one had a poor kitchen layout. Yet another sat on the “t” of a subdivision’s entrance: bad feng shui, or so I was told. Before the market skies parted and yielded the seventeen hundred square foot, clay tile miracle that appeared … (46 comments)
So you have 20% to put down for a single family home in Scottsdale AZ. You have been gainfully employed in the same W2 position with the same company for years. The American Express card with a $124 balance and the 2002 Honda Accord with the $112 monthy payment make up the sum total of your earthly debt. Your FICO scores are higher than Willie Nelson on Bob Marley Day in Montego Bay. Congratulations, you are one of the few buyers in today’s market in a position to call your own shots.
Surely … (12 comments)
scottsdale real estate: A Scottsdale Real Estate Buyer's Guide to Newer Homes in Older Communities
- 06/22/10 09:09 AM
You are mired that age old Scottsdale Real Estate quandary: You want a central location in an established community, but you don't want the older construction that typically attends such preferred locales. You love the walking paths, lakes, nearby shops, schools, mature landscaping with honest to goodness trees (In the desert? Who knew?). You could do without the brass fixtures and 4x4 inch porcelain tile that look like holdovers from the set of the Partridge Family, however. At some point in every Scottsdale home buyer's journey, a choice must be made. Will location and community amenities win out, or will … (6 comments)
Working the Scottsdale Real Estate market, my loyal readers are well aware of the special affinity I hold for the planned community of McCormick Ranch. Far from the only area I work, it receives the extra attention that is reserved for the community that I will always consider home. In the immediate vicinity are the various phases that compose the gated golf community of Gainey Ranch, the Town of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale Ranch, among others. Nestled amidst these name brand communities is one of Scottsdale's hidden gems. In fact, I must make a confession of sorts. Much … (11 comments)
scottsdale real estate: Rental Housing and You: A Scottsdale Real Estate Survival Guide
- 06/16/10 04:24 PM
If a rental property falls in the foreclosure forest, does it make it sound? Lost amongst the haphazard flailing of an epileptic market at large, the rental housing subset of the Scottsdale Real Estate market is picking up unexpected steam. Driven, perhaps, by the surge of former home owners turned tenants, the latest statistics bear out what I have noticed firsthand: the available rental inventory within the city of Scottsdale has thinned considerably. With fewer available properties to lease and absorption rates (number of properties leased per month juxtaposed against the current number of available units) at the highest level seen in … (16 comments)
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