WeKnowUrban

Our recommendation today is that IF prices are such that you can safely afford to buy today, and IF you find properties that really appeal to you, and IF you intend to live in the home for three to five years, and IF you can use the tax write off and like the idea of owning instead of renting, th...

Many people argue that the light rail will not make a change to the Valley but we so disagree. Light rail is creating a focal point for the investment of time, money and energy that has been absent from Phoenix for too long. Energetic, creative, 'visioneers', or bringing hip fun businesses to the...

There are a number of foreclosures in one particular community that I think make a lot of sense to buy now (if you read my stuff you know that I don't say this often at all). The community is in a pretty good location and is walking distance from a number of stores and restaurants. What I really ...

Urban living in Phoenix is diverse, exciting and convenient. From Phoenix high rise towers in Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix Midtown and the Biltmore to architecturally interesting lofts and condos in small established neighborhoods. Most are close to hip and cool restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques,...

Actually. If you don't every sign up for ANY mortgage company's bi weekly payment but just make sure you make one additional principal and interest payment per year (so instead of 12 you make 13 payments) you shave off approx. 7 years on a 30 yr mortgage. You can make this payment a few different...

I just came across something that is NOT a scam but is potentially misleading and in my opinion NOT in the consumers best interest. I received a letter in the mail from my mortgage lender, National City Mortgage, inviting me to sign up for its "bi-weekly" mortgage payment program which would save...

What started as a normal resident opposition to denser or unwanted development has dramatically shifted and is now a highly crucial legal battle that could change the zoning power for the City Councils of Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson. Headed by Randy Jones, a resident of Laveen, is a group of Phoenix...

OK, I admit it.  I don't get Twitter.  I began twittin' about a week ago and I'm lost.  I don't understand the twits.  Where is the string?  What are they talking about?  I can appreciate sharing what you're doing but so many twits just seem random and unintelligible.  Can anyone enlighten me?  W

With so much money being spent along the light rail route people truly have a reason to go urban vs. suburban. The light rail route finally gives Phoenix a boundary and difinition. Other cities have rivers, lakes, oceans or mountains that contain growth. For decades we have been building out inst...

The last year has been a rough time for most in real estate, but especially everyone tied to the Centerpoint Project in Tempe.  From the lender, Mortgages Limited Securities going bankrupt and their CEO committing suicide, to the teasing near completion of the soon to be iconic towers of Centerpo...