Nicole Doty's Zion Realty Blog

Listing Prices in Gilbert Arizona Year to Date  Real estate market data for Gilbert, AZ provided by Nicole Doty of  Zion Realty.   Listing Prices in Gilbert   The market had been trending upwards in the Active median list price in Gilbert, Arizona since September 2014 when the average active lis...

The weather here in Gilbert Arizona for the week of Christmas is shaping up to be gorgeous. All the weary travelers coming from cold weather states to visit relatives are sure to be glad they are here. No coats, jackets, scarfs, gloves, or snow shoes will be needed. This is why we live here:  

There are only three more shopping days left until Christmas. You've visited all the malls and relentlessly searched on-line for those perfect gifts that you just couldn't find. Well, don't just settle for a last minute dancing Santa Claus you found at the drug store while you were waiting in li...

Like a lot of folks, Sunday's are usually a day I set aside for my family and I. Today has been no exception, however, this Sunday marks the calm before the storm. My family from Michigan will begin to arrive tomorrow and I will have to pick them up from the airport. Going to the airport a few da...

Whether it's your annual Christmas season travel plans or that Summer time get-away, millions of Americans travel all over the Country and the Globe to enjoy their hard earned vacations. But what about your house? How do you make sure your home is the same as when you left it when you return? He...

Lou makes such an excellent point in this blog post. So many people confuse activity with progress and they are not the same thing. You can run circles around a room all day and be busy but you never actually went anywhere.  Are You Busy or Proactive? “Busy can be like sitting on a rocking horse ...

A really great perspective on For Sale by Owner transactions. When homeowners attempt to sell their homes themselves to a buyer who is represented by a real estate agent they are essentially paying a buyer's agent a 3% commission to negotiate against them. That doesn't make much sense.  Dear Mr. ...

This is good news for the real estate community and for homeowners who decided to short sale their homes in 2014. There are still tens of thousands of homeowners still underwater and upside down in their mortgages due to the 2008 recession so lets hope Congress passes this extention through 2015 ...

Every year is filled with tragedy and triumph. There are news stories that make us laugh and stories that make us cry. As we near the end of 2014 and reflect back on what we did right and where we went wrong here are the top 10 stories that made us tune-in together as a nation:   10. Obamacare: ...

Are you an out of state visitor to Arizona this winter and need to get those last minute gifts and cards in the mail? Have you just recently relocated to the great Town of Gilbert and don't know where the nearest Post Office is located? Here are all the locations of U.S Post Offices here in Gilb...