Jack O'Neal's Blog

  Dreamland Villa is conveniently located in Mesa within short distances of shopping, dining, and everyday services, built by Farnsworth.  Construction happened between 1959 and 1978.  Price ranges for single-family homes range from below $100k to mid $100s.  Dreamland Villa has 2,732 resale home...

Leisure World is a large gated community for active adults situated in Mesa, built by Western Savings.  Construction happened between 1972 and 1994.  Leisure World has 2,624 single attached homes and condos for sale with stunning views of Superstition Mountains to the east.  Price ranges from low...

Great Blog, address the never a dull moment in Real Estate, Like the old TV said" People do the Stupidest things". We all have had stuff like this happen to us from clients.   I work in the second home resort market at a northern New England Ski area. I guess I don’t need to tell you it’s been co...

Great Blog, who knows what the future holds, but I agree if you got skin in the game you are more committed to the success of Team America. God Bless the United States and all that serve.       ActiveRain's Weltanschauung (World View, or Guiding Principles and Philosophy) contains 10 Statements o...

The Pending Home Sale Index, is an important tool to use in determining Market Conditions, in Arizona we have the Cromford Report, that takes the pendings into consideration. These contain important information to use in helping the agent to price listings and make offers on homes.   The National...

Great comments about the dangers of buying a home without a home inspection. I recommend that all my buyers of new homes get it inspected by a professional home inspector. The local code inspectors are not even part of this process.      Having just read a post by Clint McKie, home inspector extr...

This is a new issue as Realtors we need to know how to address with our clients as this new third had smoke residue become a issue to our clients. This may be an issue in older homes. "People can be exposed to toxins in tobacco smoke in a way that's never been recognized before."   That quote by ...