Raiza Schwartz's (duhawk) Blog

Merchant Firearms Phoenix Arizona, Ahwatukee Arizona. “I’m not saying that we need to live in fear, but instead be aware, educate ourselves, and ultimately defend ourselves.” ~Raiza Schwartz ; Realtor Keller Williams Sonoran Living.   Protection and self-defense is a topic that has been on my mi...

  Javelina Cycles in Ahwatukee Arizona is by far one of the most interesting bike shops that I have seen. Rick the owner, has put his life into this shop.  Knowledgeable in every aspect in biking, he asserts himself in helping educate first time buyers with a purchase of any type of cycle you mi...

Hello Fellow Active Rainmakers, I just wanted to share an email a client sent me.  Usually I stay away from rentals, but this poor couple rented out their home sooner than they thought.  Searching for a rental closer to their children's school and a shorter commute to their work they called me.  ...

March Madness is the buzz of the college basketball world this time of year and in 2010, we saw a similar frenzy of enthusiasm in our Phoenix real estate market as buyers clamored to purchase properties prior to the expiration of the tax credit. Without a similar incentive this year, it is encou...

Here is the monthly market report for the period ending January, 2011.  The first market indicator I will be looking at, as usual, is the Distressed Property Analysis January statistics saw a slight shift of 2% -- a 2% increase in the number of closed short sales and a 2% decrease in the number o...